Environment, Awards, Agri & Minerals
High-yield Environment, Awards, Agri & Minerals current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.
23. PM Awards & Word of Year
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the Knesset Medal | Highest Honour of Israeli Parliament | 2026 |
| Order of Oman | Oman | 2025 |
| The Great Honor Nishan of Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 2025 |
| Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis | Namibia | 2025 |
| Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross | Brazil | 2025 |
| Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago | 2025 |
| Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana | Ghana | 2025 |
| Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III | Cyprus | 2025 |
| Mitra Vibhushan | Sri Lanka | 2025 |
| Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean | Mauritius | 2025 |
| The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabir | Kuwait | 2024 |
| The Order of Excellence of Guyana | Guyana | 2024 |
| Word of the Year 2025 (Oxford) | Rage Bait | |
| Word of the Year 2025 (Merriam-Webster) | slop | |
| Word of the Year 2025 (Cambridge) | Parasocial | |
| Word of the Year 2025 (Collins) | Vibe Coding | |
| Word of the Year 2025 (Dictionary.com) | 67 | |
| Word of the Year 2024 (Oxford) | Brain rot | |
| Word of the Year 2024 (Merriam-Webster) | Polarisation | |
| Word of the Year 2024 (Cambridge) | Manifest | |
| Word of the Year 2024 (Collins) | Brat | |
| Word of the Year 2024 (Dictionary.com) | Demure | |
| Word of the Year 2023 (Oxford) | Rizz |
24. Republic Day 2024-26
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day 2026 Chief Guest | Antonio Costa & Ursula von der Leyen | EU |
| Republic Day 2026 Theme | Vande Mataram ke 150 Varsh | |
| Republic Day 2026 Best Tableau (State) | Maharashtra | |
| Republic Day 2026 Best Tableau (Ministry) | Ministry of Culture | |
| Republic Day 2025 Chief Guest | Prabowo Subianto | Indonesia |
| Republic Day 2025 Theme | Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas | |
| Republic Day 2025 Best Tableau | Uttar Pradesh (Mahakumbh) | |
| Republic Day 2024 Chief Guest | Emmanuel Macron | France |
25. ISRO Missions & Upcoming
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| EOS-N1 (Failed) | 12 Jan 2026 | PSLV-C62 |
| CMS-03 | 2 Nov 2025 | LVM3-M5 |
| NISAR (ISRO-NASA) | 30 Jul 2025 | GSLV-F16 |
| Axiom-4 | 25 Jun 2025 | SpaceX Falcon 9 |
| EOS-9 (101st) (Failed) | 18 May 2025 | PSLV-C61 |
| NVS-02 (100th) | 19 Jan 2025 | GSLV-F15 |
| SpaDex Mission | 30 Dec 2024 | PSLV-C60 |
| Proba-3 Mission | 5 Dec 2024 | PSLV-C59 |
| GSAT-20 | 19 Nov 2024 | SpaceX Falcon-9 |
| Space Station | Planned station for 15-20 days stay | 2028 |
| Chandrayaan 4 | Sample return from Moon | 2028 |
| LUPEX | Joint project with JAXA | 2028 |
| Gaganyaan | India's 1st Manned Space Mission | 2027 |
| Shukrayaan-1 | Venus Atmosphere Study | 2028 |
| Mangalyaan-2 | 2nd Interplanetary Mission to Mars | 2030 |
26. Environment: ISFR, Tiger, Cheetah
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tiger Census 2022 | Total Tigers: 3682 (Max MP: 785) | Released Jul 2023 |
| Tiger Census 2022 Growth | 24.1% increase (2018 to 2022) | 6.1% annual avg |
| Project Cheetah | 8 Cheetahs from Namibia to Kuno NP | 17 Sep 2022 |
| ISFR 2023 Total Forest & Tree Cover | 8,27,357 sq km (25.17%) | Dec 2024 |
| ISFR 2023 Max Forest Cover Area | MP, Maharashtra, Arunachal | Top States |
