Archives: Current Affair

National Sports Governance Bill: Why in News? The Rajya Sabha passed the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 on August 12, 2025, following its earlier passage in the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to regulate the functioning of national sports federations in India and aims to enhance transparency and accountability. Relevance : UPSC Pre &  Mains […]

ViaSat’s Global Xpress (GX): Why in News? ViaSat’s Global Xpress (GX) is a high-speed, global Ka-band satellite network designed to provide seamless, reliable broadband connectivity for government, maritime, aviation, and enterprise users across land, sea, and air. Launched initially in 2010, it achieved full global coverage by 2015, offering high-throughput services with speeds up to […]

Why in News? Revised Income Tax Bill 2025: Income Tax Bill 2025 marks a landmark shift in the country’s direct tax framework. On August 11, 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a new bill in Parliament to replace the over six-decade-old Income Tax Act of 1961. Relevance : UPSC Pre & Mains Prelims :  Income tax […]

Why in News?   U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an order imposing a 25% tariff on Indian goods, which will take effect in the coming weeks. This tariff will be in addition to another 25% tariff that came into force last week. Trump cited India’s high dependence on Russia for crude oil and military […]

The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) and the Like-Minded Countries (LMC) group  Why in News ? The UN-led negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty have hit a deadlock between two opposing blocs — the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) and the Like-Minded Countries (LMC) group — during the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) sessions. High Ambition Coalition (HAC): Chair: […]

Following a prolonged lull, Russia has reactivated efforts to revive the Russia-India-China (RIC) platform, an initiative also backed by China. The move comes as all three countries encounter varying degrees of pressure from Trump—ranging from tariff disputes to negotiations over a Ukraine peace agreement. Origins and Proposal (Late 1990s) The RIC concept was first proposed […]

Goldilocks Economy Why in News ? India’s recent economic trajectory has been hailed as a “Goldilocks moment” — a phase where growth remains robust, inflation is under control, and monetary conditions are supportive, reflecting a rare and favorable macroeconomic balance What is a Goldilocks Economy? A Goldilocks economy is not too hot nor too cold […]

At least four people died after flash floods and mudslides swept through Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday afternoon. Several buildings, shops, and hotels were damaged. Flash floods are not uncommon in the upper hilly areas of Uttarakhand as they are often triggered by a cloudburst — a localised but intense rainfall activity. […]

The UN Political Declaration and Global Programme of Action was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in February 1990 as part of a global response to the international drug problem. Background: The 17th Special Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGASS) was convened specifically to address the growing global challenge of drug abuse and […]

Every year on July 29, the world celebrates International Tiger Day—also called Global Tiger Day—to spread awareness about tiger conservation. It was started in 2010 during the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit, where leaders from 13 tiger-range countries agreed on the TX2 goal: to double the number of wild tigers by 2022. Which theme has been […]