Draft Seeds Bill, 2025: what it covers
Spurious seed is a big cause of crop loss. The Bill tries to fix quality without touching the age-old practice of saving seed.
16 Dec 2025GS3
Current affairs relevant to GS3.
ONDC and the case for open e-commerce
Big platforms can bury small sellers in search. Open protocols and ranking disclosure try to level that field.
16 Dec 2025
Battery storage cost falls from ₹10.18 to about ₹2.1 per kWh
Solar plus storage is now close to being cheaper than new coal for evening peaks. That changes the planning case for new thermal plants.
15 Dec 2025
Monthly PLFS: unemployment eases to 4.7% in November 2025
The rise in rural women's work is the main driver. Whether this is paid work or unpaid family help is the question to ask in Mains.
15 Dec 2025
WPI inflation turns negative at -0.32% in November 2025
Cheap inputs help manufacturers. They also show up as lower nominal GDP growth.
15 Dec 2025
Bairabi-Sairang line: first car rake reaches Mizoram
Freight by rail lowers prices in the hills and makes supply less vulnerable to landslides on roads.
14 Dec 2025
Railways: 42,600+ LHB coaches made in 11 years
Safer coaches reduce deaths when accidents happen.
14 Dec 2025
Railways: 99.2% of broad gauge network electrified
Electrification cuts diesel imports and running costs. It also removes engine changes at section boundaries, which speeds up trains.
14 Dec 2025
GRAP Stage IV invoked as Delhi AQI crosses 440
Emergency curbs buy time. They do not fix the sources.
13 Dec 2025
Naxal-affected districts down from 126 to 11
The government's deadline to end LWE is March 2026. The last pockets are the hardest.
13 Dec 2025