Current Affairs

India’s Trade Performance Surges in 2024

Context: India’s trade sector demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2024, with exports growing by 6.3% for the calendar year, significantly outpacing...

Liquidity Shortage Limits RBI’s Rate Cut Impact

Context: Recently, the yield on the 10-year bond fell to its lowest level in three years. However, in contrast, corporate...

Kurdish Struggle: A Stateless People in Search of a Homeland

Context: Traditionally a nomadic society, Kurds are spread across modern-day Turkiye, Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia. For over a century,...

Towards an Equitable and Effective TB Care System in India

Context: With an estimated 2.8 million new cases annually, India accounts for more than 25% of the global tuberculosis (TB)...

Online Publication of Form 17C and Election Transparency

Context: In May 2024, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court of India reviewed a petition filed by...

The Indian Railways and Meghalaya: Challenges in Expanding Rail Connectivity

Context: Meghalaya is set to become the only Indian state capital without railway connectivity as Indian Railways is likely to...

Sikkim’s Tourism Entry Fee

Context: The Sikkim government has introduced a ₹50 entry fee for every tourist visiting the state from March 2025. The...

Influenza in India

Context: Reports on March 7-8 mentioned a surge in influenza cases in the Delhi-NCR region, attributed to a “54% spike,”...

Astronauts Return from ISS

Astronauts Return from ISS

Effects of Spaceflight and Rehabilitation On March 19 (IST), a SpaceX capsule carrying astronauts Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore, Aleksandr Gorbunov,...

Five Years After Covid

Five Years After Covid

Context : Tracking Migration Five years post-pandemic, migration has largely returned to pre-Covid trends, with new challenges and opportunities emerging....

New Species on Antarctic Seafloor

Context: A team of scientists has made a remarkable discovery while exploring the newly exposed seabed left behind by the...

Strategic Deregulation: Balancing Growth and Stability

Context: In an era marked by digital finance, geopolitical shifts, and disruptive technologies, the key question is not whether India...

Charting the Future of IORA under India’s Chairship

Context: India will assume chairmanship of IORA from November 2025 and aims to enhance its governance, resilience, and funding mechanisms....

India-New Zealand Relations

Context: At the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the conference’s chief guest, highlighted...

Enhancing Weather Forecasting

Enhancing Weather Forecasting

Revolutionizing Weather Forecasting: Accuracy & Challenges. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is set to significantly enhance its forecasting capabilities by...