About Narcotics Analysis & RAG-based Investigation Tool (NARIT-AI):

• It is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based investigation tool launched by the Gujarat Police, making it the first state police force in India to deploy an AI-driven system for narcotics investigations.
• It was built by the Western Railway Police (Vadodara Division) with private partner Gradiante Creative Services.
• It aims to strengthen the handling of narcotics cases and improve conviction rates.
• The tool is designed to act as a digital legal consultant for investigating officers handling complex cases under the NDPS Act by providing real-time legal analysis and procedural guidance.
• The system utilizes Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) technology, which allows it to analyse FIRs in a closed database of Supreme Court and High Court judgments, bare acts (BNS, BNSS, BSA), and government circulars.
• Unlike open-source AI, NARIT AI does not use the general internet, ensuring data privacy and preventing "hallucinations" or false legal assumptions.
• The tool generates comprehensive reports highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of a case, providing an evidence checklist, and even predicting potential defence arguments in court to help prosecutors prepare rebuttals.

About Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI):

• It is a regulatory body established under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025.
• The authority will be a digital office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. It will be operational starting May 1.
• It will act as the central regulator for online games, including esports, bringing them under a formal registration and classification system.
• The function of the authority will include categorising and registering online games, deciding whether a game qualifies as a money game, and addressing public grievances.
• It is established to issue guidelines, codes of practice, and directions to ensure compliance.
• It will also coordinate with financial institutions and law enforcement agencies to ensure effective enforcement.
• Membership:
  • The authority will comprise 6 members in which the Additional Secretary of the MeitY will be Chairperson.
  • Other five members will include Joint Secretaries from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports, Department of Financial Services, and Department of Legal Affairs.

About Santiaguito Volcano:

• It is an active volcano located in western Guatemala near the city of Quetzaltenango.
• It was created in the wake of the Santa María Volcano’s 1902 eruption.
• The Santiaguito lava-dome complex is one of the most active volcanic areas in Guatemala and worldwide.
• It belches smoke and ash on a regular basis but sometimes emits lava and pyroclastic flows.

About INS Nireekshak:

• It is a Dive Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel of the Indian Navy.
• Built by Mazgaon Shipbuilders in 1985, the ship has been in service with the Navy since 1989 and was commissioned in the year 1995.
• Equipped with advanced deep-sea diving systems, recompression chambers, and submarine rescue infrastructure, the vessel can deploy Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles and support saturation diving missions.
• Its sophisticated systems allow it to maintain stability during sensitive underwater operations, making it indispensable for search-and-rescue missions, underwater inspections, and diver training.

Key Facts about DIVEX 2026:

• It is the fourth edition of the India–Sri Lanka Diving Exercise.
• The week-long exercise will bring together diving teams from the Indian Navy and the Sri Lankan Navy to undertake a series of specialised underwater operations and training drills.
• The initiative is aimed at enhancing interoperability, strengthening coordination, and facilitating the exchange of best practices between the two maritime forces.
• As part of India's humanitarian outreach, the INS Nireekshak will also hand over two BHISM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) cubes to Sri Lankan authorities under the government's Aarogya Maitri initiative.
  • These portable medical units are equipped to handle up to 200 emergency cases and come with essential medicines and basic surgical capabilities, as per the release.

About Limnonectes motijheel:

• It is a new species of frog.
• It was discovered from Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
• It is named after Motijheel Lake, known for its rich amphibian diversity.
• It belongs to a group commonly called Fanged Frogs, named for small, fang-like projections in the lower jaw of the males. Scientists say this feature may aid feeding or territorial behaviour.
  • These frogs are found across South and Southeast Asia and are known for their unusual breeding habits.
• The new species has been placed within the genus Limnonectes, which now counts six known species in India.
• Unlike most frogs that lay eggs in water or on leaves, this species builds a nest out of mud beneath leaf litter on the forest floor. This is a behaviour not previously recorded in this group from India.

