iPhone Price Hike & PLI: Electronics Manufacturing Notes
Apple raised iPhone 17 prices in India even as every model is now assembled locally - the $10 bn export story, PLI mechanics and tariff war angle, explained.
UPSC Civil Services notes – Polity, Economy, History, Geography, Governance, IR and Ethics series with revision cards.
Apple raised iPhone 17 prices in India even as every model is now assembled locally - the $10 bn export story, PLI mechanics and tariff war angle, explained.
Gaganyaan's first uncrewed flight G1 - Vyommitra on a human-rated LVM3 - is cleared for late 2026, keeping the crewed mission on course for 2027.
India's space station by 2035: first module BAS-01 by 2028 on an LVM3, SpaDeX docking proven, Rs 11,170 crore approved - the full plan, explained.
The 18th BRICS Summit meets in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 under India's chairship - theme, members, agenda and the de-dollarisation debate, explained.
UNGA 81 is underway - theme, the new Assembly President, India's UNSC-reform and Global South priorities, and Jaishankar's 26 September statement, explained.
The PCA rules the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force; India calls the award void and keeps abeyance - treaty mechanics and end-states, explained.
The Vanashakti ruling: prior environmental clearance is the rule, blanket amnesty is out and expert-led exceptions only - the SC verdict explained.
GST 2.0 turns one: the 5/18/40 structure, its disinflation effect, record collections and the year-two battles over slabs, cesses and inclusion.
The RBI holds the repo at 5.25% with a neutral stance - FY27 growth near 6.7%, GST-softened inflation and war-risk crude keeping the next move open.
Iran's President Pezeshkian is in Delhi for the BRICS Summit - his Modi talks, Iran's trade message, and India's Chabahar balancing act, explained.
The UAE Crown Prince leads his country's BRICS delegation in Delhi - five years of CEPA, a $100 billion trade target, IMEC and a 3.5-million diaspora, explained.
Bank unions struck on 11 September for a five-day week, pension updation and wage revision - with three-day and indefinite strikes threatened next, explained.
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