Author: Gaurav Yadav

PM Narendra Modi is visiting China after 7 years to attend the Annual SCO leader’s summit. Since last year, India & China have worked mend bilateral ties that collapsed after the border clashes in Ladakh in June 2020. In this regard, let us understand the importance & challenges of India-China relations. Table of Content What… Continue reading India-China Relations – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 announcing the imposition of an additional ad valorem duty of 25% on Indian imports starting from August 27 for “directly or indirectly importing Russian oil”. This was in addition to the 25% reciprocal tariff that took effect on August 7. These tariffs are among the… Continue reading Trump Tariff – Impact & Way Forward – Explained Pointwise

Recently, the Parliament has passed the Promotion & Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, that aims to regulate 3 categories of online games – e-sports, social gaming & RMGs (Real Money Games). While the Act aims to promote e-sports & social gaming segments, it seeks to ban all forms of RMGs & its advertisement. The… Continue reading Online Gaming Act, 2025 – Provisions, Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Recently, the government has introduced Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha. It seeks to amend 16 Central Acts in order to decriminalize & rationalise certain offences & penalties. This is the second Jan Vishwas legislation brought in by the government. The first, Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, decriminalized… Continue reading Jan Vishwas 2.0 – Provisions & Significance- Explained Pointwise

The UN’s recently released The State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World 2025 reports that 8.2% of the world’s population was undernourished in 2024 i.e. 673 million people. This was down from 688 million people in 2023, however, it has still not reached to the pre-pandemic levels (7.3% in 2018). India has played… Continue reading Ending Global Hunger & India’s Role – Explained Pointwise

The government has recently introduced Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill in the ongoing Monsoon Session. The Bill was introduced by the Union Home Minister in the Lok Sabha. It was passed by a voice vote & has been sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee for further scrutiny. It faced strong protests from the opposition, which has… Continue reading Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill – Provisions & Criticisms- Explained Pointwise

Recently, the Assam Police has issued a summon to the editor of a popular new agency under Section 152 of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). Section 152 of BNS is aimed at protecting India’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity by criminalizing acts or communications that promote or encourage secessionist, rebellious, or subversive activities against the State. However,… Continue reading New Sedition Law (Section 152) – Issues & Way Forward – Explained Pointwise

The CBSE has decided to introduce open book assessment in class 9 from 2026-27 after a pilot study showed strong teacher support for the idea. CBSE conducted a pilot comprehensive study to assess the viability of implementing Open Book Exam (OBE) for students from classes 9 to 12 in November-December 2023 for subjects like English,… Continue reading Open Book Exam – Significance and Challenges – Explained Pointwise