1. Dementia 1.     Dementia CONTEXT: A recent Lancet Commission report identified two new risk factors for dementiaBackgroundDementia, a condition characterized by the decline of cognitive functions, has been a growing…

1. RBI Report on Currency and Finance 2023-24 CONTEXT:  RBI released its report on currency and finances showing the impact and challenges of digitalisation. India is leveraging digital infrastructure, fintech…

1. NIPUN Bharat Mission and Educated Mothers Background: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasizes foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) by Grade 3.To achieve this, the NIPUN Bharat Mission was…

1. NISAR Satellite: A Joint Earth Observation Mission NISAR stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. It's a Low Earth Orbit Observatory jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…

1. PLI Scheme and Policy Shifts BackgroundLaunched in 2020 as a flagship program under 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan'. Aim: To make India's manufacturing sector globally competitive and create jobs. Focus sectors: Pharmaceuticals, electronics,…

1. Subsidy Bill Reduction CONTEXT: The central government's expenditure on subsidies is projected to fall to a five-year low in 2024-25, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of…

1. ECONOMIC SURVEY GROWTH TREND ANALYSIS Growth Trajectory: Recovery: The Indian economy has recovered well from the pandemic, achieving real GDP growth of 2% in FY24. This marks the third consecutive…

1. India's Strategic Balancing Act: QUAD vs. BRICS ISSUE: India's engagement with both the QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) presents a complex strategic…

The Green Revolution in Maize: A Private Sector Story CONTEXT:  Rise in Maize Production. Over the last two decades, maize production in India has more than tripled, from 11.5 million…

Sub-Caste Reservation for SC/STs: A Critical Analysis CONTEXT:  Supreme Court's pending decision on sub-caste reservation for SC/STs and there is a need for justification on both legal and academic grounds…