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Institutional Gender Violence

Context: The latest concluded Lok Sabha election revealed a stark contradiction despite 642 million voters, over half of whom are...

Substantive Equality

Context: The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the sub-classification of SC and ST quotas marked a significant advancement in equality...

Russia-US Prisoner Exchange

Context: The recent exchange involving Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan highlights how prisoners are used as leverage in geopolitical negotiations....

The Case for Investment in Nutritious Foods Value Chains: An Opportunity for Gender Impact Report

Context:  “The Case for Investment in Nutritious Foods Value Chains: An Opportunity for Gender Impact” Report by Global Alliance for...

CIL ASHIS Scheme

Context: Coal India Limited (CIL) has launched a new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative named CIL ASHIS (Ayushman Shiksha Sahayata)...

Mission Vatsalya

Context : Mission Vatsalya The Ministry of Women & Child Development has consolidated all schemes aimed at improving the welfare...

Technology Development Fund Scheme

Context: The TDF scheme supports the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ vision by integrating new industries, especially startups and MSMEs, into defence technology...

Donor Agreement Signed Between Ministry of Ayush and World Health Organisation

Context: Ministry of Ayush (MoA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed a Donor Agreement at the WHO Headquarters in...

India- Vietnam

Context: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit aimed at deepening the strategic...

Advancing the UK and India Narrative

Context: The Labour Party has won the UK elections. Indian PM Narendra Modi swiftly moved to establish cordial relations with...

Prime Minister Modi Meeting with Japanese Speaker

Context: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan and his delegation including...

Reservations & OBC Creamy Layer

Context: The IAS allotment to Puja Khedkar, an OBC Non-Creamy Layer candidate with multiple disabilities, has highlighted issues with the...

Supreme Court Ruling on Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes

Context: Recently, the Supreme Court of India issued a landmark 6:1 ruling permitting the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) for...

Grievances of Citizens Being Addressed by CPGRAMS Portal

Context: Recently, the Union Minister stated that Grievances of Citizens from even the remotest part of the country are being...

QUAD

Context: In their recent meeting, the Quadrilateral foreign ministers(FM) decided to expand the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA)...

Government Proposes Incorporating Class 9-11 marks into Class 12 Report Cards

Context: A recent report from PARAKH, a unit created within NCERT to standardise assessments across school boards, suggests that a...

Indian Diaspora

Context: India has opened a new resident mission in Riga, Latvia, effective July 25, 2024 which will enhance India’s diplomatic...

Right to be Forgotten

Context: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will likely define the scope of the “right to be...

India’s Customs Act Amendments Make Way for UK and EU Free Trade Agreements

India’s Customs Act Amendments Make Way for UK and EU Free Trade Agreements

Context: To facilitate signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with developed nations like the UK and the European Union, the Union...

Governor’s Subverting Federalism by Withholding Bills 

Governor’s Subverting Federalism by Withholding Bills 

Context: The Supreme Court will examine whether Governors, by indefinitely delaying crucial Bills and then referring them to the President...

Rising Mental Health Issues Among Indians

Rising Mental Health Issues Among Indians

Context: The Economic Survey 2023-24 highlights that mental health issues have a broader impact on productivity than physical health issues....

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