🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN ENVIRONMENT AND BIO-DIVERSITY 🧠 Thought of the Day “The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” — Lady Bird Johnson 📘 Concept of the Day Conventional and Non-Conventional Sources of Energy Why is this Topic Important? Energy resources are essential for economic development. The shift from conventional to non-conventional energy is important for sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This topic is important for UPSC under Geography and Environment. What are Conventional Sources of Energy? Conventional energy sources are traditional sources of energy that have been used for a long time. Non-renewable – resources that cannot be replaced quickly after use. Examples Coal Petroleum (oil) Natural gas Hydropower (large dams) Features of Conventional Energy Limited...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN ENVIRONMENT AND BIO-DIVERSITY 🧠 Thought of the Day “The earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to handover to them at least as it was handed over to us.” — Mahatma Gandhi 📘 Concept of the Day Light Pollution Why is this Topic Important? Light pollution is an emerging environmental issue caused by excessive artificial lighting. It affects ecosystems, human health and astronomical observations. What is Light Pollution? Light pollution refers to excessive, misdirected or unnecessary artificial light that brightens the night sky and disturbs the natural darkness of the environment. Artificial Light – light produced by human-made sources such as streetlights, buildings and advertisements. Natural Darkness – the natural night-time condition without artificial illuminatio...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN ENVIRONMENT AND BIO-DIVERSITY 🧠 Thought of the Day “Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.” — William Ruckelshaus 📰 Current Affairs Cheetah Reintroduction Project Update: Wildlife experts at Kuno National Park report the birth of a new cub, indicating successful adaptation of African Cheetahs to Indian landscape and climate conditions. US - Iran War: A US submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena about 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s southern coast near Galle in the Indian Ocean, bringing the US-Israel-Iran Conflict closer to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and marking the first US torpedo sinking of an enemy ship since World War II. Following the incident, Sri Lanka deployed naval vessels to rescue the sailors in line with its obligations under the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR Convention...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN ENVIRONMENT AND BIO-DIVERSITY 🧠 Thought of the Day “The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” — Mahatma Gandhi 📰 Current Affairs Carbon Capture wnd Utilization: Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) is an emerging climate mitigation technology that captures industrial CO₂ emissions and can help power India's journey toward a circular economy and net-zero by 2070. VD Savarkar Death Anniversary: The Prime Minister paid tributes to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) on his 60th death anniversary (26th February, 2026). He passed away in Mumbai on 26th February, 1966. National Counter-terrorism Policy: MHA released 'PRAHAAR', India's first comprehensive national strategy to combat evolving internal and external securi...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY 🧠 Thought of the Day “What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi 📰 Current Affairs Global Teacher Prize 2026: Indian teacher Rouble Nagi has won the Global Teacher Prize 2026, receiving the one- million-dollar award at the World Government Summit in Dubai. It was Launched in 2014 and is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Teaching”. Network Readiness Index: India is placed at 45th rank (with score 54.43 out of 100) as per the Network Readiness Index 2025 report released in 2026. FCI and WFP: Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of rice to support globa...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY 🧠 Thought of the Day “The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all.” — Chief Seattle 📰 Current Affairs First National Song, then National Anthem: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a fresh set of instructions to States and government bodies mandating that the National Song, Vande Mataram, must be played or sung before the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana, when both are part of an event. What India Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting 2026: India hosted 22 members of the League of Arab States for the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting, 10 years after the first iteration in Bahrai 📘 Concept of the Day Subject: Ecology Concept: Ecotones and Edge ...