Current Affairs

Privacy in the Hyper-Connected Age

Context: On a balmy evening in Boston, a Coldplay concert turned into an unexpected global controversy when a light-hearted “kiss-cam”...

Places in News: Kaziranga National Park

Listening to birds, counting them too: Kaziranga census that PM mentioned Context: Kaziranga National Park has become India’s third-highest tiger...

6G Technology and India’s Maritime Leap

Bharat 6G: Critical Tech for Autonomous Ships Context: A recent convergence between India’s Bharat 6G Vision, the ITU’s IMT-2030 standard,...

Pacific Tsunami Alert

Tsunami warnings issued across the Pacific after 8.8 M quake in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Context: A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake...

Air Pollution and Dementia

Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Significantly Increases Dementia Risk Context: A landmark study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers...

Vegetable Oil Security in India: Bold Moves to Cut Import Dependence

Vegetable Oil Security: India’s Strategic Push for Self-Reliance Context: In an unusual shift, Indian importers have purchased a record 150,000...

India’s Insurance Sector

Context: The 2025-26 Union Budget raised the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in insurance to 100%, building on the 2021-22...

India’s Draft National Telecom Policy 2025

Context: The government has released the draft National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2025, aiming to transform India’s telecom sector by 2030....

Rise of Contractual Labour in India

Context: In recent decades, India’s formal manufacturing sector has seen a sharp rise in contractual employment, with contract workers now...

Regulating Stablecoins

Context: US President Donald Trump recently signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (Genius Act) into...

Species in News: Golden Jackals

Kerala’s golden jackals show adaptability to human-dominated landscapes Context: A recent citizen science study led by the Aranyakam Nature Foundation...

Namo Drone Didi Scheme

IMPLEMENTATION OF DRONE DIDI SCHEME Context: The Government of India has approved ‘Namo Drone Didi’ aimed at revolutionising agriculture through...

NISAR Earth Observation Satellite

NISAR satellite mounted on GSLV for launch on July 30 Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed on Monday,...

Fair Use and Generative AI

How the fair use clause is being applied to generative AI   Context: The use of copyrighted materials to train...

India’s Slum Clusters in Flood-Prone Areas Reveal a Looming Urban Crisis

India Slum Clusters in Flood Zones: Study Warns of Mounting Risk Context: Flooding affects over 2.3 billion people globally each...

Five Years of NEP 2020

Context: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, India’s third education policy since independence, promised a transformative overhaul of school and...

AYUSH vs. Modern Medicine

The medical boundaries for AYUSH practitioners Context: A recent debate over whether AYUSH practitioners (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy) can...

Gavri Festival of Mewar Bhils: A Powerful Celebration of Tribal Identity and Unity

Gavri of the Mewar Bhils: Inspiring Ritual of Faith and Social Rebellion   Context: Every year, the Bhil community of...

Places in News: Azerbaijan

Context: Azerbaijani President and Armenian Prime Minister met in Abu Dhabi for their first direct bilateral talks without mediators. Geographical...

Places in News: Cambodia

Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict Context: The Thailand-Cambodia border conflict has escalated into the deadliest military clash between the two nations in...

Lakshadweep’s Coral Crisis and the Global Picture

Lakshadweep’s coral reefs have halved in last 24 years — and they need time to recover Context: A groundbreaking 24-year...

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