Current affairs

Health AI Ecosystem in India: Key Digital Initiatives, Policies & Future Roadmap

India is rapidly emerging as a major player in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, supported by strong digital public infrastructure, progressive policy reforms, and a thriving startup ecosystem. With rising healthcare demands, demographic pressures, and a push for universal health...

Indigenous Dual-Use AI Systems in the Indian Military: Strategic Significance, Capabilities

Context The Indian Army unveiled a suite of indigenous Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions at the India AI Summit aligning with India’s vision of technological self-reliance and secure digital capability. Various indigenous solutions AI Examiner: An AI tool that automatically checks...

Fraternity in the Indian Constitution – Meaning, Importance

Context The Supreme Court of India examined concerns regarding public statements made by constitutional authorities that allegedly stigmatise communities and normalise discriminatory governance. The case arose from a petition highlighting speeches and remarks by Chief Ministers, senior bureaucrats, and police...

Fertiliser Sector Regulation in India: Impact on Farmers, Industry and Fiscal Deficit

Context The Uttar Pradesh government has banned the sale of non-subsidised fertilisers by urea manufacturers and suppliers, raising concerns over excessive controls in the Indian fertiliser industry. Fertiliser Use in India ●     India is the second-largest consumer and third-largest producer...

New Gene Editing Method: Future of Personalized Medicine Explained

Context Researchers recently developed a treatment called PERT (Prime-Editing-mediated Readthrough of premature Termination codons) for the nonsense mutation . More about PERT Instead of fixing every mutation separately, it reprogram one of the cell’s own tRNA genes to ignore premature...

Is India’s Federal Structure Under Stress? Need for Institutional Reset Explained

Context The discussion on the nature and future of Indian federalism has gained fresh momentum with the submission of Part I of the Justice Kurian Joseph Committee’s report. Constituted by the Tamil Nadu government, the report calls for a fundamental...

DPDP Act Under Supreme Court Review: Key Constitutional Questions Explained

Context The Supreme Court of India has agreed to refer a batch of petitions to a Constitution Bench examining whether India’s digital data protection law weakens citizens’ right to information. The petitions challenge Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data...

Dollar Debasement Debate: Is US Currency Losing Global Trust?

Context The dollar has depreciated against all major currencies over the last 12 months, while gold and other precious metals have skyrocketed, recently hitting all-time highs. What Is the "Dollar Debasement Trade"? The debasement trade refers to a set of...

Great Nicobar Project Gets NGT Approval: Environmental and Strategic Implications for India

Context The National Green Tribunal (NGT) cleared the roadblock for the ₹72,000-crore Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island project. The Tribunal upheld the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), stating that "adequate...

AMCA vs Global 5th Generation Fighters: India’s Indigenous Air Power Push

Context DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) shortlisted three private-sector contenders for the AMCA prototype development phase: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (standalone bid) A consortium led by Larsen & Toubro with Bharat Electronics Limited A consortium led by Bharat Forge Limited...