Current affairs relevant to GS1.
BSIP (DST) researchers reported molecular evidence of massive wildfires in Gondwana forests nearly 250 million years ago. Using palynofacies analysis with Raman and FTIR spectroscopy on Godavari Valley Coalfield sediments, they separated high- and low-intensity fire-derived microcharcoal from other opaque particles. The study is in Geological Journal (Wiley).
25 May 2026
Somnath, at Prabhas Patan on Gujarat's Saurashtra coast, is the first of the twelve Jyotirlingas. On 11 May 2026 it marked 75 years since the rebuilt temple was consecrated by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1951. The Somnath Swabhiman Parv also marks 1,000 years since the first recorded attack in January 1026.
8 May 2026
IITM Pune, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, opened the open-field observatory of the Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, on 1 May 2026. Under Mission Mausam, it will study monsoon convection and rain physics on the east coast to improve weather models and early warnings for cyclones.
1 May 2026
MoSPI released the 27th edition of "Women and Men in India 2025: Selected Indicators and Data" at Bhubaneswar on 29 April 2026. It shows the sex ratio at birth rose from 904 (2017-19) to 917 (2021-23). Rural female LFPR rose from 37.5% to 45.9% during 2022 to 2025, and schools have reached gender parity.
29 Apr 2026
MoSPI has proposed dedicated city-level statistical reports for 47 million-plus cities listed in Census 2011. The reports will draw on existing PLFS and ASUSE data: one on the employment profile and one on unincorporated sector enterprises. Stakeholders may send comments until 15 May 2026.
24 Apr 2026
Protecting monuments often clashes with building around them, and ASI sits in the middle.
18 Apr 2026
A weak monsoon forecast is a warning for farm output and food prices.
13 Apr 2026
Lab science can now show when farming began, which helps archaeology in the Ganga plain.
6 Apr 2026
Both numbers rose; the gap stays wide.
25 Mar 2026
Mass transit cuts congestion and urban emissions.
15 Mar 2026