New UGC Guidelines
09 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced reforms allowing students to complete their undergraduate degrees either earlier (accelerated) or...
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Shrinking Maoist Strongholds
09 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Recently, eight security personnel were killed in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, when Maoists detonated an improvised explosive device (IED). More on...
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India, Maldives to hold high-level defence talks
09 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to meet his Maldivian counterpart, Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon, in New Delhi. This...
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Consumption Jump, Slower Capex
09 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Growth in infrastructure investment is expected to moderate in the current financial year (FY25) compared to FY24, driven by...
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Climate Change and the Water Cycle
09 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The 2024 Global Water Monitor Report, produced by an international research team, highlights how the planet’s water cycle has...
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Reimposition of Protected Area Regime (PAR) in Northeast India
09 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently reimposed restrictions under the Protected Area Regime (PAR) in Manipur, Nagaland, and...
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Bharatpol: A Revolutionary Step in International Crime Investigation
09 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Recently , Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the BHARATPOL portal at Bharat Mandapam,...
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Ancient DNA and Genetic Ancestry
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: A new method, Twigstats, was developed by researchers from the Francis Crick Institute (UK) and other international institutions. It...
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Reforming the Collegium System: Challenges and Possibilities
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The Supreme Court of India’s Collegium system, responsible for judicial appointments and transfers, is undergoing significant scrutiny and proposed...
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The UJALA and SLNP Schemes
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme, launched on 5th January 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra...
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Credit Rating Agencies – The Real non- tariff barrier
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Sovereign credit ratings significantly influence a nation’s access to and cost of borrowing in international markets. The ratings assigned...
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Digital Governance
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: India is on an ambitious journey toward digital governance, aiming not only to improve citizen services but also to...
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EU-India Strategic Compact
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The EU-India partnership has seen significant progress, with the Roadmap to 2025 (launched in 2020) serving as a strategic...
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Income Inequality exceeding 1950s
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Despite post-pandemic improvements, India’s income inequality in 2023 remains higher than in the 1950s, as per a paper by...
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End of Global Climate Policy
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The 2024 Climate Conference in Baku marked a watershed moment in global climate governance. More on News The conference...
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Challenges in Deciphering the Harappan Writing System
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The Harappan script, associated with the Indus Valley Civilisation, remains undeciphered due to several interconnected challenges. Scholars have struggled...
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CERC’s Rejection of SECI’s BESS Tariff
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has rejected the proposed tariff for the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI)...
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Unleashing the Civil Nuclear Deal: A New Era in India-US Cooperation
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The civil nuclear deal between India and the US, signed in 2007, remains unrealised after nearly two decades. US...
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India’s Groundwater Status and Progress
08 January 2025 | blogwebContext: The year 2024 saw notable advancements in groundwater management, including an increase in groundwater recharge and a decrease in...
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India’s Growing Healthcare Crisis
07 January 2025 | blogwebContext: India is facing a growing healthcare crisis with an alarming rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which now account for...
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Inclusive Urban Climate Resilience
07 January 2025 | blogwebContext: In 2008, more people globally lived in cities than in rural areas for the first time in history, marking...
