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Supreme Court on Resisting Medical Examination: Ashwini Anantrao Deshpande Case Explained

The Supreme Court has clarified an important question concerning the limits of criminal liability during a medical examination: Can a person be prosecuted for obstructing a public servant merely because they initially resist their own medical examination? In Ashwini Anantrao...

Subsea Cable Infrastructure in India: Hubs, Working & Importance

Context Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is emerging as India’s third major international subsea cable landing hub, after Mumbai and Chennai, supported by growing data-centre investments.\ Read Also: UPSC Daily Current Affairs 2026 About Subsea Cables Nature: Networks of fibre-optic cables...

UNCERD: UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination and India

Context India has rejected observations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD)following its 11th periodic review in Geneva, describing them as politically motivated and malicious. Read Also: UPSC Daily Current Affairs 2026 About UNCERD Nature: Independent...

India-Uzbekistan Relations 2026: Trade, Defence, Connectivity and Strategic Importance

India and Uzbekistan share centuries-old historical and cultural ties. The ancient Silk Route connected the Indian subcontinent with Central Asia through trade, travel and the exchange of ideas. Since Uzbekistan became independent in 1991, India-Uzbekistan relations have gradually expanded from...

India’s R&D Funding Ecosystem: Challenges, Issues and Way Forward

Funding Ecosystem: Context A 2026 NITI Aayog report on Ease of Doing R&D in India found that nearly 80% of funding under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) is concentrated in the IITs, while multiple agencies may be funding similar...

Glacial Collapse Explained: From Glacier Failure to Catastrophic Floods

A glacial collapse is the sudden failure and downslope movement of a large mass of glacier ice, often mixed with rocks, snow and debris. In the Himalayas, such events can trigger a chain of hazards including ice-rock avalanches, debris flows,...

Mission Samriddh Gaon: Objectives, Features and Rural Development

Context The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has launched Mission Samriddh Gaon, with pilot projects in Budni and Khategaon blocks of Madhya Pradesh. Read Also: UPSC Daily Current Affairs 2026 About Mission Samriddh Gaon Nature: An integrated framework for rural...

Carbosulfan Insecticide: Uses, Mechanism, Toxicity and Ban

Context The Agriculture Ministry has proposed a complete ban on carbosulfan, citing risks to human health and the environment, based on expert recommendations under the Insecticides Act, 1968. Read Also: UPSC Daily Current Affairs 2026 About Carbosulfan Nature: Broad-spectrum carbamate...

Heatwaves Declared as Disasters: What It Means for India and State Disaster Funds

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has added heatwaves and lightning to India's list of notified natural calamities, taking the total number of notified natural calamities to 14. The decision, based on the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission (FC-XVI)...

SCO Summit 2026: 25th Anniversary, Members, Agenda and India’s Significance

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2026 will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from August 31 to September 1, 2026. Kyrgyzstan is chairing the SCO for 2025–26, with the summit marking the organisation’s 25th anniversary. The summit comes at an...