Current Affairs

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...

SAHYOG Portal

Context: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has opposed being compelled to join the Indian government’s SAHYOG portal. More on...

Heat Action Plans (HAPs) in India

Context: The study, titled ‘Is India Ready for a Warming World? How Heat Resilience Measures Are Being Implemented for 11%...

Declining Share of Primary Sector in Gross Value Added (GVA)

Context: The share of the primary sector in Gross Value Added (GVA) has declined to 19.7% in FY24, the lowest...

India’s and World Happiness Report 2025

Context: India has made a modest improvement in the latest World Happiness Report (WHR) 2025, moving up from 126th place...

Addressing Food Waste: A Critical Imperative for Sustainable Development

Context: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that 1.05 billion tonnes of food was...

The Rising Tide of Chinese Exports and Its Implications for India

Introduction: China’s good and trade surplus has tripled since the pandemic, reflecting China’s dominance in both high-end and basic manufacturing....

Scrapping of Equalisation Levy/Google Tax

Context: The Indian government has decided to abolish the 6% Equalization Levy (Google Tax) on online advertisement services provided by...

DNA Fingerprinting

Context: DNA fingerprinting is a powerful method used for biological identification, similar to how Aadhaar numbers are used for social...