Economy
Contractualisation and Productivity in Manufacturing
Why in news? A recent study of Annual Survey of Industries data from 1999–2019 revealed that contract labour in India’s formal manufacturing secto...
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Why in news? A recent study of Annual Survey of Industries data from 1999–2019 revealed that contract labour in India’s formal manufacturing secto...
Why in news? An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025. The undersea quake triggered a tsunami that pro...
Why in news? International Tiger Day, observed every year on 29 July, drew special attention in 2025 because India announced that it hosts three‑qua...
Why in news? The Indian Army conducted Exercise Divya Drishti in East Sikkim to test artificial‑intelligence‑powered battlefield technologies unde...
Why in news? The Ministry of Culture informed Parliament that cultural profiles have been compiled for more than 4.7 lakh villages under the “Mera G...
Why in news? Indian prodigy Divya Deshmukh made history by winning the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. She defeated fellow Ind...
Why in news? Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir conducted a successful counter‑terrorism mission near Srinagar in July 2025. The operation neutral...
Why in news? The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) completed five years on 29 July 2025. The Union government marked the anniversary by highli...
Why in news? India’s courts are facing a backlog of more than five crore cases. With a large number of judge vacancies and slow disposal of civil su...
Why in news? More than 300 trekkers were rescued near the Kalu River in Maharashtra’s Malshej Ghat after heavy rains caused a sudden rise in water l...
Why in news? During the birth anniversary celebrations of Rajendra Chola I at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, the Indian Prime Minister praised the Chola dyna...
Why in news? France announced that it would formally recognise the State of Palestine, becoming the first G7 member to do so. The declaration came ami...
