News: The Dravya Portal (Digitized Retrieval Application for Versatile Yardstick of AYUSH Substances) is launched by the Ministry of AYUSH to catalogue comprehensive data on Ayurvedic medicinal substances and products. About DRAVYA Portal It is the largest collection of data on Ayurvedic Ingredients and Products made easily available to everyone. It is an ever growing, ever… Continue reading DRAVYA Portal
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SAHAJ Programme
News: Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched 2 flagship initiatives under SAHAJ Program to advance senior citizens’ well-being. About SAHAJ Programme SAHAJ is an initiative by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE). It aims to make ageing more dignified, inclusive, and to make elders seen as contributors, not just beneficiaries. It… Continue reading SAHAJ Programme
[Answered] Criminal defamation is incompatible with democratic debate.” Evaluate the growing use of criminal defamation proceedings and discuss how it undermines free speech and public discourse in a democracy.
Introduction “India ranks 159/180 in the World Press Freedom Index (2025), reflecting shrinking democratic space, where criminal defamation—validated in Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India (2016)—increasingly curtails constitutionally guaranteed free speech.” The Nature of Criminal Defamation Defined under Sections 499–500 of IPC, prescribing imprisonment up to 2 years. Intended to protect individual reputation as part… Continue reading [Answered] Criminal defamation is incompatible with democratic debate.” Evaluate the growing use of criminal defamation proceedings and discuss how it undermines free speech and public discourse in a democracy.
[Answered] The success of GST 2.0 hinges on a bedrock of trust. Examine the governance measures required to build confidence among the government, industry, and consumers for a well-oiled tax system.
Introduction India’s “Goods and Services Tax (GST), hailed as the biggest tax reform since Independence, contributes nearly 28% of total revenues (Economic Survey 2024), yet its legitimacy depends fundamentally on stakeholder trust.” Trust Deficit in GST 1.0 Multiplicity of slabs and disputes: 4-rate structure caused “classification litigations” and inverted duty structures, disproportionately burdening MSMEs. Compliance… Continue reading [Answered] The success of GST 2.0 hinges on a bedrock of trust. Examine the governance measures required to build confidence among the government, industry, and consumers for a well-oiled tax system.
Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs)
News: Astronomers have discovered celestial events more powerful than gamma-ray bursts, known as extreme nuclear transients (ENTs). About Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs) Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs) are the most powerful energy blasts known in the universe. These transients are objects whose brightness changes rapidly and are fueled by material from a massive star torn apart by… Continue reading Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs)
Gender data and WEE Index drive women’s economic empowerment
Source: The post Gender data and WEE Index drive women’s economic empowerment has been created, based on the article “India’s economic ambitions need better gender data” published in “The Hindu” on 16 September 2025. Gender data and WEE Index drive women’s economic empowerment. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for… Continue reading Gender data and WEE Index drive women’s economic empowerment
Angikaar 2025
News: The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs has launched “Angikaar 2025” in New Delhi on 4 September 2025. About Angikaar 2025 “Angikaar 2025” is a last-mile outreach campaign under PMAY-U 2.0. It will run for a period of two months from 4th September 2025 to 31st October 2025 across 5,000+ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)… Continue reading Angikaar 2025
UPSC Mains 2025 General Studies Paper-1 I Download PDF Now
The UPSC Mains exam 2025 General Studies Paper 1 was conducted on 23rd August 2025, from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm. As the exam is now over, we are releasing the UPSC Mains 2025 General Studies Paper 1 Question paper, along with the complete list of questions in written format. Candidates who appeared in the… Continue reading UPSC Mains 2025 General Studies Paper-1 I Download PDF Now
Palmyra Palm Tree
News: Palmyra palm trees in Odisha are playing a significant ecological and social role. They are helping reduce lightning-related deaths, as the tall trees act as natural lightning conductors, diverting strikes away from human settlements. About Palmyra Palm Tree (Borassus flabellifer) The Palmyra palm tree is commonly known as the sugar palm, toddy palm, or… Continue reading Palmyra Palm Tree
Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
News: The Supreme Court has asked if “potentiality of abuse” by the state of Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which punishes “acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India”, could be a ground to declare the law itself unconstitutional. About Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 152 of the BNS,… Continue reading Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
