Current affairs

Future of India–Bangladesh Relationship: Strategic Challenges and the Road Ahead

India–Bangladesh relations are at a critical juncture. A recent report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs has described developments in Bangladesh as India’s “greatest strategic challenge since the Liberation War of 1971.” Unlike the existential crisis of 1971,...

Significance of a Strong Defence Industrial Base

India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem is undergoing a structural transformation, marked by greater private-sector participation, higher domestic production, and rapidly expanding defence exports, positioning the country to strengthen self-reliance and emerge as a credible global defence supplier. Current Status Of Defence...

The Changing Patterns Of India’s Student Migration

India is witnessing a sharp rise in outbound student migration, increasingly driven by self-financed education, with over 13.35 lakh Indian students abroad in 2024 and numbers projected to rise further, raising concerns about debt, underemployment, exploitation, and “brain waste” rather...

Securities Markets Code Bill 2025: Towards a Unified, Principle-Based Securities Regulation

The Securities Markets Code Bill 2025 marks a major step in reforming India’s financial regulatory architecture. Tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Union Finance Minister and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance, the Bill aims to consolidate, rationalise,...

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs): The Leading Dark Matter Candidate Explained

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are one of the most widely studied theoretical candidates for dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up nearly 27% of the universe. Despite playing a crucial role in shaping galaxies and cosmic structures, dark...

India–Oman Trade Deal: CEPA Signed to Deepen Economic Engagement

India and Oman have taken a major step in strengthening their bilateral economic relationship with the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The landmark trade deal was signed on 19 December 2025 in Muscat during Prime Minister Narendra...

State of the Education Report for India 2025: UNESCO’s Call for Mother Tongue and Multilingual Education

The State of the Education Report for India 2025, titled “Bhasha Matters: Mother Tongue and Multilingual Education”, released by UNESCO, makes a strong and evidence-based case for adopting mother tongue–based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) across India’s schooling system. The report highlights...

Dowry-Related Violence in India: Causes, Laws, Data, and the Way Forward

Dowry-related violence remains one of the most persistent and disturbing forms of gender-based violence in India. Despite strict laws, judicial activism, and social awareness campaigns, thousands of women continue to face harassment, cruelty, and even death due to dowry demands....

Protection of the Aravalli Range: Importance, Threats, Supreme Court Directions

The Aravalli Range, one of the world's oldest mountain systems, plays a crucial role in India’s environmental stability. Stretching across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat, the range acts as a natural barrier against desertification, supports biodiversity, recharges groundwater, and regulates...

Jumping Genes: The Revolutionary Discovery of Transposons and Their Role in Genetics

Discover the revolutionary concept of "jumping genes," also known as transposons, first uncovered by Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock. Learn how these mobile DNA elements shape evolution, influence human health, and drive recent scientific breakthroughs. In the mid-20th century, a...