Overhauling India’s Compliance Framework: A Necessity for Business Growth
13 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: The “India Business Corruption Survey 2024” highlights that 66% of business entities admitted to paying bribes, with 54% coerced...
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Toponymous Diseases
13 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: Toponymous diseases, named after places or regions, have long been a source of confusion, misinformation, and prejudice. The names...
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Revolutionising Waste: Turning Urine into Valuable Fertiliser
13 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: In the 17th century, German alchemist Hennig Brandt sought the mythical “philosopher’s stone” by distilling urine, believing its golden...
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Study on Particle Acceleration in Space
13 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: The January 13, 2021 study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Northumbria University shed light on the role...
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Indian Railways (FY26)
13 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has recommended that the Ministry of Railways focus more on public-private partnership (PPP)...
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India-Mauritius Relations: A Cornerstone of India’s Maritime Strategy
13 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mauritius (March 11-12, 2025) marks a reaffirmation of the deep-rooted ties between the...
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Species in News: Smooth Coated Otters
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: In an exciting development, the smooth-coated otters are set to return to the Delhi Zoo, officially known as the...
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The Indian University and the Search for a Vice-Chancellor
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: The Draft University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2025 propose significant changes in the appointment and eligibility criteria of Vice-Chancellors...
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Five Years On: The Lingering Economic Impact of COVID-19
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: Five years after the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its economic impact remains profound. The crisis led to record...
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India’s Obesity Crisis and Regulating Ultra-Processed Foods
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to tackle obesity and the 2025 Economic Survey‘s recommendation for imposing a ‘health tax’...
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India-U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement: WTO Compliance and Strategic Considerations
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: India and the U.S. plan to negotiate a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) by 2025, ensuring WTO compliance. Unlike a...
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Evolution and Impact of Quick Commerce in India
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: Quick commerce (Q-commerce) first gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering under-lockdown consumers a way to receive essential goods...
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Water-Ice Beyond Lunar Poles
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: Water-ice on the Moon may be more widespread than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from...
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Power Demand Amid Rising Temperatures
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: The year 2024 was the hottest on record, with global average temperatures soaring 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. ...
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Global Arms Imports
12 March 2025 | The Study IASContext: Ukraine emerged as the world’s largest importer of major arms between 2020 and 2024, marking an almost hundredfold increase...
