Current Affairs

India’s Trade Deficit: A Misunderstood Indicator

Context: India’s persistent trade deficit—importing more goods than it exports—is often misinterpreted as a weakness in its manufacturing sector.  More...

Indoor Air Quality and Purification

Context: The privileged in society often spend their days in controlled environments—homes, offices, gyms, and air-conditioned vehicles—where air quality can...

Can Artificial Rain fix Delhi’s Air Pollution Problem

Context: Delhi’s AQI reached 492, with some areas hitting the maximum index value of 500, despite Stage IV GRAP measures.Looking...

World Fisheries Day (WFD)

Context: The Department of Fisheries (DoF) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is set to celebrate World...

India’s Third Largest Tiger Reserve

Context: Chhattisgarh is set to enhance its wildlife conservation efforts with the establishment of the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve,...

Tractor Tax on Inheritance

Context: Thousands of British farmers are set to march to Parliament Square to protest against the impending end of an...

Harekrushna Mahtab

Harekrushna Mahtab, popularly known as Utkal Keshari, was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and politician born on November 21, 1899,...

Sikandar Lodhi

Sikandar Lodhi, originally named Nizam Khan, was the second Sultan of the Lodi Dynasty, reigning from 1489 to 1517. He...

Green World Awards 2024

Context: Coal India Limited (CIL), under the aegis of the Ministry of Coal, has been honoured with the prestigious Green...

Account Aggregator System and Privacy

Context: As economies digitise rapidly, embedding regulatory principles directly into digital infrastructure has emerged as an effective way to address...

PMAY-G Survey to use ‘Face Recognition’ tools to identify new Beneficiaries

Context: A new survey for the rural housing (PMAY-G)  scheme aims to identify 8 million additional beneficiaries, alongside the existing...

Armenia’s Defence Deep-Tech Landscape and India

Context: Situated at the crossroads of Russia, Iran, and Türkiye, Armenia embodies the complexities of the contemporary multipolar world order. ...

High-Altitude Sickness 

Context: Every year, high-altitude regions in the Himalayas draw numerous adventurers and trekkers. However, these pristine but extreme environments also...

State-of-the-Art Animal Feed Plant 

Context: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated a state-of-the-art cattle feed plant with a production...

CV Raman

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, commonly known as C.V. Raman, was a distinguished Indian physicist born on November 7, 1888, in Tiruchirappalli,...