Current affairs

US Duties on Solar Exports: Impact on India’s Solar Industry Explained

Context The United States has imposed preliminary countervailing duties of 126% on solar imports from India following a subsidy investigation. Background to the US Decision The U.S. Commerce Department has announced preliminary countervailing duties (CVD) of 126% on crystalline silicon...

Central India’s Jumbo Crisis: Human-Elephant Conflict and Conservation Challenges

Context Central India is witnessing a structural transformation in elephant ecology. What began as seasonal migration from Jharkhand and Odisha in the 1980s has now turned into the permanent settlement of crop-dependent herds. This resulted in an escalating human–elephant conflict...

UN Road Safety Project: Objectives, Implementation and Global Impact

Context The UN Launches Road Safety Financing Project in Four States of India. Global Context The UN warned the world is not on track to meet the pledge of cutting road deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030 under the...

Repeated Failures of PSLV: Causes, Concerns and Impact on India’s Space Programme

Context India’s premier launch vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) — long regarded as the workhorse of the Indian space programme — has recently faced two consecutive mission failures, prompting serious institutional introspection within the Indian space ecosystem. Why...

HPV Vaccination to be Universalised for Adolescent Girls in India – Key Details and Significance

Context India is preparing to launch a free nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme targeting adolescent girls aged around 14 years. About India’s HPV Vaccination Programme Target Population: The programme primarily targets girls aged about 14 years, as vaccination before...

Organ Donation in India: Legal, Ethical and Medical Dimensions

Organ Donation in India: Context The Constitution embeds multiple institutional safeguards to preserve the Commission’s autonomy. However recent concerns have recently been raised regarding alleged manipulation of electoral rolls during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercises. Recent Controversies and Allegations ●    ...

Finance Minister Launches National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) 2.0 – Key Features and Objectives

Context The Union Finance Minister has launched the National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) to accelerate infrastructure financing through asset monetisation. What is it? NMP 2.0 is the second phase of India’s national asset monetisation programme that provides a medium-term...

Green Ammonia and Its Role in Clean Energy Transition

Context At India Energy Week 2026, the government operationalised its clean energy vision through SECI’s large-scale green ammonia auctions under the SIGHT programme, offering 10-year fixed-price contracts. What is Green Ammonia? Green ammonia is a 100% renewable, carbon-free fertilizer and...

Role and Functioning of Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFGs) in India

Context In a major initiative to strengthen India’s inter-parliamentary outreach, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFGs) with more than 60 countries. Contemporary relevance Parliamentary diplomacy refers to the international engagement of legislators to build understanding,...

Freedom of Speech and Parliamentary Privileges of MPs in India

Context Recent events in Parliament have once again highlighted the importance of safeguarding the freedom of speech of Members of Parliament, a privilege secured under Article 105 of the Constitution. While procedural rules are designed to structure debate and preserve...