General Knowledge – UPSC, KAS & PSC Insights

26 Apr 2026

Tribal communities in Koraput (Odisha)

Tribal communities in Koraput (Odisha) have been protesting for the third consecutive year, demanding legal ownership and better control over kendu le...

23 Apr 2026

Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI)

Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI) is a statutory body under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 to regulate online gaming in...

23 Apr 2026

Colorado River

The Colorado River is a major river of North America that originates in the Rocky Mountains and flows southwest into the Gulf of California,...

21 Apr 2026

Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary

Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected forest area near Guwahati in Assam, created to conserve wildlife and forests. Formed by merging three res...

21 Apr 2026

Memristor

A memristor is an electronic component whose resistance varies with the history of current flow, enabling it to store data even without power. Acts...

18 Apr 2026

Potomac River

The Potomac River is a major river in the eastern United States that flows from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, passing through Washi...

18 Apr 2026

Baisakhi (Vaisakhi)

A major spring harvest festival of North India, especially significant for the Sikh community, marking prosperity and the Sikh New Year. Celebrated o...

18 Apr 2026

Bonus Issue

Context: Life Insurance Corporation of India announced its first-ever bonus issue A bonus issue is when a company gives free additional shares to its...

16 Apr 2026

South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA)

  The South Atlantic Anomaly is a region of weakened Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic, allowing charged particles to penet...

13 Apr 2026

Windfall Tax

The government recently increased windfall tax (export duty) on diesel to ₹55.5/litre and ATF to ₹42/litre. A windfall tax is a higher tax on unexpec...

13 Apr 2026

Emperor Penguin

Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has uplisted the Emperor Penguin to the Endangered category in its Red List.  &bull...

13 Apr 2026

Cornstarch

Cornstarch is a fine white powder obtained from the starch of Zea mays through wet milling.  • Recent studies show that at extreme speeds...

08 Apr 2026

Tar Balls

Tar balls are small, dark, sticky lumps of weathered oil found in marine environments, usually formed from oil spills or natural seepage.   Prod...

31 Mar 2026

Bab el-Mandeb Strait

 • Located at the southern end of the Red Sea, between Yemen and the Horn of Africa.  • Connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden...

30 Mar 2026

Earth Hour

* Earth Hour is a global movement promoting environmental awareness and action.  • Organized by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).  &b...

30 Mar 2026

CALM Brain

CALM Brain is a first-of-its-kind digital repository of data in India on brain structure and function from a range of psychiatric disorders. Started...