| ISFR 2023 Max Forest Cover Increase | Chhattisgarh, UP, Odisha | Top States |
| ISFR 2023 Max Forest Cover % | Lakshadweep, Mizoram, A&N | Top % |
27. Cyclones & Hurricanes
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Chido | Mozambique | Named by: Mauritius |
| Cyclone Dike Ledi | Mayotte (France) | Named by: South Africa |
| Cyclone Jude | Madagascar & Mozambique | Named by: Mauritius |
| Cyclone Alfred | Australia | Named by: Australia |
| Cyclone Shakti | Arabian Sea, MH, GJ | Named by: Sri Lanka |
| Cyclone Ragasa | Taiwan, Phil., HK, China | Named by: Philippines |
| Cyclone Emi | UK, Ireland, Netherlands | Named by: UK Met Office |
| Cyclone Halong | Japan, Alaska | Named by: Vietnam |
| Cyclone Matmo | Philippines, China, Vietnam | Named by: Laos |
| Cyclone Manda | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, TN | Named by: Thailand |
| Cyclone Melissa | Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas | |
| Cyclone Kalmaegi | Philippines & Vietnam | Named by: North Korea |
| Cyclone Ditwah | Yemen | Named by: Yemen |
| Cyclone Gajaani | Madagascar | Named by: Madagascar |
28. Agriculture Production
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | World 1st: India | India 1st: West Bengal |
| Wheat / Potato | World 1st: China | India 1st: Uttar Pradesh |
| Maize | World 1st: America | India 1st: Karnataka |
| Pulses / Dal | World 1st: India | India 1st: Madhya Pradesh |
| Groundnut | World 1st: China | India 1st: Gujarat |
| Sugarcane | World 1st: Brazil | India 1st: Uttar Pradesh |
| Jute | World 1st: India | India 1st: West Bengal |
| Tobacco | World 1st: China | India 1st: Andhra Pradesh |
| Natural Rubber | World 1st: Thailand | India 1st: Kerala |
| Coffee | World 1st: Brazil | India 1st: Karnataka |
| Sunflower | World 1st: Ukraine | India 1st: Karnataka |
| Sorghum (Jowar) | World 1st: America | India 1st: Maharashtra |
| Cotton | World 1st: China | India 1st: Gujarat |
| Onion | World 1st: China | India 1st: Maharashtra |
| Tea | World 1st: China | India 1st: Assam |
| Soybean | World 1st: America | India 1st: Madhya Pradesh |
| Milk | World 1st: India | India 1st: Uttar Pradesh |
| Sugar | World 1st: India | India 1st: Maharashtra |
| Spices | World 1st: India | India 1st: Madhya Pradesh |
| Total Oilseeds | World 1st: India | India 1st: Rajasthan |
29. Mineral Production
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Coal / Graphite | World 1st: China | India 1st: Odisha |
| Diamond | World 1st: Russia | India 1st: Madhya Pradesh |
| Copper | World 1st: Chile | India 1st: Madhya Pradesh |
| Iron Ore | World 1st: Australia | India 1st: Odisha |
| Silver | World 1st: Mexico | India 1st: Rajasthan |
| Crude Oil | World 1st: America | India 1st: Rajasthan |
| Natural Gas | World 1st: America | India 1st: Assam |
| Bauxite | World 1st: Australia | India 1st: Odisha |
| Manganese | World 1st: South Africa | India 1st: Madhya Pradesh |
| Gold | World 1st: China | India 1st: Karnataka |
| Mica / Tungsten | World 1st: China | India 1st: Andhra Pradesh |
| Uranium | World 1st: Kazakhstan | India 1st: Andhra Pradesh |
| Gypsum | World 1st: America | India 1st: Rajasthan |
| Lead / Cadmium | World 1st: China | India 1st: Rajasthan |
| Nickel | World 1st: Indonesia | India 1st: Odisha |
| Chromite | World 1st: South Africa | India 1st: Odisha |
| Tin | World 1st: China | India 1st: Chhattisgarh |
| Steel | World 1st: China | India 1st: Odisha |
| Platinum | World 1st: South Africa | India 1st: Odisha |
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