Current Affairs

Crawling Carbon Trading Scheme

Context: India is expected to unveil a new carbon trading regime that will cover less than one-third of its rapidly...

Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases

Context: Climate change is increasingly being recognised as a significant factor contributing to the rising incidence of dengue fever in...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Guidelines

Context: The recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) underscores critical gaps in the Indian government’s EPR...

Quad Mineral Security Partnership

Context: Critical minerals, often called the “new oil,” are pivotal to the ongoing high-tech industrial revolution. However, the concentration of...

India’s Economic Credibility Challenge

Context: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed surprise at the low levels of domestic and foreign investment in India, despite tax...

A Collective Effort Towards Peace in Myanmar

Context: Since a military coup in 2021, Myanmar has been caught in a deepening crisis, with violent conflicts spreading across...

Bad Weather Friends

Context: Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab, has urged India and Pakistan to work together to combat increasing...

Rising Election Expenditure

Context: Election expenses have been escalating worldwide, particularly in democracies like India, the U.S., and the U.K. These high costs...

Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC) 2024

Context: The Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC) 2024 opens in Harare, Zimbabwe, aiming to highlight the intersection of climate...

Israeli Laws Impacting UN Aid to Gaza

Context: Israeli lawmakers approved two new laws that could hinder the work of the main United Nations agency aiding people...

India-China LAC Agreement: Key Developments and Future Pathways

Context: The recent India-China disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) represents a crucial step in easing tensions that...

Importance Of Mangroves In Cyclone Protection

Context: Cyclone Dana recently made landfall near Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha. Despite state evacuation efforts, illegal...

Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)

Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) have signed an agreement to conduct experiments...

Launch of ‘ABHAY’

Context: The Indian Navy’s seventh Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), named ‘Abhay,’ was launched at L&T’s Kattupalli facility,...

Climate Change Threatens Frogs and Toads

Context: Recent research published in the journal Nature has highlighted a grim outlook for frogs and toads, known collectively as...