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Privacy concerns, Apple and Samsung's non-compliance: Why Centre withdrew mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi

India, Dec. 4 -- After massive backlash from privacy advocates, cybersecurity experts and the opposition, the Centre announced it would be withdrawing the mandate for the pre-installation of Sanchar S... Read More


EU agrees deal on genetically edited crops, sparking renewed debate

France, Dec. 4 -- New genomic techniques (NGT) add, remove or tweak small sections of DNA using precise gene editing tools. Plants made this way differ from traditional genetically modified organisms,... Read More


J&K has 42 NABL-accredited water labs

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Union Government on Thursday informed Lok Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir has a total of 98 drinking water quality testing laboratories of which 42 are NABL-accredited or recogni... Read More


81 pc JK households have tap water connection: Minister

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Union Government on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that Jammu & Kashmir has achieved 81.22% coverage of rural households with tap water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission (J... Read More


SC Judges to attend NGT's regional environment conference in Chennai on Dec 6-7

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The National Green Tribunal's Chennai Zonal Bench will host the Regional Conference on Environment 2025 on December 6 and 7 in Chennai, with several Supreme Court judges headlinin... Read More


Prabowo invited to address Muslim World League congress

Jakarta, Dec. 4 -- Indonesia's Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said Thursday that the Muslim World League has invited President Prabowo Subianto to speak at its upcoming co... Read More


Hut or bungalow? SC panelto verify Old Goa structure

Goa, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court's move to appoint a committee headed by a Dis trict Court Judge to inspect the site of the controversial bungalow allegedly built within the UNESCO world heritage zone... Read More


Tobacco tax regime change by end of month, says minister Sitharaman

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the current tobacco tax regime will remain in place until the end of the month, and that the overall tax burden on the tobacco... Read More


UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Indigo, SIR, Winter Session, Russia, Putin, Delhi AQI, Pollution, Trump, Ukraine & more

India, Dec. 4 -- 1. Which luxury house did the Prada Group acquire in a $1.375 billion cash deal, marking one of the biggest takeovers in Milan's fashion scene? A. Moschino B. Versace C. Etro D. S... Read More


UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Indigo, SIR, Winter Session, Russia, Putin, Delhi AQI, Pollution, Trump, Ukraine & more

India, Dec. 4 -- 1. Which luxury house did the Prada Group acquire in a $1.375 billion cash deal, marking one of the biggest takeovers in Milan's fashion scene? A. Moschino B. Versace C. Etro D. S... Read More