Current Affairs

Enumerating Most Vulnerable Tribes Separately

Context: In a significant move, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has formally requested the Registrar General of India (RGI)...

Earth’s Inner Core & the Role of Carbon

Earth’s inner core exists only because of carbon Context: A recent study by researchers from the University of Oxford, Leeds,...

Spyware & GRAPHITE

Context: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reactivated a controversial contract with Paragon Solutions, granting it access to...

Fertility Rate Dips Below Replacement Level

Context: According to the 2023 Sample Registration System (SRS) report released by the Office of the Registrar General of India,...

State of the Sector Report on FPOs (SoFPO)

Context: According to the latest State of the Sector Report on FPOs (SoFPO) released by the National Association for FPOs...

UDID and Disability Rights in India: Urgent Challenges and Key Solutions

Context: Less than 40% of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in India possess a UDID card, leaving a majority excluded from...

Vikram-32 Chip

What is Vikram-32 chip, India’s first indigenous space processor? Context: On September 2, 2025, at the Semicon India 2025 conference,...

To Build Ships, India Must Look East: Unlocking Strategic Partnerships for Maritime Power

Context: Amid shifting global supply chains and rising maritime competition, India is prioritising shipbuilding to strengthen economic and security resilience....

Horticulture Push: Powerful Pathway to Farm Diversification and Higher Incomes

Context: India’s farm sector is witnessing a policy and market shift from cereals to high-value horticulture, as highlighted in the...

India-Russia Nuclear Partnership

Context: The decades-long India-Russia nuclear energy partnership, epitomised by the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), offers a replicable model for...

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...

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....

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...

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...