Recently, the Defence Minister inaugurated India’s first overseas defence manufacturing plant in Morocco.

• The facility will produce the indigenously developed Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) 8x8, jointly designed by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and DRDO.

 About Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP)

• India’s First Amphibious Infantry Combat Vehicle (Wheeled): Designed for optimised survivability, all-terrain performance and increased lethality.
• Critical Technologies Used:Integrated power pack with automatic transmission, floatation and propulsion.

OECD Upgrades India’s 2025 GDP Forecast to 6.7% While Moderating Inflation Projection to 2.9%.

About Economic Outlook Report

Released by: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Report: Biannual publication analyzing global and national economic trends.
• Coverage: Includes GDP, inflation, employment, trade, and investment.
• Risks: Highlights inflationary pressures, financial instability, and geopolitical tensions.

Expert Committee Approves 2,200-MW Oju Hydroelectric Project on Subansiri River near the India-China Border.

Subansiri River

• Origin: Originates in Tibet and is Largest tributary of the Brahmaputra. 
• It is a trans-Himalayan antecedent river.
• Course: Enters Arunachal Pradesh, India, flows into Assam, and joins Brahmaputra.
• The River is also called the “Gold River” because of the gold dust found in its waters.
• Significance: Supports hydropower, agriculture, fisheries, strategic border region, and biodiversity hotspot.

World Health Organization (WHO) declared links between prenatal paracetamol (sold as Tylenol in US) use and autism in children as inconsistent.

About Tylenol (paracetamol)

• Tylenol is the brand name of acetaminophen known internationally as paracetamol.
• It is an over-the-counter medication, used to alleviate headaches, muscle aches, arthritis and used to manage symptoms of colds and flu.

About Autism

• It is a condition related to brain development of a child that affects their social behaviour, interaction and communication with the people around them.

Fresh Eruption Reported at Barren Island Volcano, Andaman Islands.

About Barren Island

• Location: Situated in the Andaman Sea, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
• 138 km Northeast of Port Blair
• Status: India’s only active volcano.
• Type: Stratovolcano, part of the Andaman volcanic arc.
• Significance: Geological research, monitoring of volcanic hazards, ecological impact, and strategic maritime location.

DRAVYA (Digitized Retrieval Application for Versatile Yardstick of AYUSH Substances) portal was launched on National Ayurveda Day (Sep 23, 2025).

About DRAVYA Portal

• Ministry: Initiatives of Ministry of Ayush.
• It is the largest collection of data on Ayurvedic Ingredients and Products made available to everyone. 
• It is an ever growing, ever evolving database that covers classical Ayurveda textbooks as well as contemporary scientific literature and field studies.

Nightmare bacteria cases are increasing in the USA.

About Nightmare Bacteria

• Nightmare bacteria are resistant to all antibiotic treatments and can share their genes for resistance with other germs.
• When bacteria do not respond to antibiotics, it makes them extremely hard to treat.
• E.g. Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), Candida auris, and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Philippines was affected by Super Typhoon Ragasa.

About Super Typhoon

• It is a tropical cyclone with maximum wind speed exceeding 185 kph or more than 100 knots.
  • Tropical cyclones are warm-core low pressure systems associated with a spiral inflow at the bottom level and spiral outflow at the top level. 
  • They always form over oceans where sea surface temperature is greater than 26°C. 
  • They develop at latitudes usually greater than 5° from the equator.

Terms for Tropical Cyclones:

• Hurricane – North Atlantic, Eastern North Pacific and South Pacific Ocean.
• Cyclone – Indian Ocean.
• Typhoon – Western North Pacific Ocean.
• Willy-willy: Eastern part of the Southern Indian Ocean.