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Global Risks Report 2026 and Geo-economic Confrontation Context: The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 ranks geo-economic confrontation as

PSLV-C62 Failure: Concerns over ISRO’s Workhorse Launcher Context:ISRO’s PSLV-C62 mission failed due to an anomaly in the third stage (PS3),

PESA in Jharkhand: Delayed Decentralisation and Tribal Self-Rule Context: Jharkhand notified the PESA Rules in January 2026, nearly 25 years

Early Childhood Investment and India’s Demographic Dividend Context: India’s early childhood investment debate has gained urgency as experts warn that

India’s MPATGM: Enhancing Infantry Lethality and Defence Self-Reliance Context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a successful

Kathputli Puppetry: A Millennium-Old Folk Tradition of Rajasthan Context: Jaipur’s Kathputli Nagar, inhabited by nearly 250 families of hereditary puppeteers,

Bhairav Battalions: India’s New Edge in Rapid and Hybrid Warfare Context: India’s newly inducted Bhairav Battalions are poised to make

India’s Climate Governance Framework: Progress, Gaps, and Way Forward Context Backdrop: Recent judicial scrutiny of mining activities in the Aravalli

POCSO and Consensual Adolescent Relationships: Need for Legal Reform Context The Supreme Court in January 2026, in State of UP

Kerala’s Malayalam Language Bill, 2025: Linguistic Assertion and Federal Challenges Context Kerala has enacted the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, signalling