Current Affairs Section
- A blood moon is a total lunar eclipse when the moon takes on a reddish-copper hue instead of its usual white glow.
- During a total lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the sun and the moon.
- Direct sunlight is blocked, but Earth’s atmosphere bends and scatters some light onto the moon – Rayleigh scattering.
- Blue light is filtered out, while red light is refracted toward the moon, giving it a reddish colour.
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- The event, organised by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), brings together over 300 high school students from 64 countries for a 10-day celebration of science, learning, and international collaboration.
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- In a significant move towards creating industry-ready skilled manpower, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with four global technology leaders: Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd., Qualcomm Technologies Inc., Cisco Systems, and Nokia Solutions and Networks India Pvt. Ltd.
- Aimed at accelerating India’s digital transformation and strengthening the skilling ecosystem, these partnerships will roll out advance training initiatives in 5G, AI/ML, networking, and digital technologies at BSNL’s apex training institute, Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Telecom Training (BRBRAITT) in Jabalpur.
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- Launched by NITI Aayog
- A first of its kind national benchmarking framework that scores all States and Union Territories out of 100 based on their progress in e-mobility adoption, infrastructure readiness, and innovation efforts.
- Delhi, Maharashtra, and Chandigarh emerged as the top three states/UTs overall in electric mobility readiness and innovation.
Key National Trends:
- EV Share in Total Vehicle Sales: Rose from 5% in 2018 to 7.7% in 2024, marking exponential adoption.
- Total EVs on Road: Surpassed 5 million by June 2025, with 12 lakh EVs registered in 2024 alone.
- EV Charging Infrastructure: Over 25,000 public charging stations were installed by October 2024.
- Karnataka has the highest number of installations.
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- It takes images of the Sun in multiple wavelengths every 12 seconds, providing unparalleled detail.
- NASA has introduced “Surya,” a groundbreaking artificial intelligence model aimed at revolutionizing the way we understand and predict space weather.
- Early results show that Surya can generate visual forecasts up to two hours in advance with greater accuracy than traditional methods.
- Surya’s strength lies in the training data obtained from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), a spacecraft launched in 2010 to study the Sun
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- India Post today announced that it has entered a new era of digital transformation with the nationwide rollout of IT 2.0 — Advanced Postal Technology (APT).
- The initiative, led under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guided by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, is being hailed as a milestone in India Post’s journey towards Digital India.
- Developed indigenously by the Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology, the system runs on the government’s MeghRaj 2.0 cloud and is supported by BSNL’s nationwide connectivity.
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- Over 350 million tons of agricultural waste are generated annually, much of which is burned or left to decay, causing air pollution and wasting valuable resources▪
- The researchers cultivated fungi (mushroom) on agriculture and paper waste to derive the material.
- The researchers have established NatureWrks Technologies, a start-up incubated by IIT-M, to develop and commercialise the product
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