Current Affairs

Treating All Equally

Context: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of a 2004 Uttar Pradesh law regulating madrassas, asserting that “secularism requires...

EU’s Strategy to Support Industries Amid High Energy Costs and Investment Barriers

Context: The European Union (EU) Clean Industrial Deal aims to balance climate goals with industrial competitiveness by addressing high energy...

Urgent Need for Wetland Conservation

Context: The recent suo motu public interest litigation initiated by the Meghalaya High Court to oversee wetland conservation has once...

Aditya-L1 Captures First-Ever Image of Solar Flare ‘Kernel’

Context: India’s first space-based solar mission, Aditya-L1, has achieved a significant breakthrough by capturing the first-ever image of a solar...

Economic Freedom Through Responsible Regulation

Context: The central theme of the latest Economic Survey is unambiguous: “Get out of the way.” It emphasises that enhancing...

New Growth Avenues Amid Reduced Railway Financing

Context: The Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is actively exploring new business opportunities and diversifying its lending portfolio as its...

India’s Path to High-Income Status by 2047

Context: India must implement bold economic reforms to achieve high-income status by 2047, requiring an average annual growth rate of...

Poet-Musician Who Shaped India’s Syncretic Culture

Context: At the 25th edition of Jahan-e-Khusrau, held at New Delhi’s Sunder Nursery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the annual...

India as a Global Leader in Textiles

Introduction : Textiles The textiles and apparel industry is India’s second-largest employer after agriculture, providing direct employment to 45 million...

India’s AI Ambition: Navigating Regulatory Challenges and Global Competitiveness

Introduction: India stands at a crossroads in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) race. Competition is fierce, with Silicon Valley leading,...

Indian Digital Economy Ranked 28th in User Spending

Context: India has emerged as the third-largest digital economy globally, following the United States and China however despite its rapid...

Rise in South Korea’s Birth Rate: Lessons for India

Context : South Korea’s Birth Rate South Korea has witnessed a marginal rise in its birth rate in 2024, marking...

Bharat Ports Global: Enhancing India’s Role in Global Maritime Trade

Context:  The Government of India has launched Bharat Ports Global, a consortium of public sector entities aimed at expanding India’s...

Study on Olive Ridley Turtle

Context: A comprehensive 16-year assessment of India’s turtle populations has found that Olive Ridley numbers remain stable or are increasing. ...

Rural India Spent More Time on Learning Activities

Context: Findings from the latest Time Use Survey (TUS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) revealed...