India’s military spending in 2024 reached $86.1 billion, nearly 9 times that of Pakistan ($10.2 billion), as per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report titled “Trends in World Military Expenditure 2024”. The report was released amid heightened India-Pakistan
In the recently released IMF World Economic Outlook April 2025, the global growth forecast has been marked downwards by 0.5 percentage points to 2.8 per cent for 2025 and by 0.3 percentage points to 3 per cent for 2026 compared
A UN Spotlight Initiative report highlights rising gender-based violence (GBV) against women due to climate change. Prediction: By 2100, 1 in 10 intimate partner violence (IPV) cases may be climate-related without urgent interventions. UN Spotlight Initiative A global, multi-year partnership
Context & Significance Amid global trade tariffs and market instability, India demonstrates economic resilience driven by demographic strength, technological innovation, and cultural richness. The vision of ‘Create in India, Create for the World’ positions India as a rising global creative
PM Narendra Modi paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia and co-chaired the 2nd meeting of the India–Saudi Strategic Partnership Council (SPC). Key Outcomes of the Visit New Ministerial Committees: Defence Cooperation Tourism & Cultural Cooperation Now SPC has 4
The nation commemorates National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) on 24th April 2025, marking thirty-two years of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, which gave constitutional status to Panchayats as institutions of rural local self-government. National Panchayati Raj Day 2025: Key
India to hold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan “in abeyance with immediate effect”, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced. It is part of the five-pronged response. Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) Signed: September 19, 1960, in Karachi after 9 years
Amaravati, the upcoming capital of Andhra Pradesh, is poised to become the world’s first city to run entirely on renewable energy. With a projected capacity of 2,700 MW from solar, wind, and hydropower, the initiative is a major step toward
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