UPSC Dictionary
2330 key terms across 11 subjects
Constitutional Framework
S.R. Bommai Case (1994)Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment BillNALSA JudgmentArticle 239AAJustice Ranjana PrasadLeh Apex Body[Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India]Daya Singh Lahoria v. Union of India[Abeda Salim Tadvi v Union of India]Apex Body Leh (ABL)Foreigners AJustice G. RohiniArticle 324(5)[Delimitation Commission Act, 1962]Article 25(1)Basic Structure DoctrineUnion of India v. K.A. NajeebFirst Amendment Act, 1951[Article 334-A]Article 324(5Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business[Article 348(1)(a)]Nationalist Citizens Party of IndiaSection 124A[Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026]Shiv SenaAam Aadmi Party[High Court]National Security Act, 1980Deena v. Union of India (1983)[Shreya Singhal v. Union of India]Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971Kesavananda Bharati caseNOTA (None of the Above)Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025[Census of India][University Grants Commission]State of Madras v. Champakam DorairajanFifty-Second Amendment (1985)Amish Devgan v. Union of India (2020Article 81Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA)Article 44Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026[42nd Amendment Act][Article 170]Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala (1986)[Essential Religious Practices doctrine][National Education Policy 2020]Citizenship Act, 1955Article 330A[Supreme Court of India]National Register of Citizens (NRC)[103rd Constitutional Amendment Act][Article 25][Article 16(6)]Foreigners Act, 1946[Article 15(6)]Article 22(1)Shayara Bano CaseRev. Stainislaus vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1977)Amish Devgan v. Union of India (2020)[Article 14][Federalism]Sabarimala templeTamilaga Vettri KazhagamConstitution Bench[Shirur Mutt Case]Article 164(1)Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill[Supreme Court][Article 15][Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill][Article 368]India Justice ReportBangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)Fundamental RightsMedical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971National Register of CitizensSpecial Leave PetitionsUttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018[84th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2001]Government of Union Territories Act 1963Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013Pandit MSM Sharma caseJammu and Kashmir governmentJustice G. Rohini CommissionJammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026Article 16(4)Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras (1950)[Article 330A]Article 9Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal[Sabarimala Temple]Constitution (129th Amendment84th Constitutional Amendment ActBharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023Central Administrative TribunalArticle 239A[Article 19(1)(a)][Delimitation Bill]Rajya SabhaSyed Iftikhar Andrabi v. NIAArticle 15(4)TamilagaLadakh Apex BodyArticle 16(4A)Article 75(3)Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024Union Ministry of Home AffairsSentencing Review BoardRev. Stainislaus vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1977131st Constitution Amendment BillArticle 239Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar & Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-GRAM G) ActArticle 341Private Member's Bills
Parliament & Legislature
[Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023]Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026Article 178[Article 82]Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty First Amendment) BillRegistration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill[Article 81]Article 39(e)[Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill, 1968][Delimitation Commission]Article 107[Phulrenu Guha]Delhi Legislative AssemblySubhash Desai v. Governor of MaharashtraConstitution (106th Amendment) Actdelimitation exercise[Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam][Women's Reservation Act 2023][Lok Sabha]District CollectorsG20 SummitArticle 81 (3)Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha106th Constitutional Amendment ActRegistration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026Article 254(2)Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024[73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts]Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968Nari Shakti Vandan AdhiniyamArticle 194[Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023][Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014]Article 1241971 CensusDelimitation CommissionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment BillArticle 93Article 8591st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003First-Past-The-PostConstituent AssemblyDelimitationSecond Administrative Reforms CommissionDeputy Commissioners[Census]Article 124(4)Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023
Judiciary
