Current Affairs

Combat Rising Suicides in Higher Education

Working Groups Formed to Tackle Student Mental Health Crisis and Suicides in Higher Educational Institutions Context: In a significant move...

AI in the Age of Humans: Redefining Coexistence, Identity, and Relevance

A Shift in the Narrative — From “How Humans Will Survive AI” to “How AI Will Coexist with Humans” Context:...

Species in News: Olive Ridley Turtles

Context: A comprehensive 16-year-long study titled “Monitoring Sea Turtles in India 2008–2024” has revealed that the Olive Ridley turtle population...

Mouse Brain Mapping

Largest Functional Map of Brain Context: Scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date, identifying and...

Gender and Climate Change

Context: “This generation was supposed to do better,” says a woman from Dhanelikanhar, Chhattisgarh, reflecting on how climate change and...

Trump Pushes for Coal Revival

Trump Designating Coal as a Critical Mineral Context: In a significant policy shift, President Donald Trump has moved to rebrand...

India Completes First Phase of Genome Mapping 

Genome India Project Unlocks Insights into Health, Ancestry, and Diversity Context: India has successfully completed the first phase of its...

Government Considers Revising RIDF Allocations

Mid-Year Review May Lead to Higher RIDF Outlay to Support Rural Economy Context: The Indian government is likely to revise...

India’s E-Waste Recycling

Manufacturers Challenge New Recycling Rules Amid Rising Costs and Legal Disputes Context: India is stepping up its efforts to combat...

Punjab’s Ban on Hybrid Paddy Seeds

High Cost & Substandard Performance Lead to Banning Hybrid Paddy Seeds Context: The Punjab government has banned the sale of...

Punjab’s Ban on Hybrid Paddy Seeds

High Cost & Substandard Performance Lead to Banning Hybrid Paddy Seeds Context: The Punjab government has banned the sale of...

Automotive Industry: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains

India’s Automotive Drive into Global Value Chains Context: NITI Aayog has recently launched the report “Automotive Industry: Powering India’s Participation...

NREGA Wages

Low Wages Undermine the Promise of NREGA Context: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, in its...

Record Surge in E-Way Bill Generation

Record e-way bills in March signal year-end factory push, manufacturing momentum Context: March 2025 witnessed a record-breaking 124.5 million e-way...

Panchayat Advancement Index and Localisation of SDGs in India

India Launches First Panchayat Development Index Context: Recently, in a significant stride towards evidence-based rural development, the Ministry of Panchayati...