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CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE (CRA) CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE (CRA)
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Climate change is real, and for India to continue meeting domestic food demands, agriculture needs to cope with the increasing unpredictabi...
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02-Jan 2026
CONSUMER RIGHTS CONSUMER RIGHTS
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Every year, National Consumer Rights Day is observed on 24th December to raise awareness about consumer rights and promote fair trade practices. In this context, ...
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27-Dec 2025
SUSTAINABLE HARNESSING AND ADVANCEMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA (SHANTI) ACT SUSTAINABLE HARNESSING AND ADVANCEMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA (SHANTI) ACT
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Parliament has brought into force the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nucle...
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22-Dec 2025
ARAVALLI RANGE ARAVALLI RANGE
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The Supreme Court (SC), in an order last month, settled on a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges, and paused the grant of fresh mining leases insid...
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19-Dec 2025
BIOSECURITY BIOSECURITY
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New age biotechnologies endow powers to understand biology better and, consequently, harness biological agents to target humans. Thus, biosecurity measures need to be...
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16-Dec 2025
WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT (WIR) 2026 WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT (WIR)
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The World Inequality Report for 2026, released this week, underscores the widening inequalities not just within a country but also in the world as a...
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15-Dec 2025
BOOTH LEVEL OFFICERS (BLO) BOOTH LEVEL OFFICERS (BLO)
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As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway in several states, the cases of suicides of booth-level officers (BLOs) have put...
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02-Dec 2025
BIOREMEDIATION BIOREMEDIATION
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Human waste is leading to a world where access to clean air, water and soil is becoming increasingly difficult. The solution is two-pronged — reduce waste and clea...
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02-Dec 2025
STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC) PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC)
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The 2025 national conference of chairpersons of the State Public Service Commissions (PSCs) is being hosted by the Telangana State Public Service ...
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24-Nov 2025
TRADE DEFICIT TRADE DEFICIT
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India’s trade deficit in October surged by 141% in October 2025 to $21.8 billion. While this is a seemingly alarming jump, underlying data show that things aren’t a...
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24-Nov 2025
DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION (DPDP) RULES DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION RULES
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (DPDP), 2025 were notified this week, kicking off the formation of the Data Protection Board ...
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17-Nov 2025
STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (SEC) STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (SEC)
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Following the Supreme Court’s directions, Maharashtra will hold local body elections in three phases, beginning on December 2. The first phase ...
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14-Nov 2025
PAY COMMISSION PAY COMMISSION
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The Central government has constituted the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) with retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as the Chairperson. It also consists of P...
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11-Nov 2025
CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA (CJI) CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA (CJI)
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Chief Justice of India B R Gavai Monday wrote to the Union government recommending Justice Surya Kant as his successor.
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29-Oct 2025
SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION (SIR) SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION (SIR)
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The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories, wher...
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29-Oct 2025