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India’s National Biodiversity Authority has disbursed ₹1.19 crore to 29 State Biodiversity Boards and one Union Territory Biodiversity Council under the Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism. The development highlights a fundamental question in biodiversity governance: when companies, researchers or other organisations benefit from a country’s biological resources and traditional knowledge, who should receive a share of those benefits? The Nagoya Protocol provides an internati

The detention of protesters in Delhi has renewed questions about police powers, personal liberty and constitutional rights. What is the difference between arrest, temporary police detention and preventive detention? When can the police intervene before a crime occurs? And how do Articles 19, 21 and 22 of the Constitution protect citizens? Here is a detailed explanation of the legal framework, recent events and key Supreme Court principles. Why Is the Difference Between Arrest

In a significant breakthrough in fundamental physics, researchers at Bengaluru’s Raman Research Institute have experimentally demonstrated that a quantum measure can exceed one, confirming a prediction of Rafael Sorkin’s Quantum Measure Theory. The experiment recorded a value of 1.17, remarkably close to the theoretical prediction of 1.18. Key Highlights Scientists at the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, have experimentally demonstrated a quantum measure greater tha

Thousands of Indigenous Inuit women and girls in Greenland were subjected to contraceptive procedures without informed consent during decades of Danish rule. Denmark has apologised and introduced compensation, but a dispute over genocide, colonial responsibility and historical accountability remains unresolved. Key Highlights More than 4,000 Inuit women and girls were reportedly affected by contraceptive practices in Greenland, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s. Some we

This Week’s Top Current Affairs: Important national and international developments from 12–18 October 2026, explained for UPSC Prelims and Mains with key facts, analysis and practice questions. If you missed the UPSC Weekly Current Affairs of the past week | October 5 to 11, 2026, read it here. Economy • Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) bond — The Supreme Court upheld the quashing of Yes Bank’s Rs 8,415-crore Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) bond write-off. Following the ruling, the lender’s