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The Issue of Substandard and Fake Drugs in India

Context: A case was registered recently against a group supplying fake drugs, including antibiotics, to government hospitals in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh,...

India’s Manufacturing Sector & Core Infrastructure

Context: India’s manufacturing sector saw significant employment growth in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23), with 1.3 million new jobs created,...

Gandhi’s Relevance in the 21st Century: A Pathway to Achieving the SDGs

This essay is based on an article by Ban Ki-Moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, titled “Gandhi Embodied Principles...

Jimmy Carter

Context: Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924.    About: He served as the 39th President of the United...

Annie Besant

Context: 177th Birth Anniversary of Annie Besant.   About: Annie Besant was a significant figure in the socio-religious reform movements...

Cadaver Donation

Context: CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on September 12, made a commendable decision by donating his body...

Urban Poverty Survey to Focus on Gig Workers

Context: The Union government, along with civic bodies, is set to launch a door-to-door survey starting 1 October 2024, aimed...

AI-driven Governance 

Context: The government is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) across various ministries, including IT, coal, and telecom, to enhance services, streamline...

MAD Doctrine

Context: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent revision of Russia’s nuclear doctrine marks a troubling escalation in rhetoric surrounding the Russia-Ukraine...

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (FLW)

Context: The UN designated September 29 as International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (FLW), with events jointly...

The Mysteries of Mars

Context: Geologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology propose that much of Mars’ missing atmosphere could be trapped in the...

NAMASTE Program

Context: In a first-of-its-kind effort to count individuals involved in the hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in India’s...

Community-Oriented Flood Forecast System Launched in Kerala

Context: On September 28, 2024, a decentralised, community-oriented, and impact-based flood forecast and early warning system was launched for the...

Origin and Development of Cognitive Warfare Concept

Context: Zeng Huafeng from the National University of Defense and Technology (NUDT) introduced the term ‘national cognitive security’.    ...

La Niña and Its Impact on North India’s Winter Air Quality

This analysis of Gufran Beig’s article titled “The La Niña’s Shadow” in The Indian Express (October 1, 2024), explains how...