Geography

IMD predicts fresh spell of snowfall, as cold wave intensifies across J&K - The Hindu

Cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir recently, with the IMD predicting fresh spells of light to moderate snowfall in the Valley during the week, while large swathes of Uttar Pradesh witnessed maximum temperatures dipping by more than 5 degrees Celsius.

Polity 

The nature of dissent in the Indian judiciary - The Hindu

Dissent is an important facet of a true democracy. While this is true for citizens in the republic, or parliamentarians in the legislature, it is also true for judges of a constitutional court. India and the U.S. are two strong democracies with opinionated judiciaries. Though dissents in the Indian Supreme Court (SC) are as powerful as the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), their reasons differ.

World Affairs 

Quad members vow to work vigorously towards a free, open, and stable Indo-Pacific - The Hindu

India and other Quad member-nations recently reaffirmed the grouping’s steadfast commitment to work towards a free, open, and peaceful Indo-Pacific amid China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the region.

QUAD

Challenges of a complex world - Indian Express 

From New Delhi, 2025 looks promising and challenging. India will host the Quad leaders’ summit and a possible India-EU summit, Indian Prime Minister could travel to China for the SCO summit, and President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India. A Modi-Trump meeting is likely sooner than later in the year.

Science and Technology 

Bird hit and belly landing: What we know about the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 - Indian Express

As many as 179 people were killed when Jeju Air flight 7C2216 made a belly-landing (touching down with landing gears retracted), overran the runway, smashed into the perimeter fence and burst into flames at the Muan International Airport in South Korea recently.