Current affairs

A Mixed Report Card of IMEC

Context In September 2023, the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) was announced during the G20 summit in New Delhi. This ambitious transcontinental project aims to enhance trade and connectivity between India, the Middle East, and Europe, offering significant reductions in transit...

Govt. cites 17 reasons to cancel FCRA registration

Context The Union Home Ministry has listed diversion of foreign funds for carrying out anti-development activities, inciting malicious protests and religious conversions among 17 reasons to deny or cancel the FCRA registration of a non-governmental organisation (NGO). About Foreign Contribution...

World Intellectual Property Indicators Report 2024

Context The World Intellectual Property Organization has published the World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2024. Key Insights of WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024 India’s Position in Global IP Filings: India has earned a place in the global top 10...

Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Assumed Office as 51st Chief Justice of India

Justice Sanjiv Khanna assumed office as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) on November 12, 2024. His tenure as CJI will last approximately six months, ending with his retirement in May 2025. Faced with a backlog of over 66,000...

States and The Centre’s Fetter of Net Borrowing Ceiling

Context In 2023, the central government imposed a Net Borrowing Ceiling (NBC) on the State of Kerala, restricting its maximum borrowing to 3% of the projected Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for FY 2023-24. This ceiling applies to all borrowing...

Can India Get Rich Before Growing Old?

Context Since economic liberalization, the demographic dividend has become synonymous with a promise of sustained economic growth. However, India's total fertility rate (TFR) is declining faster than anticipated, raising concerns about the permanence of this advantage. Current Demographic Reality Approximately...

Nationwide Digital Strike This Deepavali Organised By women Gig workers

Context On Diwali, women gig workers across India, led by the Gig and Platform Services Workers Union (GIPSWU), organised a digital strike labelled as “Black Diwali.” More in News The strike called attention to exploitative labour practices in the gig...

Black Buck

Black Buck It is also known as the Indian antelope and is endemic to India & Nepal. Habitat: open grasslands, scrublands and savannas. Features: Males are characterised by their striking black and white coloration, with a dark brown to black...

TRAI chief to chair South Asian Telecom Regulators’ Council

Context Recently TRAI hosted the plenary session of SATRC in New Delhi, where TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti was voted the chair of SATRC for the coming year. South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) It is a sub-regional activity of...

RBI issues new framework for reclassification of FPI to FDI

Context The RBI has directed FPIs to obtain necessary approvals from the government and concurrence from the investee companies when their equity holdings go beyond the prescribed limits About FDI and FPI   ●       Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI): FPIs are...