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Announces 26% Increase in Rates for Advertisements in Print Media and Introduces Premiums for Colour Ads The government has decided to revise the rates of advertisement by 26%.  The media rates for print media per sq.cm. for one lakh copies of dailies in the black and white advertisement have been enhanced from Rs. 47.40 to […]

Why in news ? The tribal Ministry has recently said that the Union government has to ensure that the schemes related to tribes like  Forest Conservation Act (FCA) and particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) continue to uplift their socio –economic conditions. Key points : Flagship schemes for tribal welfare: PM-JANMAN: Targets Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups […]

Why it’s in the news? • It marks 10 years since the last India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) held in New Delhi in 2015. • Highlights the progress India has made in diplomatic, economic, and educational engagement with Africa since then. • Focuses on the future roadmap for India-Africa partnership, including trade, digital collaboration, and institutional […]

Article The lower judiciary — litigation, pendency, stagnation Published: The Hindu 18 Nov, 2025 Very Important Topic for UPSC/PCS  Mains : GS 2 Subordinate Judiciary and Court Pendency in India Why in News ? The Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench, headed by the Chief Justice of India, highlighted the sense of stagnation in the subordinate judiciary […]

PM to Rewrite Growth Agenda with Human Capital at the Core Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to place human capital at the heart of India’s long-term growth and development strategy, with a renewed focus on harnessing the country’s demographic dividend before it begins to taper off. According to senior government sources, this vision will […]

A new ‘country platform’ is expected to help India tap Green Climate Fund resources more easily; the fund has faced criticism from developing countries for its complex disbursal procedures and lack of technical support to avail it   India was among the 13 countries and a regional alliance of African countries that announced plans to […]

Why in News ?The Kerala High Court earlier this month dismissed a petition by a man seeking to quash proceedings against him for growing cannabis. The petitioner had been caught by excise officials with five cannabis plants on the terrace of a rented house. His defence? The plants had not yet developed “flowering or fruiting […]

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 – Issues, Concerns & Way Forward What the Article Talks About ? The editorial critiques the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, arguing that they fail to strengthen the privacy protections envisioned by the DPDP Act, 2023. Instead, they delay key safeguards, weaken the RTI Act, and retain […]

Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026: ✔️ Publisher • Germanwatch (annual index assessing extreme weather events on countries) How does CRI work? • Evaluates the long-term vulnerability of countries to extreme weather events • Measured through: • Lives lost • Economic losses (USD) • Number of extreme events • Long-term averages (1995–2024) Global Findings (1995–2024) • […]

Why  in the news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is planning to do a National Migration Survey corresponding to July 2026 to June 2027. This will be the largest review of migration patterns undertaken within nearly twenty years. What is the National Migration Survey (2026 – 27)? Overview The survey, which is […]