September 21, 2024 Introduction: The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2024 will take place on December 4, 2024, and aims to evaluate how well school students in India are learning. This year’s survey will assess around five million students from Classes 3, 6, and 9, an increase from the 3.7 million students assessed in the last […]

September 21, 2024 Introduction: A new COVID-19 variant, called XEC, has recently been discovered and is spreading rapidly. It was first found in Germany in August 2024, and scientists believe it may soon become the dominant variant worldwide. XEC is a recombinant variant, which means it was created from two different strains of the virus. […]

September 21, 2024 Introduction: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is an informal group of India, Australia, Japan, and the United States. The main goal of this alliance is to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region, ensuring that countries can trade and move freely without restrictions. Formed in 2007, the Quad was revitalized in 2017 […]

September 20, 2024 Introduction: The Union Cabinet recently approved several important steps in India’s space exploration plans. These include building the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), launching the Chandrayaan-4 mission to collect moon samples, and preparing for India’s first mission to Venus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called this a significant milestone, aiming for a self-sustained space station by […]

September 20, 2024 Introduction: World Food India 2024 is a large international event focused on the future of the food processing industry. It will take place from September 19 to 22 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The event is organized by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries and aims to bring together a diverse […]

September 20, 2024 Introduction: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have made an important discovery by developing a special nanomaterial that can help reduce heavy metal contamination in groundwater, particularly focusing on chromium pollution. This is crucial because heavy metals in water are a growing environmental concern, especially in urban areas affected by […]

September 20, 2024. Introduction: In 2025, India will make history again in space with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla piloting the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission. This mission will be India’s first human presence on the International Space Station (ISS) and only the second government-sponsored human spaceflight from India, after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s mission in 1984. Background […]

September 20, 2024 Introduction: Taiwan has officially recognized same-sex marriages between Taiwanese and Chinese partners, which is a big step in supporting the rights of LGBTQ individuals in cross-strait relationships. This decision comes after Taiwan made history in 2019 by becoming the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Background on Same-Sex Marriage in […]

September 20, 2024 Introduction: Astronomers have recently discovered two enormous beams of energy, called jets, coming from a supermassive black hole in a galaxy about 7.5 billion light-years away. These jets are the biggest ever found, stretching an incredible 23 million light-years across space. What is a light-year? A light-year is how far light can […]

September 20, 2024 Introduction: King Abdullah II of Jordan has chosen Jafar Hassan to be the new Prime Minister, following the resignation of Bisher Al-Khasawneh and his Cabinet after the recent parliamentary elections. Transition of Power The previous Prime Minister, Bisher Al-Khasawneh, had been in office. When he and his Cabinet stepped down, it required […]