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India’s Bonded Labour Crisis: A National Shame

India’s Shame — The Trap of Bonded Labour Context: As the world observes International Labour Day on May 1, honouring...

Caste Census in India: The Hidden Key to Real Social Empowerment

Context: The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved caste enumeration in the upcoming...

Historic Sword of Maratha Warrior Raghuji Bhosale I

Significance of Sword of Maratha Warrior Raghuji Bhosale   Context: In a historic achievement, the Maharashtra government has successfully reclaimed...

Amazon’s Project Kuiper

Amazon launches Kuiper satellites, taking on Starlink Context: Amazon launched the first batch of 27 Kuiper satellites into low-Earth orbit...

India’s First Sovereign LLM

Sarvam: The Bharatiya LLM Context: The Government of India has appointed Bengaluru-based AI startup Sarvam to build the country’s first...

Rafale M Upgrade: How 26 New Fighters Empower the Indian Navy

Rafale M Boost: Why 26 New Jets Could Revolutionize Indian Navy Power Context: India and France on Monday signed a...

Genetically Modified (GM) Crops

GM Crops Can Help India Reduce Its Edible Oil Imports Context: In a significant development, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand...

Baisaran Terror Attack and the “Zero-Day” Wake-up Call

Baisaran Terror Attack Ignites Urgent Call for AI-Powered National Security Reform Context: Recently, a deadly terror attack in Baisaran Valley,...

Monsoon Extremes Threaten Marine Productivity

Changes in monsoon affect marine productivity in Bay of Bengal: study Context: A recent study published in Nature Geoscience reveals...

UN Pushes for Debt Reform, Financial Diversification, and Institutional Strengthening to Achieve SDGs

Debt Reform for SDGs: UN Urges Powerful Action on Finance and Institutional Change Context: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,...

Maritime Development Fund

Government Clears ₹25,000 Crore Shipbuilding Fund Context: In a major boost to India’s blue economy, the government’s Expenditure Finance Committee...

Places in News: Spain & Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)

Context:  A massive power outage struck large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, disrupting public transportation, grounding flights, and...

Places in News: Rwanda

Context: Rwanda has recently been in the global spotlight following its agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Bharti Airtel Seeks Equity Conversion

How Airtel’s Equity Conversion Request Opens a Pandora’s Box   Context: Days after Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ruled out further...

Vaya Vandana Yojana

Delhi govt launches Vaya Vandana Yojana   Context: The Delhi Government, in collaboration with the Central Government, launched the Pradhan...

Bengal Roof Turtles

Species in News : Endangered species of turtles reintroduced in Ganga river Context: In a groundbreaking wildlife conservation effort, 20...

Places in News: South China Sea

China Seizes Disputed Reef in the South China Sea Context: In a provocative move that could further destabilise the South...

Death Anniversary of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh – The Study IAS By Manikant Singh

45th Death Anniversary of Freedom Fighter Mahendra Pratap Singh   Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh (1886–1979) was a prominent Indian freedom...

177th Birth Anniversary of Raja Ravi Varma on April 29th, 2025

177th Birth Anniversary of Raja Ravi Verma   Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906) was a pioneering Indian artist from Kerala, celebrated...

Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF)

Non-Profits, Indigenous People Raise Concerns over proposed Tropical Forest Finance Facility Context: Non-profit organisations and indigenous peoples’ groups have raised...

Indian Navy Demonstrates Combat Readiness

Indian Navy Conducts Successful Anti-Ship Firings Context: In a powerful display of maritime strength, the Indian Navy has conducted multiple...

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