Current Affairs

Standing Committee Recommends AI Adoption and Diversification in Banking

Context: The Standing Committee on Finance, in its report, has recommended that banks diversify their funding sources, optimise operations, and...

Recasting India’s Infrastructure Ambitions

Context: The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech in...

Weaponisation of Economic Activity: A Reality in Global Trade

Context: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2025, highlighted the growing link between business decisions and...

CCI’s Landmark Order Against Meta

Context: On November 18, 2024, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a groundbreaking order against Meta, imposing a fine...

Risks to India’s Economic Growth and Needed Reforms

Context: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest Article IV Consultation for India, has highlighted several challenges to the...

Global Government and Corporate Debt

Context: The total outstanding government and corporate bonds worldwide exceeded $100 trillion in 2023, according to a report released by...

Supreme Court Questions ‘Habitual Offender’ Laws

Context: Months after the Supreme Court of India raised concerns over decade-old laws classifying certain individuals as “habitual offenders,” the...

India’s Happiness Ranking

Context: India has made notable progress in its global happiness ranking, as per the World Happiness Report 2025.  More about...

India-EU Free Trade Agreement

Context: India and the EU made significant progress on dispute settlement norms in their latest trade negotiations but struggled to...

India’s Boost to Defence Manufacturing

Context: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a monumental deal worth ₹7,000...

International Day of Forests (IDF)

Context: Every year on March 21, the world celebrates the International Day of Forests (IDF) to honour all types of...

Women and TB in India

Context: Akshata Acharya, an MDR-TB survivor from Maharashtra, shares her experience of battling tuberculosis (TB) from 2021 to 2023, amid...

The Assault on Multilateralism and the Relevance of International Law

Context: Rising anti-internationalist sentiment, particularly in the United States under the Trump administration, has challenged the efficacy of Multilateralism and...

Kavach 4.0

Context: Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone with the introduction of Kavach Version 4.0, an indigenously developed Automatic Train...

Sonic Weapons

Context: Serbia’s President, Aleksandar Vucic, has firmly denied claims that his government used a sonic weapon to disperse protesters in...