Heavy Rains and Rising Water levels along the Nile River affected many in South Sudan. 

About Nile River

• Longest River in the World. 
• Runs across 11 African Countries.
  • Egypt, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and South Sudan.
• Originates after the Blue and White Nile rivers meet in Khartoum, Sudan to form the River Nile, which flows northwards through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
  • White Nile begins at Lake Victoria and flows through Uganda and South Sudan, while the Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. 

Ministry of Law and Justice launches “Live Cases” Dashboard under Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS).

• It presents real-time data visualization of court cases, enabling proactive decision-making and better inter-ministerial coordination.

About LIMBS

• LIMBS is a web-based litigation monitoring system from central government’s perspective.
• It is an easy to access online tool to monitor the court cases on 24x7 basis in a more transparent, effective and proactive manner during the entire life cycle of a litigation.

Recently, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka under Operation Chakra- V.

About Operation Chakra- V

• Aim: To bring cybercriminals to justice and safeguard citizens across borders from digital exploitation.

Government is setting up NSG hub in Ayodhya, with six other NSG hubs functional in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Jammu.

About NSG

• NSG is Federal Contingency World Class Zero Error Force to deal with anti-terrorist activities in all its manifestation.
  • NSG was modelled on the pattern of the SAS of the UK and GSG-9 of Germany.
  • It is a task-oriented Force and has two complementary elements in the form of the Special Action Group (SAG) and the Special Ranger Groups (SRG).
• Established: 1986 through National Security Guard Act, 1986. 
• Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs.

IMF projected India’s GDP growth rate for 2025-26 to 6.6% (6.4% earlier) and 6.2% for 2026-27 in its WEO. 

• Global growth is projected to slow from 3.3% in 2024 to 3.2% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026. 

About World Economic Outlook

• Published by: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Purpose: It presents analyses and projections of the world economy in the near and medium term.
• It is usually published twice a year with updates in between.

Ministry of Mines classifies limestone as a major mineral.

• Earlier limestone was classified as minor mineral as well as major mineral depending upon the end use.

About Major and Minor minerals

• Under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957, minerals are broadly classified in two categories, i.e. major minerals and minor minerals. 
• The major minerals cover fuel minerals consisting of coal, lignite, petroleum & natural gas and metallic minerals including atomic minerals and non-metallic minerals.  
• Minor minerals consist of materials such as marble, slate, shale etc. 
  • MMDR Act gives State Governments the power to make rules for minor minerals

The 8th Session of the CCSCH began in Guwahati. 

About Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH)

• It is one of the subsidiary bodies under Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) for spices and culinary herbs to elaborate standards in harmonization with worldwide standards.
  • CAC or Food Code is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade.
  • Part of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. 
• Established in July 2013 by the CAC at its 36th meeting held at Rome. 
• India is the host country and Spices Board, Kochi act as the secretariat for CCSCH.

Google Announces USD 15 Billion Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 

• This Gigawatt-Scale Hub constitutes Google’s largest-ever investment in India and its largest AI hub centre located outside the United States.
• The investment spanning over five years (2026–2030) aligns with the Viksit Bharat Vision and would help meet the goals of India AI Mission. 

Key Features

• Purpose-built Data Centre Campus: Bringing together advanced AI infrastructure, data centre capacity, large-scale renewable energy sources, and fibre-optic network, in one place.
• Construction of New International Subsea Gateway: Including multiple international subsea cables to land in Visakhapatnam (India’s Eastern Coast).

Scientists have uncovered that Arabian Sea Mini Warm Pool (MWP) acts as a self-correcting mechanism that helps the monsoon recover from the disruptions caused by the previous El Niño. 

About Arabian Sea Mini Warm Pool (MWP) 

• The Arabian Sea MWP is a small patch of unusually warm sea surface temperatures (SST) in the Arabian Sea, especially the southeastern part (near the Kerala coast). 
  • A warm pool is defined as a body of very warm water, typically with sea surface temperatures exceeding 28.5°C, that plays a significant role in influencing regional climate and weather patterns.
• Duration: Forms every year during April and May, just before the onset of the Indian Summer Monsoon.