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Curative Petition 

Context: The Supreme Court has dismissed curative petitions seeking a review of its 2019 judgement on adjusted gross revenue (AGR)...

IT Rules allowing Centre’s Fact Checking Unit (FCU) as ‘Unconstitutional’

Context: The Bombay High Court struck down the amended Information Technology rules that aimed to identify “fake and false” content...

Government to Launch Expanded Health Initiatives

Context: The Prime Minister is set to formally launch the expanded Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the...

Growing India-US Trade Ties Under Biden Government

Context: Boosted by PM modi state visit    About Biden trade policy: Biden’s Continuation of Trump’s Trade Policy: President Joe...

India’s Place in Russia-Ukraine Peace-Making

Context: Two years after distancing itself from the Russia-Ukraine war by stating that “Europe’s problems are not the world’s problems,”...

Impossible Trinity in Global Economy

Context: DANI RODRIK, a professor of international political economy at Harvard Kennedy School, and the author of ‘Straight Talk on...

Minimum Age for Social Media Use

Context: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed setting a minimum age for social media use.    More on News:...

Extradition of Sheikh Hasina

Context: The chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Mohammad Tajul Islam, announced that legal procedures are being initiated...

One Nation, One Election (ONOE)

Context: The Union Cabinet accepted the recommendations of the panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind regarding simultaneous elections...

Economic Burden & Suicide-Related In India

Context: India faces a severe suicide crisis, incurring an annual economic loss of approximately ₹13.4 lakh crore ($16 billion), as...

Lebanon Pager Explosion

Context: Recently, Lebanon was rocked by a series of devastating explosions involving handheld pagers. The incident is considered one of...

Permanent Seat for India at UN

Context: The United States reaffirmed its support for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for India, Japan, and...

Indus Water Treaty

Context: The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a pivotal water-sharing agreement between India and Pakistan, signed on September 19, 1960,...

Capital Punishment

Context: The death penalty in India repeatedly resurfaces, but ensuring safety for women and children is a complex issue that...

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World   This critical analysis,...

Early Assembly Elections of Delhi 

Context: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor, Kejriwal has also requested that the Delhi Assembly...

AFSPA

Context: The Supreme Court has halted further proceedings on the FIR against 30 army personnel involved in a botched operation...

League of Nations

Context: On September 18, 1934, the USSR joined the League of Nations. However, it was later expelled from the group...

Navigating Power Asymmetries: India’s Geopolitical Strategy

Navigating Power Asymmetries: India’s Geopolitical Strategy

India’s evolving role on the global stage is shaped by complex relationships with key powers such as China, Russia, and...

Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars

Context: The Union Home Minister stated that the Ministry of Home Affairs will set up 16 new Kendriya Police Kalyan...

Tamil Nadu’s Education Funding

Context: Tamil Nadu has yet to receive this year’s funds from the Union government under the flagship Samagra Shiksha education...

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