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COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC AND TRADE AGREEMENT (CETA) COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC AND TRADE AGREEMENT (CETA)
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The India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect on July 15, a year after it was signed. A...
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20-Jul 2026
DARK PATTERNS DARK PATTERNS
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Despite years of regulatory scrutiny, dark patterns deployed by online platforms continue to mislead Indian customers and prevent them from making right choices. ...
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16-Jul 2026
DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS (DDC) DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS (DDC)
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The restructuring of Jammu and Kashmir’s political and administrative framework through the constitution of District Development Councils (DDCs...
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13-Jul 2026
PRAMBANAN TEMPLE: India–Indonesia Cultural Ties, Temple Architecture PRAMBANAN TEMPLE
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his official visit to Indonesia, visited the 9th-century Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta along with Indonesian Preside...
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10-Jul 2026
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
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Supreme Court recognised walking on demarcated footpaths as a fundamental right and urged the government to introduce a law that declares this right. The tw...
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29-Jun 2026
MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION
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After remaining largely inactive for more than a week, the monsoon finally picked some strength and momentum beginning Monday. Maharashtra, for in...
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26-Jun 2026
ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREA (ESA) ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREA (ESA)
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Twelve years after it issued the first draft notification, the Centre is finally ready to finalise and notify the demarcation of Ecologically Se...
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23-Jun 2026
LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGREEMENT (LSA) -INDIA-RUSSIA LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGREEMENT (LSA)
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The India-Russia bilateral Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), termed the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS), which had been d...
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18-Jun 2026
THE REALITY BEHIND THE FALLING OF NET FDI: CAUSES, TRENDS, AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS THE REALITY BEHIND THE FALLING OF NET FDI
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India’s net FDI has declined sharply despite strong gross inflows, underlining the impact of disinvestment/capital repatriation;...
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11-Jun 2026
CITY POLLUTION AND SUMMER POLLUTION AND SUMMER
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In March, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) revoked all curbs under the Graded Resp...
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02-Jun 2026
COAL GASIFICATION COAL GASIFICATION
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In a roadshow promoting surface coal gasification, Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy said the technology, which can also yield a range of down...
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01-Jun 2026
HYPERSONIC MISSILE HYPERSONIC MISSILE
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India on 9th May, achieved a major breakthrough in hypersonic missile technology. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) accomplished a 1,...
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19-May 2026
INDIAS ENERGY SECURITY INDIA'S ENERGY SECURITY
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India’s energy security concerns are increasing focus on converting agricultural residue, food waste, sewage sludge, and organic municipal waste into...
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19-May 2026
EBOLA VIRUS EBOLA VIRUS
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On May 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a ‘public health emergency of i...
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19-May 2026
INDIA'S LABOUR MARKET INDIA'S LABOUR MARKET
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Every year, about 7-10 million young Indians enter the labour market. They are better educated than any generation before them — the average years of for...
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15-May 2026
