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Personalised mRNA Cancer Vaccine Clears Major Phase 3 Test in Melanoma: How Intismeran Works and What It Means for India
A personalised mRNA cancer therapy developed by Moderna and Merck has delivered positive Phase 3 results in patients with high-risk melanoma. Called intismeran autogene, the experimental treatment is individually designed using mutations from each patient's tumour and given alongside the immunotherapy Keytruda. Here's how it works, what researchers have found so far, and why access and cost remain major questions for India. A cancer treatment designed individually around the
Aug 249 min read


Supreme Court Closes 2015 MGNREGA PIL, Leaves Door Open to Challenge New VB-G RAM G Act
Supreme Court disposes of a 2015 MGNREGA PIL but allows a fresh challenge to the VB-G RAM G Act, as judges discuss minimum wages, Article 21 and the right to work.
Aug 248 min read


Daily UPSC Prelims MCQs - Economy - 24th August 2026
Test your UPSC CSE 2027 preparation with today’s Economy (Every Monday) Quiz — covering HCES, FAST-DS, Special Rupee Vostro Account, VWAP, MDR, Mission Vatsalya, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, yen carry trades, SASCI, Effective Exchange Rate, Section 301 and more. Previous UPSC Economy Quiz 03 August 2026 Click Here 27 July 2026 Click Here 20 July 2026 Click Here 13 July 2026 Click Here Tap or click the featured image to read the related article UPSC Mains 2026 Essa
Aug 241 min read


UPSC Mains 2026 Essay Paper Analysis by Daksha Jain: What the 8 Topics Really Test
The UPSC Mains 2026 Essay Paper once again raises an important question for Civil Services aspirants: is UPSC gradually moving away from conventional, information-heavy essays towards topics that test a candidate's personality, intellectual maturity and ability to think through ambiguity? According to Daksha Jain, UPSC faculty and one-to-one mentor for Civil Services aspirants, the 2026 Essay Paper should not be viewed simply as a collection of eight topics. Taken together, t
Aug 238 min read


SARFAESI Auction Cannot Be Set Aside Merely for EMD Shortfall If 25% Sale Price Deposited on Time: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a shortfall in the earnest money deposit does not by itself invalidate a SARFAESI auction where the successful auction purchaser subsequently complies with the statutory requirement of depositing 25% of the sale price on the day of the auction. The Supreme Court has ruled that a SARFAESI auction sale cannot be set aside merely because there was a shortfall in the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) when the successful bidder subsequently deposited the
Aug 238 min read


Supreme Court's 4–4–1 Split on ‘Industry’: What the 9-Judge Bench Ruled in State of UP v Jai Bir Singh
A nine-judge Supreme Court Bench has delivered an unusual 4-4-1 split over the meaning of “industry”. Here's what the judges ruled and what happens to the landmark Bangalore Water Supply precedent.
Aug 239 min read
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