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Wangchu Hydroelectric Project

Current Affairs 08-Jan-2026

Recently, the Adani Group launched the 570 MW Wangchu Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan. This project is considered an important step towards further strengthening India-Bhutan energy cooperation.

The Vikasit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G Ram G

Current Affairs 08-Jan-2026

The Vikasit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G Ram G (Viksit Bharat – G Ram G) Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2025 by the Union Minister of Rural Development. 

Acid Violence in India: Gaps Between Law, Justice and Survivor Rehabilitation

Current Affairs 08-Jan-2026

The acquittal of the accused in the 2009 Shaheen Malik acid attack case, after a prolonged 16-year legal battle, has reignited concerns over India’s response to acid violence. The case exposed systemic failures in police investigation, prosecution, judicial sensitivity, and survivor rehabilitation, despite the existence of strong laws and Supreme Court directives.

SHINE Initiative: Empowering Women at the Heart of India’s Quality Movement

Current Affairs 08-Jan-2026

At the 79th Foundation Day of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs launched the SHINE Scheme (Standards Help Inform & Nurture Empowered Women) in New Delhi. The initiative marks a strategic shift towards placing women at the centre of India’s quality and standardisation ecosystem.

Bio-Based Materials: India’s Next Green Manufacturing Leap

Current Affairs 08-Jan-2026

Biomaterials are drawing renewed policy and industry attention as India and other countries search for low-carbon alternatives to fossil-based materials amid climate commitments, plastic bans, and tightening global sustainability standards.

Melghat Emerges as a Vulture Conservation Hub

Current Affairs 08-Jan-2026

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has successfully released 15 critically endangered Indian vultures into the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. This marks a significant step in India’s efforts to restore vulture populations, which suffered catastrophic declines due to veterinary drug toxicity and habitat stress.

Madras HC on Thiruparankundram: Balancing Faith, Heritage and Public Order

Current Affairs 08-Jan-2026

The Madras High Court allowed the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp at Thiruparankundram hill near Madurai, while rejecting the Tamil Nadu government’s apprehensions of communal unrest as speculative.