The Prime Minister chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI.
About
PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) is a technology-driven governance and monitoring platform launched by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in 2015.
Aim: To improve public administration and accelerate implementation of government programmes and projects.
PRAGATI functions as a tripartite platform integrating three hierarchical levels: the Prime Minister’s Office at the apex, Union Government Secretaries as the middle tier, and State Chief Secretaries as the operational base.
India and Australia now stand at a pivotal moment to deepen their strategic and economic partnership with tariffs eliminated under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA).
भारत और ऑस्ट्रेलिया अब एक निर्णायक बिंदु पर खड़े हैं जहाँ वे भारत-ऑस्ट्रेलिया आर्थिक सहयोग एवं व्यापार समझौते (ECTA) के अंतर्गत शुल्क समाप्त होने के साथ अपनी रणनीतिक तथा आर्थिक साझेदारी को सुदृढ़ कर सकते हैं।
A new study has suggested that ulcerative colitis may be triggered when a normally hidden layer of immune cells, located just beneath the gut lining, becomes thinner.
About
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers in the inner lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum.
It is an auto-inflammatory/immune-mediated condition with periods of flare-ups and remission.
Causes: Immune system dysfunction attacking the gut lining, Genetic susceptibility, environmental factors (diet, infections, gut microbiome imbalance).
Gig and platform worker unions have called for a strike, protesting the denial of basic labour rights and alleged exploitation by food delivery and taxi platforms.
What is the Gig Economy?
According to the World Economic Forum, The gig economy involves short-term, task-based work facilitated by digital platforms connecting workers with customers.
In India, gig workers are defined as “self-employed” workers, and the gig labour force has seen increasing participation of women.
Gig workers provide a wide range of services like driving, beauty, housework, food delivery, etc.
2025 has been declared the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by UNESCO, marking 100 years since the formal development of quantum mechanics in 1925.
The milestone commemorates the Helgoland breakthrough by Werner Heisenberg, which laid the foundations of modern quantum theory.
What is Quantum Mechanics?
Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics that explains the behaviour of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic scales.
It departs from classical Newtonian physics and is based on principles such as quantisation of energy, wave–particle duality, uncertainty, and superposition.
It explains how extremely small objects simultaneously have the characteristics of both particles (tiny pieces of matter) and waves (a disturbance or variation that transfers energy).
