Current affairs

Reforming Fertiliser Subsidy in India: Need, Challenges, and the Way Forward

Reforming the fertiliser subsidy in India has emerged as one of the most critical yet politically sensitive economic reforms. The fertiliser subsidy is currently the second-largest expenditure item in the Union Budget, next only to the food subsidy. For FY26,...

Micrometeoroids: Tiny Space Particles, Massive Threat to Space Missions

Micrometeoroids are among the smallest yet most dangerous objects in space. Invisible to the naked eye and often no larger than grains of sand, these high-speed particles travel through space at velocities capable of piercing spacecraft walls, damaging satellites, and...

India Needs a National Insolvency Tribunal

India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 was introduced as a transformative reform to resolve corporate distress in a time-bound, efficient, and value-maximising manner. While the law itself remains structurally sound, the institutional framework supporting it is under severe stress....

Unlocking the Potential of India–Africa Economic Ties

The India–Africa economic partnership has gained renewed momentum in the past decade, driven by high-level political engagement, expanding trade volumes, and shared developmental priorities. This revival was symbolically reinforced when the African Union became a permanent member of the G20...

Speedy Justice and the Crisis in Consumer Courts

Speedy justice is the cornerstone of consumer protection in India. Consumer courts were created to provide simple, affordable, and time-bound remedies to ordinary citizens against powerful corporations, insurers, service providers, and manufacturers. However, ground realities reveal a growing crisis in...

Kavachi Volcano: Location, Features, Eruptions, and the Mystery of Sharks Living Inside

Kavachi Volcano is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the world, located in the South Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands. Known for its frequent eruptions, temporary island formation, and recent discovery of sharks living inside its volcanic...

Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile System: Features, Range, Speed

The Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile System, officially known as the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), represents a major leap in modern military technology. Developed by the United States Army with integrated testing alongside the US Navy, Dark Eagle is designed to...

National Project for Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction

The National Project for Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a major initiative approved by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) in partnership with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to enhance community-based disaster resilience at the grassroots level. With...

CAG Report on Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): Key Findings

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its performance audit of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), has highlighted serious gaps in the implementation of India’s flagship skill development scheme. Covering three phases of the scheme from...

NITI Aayog Report on Public R&D Institutes in India

India’s journey towards becoming a knowledge-driven global power by 2047 depends heavily on how effectively it builds, distributes, and integrates its Research and Development (R&D) ecosystem. Public R&D institutes form the backbone of this ecosystem, supporting innovation, scientific discovery, technological...