Article 19(1)(g)Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Article 348Seventh ScheduleDelhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946Contempt of Courts Act, 1971[National Disaster Management Authority]NALSA vs Union of IndiaCode of Criminal ProcedureMotor Accidents Claim Tribunal[Article 217]National Judicial Data GridNational Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)[Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968]Supreme Court (Number of JudgesSupreme Court CollegiumKumari Madhuri Patil vs Addl. Commissioner (1994)Article 124(2)contempt of court[Arbitration Council of India]Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha SanhitaRule of LawBRICS Chief JusticesSC-JUDICAREArticle 141Alternative Dispute ResolutionTransgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019Legal Services Authorities ActJudicial MagistrateMaharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2024Section 306 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925Order XXII of the Civil Procedure CodeChief Justice of IndiaPOCSO ActDraft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026GS Paper 4Right to Information Act, 2005[Indian Council of Arbitration]Allahabad High CourtMaharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act, 1982Unlawful Activities Prevention ActArticle 217NagaArticle 142Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006Delhi PoliceJudiciaryNALSA vs UnionSatender Kumar Antil vs CBITamil NaduBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)SBI vs Rajesh AgarwalJudicial IndependenceEnvironment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification of 2006[Solicitor General of India]Article 124(3)Article 22National Law University, Delhiseparation of powers[Article 124]Article 13Manipur State Legal Services AuthorityRestatement of Values of Judicial LifeBangalore Principles of Judicial ConductMLA-MP courtsSwapnil Tripathi vs Supreme Court of India (2018)livestreaming of court proceedingsCivil Procedure CodeCollegium System[Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996]National Tribunals CommissionTribunals Reforms Act, 2021Three Judges CasesK.S. PuttaBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023BRICS Chief Justices' ForumSupreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956BNS Section 85Section 498A of the IPCArticle 323ACalcutta High CourtArticle 124(1)[Article 39A][Hussainara Khatoon case]Chief Justice of India (CJI)[Bandhua Mukti Morcha case]Travancore Devaswom BoardState Pollution Control BoardsAtomic Energy Regulatory BodyArticle 2341Right to Information ActMedical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Amendment Act, 2021Karnataka High Court
Federalism
Article 253National Capital Territory of DelhiElectoral ReformsNational Population PolicyState List Entry 50[Article 351][Concurrent List]Private MemberPolity & GovernanceCentre-State RelationsSwaminathan CommissionCauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)42nd Amendment Act, 1976Finance CommissionCompetition Act, 200284th Amendment ActArticle 131Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026Article 26342nd Amendment ActFinance Commission of IndiaAikya Kerala MovementArticle 279A(4)(e)LanguageCauvery Water Regulation Committee[84th Amendment Act]River Boards Act, 195684th Amendment Act, 2001Part III of the ConstitutionRepresentation of the People Act, 1950Sixth Schedule[Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006]Indra Sawhney caseMekedatu DamFirst ScheduleMekedatu DSanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresTalakaveri52nd Constitutional Amendment Act[Gruha Jyothi Scheme][Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal]Insecticides Act, 1968Sixteenth Finance CommissionState Disaster Management AuthorityInter-State Water Disputes73rd and 74th AmendmentsUnique Identification Authority of IndiaEssential Commodities Act, 1955Kargil Democratic AllianceMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957Lieutenant Governor (LG)[Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956]52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act, 199516th Finance CommissionArticle 174[84th Constitutional Amendment Act]Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan BillJoint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)Sarkaria CommissionUnion Education MinistryCauvery Water Management Authority87th Amendment ActRight to Life
Local Governance
Election & Representation
Special Intensive Revision of electoral rollsRamesh Yeshwant PrabhooTrinamool Congress[Article 324]52nd Amendment Act, 1985S.R. Bommai caseDepartment of Investment and Public Asset ManagementGender & WomenMinimum Support PriceMohinder Singh Gill vs. Chief Election CommissionerRegistration of Electors Rules, 1960Tenth ScheduleRepresentation of the People Act, 1951DemonetisationEl NiñoRights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016Particularly Vulnerable Tribal GroupArticle 326Election & RepresentationBal ThackerayModel Code of ConductNational Investigation Agency Act, 200873rd Amendment ActSample Registration SystemChief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023President's Rule[Model Code of Conduct]Waste Management52nd Amendment Act10th ScheduleArticle 170[Representation of the People Act, 1950]Article 368Article 172Article 329Article 332Article 26Lakshmir BhandarOther Backward ClassesEnvironment (Protection) Act, 1986Article 164Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024One Nation, One ElectionNational Investigation Agency ActIndian ConstitutionChief Election CommissionerAssociation for Democratic ReformsArticle 25Article 83Article 101(1)[106th Constitutional Amendment Act]Section 53(3)Minimum Support Price (MSP)Electoral Bond SchemeSection 21[Election Commission of India]Anti-Defection LawPeopleUnion Territories Laws (Amendment) BillArticle 83(2)Bharatiya Janata PartyAyushman BharatPolitical Parties
