Current Affairs

Bright Wheat Output Prospects 

Context: Despite temperatures remaining above the normal range in key wheat-growing regions, the outlook for India’s rabi wheat crop remains...

India’s Declining School Enrolment

Context: As the world’s most populous nation, India has long anticipated the benefits of its demographic dividend, driven by a...

India and Qatar Strategic Partnership 

Context: In a significant diplomatic move, India and Qatar signed an agreement upgrading their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership. ...

India’s First Biannual Transparency Report (BTR) Submission

Context: India is in the final stages of submitting its first Biannual Transparency Report (BTR) to the United Nations Framework...

Doctrine of ‘Rarest of Rare’ in Capital Punishment

Context: Recently, two separate murder convictions resulted in sharply contrasting verdicts, highlighting how the Indian courts apply the death penalty....

Haryana Aravali Safari Park Project

Context: The Aravali Safari Park Project is an ambitious initiative by the Haryana government to develop what is envisioned to...

Thermal Power and Its Pollution Burden

Context: In its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, India made significant climate commitments in August 2022....

DDoS Cyberattack Disruption of Kaveri 2.0 Portal 

Context: Recently, Karnataka’s Kaveri 2.0 portal, which facilitates property registrations, experienced severe outages statewide due to a Distributed Denial of...

Renewed India-US Nuclear Cooperation: Strategic Gains and Diplomatic Implications

Context: The recent commitment by India and the United States to “fully realise” the US-India 123 Civil Nuclear Agreement marks...

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Context: PMFBY, launched on February 18, 2016, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is celebrating its 9th anniversary in 2025. Overview...

Biofuels in Focus: Balancing Shipping, Sustainability, and Social Impact

Context: Biofuels are increasingly promoted as a low-carbon alternative for sectors like shipping. However, concerns regarding deforestation, food security, and...

Towards Meaningful Quad Cooperation on Intelligence

Context: The Quad (U.S., Japan, India, Australia) has evolved from an informal dialogue to a strategic partnership addressing security challenges...

Generative AI on Critical Thinking

Context: A study by Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University highlights the potentially negative impact of generative AI (GenAI) on knowledge...

Highlights of the Income Tax Bill, 2025

Context: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Income Tax Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha on February 13 to simplify and...

Role of Constitutional Morality in Judicial Interpretation

Context: In recent years, constitutional courts have increasingly invoked the concept of “constitutional morality” as a tool for interpreting statutes...