CURRENT AFFAIRS

Soil health forms the foundation of agricultural sustainability, food security, and ecological balance. 

On May 28, 2025, the Union Cabinet approved the continuation of the Interest Subvention component of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for the financial year 2025-26.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has nominated three members of the House, Sambit Patra (Bharatiya Janata Party/Puri-Odisha), Naresh Mhaske (Shiv Sena/Thane-Maharashtra) and Kali Charan Munda (Indian National Congress/Khunti-Jharkhand) to the Press Council of India.

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that persist in the environment, bio-accumulate through the food web, and pose a risk to human health and the ecosystem. 

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a $134-million initiative aimed at phasing out mercury-based medical devices in healthcare settings. 

Four Panchdhatu statues of Adi Shankaracharya will be installed in Kedarnath, Badrinath, Uttarmanya (Jyotirmath) of Uttarakhand.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has documented eleven inscriptions during a comprehensive epigraphic survey in the Gundaram Reserve Forest, located about 10 km from Peddapalli district in Telangana.

Plastic pollution has become one of the most significant and urgent environmental challenges faced by the world today.

Recently, researchers made a concerning discovery microplastics have been found in human and canine testes, indicating the deep penetration of plastic pollution into biological systems.

Dredging is emerging as a common technique in efforts to restore the ecology of lakes. However, according to a recent study conducted on Lake Manjala, this process can lead to unpredictable and sometimes irreversible changes in the micro-ecology of the lake.