UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 16 JUNE 2026

The current affairs article highlight major developments in international relations, climate change, environment, security, science, and culture. The proposed U.S.–Iran Preliminary Peace Accord aims to ease tensions in West Asia, stabilize energy markets, and benefit India's energy security. The Planetary Climate Vital Signs Report 2026 warns of worsening global climate indicators and an imminent breach …

The Great Indian Bustard

Source: TOISubject: Species in News Context: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) has successfully added three more chicks to its conservation breeding program. The Great Indian Bustard About The Great Indian Bustard: What It Is? The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is a large, terrestrial bird …

Ghorad (Great Indian Bustard)

Source:  News on Air Subject:  Species in News Context: After a decade-long hiatus, a Great Indian Bustard (Ghorad) chick has been born in Gujarat’s Kutch district through a pioneering inter-state conservation effort. About Ghorad (Great Indian Bustard): What it is? The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), locally known as Ghorad in Gujarat and Maharashtra, is …

Project Great Indian Bustard Captive Breeding Programme

Source:  DD News Subject:  Species in News Context: Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Captive Breeding Programme has entered its fourth year with the hatching of two new chicks at the Conservation Breeding Centre in Rajasthan. About Project Great Indian Bustard Captive Breeding Programme: What it is? The captive breeding initiative is a critical insurance policy …

Great Indian Bustard

Source:  DTE Subject:   Species in News Context: The Supreme Court, has strengthened safeguards for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) while revising transmission alignments under the Green Energy Corridor (GEC) in Rajasthan and Gujarat. About Great Indian Bustard (GIB): What it is? The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is one of the heaviest flying …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Source:  TOI Subject:   Bills and Act Context: The Supreme Court of India has ruled that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) must inherently include environment and ecology, holding that CSR spending on environmental protection is not charity but a constitutional obligation under Article 51A(g). About Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): What it is? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) refers …

Great Indian Bustard

Source: IE  Context: The birth of a Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick through artificial insemination at the Sudasari Breeding Centre in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer marks a significant step in the conservation of this critically endangered species.  Artificial Insemination of GIB: The chick was hatched on October 16, marking the first birth of a Great Indian Bustard …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 28 March 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

PRELIMS BOOSTERS – 2018: Great Indian Bustard  and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

      . PRELIMS BOOSTERS 2018 Great Indian Bustard  and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)   Great Indian Bustard Critically endangered — IUCN Red data list Heaviest of the flying birds These birds are often found associated in the same habitat as blackbuck. 4. Habitat Arid and semi-arid grasslands with scattered short scrub, bushes …