Study on Lion-Tailed Macaques By: Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), Bengaluru Lead: Sikha Hariharan (Doctoral Fellow) Location: Silent Valley National Park, KeralaMethodologyGPS tracking of two macaque troopsAnalysis of vertical space use &…
SSLC Result Decline Due to Lack of Qualified School Teachers Key Points:1. SSLC Results Overview in Karnataka (2025):Overall pass percentage: 73.40%.Government schools: 69.88% pass.2. Teacher Shortage Details:Total sanctioned posts: 57,175.Vacant…
🔹 Context of the Visit:Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia (April 14–18, 2025).The visit aimed to promote China as a reliable economic partner amid rising U.S.–China trade…
🔷 I. INTRODUCTION & CONTEXTIndia’s plastic pollution crisis:India is the largest plastic polluter in the world (9.51 million tonnes annually).Contributes ~20% of global plastic emissions.Emissions come from mismanaged waste, especially…
Context of the Editorial:The post of Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha has remained vacant since 2019 (17th Lok Sabha).The editorial critiques the institutional vacuum, argues for its constitutional necessity,…
🧠 Context of the Editorial:The editorial discusses India's lack of AI compute infrastructure — a core requirement for training and deploying artificial intelligence models.It evaluates the policy vacuum, infrastructure gaps,…
