{"id":76740,"date":"2026-06-13T18:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=76740"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:51:49","slug":"news-in-short-13-06-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/13-06-2026\/news-in-short-13-06-2026","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 13-06-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>El Ni\u00f1o\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially confirmed the onset of El Ni\u00f1o conditions over the equatorial Pacific Ocean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is El Nino?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El Ni\u00f1o is the <strong>warming of seawater<\/strong> in the central-east Equatorial Pacific that occurs every few years.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During El Ni\u00f1o, surface temperatures in the <strong>equatorial Pacific rise,<\/strong> and trade winds, east-west winds that blow near the Equator, weaken.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact: <\/strong>El Ni\u00f1o causes dry, <strong>warm winters in the Northern U.S. and Canada <\/strong>and increases the risk of flooding in the U.S. gulf coast and southeastern U.S. It also brings drought to Indonesia and Australia.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In El Ni\u00f1o years<\/strong>, India faces <strong>warmer temperatures and less rainfall<\/strong>, causing droughts in some regions.\u00a0 This affects agriculture, water resources, and ecosystems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cce0e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5.webp\" alt=\"el ni\u00f1o\u00a0\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-76741\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cce0e9; width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5.webp 675w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5-300x259.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/lifestyle\/health\/mumbai-doctor-shares-the-symptoms-people-commonly-ignore-before-receiving-a-hypertension-diagnosis-101781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Estonia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Places in News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Esto\u00adnian government and busi\u00adness exec\u00adut\u00adives are expressing greater interest in cooperation with India in defence and trade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Estonia <\/strong>is a country in <strong>northeastern Europe,<\/strong> the <strong>northernmost of the three Baltic states<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Estonia\u2019s area includes some 1,500 islands and islets; the two largest of these islands, <strong>Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, <\/strong>are off mainland Estonia\u2019s west coast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To the east Estonia is bounded by<strong> Russia<\/strong> and to the <strong>south it is bounded by Latvia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bbceba\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-93.png\" alt=\"estonia\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-76742\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bbceba; aspect-ratio:1.4948697272196425;width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-93.png 873w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-93-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-93-768x514.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Official language: <\/strong>Estonian.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Estonia remained a Soviet republic until 1991,<\/strong> when, along with the other Baltic states, it declared its independence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It sought <strong>integration with greater Europe and in 2004<\/strong> joined the <strong>North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estonia is often <strong>recognized as one of the world&#8217;s most digitally advanced countries,<\/strong> widespread online public services and electronic voting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/incoming\/estonian-govt-industry-pitch-more-cooperation-with-india\/article71093927.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Project Kusha<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has described the indigenous <strong>Project Kusha<\/strong> air defence system as a potential game changer for India&#8217;s security architecture.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Project Kusha<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Project Kusha<\/strong> is a long-range indigenous <strong>surface-to-air missile (SAM) <\/strong>system being developed by <strong>DRDO <\/strong>to provide layered air defence against a range of aerial threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The system is designed to rival advanced platforms such as <strong>Russia&#8217;s S-400 Triumf<\/strong> and will feature three interceptor variants:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M1 interceptor with a range of around <strong>150 km<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M2 interceptor with a range of around <strong>250 km<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M3 interceptor with a range of <strong>350-400 km<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The system is intended to counter fighter aircraft, including stealth platforms, drones, cruise missiles, precision-guided munitions and certain ballistic missile threats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The project is also linked to the broader<strong> &#8220;Mission Sudarshan Chakra&#8221;,<\/strong> an initiative aimed at building a multi-layered air and missile defence shield for India by <strong>2035<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Development Status\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)<\/strong> granted <strong>Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)<\/strong> in 2023 for the procurement of five squadrons for the Indian Air Force.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operational deployment is expected between <strong>2028 and 2030<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/news\/indias-homegrown-answer-to-s-400-rajnath-says-project-kusha-is-a-game-changer\/articleshow\/131687497.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Indigenous AI Model Varya<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The IndiaAI Mission has supported the launch of Varya, an indigenous AI-powered video generation model<strong> developed by Avataar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Varya?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Varya is a <strong>distilled video generation model<\/strong> that converts text prompts and images into videos.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Model Distillation is a machine-learning technique in which a <strong>smaller AI model<\/strong> is trained using the outputs of a <strong>larger AI model<\/strong> so that it can achieve similar performance with lower computational cost, faster processing, and reduced energy consumption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is designed to generate culturally relevant visual content reflecting India&#8217;s regions, festivals, traditions, clothing, food, and everyday life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The platform follows the workflow, <strong>from Idea to Video to Story,<\/strong> allowing users to create and extend visual narratives through simple prompts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Features:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduces video generation steps from <strong>50 to 4, <\/strong>significantly improving efficiency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generates videos at an estimated cost of \u20b90.48 per second, and claims to be up to <strong>10 times more cost-efficient <\/strong>than several leading global video-generation models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/video-story-generating-indigenous-ai-model-varya-launched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AIR&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Four Sites on Nicobar West Coast Identified for Coral Translocation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coral colonies<\/strong> and giant clams that will be impacted due to the work on the transhipment port proposed at<strong> Galathea Bay <\/strong>as part of the <strong>Great Nicobar Island (GNI) mega project <\/strong>will be translocated to<strong> four sites on the west coast.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Great Nicobar Island project<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The project received<strong> Stage-I clearance in 2022<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementing authority:<\/strong> The project is being implemented by the Port Blair-based Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Ltd <strong>(ANIIDCO).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Project involves <\/strong>developing an <strong>International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT)<\/strong>, an international airport, township development, and a<strong> 450 MVA gas and solar-based power plant <\/strong>on the island.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The site for the ICTT and power plant is <strong>Galathea Bay<\/strong> on the southeastern corner of Great Nicobar Island, where there is no human habitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are Corals?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corals are <strong>invertebrates <\/strong>that belong to a large group of animals called <strong>Cnidaria<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corals are formed by <strong>multiple small, soft organisms known as polyps.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They secrete a<strong> rocky chalk-like (calcium carbonate) exoskeleton<\/strong> around themselves for protection.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coral reefs<\/strong> are therefore created by <strong>millions of tiny polyps forming large carbonate structures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appearance: <\/strong>Corals range in colour from <strong>red to purple and even blue,<\/strong> but are most commonly shades of<strong> brown and green.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coral are bright and colorful because of microscopic algae called <strong>zooxanthellae<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>There are three types of coral reefs \u2013<\/strong> fringing reefs, barrier reefs and atolls.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fringing reefs <strong>form along shorelines, barrier reefs form in open water <\/strong>and <strong>atolls are circular reefs <\/strong>that have formed around <strong>sunken volcanoes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coral reefs in India: <\/strong>Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar, Andaman &amp; Nicobar, Lakshadweep Island and Malvan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong> They provide food, shelter, resting and breeding grounds to a quarter of all marine life, acting as nurseries and refuges to protect critical biodiversity.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They also support more than 1 billion people living in coastal regions around the world by providing food, livelihoods and recreation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: IE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Context <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially confirmed the onset of El Ni\u00f1o conditions over the 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