Key Facts about Namdapha Tiger Reserve:

• Namdapha, a national park and tiger reserve, lies on the international border between India and Myanmar within Changlang District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
• It is located at the junction of the Indian Sub-Continent Bio-geographic region and the Indo-China Bio-geographic Region.
• It is nestled between the Dapha Bum ridge of the Mishmi Hills of the northeastern Himalayas and the Patkai ranges.
• It has a common boundary with Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh).
• River: The Namdapha River (a tributary of the Noa-Dihing River) flows right across in a north-south direction of this reserve, and hence the name Namdapha has been given.
• Vegetation: It consists of Northern Tropical Evergreen Forest, North Indian Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, East Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests, and Moist Alpine Scrub Forests.
• Flora:
  • It consists of species like Pinus merkusi and Abies delavavi being exclusive to the park.
  • It is home to the Blue Vanda, which is a rare and endangered orchard.
  • It also consists of medicinal plants like Mishimi Teeta (Copti teeta), which is used by the local tribes to treat different types of diseases.
• Fauna:
  • Elephants, Himalayan Black Bear, Himalayan Sun Bear, Hoolock Gibbon (only ape in India), Slow Loris,
  • It is the only park in the world to have the four feline species of big cats, namely the Tiger (Panthera Tigris), Leopard (Panthera Pardus), Snow Leopard (Panthera Uncia), and Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa) and numbers of lesser cats.

About Atal Pension Yojana:

• It is a flagship social security scheme of the Government of India.
• It was launched in 2015, with the vision of establishing a universal social security system for all Indians.
• It is a voluntary, contributory pension scheme primarily focused on the poor, the underprivileged, and workers in the unorganized sector. 
• Features of Atal Pension Yojana:
  • It provides a guaranteed monthly pension ranging from ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 for subscribers after attaining 60 years of age.
    • Same pension continues to the spouse after the subscriber’s demise.
    • The return of the corpus accumulated till the age of 60, to the nominee after the death of both.
  • Age: It is open to all Indian citizens between the age of 18 and 40 years, except those who are or have been income tax payers.
  • Voluntary Exit: Allowed, but the subscriber only receives the contribution made (with interest) and government co-contribution (if any) is forfeited.
  • It is administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

About Haemophilia:

• It is a rare, inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly.
• Cause: It is due to low or absent levels of clotting factors, mainly factor VIII in haemophilia A and factor IX in haemophilia B.
• Risk: Haemophilia is typically inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern, meaning it predominantly affects males, while females are usually carriers. 
• Research has shown that nearly one-third of haemophilia cases arise from spontaneous mutations, meaning the condition can occur even without a known family history. 
• Symptoms:
  • Individuals with severe haemophilia often experience frequent spontaneous bleeding episodes.
  • Common manifestations include prolonged bleeding, easy bruising, and frequent nosebleeds,
  • In rare but serious cases, bleeding can occur in critical areas such as the brain.
• Treatment: The standard treatment is clotting factor replacement therapy, administered either to control active bleeding or as a preventive measure.

About Curiosity Rover:

• It is a U.S. robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of Mars.
• It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket in 2011.
• It has been moving around the Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars.
• The rover is part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission which tested a novel landing method that saw the spacecraft descend on a parachute before its landing system fired up its rockets and hovered as the rover was lowered down onto the surface. 
• Features:
  • It draws its electric power from a thermoelectric power generator, with the heat source being the radioactive decay of plutonium and the heat sink being Mars’s atmosphere.
• According to NASA, Curiosity has four main science goals in support of the agency’s Mars exploration program:
  • Determine whether life ever arose on Mars.
  • Characterize the climate of Mars.
  • Characterize the geology of Mars.
  • Prepare for human exploration.

About Prime Minister Internship Scheme:

• It is a Government of India initiative aimed at providing internship opportunities to youth in top companies of India.
• These internships span 24 sectors, including oil, gas, energy, travel, hospitality, automotive, banking, and financial services.
• Financial Assistance: Interns will receive minimum financial assistance of ₹9,000 per month.
• Eligibility Criteria:
  • Passed 10th, 12th, ITI, Polytechnic, or Diploma courses.
  • Fresh graduates from non-premier institutions.
    • Students from IITs, IIMs, National Law Universities, and individuals with professional degrees like CA, MBA, MBBS, etc., are excluded to promote inclusivity for underrepresented groups.
  • It provides young individuals aged 21-25 years from low-income households with 12-month internship opportunities in the country’s top 500 companies. 
  • The income of any of your family members (self, parents, or spouse) should not exceeds ₹12 lakh in the preceding financial year
  • No family member has a government job.
  • New Changes
    • Final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students are now eligible to apply under PMIS
    • Students are required to submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their respective educational institutions during the application process.