Category: Current Affairs

The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026 report ranks India ninth among countries most affected by extreme weather events (1995–2024). The Climate Risk Index 2026 published by Germanwatch at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has sounded an alarm for India and the world. The report, analyzing three decades of climate data from 1995 to 2024, places…

National Education Day, observed annually on November 11, serves to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.  Every year on November 11, India observes National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the nation’s first Education Minister. This day serves as a reminder of his leadership and the…

The Prime Minister highlighted the significance of Free Legal Aid at the National Conference on “Strengthening Legal Aid Delivery Mechanisms” at the Supreme Court. The National Conference on “Strengthening Legal Aid Delivery Mechanisms” at the Supreme Court of India marked a milestone in India’s quest for accessible justice. As the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)…

The Supreme Court of India’s November 7, 2025, directive on Delhi stray dogs management has reignited a debate about balancing public safety with animal welfare. The Supreme Court stray dogs order raises concerns about whether municipal authorities possess the infrastructure and resources to execute these directions with compassion and without inflicting pain on animals, as…

The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission (2.0) updates the global food agenda by making social justice an essential foundation alongside planetary health and healthy diets. In an era marked by overlapping crises- climate change, biodiversity loss, rising inequality and diet-related health burdens, the question of justice in food emerges as both urgent and foundational.  The latest EAT-Lancet…

MeitY released the India AI Governance Guidelines (November 5, 2025), advocating a hands-off regulatory approach to AI. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released the India AI Governance Guidelines which shows how the country intends to regulate artificial intelligence. Unlike the European Union’s prescriptive AI Act, India’s framework adopts a hands-off approach…

India’s higher education system has achieved a milestone in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026, with seven Indian institutes securing positions among Asia’s top 100 universities.  The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026 revealed a surge in Indian university participation. From just 24 universities featured in 2016, India now has 294 institutions in the…

NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub unveiled a roadmap titled “Reimagining Agriculture: A Roadmap for Frontier Technology Led Transformation” on 3rd November, 2025.  NITI Aayog has launched a roadmap titled “Reimagining Agriculture: A Roadmap for Frontier Technology Led Transformation” in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, marking a moment in India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. This…

A stampede at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga killed nine devotees and injured 15 on November 1, 2025. On November 1, 2025, a tragedy unfolded at the Lord Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh temple stampede claimed nine lives (eight women and one boy) and left over…

Delhi High Court granted JNTL Consumer Health interim relief, allowing the company to sell its existing stock of ORSL despite the FSSAI ban on using the term “ORS” for products not meeting WHO standards. After eight years of advocacy, Dr. Sivaranjani Santosh witnessed what she called a people’s victory on October 14, 2025. The Food…