Current Affairs

India-U.S. Strengthening Ties 

Context: In a significant step toward deepening bilateral relations, India and the United States have agreed to negotiate the first...

Preserving India’s Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Conservation Efforts

Context: India, a country known for its rich and diverse cultural history, is home to some of the world’s most...

Rebuilding the Teesta-3 Dam

Context: On January 27, 2025, an expert committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change recommended rebuilding the...

Sovereign Green Bonds in India: Issues and Challenges

Context: India introduced Sovereign Green Bonds SGrBs in 2022 to support its transition to a low-carbon economy. Despite expectations, demand...

China’s Dam on Yarlung Zangbo river and its Implications for India

Introduction: China is constructing a mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo River, known as the Brahmaputra River in India....

National Monetisation Pipeline

Context: The upcoming second edition of the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), which spans from FY26 to FY30, is set to...

India’s Climate Leadership at COP29

Context: As COP29 concluded in Baku, the global climate community once again faced the reality of unfulfilled commitments.  More on...

Global Medical Education Crisis

Context: Across the world, medical education is facing paradoxical challenges: a shortage of doctors, coupled with resistance to expanding access...

New Income-tax Bill, 2025

Context: The Income-tax Bill, 2025, introduced in the Lok Sabha, aims to overhaul India’s six-decade-old direct taxation system by eliminating...

Building Heat Resilience

Context: India has long witnessed the devastating impact of natural disasters, yet many still believe such calamities are unlikely to...

Malaria Eradication: Challenges, Progress, and the Future

Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently declared Georgia as the 45th country to eliminate malaria. More on News Despite...

Algorithmic Radicalisation

Context: Algorithms have become a cornerstone of content distribution and user engagement on social media platforms.  More on News While...

Cancer Care in India

Context: Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with an estimated 20 million new cases and 9.7...

High-Energy Neutrino in the Mediterranean

Context: Scientists using the KM3NeT (Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope), an observatory under construction deep in the Mediterranean Sea, have detected...

WHO’s Childhood Cancer Medicine Initiative

Context: The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines is a joint initiative between the World Health Organisation and...