Regulatory Bodies
Consumer Protection Act 2019Article 29Zero HourCentral Board of Film CertificationOffice of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, IndiaCompetition (Amendment) Act, 2023Article 19Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment BillConsumer ProtectiForeign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010Sahyog portalCinematograph Act, 1952FCRAWireless Telegraphy Act, 1933Department of JusticeU.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionPublic Accounts CommitteeArticle 371Foreign Contribution (Regulation) ActWinter SessionEnforcement Directorate (ED)NagalandCBISecurities and Exchange Board of IndiaAppellate Tribunal for ElectricityGST Appellate TribunalPayment and Settlements Systems Act, 2007State Bank of IndiaSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)NEET-UGCentral Information Commission (CIC)SEBIPublic Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act[PFRDA Act, 2013]civil society sectorSection 69AMinistry of Information and Broadcastingdue processDigital Bharat NidhiArticle 19(1)(c)MinoritiesNEETConsumer Protection Act, 2019K. Radhakrishnan CommitteeEmploymentForeign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Amendment BillLegislationNEET-UG 2026Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)Arunachal PradeshFood Safety and Standards Authority of Indiastatutory bodiesSDRForeign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)[Article 19(2)]Bar Council of IndiaForeign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)Registrar General of IndiaArticle 3Madras High CourtFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
Governance Reforms
ArRegistrar General and Census Commissioner of IndiaGovernment e-Marketplace (GeM)Article 14Criminal Justice SystemJammu and KashmirCensus Act, 1948PM POSHANCabinet SecretariatIT & DigitalDemographicsIndiaIndustry 4.0Shreya Singhal vs. Union of IndiaIndia Stack[World Bank]Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector EnterprisesNational Building Code of IndiaIndra Sawhney JudgmentSection 79Article 300AWaqf BoardJammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019National Food Security Act[Aadhaar]Right to Education Act[Ministry of Labour and Employment]Office of the Registrar General and Census CommissionerAgricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development AuthorityJoint PaSection 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000[Registrar General of India]Maharashtra Devasthan Inams Abolition (Draft) Act, 2026Census Rules, 1990Memorandum of UnderstandingNat[Census Act, 1948]trust-based governanceForeign SecretaryNaRegistration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024overcriminalisationSavitribai Phule Pune University[Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025]Ministry of Home AffairsCentral Bureau of InvestigationJan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026Article 82National Single Window System (NSWS)RegionalismStaff Selection CommissionSheikh HasinaMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)Motor Vehicles Act, 1988Governance ReformsFASTagUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)RCEPdue diligenceJoint Parliamentary CommitteeGoods and Services Tax NetworkNational Food Security Act, 2013Waqf Act, 1995Application Programming InterfacesPM-KISANComptroller and Auditor GeneralNational Testing Authority (NTA)[National Judicial Data Grid]President of IndiaFood Security2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC)Census[Ministry of Home Affairs]graded response mechanismComptroller and Auditor General of India
Rights & Duties
Muslim Personal LawSection 79(3)(b)Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act)International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationSpecial Police Stationslocus standiArticle 39(e) and (f)Article 17United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationUNCERDHindu Succession ActForeign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA)Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937RTE Act, 2009Article 19(5)Ministry of Health and Family WelfareD.K. Basu Guidelines[Left Wing Extremism]Madhya PradeshNational Commission for Scheduled CastesCERDKerala State Road Transport CorporationArticle 19(2)[Blocking Rules, 2009]Prakash Singh CaseV-Dem Institute[Shreya Singhal case]Puttaswamy JudgmentJudicial ActivismNational Medical CommissionArticle 19(1)(a)Article 19(1)(b)UttarakhandPolice Complaints AuthorityNational Eligibility and Entrance TestCode of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
