Daily Current Affairs
18 Jun 2025
Rice reveals surprise ability to adapt to cold faster than evolution
Epigenetic Adaptation in Rice :Rice plants (Oryza sativa) exposed to cold stress developed cold tolerance by epigenetic modification (not DNA mu...
Read More →New START Treaty – Explained
What it is: The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. Purp...
Read More →India increased its nuclear warhead count to 180 in 2024: SIPRI report
Global Nuclear Modernization TrendsAll 9 nuclear-armed nations (U.S., Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel) continued mod...
Read More →India-France joint exercise
Indian Army contingent (90 personnel) from a Jammu and Kashmir Rifles battalion departs for France.Participates in 8th India-France joint exercise...
Read More →17 Jun 2025
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) & NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission
What is SAR?SAR uses microwave pulses (instead of visible light) to create high-resolution images, even in darkness or cloudy weather.A small movin...
Read More →Ax-4 mission: ISRO, Axiom Space coordinate on crucial experiments before launch
Mission OverviewLaunch Date: June 19 (rescheduled 4 times earlier)Indian Astronaut: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (14-day ISS stay)Partners: ISRO,...
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