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APAAR ID Scheme and the Odisha High Court’s Consent Directive

APAAR ID Scheme and the Odisha High Court’s Consent Directive

Why in news? The Odisha High Court has directed education authorities to amend consent forms used for the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registr...

Sanchar Mitra Scheme – Empowering Youth for Safe Digital Behaviour

Sanchar Mitra Scheme – Empowering Youth for Safe Digital Behaviour

Why in news? In a recent reply to the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Communications noted that 222 educational institutions across India are par...

PM Vishwakarma Scheme – Supporting Traditional Artisans and Craftspeople

PM Vishwakarma Scheme – Supporting Traditional Artisans and Craftspeople

Why in news? At a recent meeting, the National Steering Committee for the PM Vishwakarma Scheme approved several measures to expedite loan sanctions a...

‘Your Money, Your Right’ Movement

‘Your Money, Your Right’ Movement

Why in news? The Union government has been running a national campaign called “Your Money, Your Right” since 4 October 2025 to help citizens recla...

SAMPANN Portal and MTNL Pensioners

SAMPANN Portal and MTNL Pensioners

Why in news? The Controller General of Communication Accounts announced on 10 December 2025 that nearly 46,000 pensioners of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam...

Swasthya Portal – Tribal Health Repository

Swasthya Portal – Tribal Health Repository

Why in news? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs informed Parliament that the Swasthya portal, an online repository on tribal health and nutrition, does no...

The Monroe Doctrine and Its Modern Revival

The Monroe Doctrine and Its Modern Revival

Why in news? The United States’ 2025 National Security Strategy, released under President Donald Trump, calls for a revival of the Monroe Doctrine. ...

Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Flight Duty Time Rules

Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Flight Duty Time Rules

Why in news? India’s civil aviation regulator temporarily relaxed flight‑duty time rules for IndiGo pilots after a sudden wave of cancellations in...

UMEED Portal and Waqf Property Registration

UMEED Portal and Waqf Property Registration

Why in news? The Union Minister for Minority Affairs announced that waqf property managers will not face penalties for the next three months if they h...

Assam Accord and the 1971 Cut‑off Date

Assam Accord and the 1971 Cut‑off Date

Why in news? The Supreme Court has asked the Union government whether the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order 2025—which allows persecuted ...

National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme

National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme

Why in news? The central government has approved an ambitious National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme to strengthen India’s forensic sci...

Proposed Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2025 and Protests

Proposed Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2025 and Protests

Why in news? Faculty, students and alumni of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) have been demonstrating against a draft Indian Statistical Institu...

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) – custodians of the electoral roll

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) – custodians of the electoral roll

Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been carrying out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and thr...

SIM Binding Mandate for Messaging Apps

SIM Binding Mandate for Messaging Apps

Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and others to implement SI...

National Productivity Council – High Court Quashes Lokpal Proceedings

National Productivity Council – High Court Quashes Lokpal Proceedings

Why in news? In November 2025, the Delhi High Court dismissed proceedings initiated by the Lokpal of India against Rajesh Kumar Singh, the Union Comme...

Mekedatu Dam Project

Mekedatu Dam Project

Why in news? The Karnataka government announced that it would submit a revised detailed project report for the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir o...

Euthanasia

Euthanasia

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India directed doctors at a Noida hospital to constitute a medical board to assess whether passive euthanasia should...

Bharat NCAP 2.0 – Draft Car Safety Standards

Bharat NCAP 2.0 – Draft Car Safety Standards

Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has released draft guidelines for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) 2...

Special Leave Petition – Understanding an Extraordinary Appeal

Special Leave Petition – Understanding an Extraordinary Appeal

Why in news? A Supreme Court bench recently criticised the Income Tax Department for filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in a case already settled b...

Juvenile Justice Boards – pendency and infrastructure challenges

Juvenile Justice Boards – pendency and infrastructure challenges

Why in news? The India Justice Report released in late 2024 continues to draw attention in 2025 for highlighting severe delays in India’s juvenile j...

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