Governor & State Executive
Civil Services & Bureaucracy
All India Services ActNational Testing Agency (NTA)Government of IndiaUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC)Public Service EthicsNational Testing AgencyAdditional Director GeneralAppointments Committee of the CabinetIndian Police ServiceY. K. Alagh CommitteeArticle 370Union Public Service CommissionRight to Public Services LegislationCentral Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026Article 31
Fiscal Policy & Budget
[Gross State Domestic Product]Controller General of Accounts[Capital Expenditure]Special Additional Excise DutyOil Marketing CompaniesOil Marketing Companies (OMCs)Moody’s RatingsParliament of IndiaFiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003Moody’sRBI Monetary Policy Committee[Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act][Direct Benefit Transfer]Income-tax Act, 1961Article 114Inclusive Growth[Goods and Services Tax]Central Public Sector EnterprisesFiscal PolicyIndia Semiconductor Mission (ISM)PM GatiShaktiGovernment Securities (G-Secs)Finance BillFinance Act, 2026MoodyParliamentMacroeconomic StabilityDepartment of Economic Affairs[Free Trade Agreement][Claude Mythos]Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 (FRBM Act)RTPNayara EnergyArticle 293FRBM ActGovernment SecuritiesConsolidated Fund of IndiaLiberalised Remittance Scheme[International Monetary Fund]Union Finance MinistryArticle 110Article 265SASCIIT sector[Moody's Ratings]Japan Credit Rating AgencyFiscal Deficit
Monetary Policy & Banking
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)Current Account DeficitPurchasing Managers' IndexProject mBridgeDepartment of Financial Servicescost-push inflationMonetary PolicyZero Merchant Discount RateSpecial Drawing Rights (SDRs)Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016Core InflationForeign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) or FCNR(B)Foreign Direct InvestmentInsolvency and Bankruptcy CodeUnified Payments Interface (UPI)Foreign Exchange Management ActUPI[Foreign Direct Investment]RBIStanding Deposit FacilityBASICProducer Price IndexArticle 123Unified Payments InterfaceForeign Portfolio InvestorsGulf Cooperation CouncilPurchasing Managers' Index (PMI)Wholesale Price Index (WPI)Negative supply shockIndian RupeeReserve Bank of IndiaUS Federal ReserveMonetary Policy CommitteeCERT-InS Mahendra DevInternational Finance CorporationForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Gold Monetisation SchemeGoods and Services Tax (GST)Lok SabhaWPIPunjab and Maharashtra Cooperative BankFinancial InclusionForeign Direct Investment (FDIS&P Global RatingsKisan Credit Card (KCC)[Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007]Economic Capital Framework (ECF)Digital Public InfrastructurePurchasing ManagersPayment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007Current Account Deficit (CAD)[Household Consumption Expenditure Survey]Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)Foreign Exchange ReservesSpecial Drawing RightsForeign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999stagflationDigital Public Infrastructure (DPI)Urban Cooperative BanksNational Company Law Tribunal[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]Modified Interest Subvention Scheme[State Bank of India]Food Inflation[Asian Development Bank]CIICreditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution ProcessForeign Currency Non-Resident (Bank)India-Middle East-Europe Economic CorridorKisan Credit CardI2U2Contingent Risk Buffer (CRB)India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)[Article 123]NPCI International Payments Ltd[RBI]FCNR(B)[Priority Sector Lending]Cyber SecurityMerchant Discount Rate (MDR)Foreign Portfolio InvestmentRuPayFiscal Responsibility and Budget Management ActRabi cropsMarginal Standing FacilityForeign Portfolio Investment (FPI)RBI Act, 1934FDIReserve Bank of India Act, 1934Section 45-ZA[National Statistical Office]
Trade & Commerce
[PMFME Scheme]Production Linked Incentive (PLI)inverted duty structurePress Note 3 of 2020National Green Hydrogen MissionIIPProduction Linked IncentiveChile[DPIIT]Import Substitution IndustrializationInternational Monetary Fundprice inelasticity of demandFTADirectorate General of Foreign TradeCommercial Courts Act, 2015European CouncilCentral Board of Indirect Taxes and CustomsBalance of Payments (BoP)[ICRA]US Trade RepresentativeInternational Group of Protection and Indemnity ClubsPhased Manufacturing Programme[Article 292]US Section 301Flag of ConvenienceForeign Trade Policy, 2023NAFTADirectorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Japan PlusQuality Control OrdersRules of Origin[European Union (EU)]Korea PlusTrade PolicyConsumer Price Index (CPI)IntegratedMinistry of FinanceViksit BharatSection 232 of the Trade Expansion ActGovernment of India Transaction of Business Rules, 1961[GIC Re]Cabinet Committee on Political AffairsProduction-Linked Incentive SchemeForeign Trade PolicyDemocratic Republic of CongoDPIITIntegrated Goods and Services TaxAdvance