Current Affairs

Election Commission of India Targets Inactive Parties in Major Cleanup Drive

Election Commission of India Identifies 345 Untraceable Parties for Delisting Context: The Election Commission of India has initiated proceedings to...

India’s Criminal Justice System

A year later — colonial-era laws to new criminal codes Context: In 2023, India took a landmark step by replacing...

Species in News: Dhole

Dhole spotted again in Assam’s Kaziranga Context: In a major conservation breakthrough, dholes (Asiatic wild dogs), once thought locally extinct...

Kharai Camel & Mangrove Crisis

Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels Context: The rare indigenous...

Adamya Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV)

ICG inducts ‘Adamya’ the first FPV out of the eight being built by GSL   Context: ‘Adamya’, the first Fast Patrol...

Practising equality in constitutional courts

Practising Equality in Constitutional Courts: Rethinking the Senior Advocate Designation System in India Context: Recently, the Supreme Court of India...

India’s Foreign Policy Dilemma: An Avoidable Risk in Israel-Palestine Ties

India’s Foreign Policy Choices in West Asia: A Costly Balancing Act Context:  Recently, India abstained from  UN ceasefire resolution in...

India vs China in the Indian Ocean

India’s China Challenge in the Indian Ocean Context: The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has rapidly emerged as a central battleground...

India’s Longer Coastline

How India ‘added’ more than 3,500 km to its coastline Context: India’s coastline has officially expanded by nearly 50%, not...

Tomb of Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus

Context: In a significant ruling last week, the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected a plea to allow religious and cultural...

Shubhanshu Shukla Makes History as First Indian Aboard the ISS

Shukla becomes first Indian to enter the ISS Context: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force became the...

Multidimensional Indices in Indian Healthcare

Reforming Social Protection with Multidimensional Indices Context: India’s poverty measurement has evolved from pre-independence subsistence-based estimates to modern multidimensional frameworks....

A Roadmap for Securing India’s Undersea Cables

Undersea Cables in India: A Strategic Plan to Strengthen National Security Context: Undersea fibre optic cables, carrying 97% of global...

AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security

Context: The Indo-Pacific region’s rapidly evolving security dynamics have made multilateral defence cooperation critical.  More on News In 2021, AUKUS—a...

India’s Poverty Debate

The truth about poverty in India Context: In April 2025, the Government of India issued a press release titled “India’s...

Bonalu

Month-long Bonalu starts in Hyderabad Context: Month-long Bonalu festival has started in Hyderabad’s Sri Jagadambika Ammavari Temple at Golconda Fort....

Rising Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural India

Why non-communicable diseases are rising in rural India Context: India is witnessing a rapid and concerning escalation in the prevalence...

South Asia Regional Centre of International Potato Centre (CIP) in India

Centre approves South Asia unit of International Potato Centre at Agra Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of...

Enabling voting rights for migrants

Enabling Voting Rights for Migrants: A Critical Step Towards Inclusive Democracy Context: Bihar, a State with one of the highest...

India’s Crude Oil and Natural Gas Consumption: A Growing Energy Security Risk

India’s Crude Oil and Natural Gas Consumption Crisis: Why Import Dependency Hurts Context: India’s energy security challenge has become more...

India’s Middle-Class Conundrum

The middle class seems missing from our growth story Context: India’s economy posted a strong 7.4% year-on-year growth in Q4...

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