Current Affairs

Nafithromycin and India’s Drug Development

Context: India, long hailed as the “pharmacy of the world” for its affordable generic drugs and vaccines, has made a...

UK’s Assisted Dying Bill

Context: On November 29, the UK House of Commons passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by a...

Electronic tracking of undertrials on bail

Context: Recently , President Droupadi Murmu released a report titled “Prisons in India: Mapping Prison Manuals and Measures for Reformation...

Marburg Virus Disease 

Context: The recent outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda has raised significant global concern.  More on News: The virus,...

AI Uncovers Nazca Geoglyphs

Context: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionised the field of archaeology, leading to the discovery of hundreds of previously unknown Nazca...

Aurobindo Ghosh

Aurobindo Ghosh, commonly known as Sri Aurobindo, was a prominent Indian philosopher, nationalist, and spiritual leader born on August 15,...

Challenges in Using AI in Indian Agriculture: 

AI holds transformative potential for agriculture, yet its adoption in India faces hurdles: Small Landholdings: Over 80% of Indian farmers...

BRICS and Dollar 

Context: Donald Trump has issued a warning to the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), threatening 100%...

Unified Adaptation Taxonomy and Adaptation Finance

Context: Global spending on climate change adaptation is estimated to fall short by as much as 18 times the required...

BRICS+ Local Currency Trade

Context: The BRICS+ group (Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, South Africa, UAE) is exploring trade in local currencies...

Bangladesh and Religious Freedom

Context: The desecration of Hindu temples in Bangladesh and the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das on sedition charges...

Prior Sanction to Prosecute Public Servants

Context: Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling as a precedent for the former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress MP...

40 Years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Context: Four decades after the Bhopal gas tragedy, hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste remain at the Union Carbide India...

GRAP 4 and Supreme Court

Context: The Supreme Court highlighted a complete lack of coordination among government agencies, civic bodies, and the police in implementing...

Land Degradation

Context: A United Nations report titled “Stepping back from the precipice: Transforming land management to stay within planetary boundaries” highlights...