Current Affairs

Elderly Care in India: Challenges & Support Systems

Elderly Care in India: Challenges & Support Systems

India’s elderly population will hit 300M by 2050. Explore challenges in healthcare, pensions, abuse, and policies, and the way forward...

Moplah Revolt (1921): Agrarian Struggle Beyond Religion

Moplah Revolt (1921): Agrarian Struggle Beyond Religion

Explore the Moplah Revolt of 1921 in Malabar—agrarian roots, Khilafat link, leaders, British repression, communal fallout, and its lasting impact...

Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in India

Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in India

Explore why India’s out-of-pocket health spending remains high despite claims of decline, its impact on poverty, and reforms to reduce...

CAG’s AI & Remote Auditing: Digital Accountability

CAG’s AI & Remote Auditing: Digital Accountability

Explore how CAG’s AI, remote audits, and digital platforms enhance efficiency, transparency, and citizen accountability in India’s fiscal governance. Context...

UN Commissions of Inquiry: Role and Relevance

Explore how UN Commissions of Inquiry investigate crises, from Rwanda to Gaza, shaping accountability, evidence, and global justice under international...

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)

Learn how the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) compares with NPS and OPS, why uptake is slow, and what it means...

Corruption in Bureaucracy

Corruption in Bureaucracy

Explore cases from Assam to Telangana, flaws in sanction rules, the criminal nexus, and India’s institutional fight against bureaucratic corruption....

Judicial Experimentalism vs Right to Justice

Judicial Experimentalism vs Right to Justice

Explore Section 85 BNS, key rulings from Lalita Kumari to Shivangi Bansal (2025), and how judicial experimentalism delays justice for...

Hyderabad Liberation Day: History & Unity

Hyderabad Liberation Day: History & Unity

Explore Hyderabad Liberation Day’s history, Operation Polo, Razakar resistance, Telangana’s culture, and its role in today’s national unity. Context Hyderabad...

Lesser Flamingos in Lake Natron

Context: Tanzania halts soda ash mining to save the world’s Lesser Flamingos, prioritising long-term ecological health over short-term industrial gains. ...

India Braces for La Niña’s Return

Context: Weather experts have warned that India could face an intense cold wave during the winter of 2025-26 (December-January). This...

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in India

Context: AMR poses a grave health threat in India, with superbugs resisting last-resort antibiotics. ICMR’s call to restrict new antibiotic...

Tropical Forest Forever Facility: Brazil’s Bold Market-Led Climate Finance Innovation

Context: Brazil’s push for the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) at the upcoming COP30 in Belém comes at a time...

Supreme Court Stay on Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

Context: The Supreme Court’s interim stay on key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 underscores ongoing concerns over the...

Places in News: Kangla Fort

Context: Ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit to Manipur on September 13, the historic Kangla Fort in Imphal has been...

Places in News: Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Context: In a landmark shift, Madhya Pradesh has ended the practice of keeping wild elephants in captivity, following a directive...

INS Androth

NAVY GETS ANTI-SUBMARINE SHIP Context: The Indian Navy has inducted INS Androth, an indigenously built anti-submarine warfare ship, enhancing its...

Why India’s Rates are Falling but Yields are Rising?

Context: The yield on India’s 10-year benchmark government bond has surged, climbing over 20 basis points since the last RBI...

PLI Scheme for White Goods

Context: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry recently announced the re-opening of the application window for the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI)...

ASEAN’s Middle-Income Trap and Lessons for India

Context: ASEAN’s struggle with the middle-income trap is highly relevant today as global supply chains shift under US–China tensions, protectionist...

India and Mexico: A 75-Year Partnership

Context: Marking 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2025, India and Mexico are reflecting on a partnership historically characterised by...