Current Affairs

Continuation of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the continuation of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) for short-term...

Exploration of Deep Ocean Habitats by Using Animal-borne Video

Context: The researchers in Australia identified six benthic habitats spanning 5,000 square km of seabed in southern Australia using video...

Road Accidents and Safety Measures

Context: The ministry of Road Transport & Highways publishes “Road Accidents in India” annually based on data received from Police...

Roofing Highways with Solar Panels

Context: The study led by a remote sensing scientist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposes that solar roofs over...

Bio-Bitumen Utilisation in Indian Road Infrastructure

Context: The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has approved two research projects to focus on laboratory evaluation of bio-bitumen...

India’s Khadi Industry

Context: National Handloom Day is commemorated annually on August 7. On this occasion, it is pertinent to understand the rich...

New Model Challenges Leading Theory on Continent Formation

Context: The formation of Earth’s continents billions of years ago enabled life to thrive. However, scientists debate whether these land...

Debate Over Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Health Insurance

Context: Insurance companies increased premiums for health and life insurance policies this year with some policies experiencing up to a...

Alcohol Consumption and Prohibition in India

Context: The States of Delhi, Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Kerala are or were mulling plans to allow...

Social Benefits of Stock Market Speculation

Context: The Government of India, in its Budget, raised taxes on both short-term and long-term capital gains made in the...

New Method to Combine Conventional Internet with the Quantum Internet

Context: A team of researchers from the Institute of Photonics at Leibniz University Hannover have created a novel transmitter-receiver system...

Genetic Testing in Sports

Context: The growing use of genetic testing in sports has attracted considerable interest, especially as athletes gear up for the...

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....