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The issue regarding the Aravalli Range has gained significant prominence due to a landmark Supreme Court order passed on November 20, 2025, which sought to resolve decades of ambiguity surrounding the definition of these hills. The controversy centers on the balance between economic mining needs and the ecological survival of one of the world’s oldest […]

The court directed States and Union govt. to consider curriculum changes, reinforcing that parties to a marriage are equal; and ordered the prompt appointment of Dowry Prohibition Officers Terming dowry a “cross-cultural evil” cutting across religions, the Supreme Court has said in a judgment that the “social strategy” to marry daughters to “higher status families” has […]

The Union Government introduced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Parliament recently. It aims to reform and modernize the flagship rural employment scheme (MGNREGA), which was launched in 2005. The Bill replaces the old 2005 Act and incorporates several changes, including allowing states to use MGNREGA funds for other rural […]

BlueBird Block-2 Satellite: Full Details (AST SpaceMobile’s Next-Generation Communications Satellite) BlueBird Block-2 is a next-generation communications satellite developed by the American company AST SpaceMobile. It was successfully launched by ISRO on December 24, 2025, using the LVM3-M6 rocket from Sriharikota, India. This is the heaviest commercial satellite ever launched from Indian soil. Key Specifications: Mass: […]

 Why in News ? Pakistan has secured one of its biggest arms deals in history and will sell $4-billion-worth of military hardware to Libya. The deal, apart from land and naval equipment, also includes fourth-generation JF-17 fighter jets, jointly developed by Pakistan and China. This is how Beijing will also gain from the deal amid […]

  New Delhi hopes to double bilateral trade to $5 billion, and bring in $20 billion in investments New Zealand will provide 5,000 employment visas annually and a stay of up to three years The trade pact will help Indian exporters, who are reeling under 50% tariffs imposed by U.S.   India and New Zealand […]

Why in News ?  NITI Aayog has released a landmark report titled “Internationalisation of Higher Education in India: Prospects, Potential, and Policy Recommendations” on December 22, 2025. The report serves as a strategic road map to transform India into a global “Vishwa Guru” (Knowledge Hub) by 2047, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 […]

 Why in News ? NK Singh (former Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission) is in the news for his inaugural address at the 108th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association (IEA), held at Osmania University, Hyderabad, in December 2025. Focus on “General Government”: Singh emphasized that global investors do not just look at the […]

Is DEI Squeezing Out Young White Men in the US? An article titled “The Lost Generation” by Jacob Savage in Compact magazine (December 2025) has reignited a heated debate in the US about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. The piece argues that DEI initiatives have systematically disadvantaged young white American men, especially in elite […]

Why in the News? The article highlights a key economic paradox: India’s GDP is expanding robustly (around 6–7% in recent quarters), but private capital expenditure (capex) remains stagnant at ~12% of GDP for over a decade. Key Points: GDP Growth vs. Private Capex Disconnect India’s GDP has grown rapidly post-COVID, but private capex (investment in […]