Recent heavy monsoon rains and the discharge of water in Sukhna Lake elevated the Ghaggar River beyond danger levels, triggering alerts in Mohali and Patiala. The situation is under control, but the incident underscores the frequent flood danger of the biggest rainfed river in Punjab.

TRAI & Digital Connectivity Rating.

Q1. TRAI has given the approval of the number of Digital Connectivity Rating Agencies (DCRAs) under the Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations, 2024.

a) 5

b) 8

c) 10

d) 12

Q2. How long is the validity of registration of DCRAs?

a) 3 years

b) 4 years

c) 5 years

d) 10 years

Q3. What does the digital connectivity rating criteria miss?

a) Fibre readiness

b) Indoor mobile coverage

c) Solar panel installation

d) Wi-Fi availability

Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus (SCO Plus) Summit in Tianjin, where China is seen as a major promoter of a more fair international order. The largest SCO meeting ever to date covered member states, dialogue partners like Turkiye and observer states.

The PRATUSH radiometer is a new generation space payload intended to research the Cosmic Dawn, when the earliest stars and galaxies were born. Constructed around a small single-board computer (SBC), which is only a credit-card size, the system will work in lunar orbit to watch faint 21-cm hydrogen line signals lost in Earth-based interference.

India and Japan have signed Agreement on a Joint Credit Mechanism (JCM) as per Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement to broaden carbon trading, increase investments and speed up green innovation. The agreement comes amid the global supply chains disruptions, the US tariff increase on Indian products, and the Chinese ban on the export of rare earth minerals, providing India with an alternative to sustainable development and energy security.