Why Northeast-Kolkata link via Myanmar — not Bangladesh — is significant

Why in the News? Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved a 166.8-km four-lane highway from… Continue reading

Madras HC judge picks: 88% not from general category

Why in the News? During the tenure of Chief Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Sanjiv Khanna, authorities appointed 15 out of… Continue reading

Permanent Lok Adalats

Why in the News? Permanent Lok Adalats in as many as 16 districts of Rajasthan have ceased functioning owing to… Continue reading

Restoration of Rajon ki Baoli

Why in the News? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in private collaboration, has successfully completed the restoration of Rajon… Continue reading

125 Years of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO)

Why in the News? The Department of Posts has released a commemorative postage stamp to mark 125 years of the… Continue reading

50 years of Sikkim’s integration with India

Why in the News? May 16 is observed annually as Sikkim Day, marking the historic occasion in 1975 when the… Continue reading

Drinking to death: On illicit liquor cases

Why in the News? Recently, in Majitha, Amritsar district of Punjab, 21 people aged between 26 and 80 died and… Continue reading

Terror, treaties, and civilisations: Indus through the centuries

Why in the News? On April 22, a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, killed 26 civilians. In response, the Indian… Continue reading

[16th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Does Article 21 include right to digital access?

PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2022] The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 remains only a legal document without intense sensitisation… Continue reading

Article 143 of the Indian Constitution

Why in the News? The Tamil Nadu CM has criticised the Presidential Reference under Article 143 as a “desperate attempt”… Continue reading

India assembles First Chromosome-Level Genome of the Yak

Why in the News? Specialists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have successfully assembled the first-ever chromosome-level genome… Continue reading

Chandrayaan-5 (LUPEX Mission) enters Preliminary Design Phase

Why in the News? India and Japan have begun the preliminary design phase of the Chandrayaan-5 mission, also known as… Continue reading

Why UK is tightening immigration rules, how Indians will be affected

Why in the News? Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) has announced new plans to change its immigration rules to reduce… Continue reading

Under control: On the latest inflation data

Why in the News? Retail inflation dropped to 3.16% in April, marking its lowest level in nearly six years. This… Continue reading

Principled Criminalization and the Police as Pivot

Why in the News? Recently, the Supreme Court of India gave an important decision in the case of Imran Pratapgarhi… Continue reading

India eases Solar Panel Efficiency Norms for Off-Grid Rural Projects

Why in the News? The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has lowered the efficiency requirement for off-grid solar… Continue reading

[pib] Changes in Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) from 2025

Why in the News? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has announced major changes to the Periodic Labour… Continue reading

Scientists at CERN Create Gold from Lead

Why in the News? In a recent breakthrough at CERN’s ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment), scientists observed that near-collisions… Continue reading

Justice B.R. Gavai takes charge as 52nd CJI

Why in the News? Justice B.R. Gavai has been sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI). About… Continue reading

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