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Understanding the Rural Digital Divide in India

Context: The Public Accounts Committee, chaired by K.C. Venugopal, has expressed concern over poor rural mobile connectivity and directed telecom...

Paucity of Women Judges in the Supreme Court of India

Paucity of Women Judges in the Supreme Court of India: A Critical Call for Equality Context: With the retirement of...

Remission Rights and Life Imprisonment

Context: In a significant observation, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and R...

New Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025

Context: The Union Home Ministry has notified the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, replacing the decade-old Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964....

India’s Maritime Reforms 2025: Opportunities and Challenges

India’s maritime reforms 2025 —Ports Bill, Coastal Shipping Act, and Merchant Shipping Act—aim to modernise governance but raise concerns over...

Industrial Revolution: Causes, Impact

Explore the Industrial Revolution’s origin, innovations, global impact, and legacy. Essential for UPSC Prelims, Mains & Essay Paper. A complete...

Age of Revolutions: French, American, Russian 

Explore the American, French, and Russian Revolutions—their causes, key events, and global impact.  A must-read for UPSC aspirants to master...

Vikram 3201: India’s Chip Leap

ISRO’s Vikram 3201, India’s first 32-bit space chip, boosts self-reliance and marks a leap in semiconductor ambitions. Introduction On the...

Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) & the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)

Context: Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) are reshaping global finance, raising concerns of tax evasion and transparency. From April 1, 2027,...

CEREBO: A Game-Changer in Early Detection of TBI

Context: Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) pose a major health challenge, especially in rural India, where access to CT/MRI scans is...

Inflation Targeting

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is undertaking a crucial five-year review of its monetary policy framework, sparking a...

China AI Infrastructure Strategy: Why It Outshines Semiconductor Exports for Global Power

Context: China’s growing focus on exporting AI infrastructure over semiconductors reflects the current global race for digital leadership, where “compute”...

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)

NHA eyes 2,000 cr to scale digital healthcare ecosystem Context: The government is preparing a proposal for ABDM 2.0, seeking...

Controller General of Accounts: Role, Functions, and Relevance

Context: The appointment of Ms. T.C.A. Kalyani as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) comes at a crucial time...

RTE Exemption to Minority Institutions Needs Urgent Revision

RTE Exemption to Minority Institutions Faces Critical Review Context: The Supreme Court’s recent call to reconsider the blanket exemption of...

Decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation: Theories & Evidence

Decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation: Theories & Evidence

Explore key theories behind the decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation—floods, river shifts, invasions, and ecological stress. Essential UPSC notes...

Silicon Dreams and India’s Semiconductor Future

Silicon Dreams and India’s Semiconductor Future

Explore India’s semiconductor mission—challenges, policies, talent, and global chip geopolitics shaping India’s digital future. Semiconductors are the steel of the...

Biodiversity (Amendment) Act, 2023–24

Biodiversity (Amendment) Act, 2023–24

India to overhaul biodiversity norms to boost ayurveda biz innovation, conservation Biodiversity: The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 introduced several...

Naegleria fowleri

Naegleria fowleri

Brain-eating amoeba is Kerala’s new health emergency Naegleria fowleri: Kerala is currently grappling with a surge in cases of Primary...

Unified Pension Scheme: Key Challenges and Hidden Drawbacks

Reasons for Cold Response to UPS: Major Concerns and Hidden Flaws Context: The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), introduced in April...

Cash Transfer Revolution

Context: The Haryana cabinet’s recent approval of the Deen Dayal Laado Laxmi Yojana, promising ₹2,100 per month to women, is...