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World Soil Day: The Importance of Soil Health and Nutrient Circularity

Context: World Soil Day (5, December 2024) emphasises the need to address India’s soil health crisis to ensure sustainable ecosystems,...

Bhimrao Ambedkar

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, often called Baba Saheb Ambedkar, was an eminent Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reformer who...

Usefulness of Caste Census

Context: The demand for a caste census has become a contentious political issue, with support from opposition leaders, NGOs, and...

Extrachromosomal DNA

Context: Recent studies have revealed that extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is present in up to 40% of cancer cell lines and...

Nafithromycin and India’s Drug Development

Context: India, long hailed as the “pharmacy of the world” for its affordable generic drugs and vaccines, has made a...

UK’s Assisted Dying Bill

Context: On November 29, the UK House of Commons passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by a...

Electronic tracking of undertrials on bail

Context: Recently , President Droupadi Murmu released a report titled “Prisons in India: Mapping Prison Manuals and Measures for Reformation...

Marburg Virus Disease 

Marburg Virus Disease 

Marburg Virus Disease: A Rising Global Threat Context: The Marburg Virus Disease, often referred to as the “bleeding eye disease,”...

AI Uncovers Nazca Geoglyphs

Context: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionised the field of archaeology, leading to the discovery of hundreds of previously unknown Nazca...

Aurobindo Ghosh

Aurobindo Ghosh, commonly known as Sri Aurobindo, was a prominent Indian philosopher, nationalist, and spiritual leader born on August 15,...

Challenges in Using AI in Indian Agriculture: 

AI holds transformative potential for agriculture, yet its adoption in India faces hurdles: Small Landholdings: Over 80% of Indian farmers...

Balancing Equity and Unity

Balancing Equity and Unity

Navigating the Complexities of a Caste Census in India. India, with its intricate social structures and deep cultural history, has...

A Case Study of Nigeria

A Case Study of Nigeria

India’s Strategic Engagement with West Africa. India’s evolving foreign policy increasingly emphasises Africa, with Nigeria at the heart of its...

Integrating Space Biotechnology in India’s Second Space Age

Integrating Space Biotechnology in India’s Second Space Age

Pioneering Horizons India is embarking on an extraordinary journey by combining two advanced fields: space exploration and biotechnology. This partnership...

BRICS and De‑dollarisation

BRICS and De‑dollarisation

Global Shift Away from the Dollar with BRICS Context:  The global push to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar gained...

Unified Adaptation Taxonomy and Adaptation Finance

Context: Global spending on climate change adaptation is estimated to fall short by as much as 18 times the required...

BRICS+ Local Currency Trade

Context: The BRICS+ group (Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, South Africa, UAE) is exploring trade in local currencies...

Bangladesh and Religious Freedom

Context: The desecration of Hindu temples in Bangladesh and the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das on sedition charges...

Prior Sanction to Prosecute Public Servants

Context: Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling as a precedent for the former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress MP...

40 Years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Context: Four decades after the Bhopal gas tragedy, hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste remain at the Union Carbide India...

GRAP 4 and Supreme Court

Context: The Supreme Court highlighted a complete lack of coordination among government agencies, civic bodies, and the police in implementing...

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