Current Affairs

Street Pesticides and Child Deaths

Context: The issue of street pesticides in South Africa, particularly in its townships, has been a long-standing and deadly problem....

Indian Space Program

Context: November 21, 2024, marked the 61st anniversary of the Indian space program. History and Evolution: 1963: India’s space journey...

Gelephu Mindfulness City: A Hub of Knowledge, Technology, and Finance

Context: At the Global Conference of the International Co-operative Alliance in New Delhi, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay highlighted Gelephu...

Religious Conversion

Context: The Supreme Court ruled that religious conversions motivated solely by the prospect of availing reservation benefits are unconstitutional, labeling...

Ocean of Water Inside Uranus and Neptune

Context: A new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), proposes that there might be a...

Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve

Context: Chhattisgarh has recently announced the establishment of the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve region as India’s 56th tiger reserve....

Republic to a Republic of Unequals

Context: On November 26, 2024, India celebrated Constitution Day, marking 75 years since the adoption of the Constitution and the...

The High Seas Treaty: A Step Towards Global Ocean Governance

Context: The High Seas Treaty, formally the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, is a historic step under UNCLOS to...

Experts want PDS food items out of the new inflation series

Context: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in India has initiated a discussion regarding the treatment of items...

Industrial Park

Context: India is set to embark on an ambitious plan to transform its manufacturing landscape by establishing over 20 dedicated...

Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI)

Context: The total number of Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) wallets in India witnessed a notable decline in 2024, as per...

Women in Auto Sector

Context: The Safe in India Foundation (SIIF), in its sixth annual report titled Crushed, has highlighted an alarming rise in...

India’s Green Transition

Context: India’s shift towards a green economy, often referred to as the green transition, is becoming an urgent global imperative...

Sulphur-Cutting Programme for Coal Plants

Context: India is navigating a complex debate on the necessity and feasibility of installing flue-gas desulfurisation (FGD) systems in its...

India’s Renewable Energy Sector in 2024

Context: India made remarkable strides in the renewable energy (RE) sector in 2024, with total RE capacity reaching 205.5 GW...