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The African country of Algeria has officially become a member of the New Development Bank promoted by the BRICS countries. According to the New Development Bank, Algeria deposited the instrument of accession for the membership of the Bank on 19 May 2025, and hence it

The 10th Governing Council Meeting of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog was held in New Delhi on 24 May 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the ex-officio Chairman of the NITI Aayog, chaired the meeting. The Governing Council is the

The Indian athletes finished their campaign at the 26th Asian Athletics Championship 2025 with 24 medals—eight gold, 10 silver, and six bronze. Event Summary: The 26th Asian Athletics Championship 2025 was held at Gumi, South Korea from 27 to 31 May 2025. The Championship is

The President conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023 upon Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and renowned poet-lyricist Gulzar. General Overview: Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honour in India. It recognizes outstanding contribution to Indian literature. It is conferred annually for creative writing

To ensure a smooth voting process, the Election Commission of India has reduced the maximum number of voters in a polling booth to 1200 from the present 1500. On 22 May 2025, the Election Commission announced a series of measures to make the voting process

ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) mission failed to place the Earth Observation Satellite-09 (EOS-09) into its intended sun-synchronous polar orbit due to a glitch in the rocket’s third stage. Overview of PSLV: PSLV is India’s third-generation launch vehicle. It is the first Indian launch