Current Affairs

RBI’s Move to Double Foreign Portfolio Investment Cap

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to double the investment cap for individual foreign investors in listed...

US Tariff Hikes Open Trade Opportunities for India

Context: The United States’ decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners starting April 2 is expected to create...

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and GST Regime

Context: The 19th report of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has delivered a sharp critique of India’s Goods and Services...

Discrepancy in Child Labour Cases

Context: A recent study by Enfold and CivicDataLab has revealed a significant discrepancy between child labour cases recorded by the...

Africa’s Nuclear Energy Ambitions and Global Competition

Context: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has underscored the critical importance of energy security, forcing many European nations to seek alternative...

India’s Deep Sea Exploration

Context: India recently achieved a significant milestone by completing the wet testing of its Matsya-6000 submersible, designed to dive up...

Disinvestment of IFCI

Context: The parliamentary committee on public undertakings has emphasised the need for a transparent and well-documented process in the disinvestment...

India’s Data Centre Boom

Context: India’s data centre capacity is set to grow by 44% in 2025, reaching 2.1 gigawatts (GW), with further expansion...

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,...