Current Affairs

Karnataka’s Mineral Tax Bill

Context: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has referred the Karnataka (Mineral Rights and Mineral Bearing Land) Tax Bill, 2024, to the...

Addressing Governance Failures in Highway Black Spot Rectification

Context: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture has identified serious governance failures in addressing black spots on...

Disclosure of Judges’ Assets in India: A Legal and Ethical Perspective

Context: The discovery of cash at Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence has intensified concerns over judicial corruption....

Sagarmala Programme

Introduction Launched in March 2015, the Sagarmala Programme is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways...

Majorana 1 Chip

Context: Microsoft announced a quantum computing chip called Majorana 1, which uses Majorana particles, unique subatomic particles that are their...

Revolutionising Mobility: The Make in India Auto Story

Introduction The Make in India initiative, launched in 2014, has significantly transformed India’s automobile industry. Policy reforms, fiscal incentives, and...

Highway Construction Deficiencies

Context: In a strong rebuke to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the parliamentary standing committee on transport,...

India’s Regulatory Framework

Context: India’s economic liberalisation in the 1990s was built on certain fundamental assumptions regarding how an economy should function and...

India’s Evolving Approach to the Taliban Regime

Context: The recent meeting between the U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and its subsequent fallout, resonated...

India’s Efforts to Assist Nationals on Death Row Abroad

Context: Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed the execution of Shahzadi Khan, an Indian national sentenced to death...

World Water Development Report 2025

Context: The UNESCO report, The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025 – Mountains and Glaciers: Water towers, released to...

India’s Rising Natural Gas Imports

Context: India’s natural gas import bill surged by 16.4% to $14.2 billion during April-February FY25, compared to $12.2 billion in...

Delay in 7th Economic Census Report 

Context: The 7th Economic Census (2019) has faced significant delays, leading to concerns over resource utilisation. The Parliamentary Standing Committee...

Study on the Origin of Water in the Universe

Context: A recent study published in Nature Astronomy (March 3) suggests that water first emerged from the universe’s earliest stars...

Gold Monetisation Scheme: Discontinuation of Medium and Long-Term Deposits

Context: The government will discontinue medium- and long-term deposits under the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) from Wednesday, citing market conditions...