Current Affairs

No-Confidence Motion against Vice-President

Context: The notice submitted by Opposition INDIA bloc MPs to initiate a no-confidence motion against Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar appears to...

India and Latin America

Context: Before taking over the G20 presidency, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva compared the group’s annual summit to...

2024 Arctic Report Card

Context: The Arctic may seem remote and disconnected from daily life for most, but the rapid changes occurring in this...

Code of Conduct for Judges

Context: Remarks made by Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, at an event have drawn widespread criticism.  More...

India as Space Faring Nation

Context: India has set ambitious goals for its space program over the next two decades, with a focus on developing...

Snakebites to Be Made a Notifiable Disease

Context: The Union Health Ministry has recently urged states to classify snakebites as a notifiable disease.  Why are Snakebites Considered...

Merchant Shipping Reforms

Context: The Government is set to introduce two landmark legislations—the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, and the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024....

Right to Disconnect and India

Context: The recent tragic death of an Ernst & Young (EY) employee in September, allegedly due to work-related stress, has...

Africa’s Food Security Crisis

Context: The latest UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report highlights the alarming state of...

The Mystery of Antimatter

Context: A research, published in a recent preprint paper, suggests that a new particle species could help explain the imbalance...

Bima Sakhi Yojana 

Context: In a landmark event in Panipat, Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bima Sakhi Yojana, a Life Insurance...

RBI is leveraging AI to crack down on ‘mule bank accounts’

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to combat the growing issue of “mule” bank...

Decoupling Economic Growth from Emissions: India’s Path to Sustainability

Context: India’s rapid economic growth over the past decades has been accompanied by increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the...

Flood Vulnerabilities in India: A Gendered Perspective

Context: India is one of the most flood-affected countries globally, with annual flooding affecting millions of people, particularly in flood-prone...

India’s Manufacturing Transformation: The Role of the PLI Scheme

Context: India’s journey to becoming a global manufacturing powerhouse is gaining momentum, thanks to strategic policy initiatives like the Production-Linked...