Authorisation SchemeIndia-UK FTA[International Group of Protection and Indemnity Clubs]International Solar AllianceServices SectorWholesale Price Index[Food Safety and Standards Authority of India]EUDepartment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)[West Asia]Ukrainian drone strikesPress Note 3 of 2020 (PN3)Solvent Extractors[Vodafone tax case]National Assessment CentresASEAN-India Free Trade AreaIndia-US interim trade agreement[United Arab Emirates (UAE)]Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974Central Board of InRebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL)Section 301 of the TradMost-Favoured-Nation (MFN)kirana shopsProduction Linked Incentive (PLI) SchemeEuropean Free Trade AssociationTrade Act of 1974India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)Export-Import Bank of IndiaBalance of PaymentsCustoms DutyExport PromotionVodafone tax disputeRed SeaExport CompetitivenessDepartment for Promotion of Industry and Internal TradeAutomotive Component Manufacturers Association of IndiaEuropean Union (EU)Consumer Price IndexIndia-EU FTA[Production Linked Incentive Scheme]Foreign InvestmentIntellectual Property Rights (IPR)Solvent Extractors' Association of India
Agriculture & Food Security
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)FederalismMinistry of Chemicals and FertilizersAPMCPM DHARAMinistry of Agriculture & Farmers[Food Corporation of India]JAM TrinitySoil Health Card SchemeFair and Remunerative PriceProtection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 (PPV&FR Act)IFFCONutrient Based Subsidy (NBS)Ministry of New and Renewable EnergyDi-ammonium PhosphateNutrient Based SubsidyCabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)Seeds Act, 1966CCEACommission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)Department of Food and Public DistributionAntyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)GOBARdhan schemeFree Trade AgreementsEl NinoMeri Fasal-Mera ByoraSamyukt Kisan MorchaPradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada YojanaUNEP Food Waste IndexCommission for Agricultural Costs and PricesParamparagat Krishi Vikas YojanaAntyodaya Anna YojanaMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionMinistry of Petroleum and Natural GasFood Corporation of IndiaNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)IFADIndustrial Entrepreneur MemorandumCrisilMicro, Small and Medium EnterprisesNational Food Security Act (NFSA)[Aatmanirbhar Bharat]Food ProcessingCropping PatternsCentral Ground Water Board[Consumer Price Index]Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001[Reserve Bank of India]Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchFree Trade AgreementMinistry of Agriculture & Farmers' WelfareNOAANutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme
Industry & Manufacturing
HSBC Flash India Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)National Critical Minerals MissionMinistry of MinesMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)Minerals Security PartnershipIndex of Services ProductionDesign Linked Incentive Scheme[Atmanirbhar Bharat]Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology[India Semiconductor Mission]India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership AgreementStartup India Seed Fund SchemeDholera SIRIndex of Core IndustriesNational Financial Reporting AuthorityCompetition Commission of India (CCI)RICPSMCMaterial Recycling Association of IndiaLimited Liability Partnership Act, 2008Gross Domestic Product (GDP)National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery StorageNational Mission on Edible Oils - Oil PalmIndex of Industrial Production (IIP)MPMSMake in IndiaSemiconductor Lab[MSME]Tata GroupIndex of Eight Core IndustriesIndia Semiconductor MissionS&P Global[Unorganized Sector]HSBC Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)Department of Atomic EnergyQuad Semiconductor Supply Chain InitiativeGross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)S&P Global HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' IndexGross Value Added (GVA)National Critical Mineral MissionMinistry of Statistics and Programme ImplementationMonaziteUreaS&P Global HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing ManagersMSME Development Act, 2006Department of PharmaceuticalsCritical MineralsGDPMinistry of Corporate AffairsHSBC Flash India Composite PMINational Industrial ClassificationCorporate TaxPax SilicaMinistry of Road Transport and HighwaysCritical Minerals MissionIndex of Industrial ProductionMinePress Note 3 (2020)Policy Implementation[One District One Product]
Infrastructure
