Economy
Is India’s Demographic Dividend Becoming a Time Bomb?
Why in news? An opinion piece argued that India’s vast young population could become a liability if the country fails to create jobs and impart rele...
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Why in news? An opinion piece argued that India’s vast young population could become a liability if the country fails to create jobs and impart rele...
Why in news? A recent study found that the Gangotri glacier in the Garhwal Himalayas has lost about 10 % of its snowmelt contribution to river flow ov...
Why in news? India launched its first National Biofoundry Network under the BioE3 initiative to accelerate biomanufacturing and synthetic biology rese...
Why in news? The Ministry of Minority Affairs added a new module to the UMEED portal to allow widows, divorced women and orphans to apply for maintena...
Why in news? The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying updated its action plan for managing glanders, a contagious equine disease, with new zone...
Why in news? India announced that more than 700 personnel from its Army, Navy and Air Force will participate in the tri‑service exercise “Bright S...
Why in news? India submitted a bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The bid aims to bring the multi‑sport event back to India after...
Why in news? A recent survey found that nearly one‑third of Indian students use private tutoring in addition to regular schooling. The findings reki...
Why in news? August 2025 marked eight years since the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced. Analysts used the anniversary to review how GST has...
Why in news? A recent report highlighted the health and environmental damage caused by coal extraction and power generation in India. The report calle...
Why in news? China dismissed Japan’s protests over its development of gas fields in the East China Sea, where the two countries’ Exclusive Economi...
Why in news? The Indian government finalised a 21‑member National Designated Authority (NDA) to oversee carbon markets in the country. Establishing ...
