November 4, 2025

Eighth Pay Commission terms of reference approved: What this means, likely impact on salaries, pensions of govt employees Table of Contents Source: The Indian Express, The Hindu Relevance: GS Paper III – Fiscal Policy and Public Expenditure Important Keywords for Prelims & Mains: For Prelims: 8th Pay Commission, Fitment Factor, Dr. Aykroyd’s Formula, Pay matrix […]

Delhi Air Pollution: Why Cloud Seeding in Winter Has a Low Chance of Success Table of Contents Source: The Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper–III: Science and Technology ,Environment and Ecology Important Keywords: For Prelims: Cloud Seeding, Silver Iodide, Salt Mixture, CAIPEEX For Mains: Effectiveness of cloud seeding, India’s scientific experiments, CAIPEEX findings, limitations in post-monsoon

Kerala Declared Free from Extreme Poverty – First Indian State to Do So (2025) Table of Contents Kerala Declared Free from Extreme Poverty – First Indian State to Do So (2025) Source: The Hindu, Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper-II & GS Paper-III – Governance, Welfare Schemes, Poverty Alleviation, SDGs Important Keywords: For Prelims: Kerala Piravi

ISRO’s LVM3 rocket launches GSAT-7R Table of Contents Isro’s Lvm3 Rocket Launches Gsat-7r Source: The Hindu, ISRO Official Release Important Keywords: For Prelims: LVM3-M5 Mission, CMS-03 Satellite, Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), Multi-band Communication Satellite, Solar Arrays, Propellant Systems. For Mains: Significance of heavy communication satellites, reasons for large mass, implications for India’s space capability, and