Journal Nature last week published a study on global plastic pollution. The report had the following findings on plastic pollution. LEARNING WITH TIMES/AT HOME/WITHOUT CLASSES/BASICS Single-use plastics, often referred to…

India’s inaugural study, ‘teal carbon’, by  Keoladeo National Park (KNP) in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district highlights the crucial role of wetland conservation. It also underscores the importance of wetland  in tackling…

Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 2 from Belarus,  won the US Open for the first time. She defeated American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5. It is her third career grand slam…

The government, the Statistics Ministry, releases GDP growth data for Q1FY25 on August 30. Indian economy grows at 6.7 percent. It was 7.8 percent in the preceding March quarter.( Q4…

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has completed ten years of its implementation. The scheme was launched in 2014. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana The Pradhan Mantri Jan…

Recently Rajya Sabha by-polls were held. 12 members were elected unopposed. LEARNING FROM HOME/WITHOUT CLASSES/BASICS RAJYA SABHA Under article 80 of the Constitution, the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is…

The Union Cabinet has approved the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, and Employment) Policy. BioE3 aim’s at fostering high-performance biomanufacturing in India. BioE3 The policy will focus on six strategic/thematic…

The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox(MP) in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency. It  urge nations for urgent action to curb…

Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech talks about Secular Civil Code. Currently, Uniform Civil Code(UCC) is applicable only in Goa, while a bill is under discussion in Uttarakhand. Uniform…

 Madan Lal Dhingra was an freedom fighter, political activist and a revolutionary from Punjab. While studying in England, he assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official, hailed as one of the…