

Disinformation Crisis in India
Introduction Disinformation is the intentional spread of false or misleading information. As per the Global Risks Report 2025 (WEF), misinformation and disinformation are ranked as the top short-term global threats. WEF defines a global risk as an event that adversely affects the population
What Consumption Expenditure Survey Leaves Unanswered
Why in News? The release of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for 2022-23 marks a significant milestone after a decade-long hiatus. The factsheet offers valuable insights into present patterns of household consumption, but decisive conclusions should not be made due to change
The evolving role of the Colombo Security Conclave
Context: Recently, India’s National Security Adviser (NSA), took part in the 6th NSA meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) which agreed upon a road map for the year 2024. About: Originally known as the Trilateral for Maritime Security Cooperation, this regional security grouping
Opportune pause - Indian Science Congress (ISC)
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Milli-second burst detected by AstroSat
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Are antibiotics over-prescribed in India?
Context: The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently found that over half of the nearly 10,000 hospital patients surveyed for a study were given antibiotics to prevent, rather than treat, infection. The survey mapped patients treated on one to five days each at 20 tertiary ca
Free legal aid in India
Context: Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai has been nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC), replacing Justice Sanjiv Khanna – the seniormost judge of the top court after the Chief Justice of India (CJI). What is the Supreme Court Legal S
India’s stubborn income poverty problem
Context: Declining multidimensional poverty is good news but income poverty, which has remained defiantly high for the last five years, must be fixed. Progressing Indian economy: NSO estimates GDP growth at 7.3%, Sensex crosses 72,000, and foreign exchange reserves exceed $620 billion. In
Warming up to climate change: How do we know humans are causing global warming?
Background: 2023 could have been the hottest year in the 174-year observational record and probably the hottest in 125,000 years. It was dotted with lethal heat waves, devastating floods, droughts, and record-low ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctic. These are only a handful of the effects of clim
Donkey routes: En route Europe, how Indians visit several countries to create ‘travel history’
Context: Last year, Serbia had to change its visa rules because of the illegal migrants, including Indians, flooding it as an entry point to Europe. Background: Serbia modified its visa rules last year due to pressure from the European Union, prompted by the misuse of its visa-free regime. InImportant Links
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