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Article “The reality of the changing dimensions of warfare” Published : The Hindu-24 July 2025 Very Important Topic for  mains: GS2, GS3, or Essay Paper in UPSC/PCS: Modern Warfare and India’s Position: Challenges and the Way Forward Introduction: A New Era of Technological Warfare: The nature of warfare is rapidly evolving, with modern conflicts increasingly […]

Why in News? Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently wrote to the Chief Ministers of all states urging them to immediately stop the “forced tagging” of nano-fertilisers or biostimulants along with conventional fertilisers like urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP). This action came in response to widespread complaints from farmers, who reported that retailers were […]

Why in News?   A new World Bank report, launched on July 22, warns that Indian cities need $2.4 trillion by 2050 to build climate-resilient infrastructure and services, or they risk losing up to $5 billion due to floods, even as they are projected to create 70% of new jobs by 2030. Relevance : UPSC/UPPSC Prelims […]

Why in News? Whether the intellectual material produced by various generative AI models infringes copyright laws has been a controversial question posed around the globe. Relevance : UPSC Pre &  Mains Prelims :  Copyright related terms Mains  : GS3 AI and Copyright: Legal Position – A Concise Summary Do AI models violate copyright law? AI […]

Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday (22 July 2025) released the latest Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) data for the year ending March 2025, which shows a significant improvement in the country’s financial inclusion landscape. Relevance : UPSC Pre &  Mains Prelims :  FI -INDEX Mains  : GS 3 The FI-Index […]

Article “Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are living” Published : The Hindu-23 July 2025 Very Important Topic for  mains: GS1, GS3, or Essay Paper in UPSC/PCS: Why in News? The issue of climate migration in India is gaining renewed attention due to increasing frequency and severity of climate-induced disasters—particularly droughts in […]

Why in News ? DBI Bank Ltd. has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, showing: Net profit rose by 17% year-on-year to Rs 2,007 crore. However, the Net Interest Income (NII) fell from Rs 3,233 crore (last year) to Rs 3,166 crore. The Net Interest Margin (NIM) declined from 4.18% […]

Why in News?   The Right to Vote in India, including relevant case laws and the differences between various types of rights: Relevance : UPSC/UPSC Mains Mains : GS 2 Right to Vote in India: 1. Current Issue The Supreme Court is hearing cases against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. One […]

Why in News? NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is set to be launched on July 30, 2025, at 5:40 p.m. Relevance : UPSC Pre &  Mains Prelims :  NISAR Mains  : GS3 It will be launched from Sriharikota using the GSLV-F16 rocket. This is the first joint Earth observation satellite developed by NASA and ISRO. […]

The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 is an Indian law that regulates the election process for the offices of the President and Vice-President of India. Enacted on March 14, 1952, it provides a legal framework for the nomination, election, and dispute resolution processes related to these constitutional positions, in alignment with Articles 54 to […]