Context: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has initiated the process to revise the base year for India’s GDP calculations from 2011–12 to 2022–23. Key economic indicators like the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) will also be rebased accordingly. What is a Base …

 Context A new species of regenerative freshwater flatworm, Dugesia punensis, has been discovered in Pashan Lake, Pune, Maharashtra. This marks the first such identification in India since 1983. About Dugesia punensis Taxonomic Group: Belongs to the genus Dugesia under the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms). Type: A free-living, non-parasitic flatworm, known for …