Current affairs

The Limits of Household Stability in India: Changing Family Structures and Economic Pressures

Context A recent analysis highlights emerging limitations to the traditional stability of Indian households as a driver of economic growth. Key Stress Points for Indian Households Slowing Income Growth: Wage and income growth in several sectors has not kept pace...

World Malaria Report 2025: Global Trends, Challenges, and India’s Progress

Context Countries in the Asia-Pacific region have committed to eliminating malaria by 2030. Key Takeaways from the World Malaria Report 2025 Global Progress Has Stalled: After years of decline, the global reduction in malaria cases and deaths has slowed, indicating...

The Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNI): Strategic Infrastructure and Ecological Concerns

Context With the Great Nicobar Island megainfrastructure project “nearing approval”, members of the Tribal Council in Little and Great Nicobar alleged that they are being pressured by the district administration to “surrender our ancestral lands” to make way for the...

Land Subsidence in India’s River Deltas: Causes, Impacts and Key Findings from Nature Study

Land subsidence in India’s river deltas has emerged as one of the most serious but under-discussed environmental threats to the country’s coastal and riverine regions. A recent international study published in Nature reveals that major Indian deltas are sinking at...

Constitutional Tort Explained: Hate Speech and State Liability in India

In a significant constitutional debate, prominent activists and religious leaders have urged the Supreme Court of India to recognise hate speech as a “constitutional tort” rather than treating it merely as a law and order issue. This demand reflects a...

National Legislative Index: Measuring Parliamentary Performance in India

Context During the 86th conference of presiding officers being organised in Lucknow, the Speaker of Lok Sabha floated the idea of constituting the National Legislative Index. About National Legislative Index A committee of presiding officers from state assemblies will be...

Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm: Causes, Impacts, and Global Effects

Context Northern lights were reported across mid-latitudes during a night of rapidly fluctuating geomagnetic conditions that fluctuated between G1, G2, G3 and G4 storm levels. About Geomagnetic Storms A geomagnetic storm is a severe disturbance in Earth’s magnetosphere caused by...

Global Water Bankruptcy: Causes, Impacts, and Sustainable Solutions

Context The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) released the Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era. Key Highlights The global human–water system as a whole has already entered the era...

The Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centred Health System for India

Context The report outlines a transformative pathway for India to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2047. Key Systemic Challenges Identified Fragmented Health Service Delivery: India’s health system remains divided into vertical, disease-specific programmes with weak coordination across primary, secondary,...

Basant Panchami 2026: Saraswati Puja, Muhurat, Aarti, Mantra and Wishes

Basant Panchami 2026 is a sacred festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati (सरस्वती), the deity of knowledge, wisdom, learning, music, and arts. On this auspicious day, people perform Saraswati Puja and Saraswati Pooja in homes, schools, and educational institutions. The festival...