INDIA AI IMPACT SUMMIT 2026
UPSC : SCIENCE & TECH, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, GOVERNANCE, AND ETHICS Basic Facts: Event: India AI Impact Summit 2026 Date: 16–20 February 2026 Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi Organised by: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Under Initiative: IndiaAI Mission The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was the largest gathering of its kind — […]
INDIA’S BRICS PRESIDENCY 2026
New Delhi, 2 January 2026 — India has officially assumed the rotating presidency of BRICS for the year 2026, taking over the leadership of the influential bloc of emerging economies from Brazil on 1 January 2026. This marks the first time India will lead the expanded BRICS format, which has grown beyond its original five […]
2026 Begins, But the Journey Remains: A Note to Every UPSC Aspirant
As 2025 quietly bows out and 2026 steps in, calendars change—but for UPSC aspirants, time feels circular. The notification is just around the corner. With it comes the familiar rhythm: anticipation, anxiety, revision, resolve. Another cycle begins. And yet, if we pause for a moment, we’ll realize something important: while the cycle looks the same […]
CALIFORNIUM: THE WORLD’S COSTLIEST ELEMENT
GS Paper III – Science & Technology | Prelims + Mains Oriented Californium, a synthetic radioactive element, has been in the news repeatedly due to its strategic, industrial and scientific importance, especially in nuclear safety, mining, space exploration and defence-related applications. Known as one of the most expensive substances on Earth, californium often attracts attention […]
India Wins Maiden Squash World Cup Title
INDIA CLINCHES MAIDEN SQUASH WORLD CUP TITLE IN HISTORIC TRIUMPH Chennai, 14 December 2025: In a landmark achievement for Indian sport, Team India emerged champions of the 2025 Squash World Cup, defeating top-seeded Hong Kong, China 3–0 in the final of […]
50 Years of CITES : A Milestone in Global Wildlife Conservation
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks 50 years of its adoption in 2023 (signed in March 1973) and 50 years of its entry into force in 2025 (effective from July 1, 1975). Over five decades, CITES has evolved into one of the most influential legally binding […]