Current Affairs

Adamya Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV)

ICG inducts โ€˜Adamyaโ€™ the first FPV out of the eight being built by GSLย ย  Context: โ€˜Adamyaโ€™, the first Fast Patrol...

Practising equality in constitutional courts

Practising Equality in Constitutional Courts: Rethinking the Senior Advocate Designation System in India Context: Recently, the Supreme Court of India...

Indiaโ€™s Foreign Policy Dilemma: An Avoidable Risk in Israel-Palestine Ties

Indiaโ€™s Foreign Policy Choices in West Asia: A Costly Balancing Act Context:ย  Recently, India abstained fromย  UN ceasefire resolution in...

India vs China in the Indian Ocean

Indiaโ€™s China Challenge in the Indian Ocean Context: The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has rapidly emerged as a central battleground...

Indiaโ€™s Longer Coastline

How India โ€˜addedโ€™ more than 3,500 km to its coastline Context: Indiaโ€™s coastline has officially expanded by nearly 50%, not...

Tomb of Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus

Context: In a significant ruling last week, the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected a plea to allow religious and cultural...

Shubhanshu Shukla Makes History as First Indian Aboard the ISS

Shukla becomes first Indian to enter the ISS Context: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force became the...

Multidimensional Indices in Indian Healthcare

Reforming Social Protection with Multidimensional Indices Context: Indiaโ€™s poverty measurement has evolved from pre-independence subsistence-based estimates to modern multidimensional frameworks....

A Roadmap for Securing India’s Undersea Cables

Undersea Cables in India: A Strategic Plan to Strengthen National Security Context: Undersea fibre optic cables, carrying 97% of global...

AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security

Context: The Indo-Pacific regionโ€™s rapidly evolving security dynamics have made multilateral defence cooperation critical.ย  More on News In 2021, AUKUSโ€”a...

Indiaโ€™s Poverty Debate

The truth about poverty in India Context: In April 2025, the Government of India issued a press release titled โ€œIndiaโ€™s...

Bonalu

Month-long Bonalu starts in Hyderabad Context: Month-long Bonalu festival has started in Hyderabadโ€™s Sri Jagadambika Ammavari Temple at Golconda Fort....

Rising Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural India

Why non-communicable diseases are rising in rural India Context: India is witnessing a rapid and concerning escalation in the prevalence...

South Asia Regional Centre of International Potato Centre (CIP) in India

Centre approves South Asia unit of International Potato Centre at Agra Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of...

Enabling voting rights for migrants

Enabling Voting Rights for Migrants: A Critical Step Towards Inclusive Democracy Context: Bihar, a State with one of the highest...

Indiaโ€™s Crude Oil and Natural Gas Consumption: A Growing Energy Security Risk

Indiaโ€™s Crude Oil and Natural Gas Consumption Crisis: Why Import Dependency Hurts Context: Indiaโ€™s energy security challenge has become more...

Indiaโ€™s Middle-Class Conundrum

The middle class seems missing from our growth story Context: Indiaโ€™s economy posted a strong 7.4% year-on-year growth in Q4...

The need for gender equity in urban bureaucracy

The Need for Gender Equity in Urban Bureaucracy: A Powerful Step Toward Inclusive and Safer Cities Context: As India rapidly...

Two billion people donโ€™t have safe drinking water

Two Billion People Lack Safe Drinking Water: Alarming Global Health Crisis Demands Urgent Action Context: Despite global development strides, over...

CAR T-Cell Therapy

Technique to make CAR T-cells in vivo could transform cancer care Context: A recent study published by US and international...

Global SDG Index 2025

India breaks into top 100 in global SDG rankings Context: India has made a significant leap in its journey toward...

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