US removed three Indian entities from its restrictive list Entity List. 

• These entities are Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Centre (IGCAR) and Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL). 
• This step could potentially revitalize the Indo-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement of 2008. 

About US Entity list

• Includes names of certain foreign persons (including businesses, research institutions, government organizations, etc.). 
• Such persons are subject to specific license requirements for trade in specified items  that could support terrorism, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, etc. 

4G and 5G Services deployed to Siachen Glacier. 

About Siachen Glacier

• It is a Piedmont glacier 
• Located in Karakoram Range (between Saltoro Ridge to the west and the main Karakoram Range to the east).
• Originates near Indira Col West and demarcates Central Asia from the Indian subcontinent.
• World's second-longest non-polar glacier (after Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan).
• Source for the Nubra River, a tributary of the Shyok (part of the Indus River system).
• Known as the highest and coldest battlefield. 
• In 1984, India took its control under Operation Meghdoot.

Endocrinologists from the Diabetes Foundation India updated India's obesity guidelines after 15 years, replacing "overweight" with Obesity Grades I and II. 

• The 2009 guidelines were based solely on BMI criteria.

About BMI

• It is a statistical index used to determine a person’s healthy weight range for their height. 
• It is calculated by taking a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in m2)
• Limitations: 
  • Does not differentiate between lean body mass and fat mass, based on gender despite physiological differences, 
  • Does not measure the distribution of body fat.

A Melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger was poached in the Simlipal Tiger Reserve (STR), Odisha.

• STR harbours the only population of melanistic tigers in the world. 

About Melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger

• Also known as Black tigers, however, they are not a separate subspecies.
• They have more black pigmentation or thick stripes on their body due to a single mutation in the gene Transmembrane Aminopeptidase Q (Taqpep).
• They are also described as being pseudo-melanistic, as they are not entirely black 
  • Melanism causes an increased production of melanin (produced by melanocytes, and gives colour to hair, skin, and iris). 

African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit on the Post-Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)

adopted the 10-year CAADP Strategy and Action Plan, and the Kampala CAADP Declaration on Building Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Africa.

About Kampala Declaration

• Kampala declaration is the successor to the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods, adopted in 2014.
• Implementation period will be 2026-2035. 
• It set forth six commitments that should transform and strengthen the agri-food system on the continent.

Government of India has designated areas around Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary as Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs).

About Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary

• Location: Middle altitudinal range of the Himalayas in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh.
• Named after the goddess Shikari Devi, to whom a temple is dedicated in the sanctuary.
• Streams: Juni Khud, a tributary of Beas River. 
• It is recognised as an Important Bird Area by Birdlife International. 
• Vegetation: Alpine pastures and Temperate Deciduous Forest.
• Fauna: Asiatic Black Bear, Leopard, Barking Deer, Giant Flying Squirrel etc.

SpaceX Falcon9 launched U.S.-based Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 and Japan-based ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar lander.

About Blue Ghost Mission

• It will deliver 10 S&T instruments to the lunar surface as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
• It will conduct several first-of-its-kind demonstrations, including testing regolith sample collection, Global Navigation Satellite System abilities, radiation tolerant computing, and lunar dust mitigation.

About RESILIENCE

• It is part of ispace’s Hakuto-R Moon Mission 2 which also includes TENACIOUS micro rover.
• Its commercial customer payload includes Water electrolyzer equipment, Deep space radiation probe etc.

Ministry of Defence launches Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan website and app as part of its 'Battlefield Tourism' plan.

• It will be a one-stop destination for information and clearances for battlefield visits, featuring virtual tours and historical narratives.
• Indian Army, in conjunction with Ministry of Tourism, has shortlisted some other border sites that have witnessed military action in the past
  • These include Kibithoo and Bum La Pass (Arunachal Pradesh), Rezang La and Pangong Tso (Ladakh), and Doklam (site of 2017 conflict).