TODAYS TOP NEWS —————–——————- 1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu spoke to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and was briefed on the flood situation in the State after Cyclone Arnab, which has devastated Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts. 2. President Read more
😳 WHY? ❓❓ Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder? Lightning and thunder happen at the same moment, but they travel to us at very different speeds. Light moves at about 3 lakh km per second, so the Read more
🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA 🇮🇳 ======================= 📜 Which was the first Indian research reactor, and Asia’s first? Apsara Apsara went critical on 4 August 1956 at Trombay, near Mumbai, making it the first nuclear research reactor in Asia. Designed and Read more
🚣🚴🏇🏊 SPORTS ———————————— 1. Manisha Bhanwala stormed into the women’s 59 kg final at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, beating home favourite Altyn Shagayeva 10-0 by fall in the semifinal. She faces Pan American champion Abigail Nette of the Read more
✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. India and Armenia held Foreign Office Consultations co-chaired by MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George and Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan, reviewing trade and investment, science and technology, AI, education, culture and people-to-people ties. 2. Read more
TODAYS TOP NEWS ———————————— 1. UPSC Chairman Dr Ajay Kumar, along with members of the Commission, called on President Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and presented the Commission’s 76th Annual Report, together with the commemorative coins and postage stamp Read more
🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳 ======================= 📜 *Which was India’s first satellite?* Ans: Aryabhata Named after the 5th-century mathematician and astronomer, Aryabhata was built by ISRO and launched on 19 April 1975 by a Soviet rocket from Kapustin Yar. Weighing Read more
======================= 😳 WHY? ❓❓ *Why does ice float on water?* Most substances become denser when they turn solid, but water is unusual. As water cools below 4°C and freezes, its molecules link up through hydrogen bonds into an open, hexagonal Read more
✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan met a delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) led by David McAllister at Parliament House. He said India and the EU, as the two largest democracies and open Read more
🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* ———————————— 1. Kajal Dhochak (76 kg) and Neelam Sirohi (50 kg) won silver medals at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana — the first time two Indian women reached the finals at the same edition. Kajal, 18, lost Read more