Archives: Current Affair

 Why in the News ?  The collapse of grassland bird communities in the Nilgiri hills of India’s Western Ghats, as revealed by a 2025 study, underscores a significant ecological crisis driven by historical landscape changes. Researchers from institutions like Columbia University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology analyzed bird specimens from the early and late […]

Why in the News? In 2025, the Immigrant and Foreigners order was issued by the ministry of home affairs which had replaced the foreigners (tribunal) order of 1964. This grants Foreigners Tribunals (FTs)—previously exclusive to Assam—the authority equivalent to that of a First-Class Judicial Magistrate. It aims to streamline the process of detecting, detaining, and […]

Why in the News? Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, has begun a three-day trip to India with the objective of strengthening economic ties between the two nations. This is Wong’s first visit to India as Prime Minister, where he is accompanied by senior cabinet ministers. The visit aims to expand two-way economic engagement and sign […]

Why in the News?  The Indian government released updated guidelines under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016, in March 2024. These new rules create a framework for assessing the extent of disability among people affected by serious blood disorders like sickle cell disease (SCD), people who inherit both sickle cell disease and […]

Why in the News?  In May 2025, the Supreme Court began examining a Presidential Reference to decide if Governors and the President have the authority to indefinitely withhold assent to State Bills. This follows controversies in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal, where Governors have withheld assent or delayed action on Bills passed […]

Why in the News?  The International Carbon Price Floor (ICPF), first proposed by the IMF in 2021, has again come into focus in global climate negotiations in 2024–25. Discussions are ongoing at forums like the World Economic Forum (WEF) and COP summits, as countries debate carbon pricing as a tool to meet the Paris Agreement […]

Why in the News?  The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in Tianjin, China, under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Tianjin Declaration was adopted, condemning terrorism (including Pahalgam, Jaffar Express, and Khuzdar attacks). Key Points of the Summit & Tianjin Declaration: Condemnation of Terrorism Strongly condemned terrorism in all forms […]

Why in the News?  HSBC India’s Manufacturing PMI indicates that India’s manufacturing sector expanded in August 2025 at the fastest pace seen in the last 17.5 years. PMI rose to 59.3 in August 2025 (up from 59.1 in July), the highest since mid-2008. The surge was driven by strong demand, rise in new orders, higher […]

Why in the News?  CEREBO is a newly developed portable, non-invasive, hand-held device for diagnosing brain injuries, created through a collaborative effort between: ICMR Medical Device & Diagnostics Mission Secretariat (MDMS) AIIMS Bhopal NIMHANS Bengaluru Bioscan Research It has been clinically validated, received regulatory approvals, and recommended for wider adoption in India and globally. About […]

Why in the News?  In September 2025, the Supreme Court of India decided to place before a larger Bench the question of whether minority educational institutions are fully excluded from the scope of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. The reference arises from doubts over the 2014 Constitution Bench judgment in Pramati Educational and […]