Caste Enumeration to Empower Policy Planning in Census 2025
08 May 2025 | blogwebCaste Enumeration Begins: A Bold Step Toward Social Equity Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of caste in...
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Polity, Constitution and Governance
Polity, Constitution and Governance
Reforming Indian Civil Services: Urgent Reforms for a Stronger Democracy
08 May 2025 | blogwebContext: In recent times, the Indian Civil Services have faced scrutiny due to structural and functional challenges. Highlighting the urgent...
Current Affairs
Integrating Indigenous Rights for Sustainable Biodiversity Protection
07 May 2025 | blogwebIndia’s Forest Rights Act Stands Apart from Exclusionary Laws Globally Context: Conservation efforts worldwide are increasingly scrutinised for their exclusionary...
Current Affairs
India’s Biofuel Push
07 May 2025 | blogwebMapping The Evolution Of Biofuels in India Context: India’s road transport sector, a critical component of its economic engine, is...
Current Affairs
India’s West Asia Policy: Strategic Realignments and Promising Areas of Cooperation
07 May 2025 | blogwebIndia’s West Asia Policy: Exploring New Frontiers of Cooperation and Growth Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s abrupt return from Riyadh...
Current Affairs
Look East to Act East: Powering India’s Strategic Pivot to Southeast Asia
07 May 2025 | blogwebLook East to Act East: Unleashing India’s Bold Southeast Asia Engagement Context: India’s engagement with Southeast Asia entered a new...
Current Affairs
India’s Human Development Index (HDI) Performance (UNDP 2025 Report)
07 May 2025 | blogwebInequality slashes India’s human development score by nearly a third: UNDP report Context: India has made notable progress on the...
Current Affairs
Vizhinjam International Seaport: A Bold Leap in India’s Maritime Power
06 May 2025 | blogwebVizhinjam International Seaport: Unlocking India’s Strategic Trade Potential Context: The Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala, inaugurated in 2025 by Prime...
Current Affairs
Global Vaccine Coverage in Crisis
06 May 2025 | blogwebAre vaccine-preventable diseases rising? Context: In a joint statement, by the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF, and Gavi calls for...
Current Affairs
India Launches First Genome-Edited Rice Varieties
06 May 2025 | blogwebFor the first time, 2 new genome-edited rice varieties: Why is this such a major breakthrough for ICAR and India’s...
Current Affairs
Kaleshwaram Crisis Unfolds: Critical Lessons from India’s Mega Irrigation Blunder
06 May 2025 | blogwebKaleshwaram Project Crisis: Unmasking the Shocking Engineering and Governance Failures Context: India’s National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) found irreparable damage...
Current Affairs
Agrivoltaics in India
06 May 2025 | blogwebWorld Solar Day: From ploughs to panels, cultivating a solar-powered future Context: In 1981, German scientists Adolf Goetzberger and Armin...
Current Affairs
Balancing Development and Ecology
06 May 2025 | blogweb‘Development’ at the Cost of Nicobar Islands Context: The recent passing of Shri ‘Vanajeevi’ Ramaiah, renowned tree crusader and Padma...
Current Affairs
Innovation in Public-Funded R&D
06 May 2025 | blogwebDo Public-Funded R&D Units Innovate Enough? Context: In a significant move to evaluate the performance and innovation potential of India’s...
Current Affairs
Enceladus Astrobiology Mission
05 May 2025 | blogwebNASA’s Orbilander mission will search for alien life on Saturn’s moon ‘Enceladus’ Context: A new mission concept—Enceladus Orbitlander—has been...
Current Affairs
Breakthrough in Brain-Computer Interface
05 May 2025 | blogwebIndian scientists help develop Brain-Computer Interface that enables movement for people who are paralysed Context: Researchers at the University...
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US Funding Withdrawal from Gavi
05 May 2025 | blogwebThe Potential Impact of Proposed Gavi Funding Cuts on Global Health Security Context: The U.S. had pledged $2.6 billion...
Current Affairs
Weight-Loss Drugs for Obesity Treatment
05 May 2025 | blogwebWHO to Back Use of Weight-Loss Drugs for Adults Globally Context: In a landmark move, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
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Book Review: The Nehruvian Development Model
05 May 2025 | blogwebWhen Hamza Alavi brought up the idea of an “overdeveloped state”, he correctly depicted the idea of how political masters...
Current Affairs
India at a Strategic Crossroads
05 May 2025 | blogwebA Profound Shift in the Global Order Context: India is standing at a historic inflection point, reminiscent of the era...
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US-China Trade War and India
05 May 2025 | blogwebTrade War – US–China tariff talks and implications for India. Context: Amid deteriorating US-China trade relations, China’s Ministry of Commerce...
