Current Affairs Notes

Civic infrastructure has been facing constant scrutiny due to recurring civic tragedies. Read here to learn more. Recurring urban tragedies across Indian metropolitan cities, including deaths caused by open manholes, flooded construction pits, building and infrastructure collapses, fires and … [Read more...] about Issues of Civic Infrastructure in India

Women Farmers in India: From “Invisible Labour” to Recognised Agricultural Agency. Read here to learn more. Maharashtra has enacted the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Act, 2026, becoming the first Indian State to create a dedicated legal framework for recognising women as farmers … [Read more...] about Women Farmers in India

The P4M and V4+India meetings are reforming multilateralism and improving India’s central European outreach. Read here to learn more. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in two significant diplomatic initiatives on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly … [Read more...] about P4M and V4+India: Multilateralism and Central European Outreach

Antifungal Resistance is another class of the emerging AMR threat. Read here to learn more about it. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) observed the 10th Annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week (FDAW), with antifungal resistance as one of its central themes. The CDC has … [Read more...] about Antifungal Resistance

What are the methanol regulation rules in India? Read here to understand this in light of the Supreme Court's striking down of Maharashtra's industrial methanol rules. In M/S Balaji Formalin Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India (2026), the Supreme Court struck down Rules 18A and 18B of the Maharashtra … [Read more...] about Methanol Regulation

The Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPMs) has renewed focus on India's efforts to establish a domestic permanent-magnet manufacturing ecosystem and reduce dependence on imports, particularly from China. Read here to learn more. The scheme seeks to create … [Read more...] about Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM)

The Government of Maharashtra has proposed the Digitisation and Exchange of Land Token Assets (DELTA) Act to establish a state-backed framework for Real-World Asset tokenisation. Read here to learn more about it. The proposed framework seeks to use blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) … [Read more...] about Real-World Asset Tokenisation

India has objected to the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission. This has shed light on the Shaksgam-Ladakh Geopolitics again. Read here to learn more. Pakistan and China have operationalised the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, with its inaugural meeting held in Islamabad on 16-17 … [Read more...] about Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission

Dedicated Freight Corridors are transforming India’s Logistics Architecture. Read here to learn more. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) has become fully operational, marking a major milestone in India's freight infrastructure. Together with the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor … [Read more...] about Dedicated Freight Corridors

Cardiff agreement 2026 has renewed debate over the future of the United Kingdom's devolution settlement. Read here to understand the lessons for Indian Federalism from this. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Cardiff by political leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern … [Read more...] about Cardiff Agreement 2026