Grid Controller of IndiaPM Gati ShaktiInter-State CouncilMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)Asian Infrastructure Investment BankRussiaSHANTI Act[PM Gati Shakti]Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)Atmanirbhar Bharat AbhiyanAsian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)DisinvestmentCentral Electricity Regulatory Commission[Motor Vehicles Act, 1988]Bharat Maritime Insurance PoolBus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)National Logistics PolicyCity Gas Distribution (CGD)LNGSolar Energy Corporation of IndiaSagarmala programmeAtomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)Vizhinjam International Transshipment SeaportIndia Energy ExchangeSAGARADNOCInfrastructureParis AgreementState CouncilNational Infrastructure PipelineThar DesertInvestment ModelsIRCTCPM Gati Shakti National Master PlanPublic Investment BoardSagarmala Finance Corporation Ltd.Eastern Dedicated Freight CorridorHybrid Annuity ModelSagarmalaRight to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013Boston Consulting GroupWestern GhatsNational Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)Dedicated Freight Corridor[Unified Payments Interface (UPI)][India Meteorological Department]Ministry of PowerLARR ActDepartment of Economic Affairs (DEA)[Ministry of Railways]SHANTI Act, 2025NCAERNational Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)][BEML]NaBFIDCabinet Committee on Economic AffairsConfederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Employment & Labour
International Labour OrganizationIndustrial RelationsChina Plus OneMinimum Wages Act, 1948Concurrent ListCPI-IWCode on Wages, 2019National Social Security BoardDirective Principle of State PolicyEmployees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952Labour Codes[Periodic Labour Force Survey][Seventh Schedule]Global Partnership on Artificial IntelligenceCode on Social Security, 2020Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)Industrial PolicyMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)Code on WagesFixed-Term Employment (FTE)Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS)National Statistical OfficeEmployees’ Pension SchemePeriodic Labour Force SurveyEPFOEmployees’ Provident Fund OrganisationViksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) ActVB-G RAM-GAnoop Satpathy CommitteeMoSPIKarnatakaEmployees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)Core Banking Solution (CBS)National Statistical Office (NSO)Article 23Skill DevelopmentSkill India MissionResearch and Development (R&D)Industrial Disputes Act, 1947Industrial Relations Code, 2020Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentEmployees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
Poverty & Inequality
Taxation & GST
SingaporeEase of Doing BusinessGoods and Services TaxSection 3Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)Income Declaration Scheme (IDS)Vivad se VishwasUPI and Services Steering CommitteeTaxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentAutomatic Exchange of InformationG20Central Board of Direct TaxesBase Erosion and Profit ShiftingArticle 117GST CouncilCentral Goods and Services TaxDepartment of RevenueMauritiusNational Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)OECDGSTNational Payments Corporation of IndiaBase Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)Integrated GST
Public Finance
Article 15Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital InvestmentCapital ExpenditureStandard & Poor’sDistrict Planning Committees[Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment]CareEdge RatingsAdvisory Committee on National Accounts StatisticsDepartment of ExpenditureRoSCTLStandard and Poor’sState GovernmentArticle 275Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act
Financial Markets
International Financial Services CentreBloomberg Global Aggregate IndexPMJDYMarket Infrastructure InstitutionsInsolvency and Bankruptcy Board of IndiaGIFT CityIBBIFitch GroupIRDAIPradhan Mantri Jan Dhan YojanaNon-Performing Asset[Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority]Parliamentary Standing Committee on FinanceBasel III normsEconomic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister[NPS Trust]Nikkei 225Indian Evidence ActInsurance Regulatory and Development Authority of IndiaNational Company Law Appellate TribunalNasdaq CompositeInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)Mobilisation of ResourcesDigital Operational Resilience Act
Government Schemes
Union Budget[Lakhpati Didi][National Rural Livelihood Mission][PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana][DAY-NRLM]Union Budget 2024-25Viability Gap FundingDirect Benefit TransferDirect Benefit Transfer (DBT)Regional DevelopmentMGNREGSViksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)Mission LiFEMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers WelfareSocial Security
Bilateral Relations
United Nations Food and Agriculture OrganizationUkraine conflictBIMSTECUnited Arab EmiratesIndo-US bilateral relationshipFarakka Barrage[Atomic Energy Act, 1962]Security and Growth for All in the RegionNeighbourhood First PolicyIndia-Mercosur PreferentiSemicon 2.0Extradition Act, 1962[Belt and Road Initiative]Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Quad Foreign Ministers’ MeetingConnect Central Asia[Zaranj-Delaram Highway][Ganges Water Treaty of 1996]Malabar naval exerciseDouble Contribution Convention (DCC)Shanghai Cooperation OrganisationIndia-Mercosur Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)Trincomalee energy hubIndia-UK Strategic PartnershipSri Lanka Unique Digital Identity projectIndia-U.K. CETAExpert-Level Mechanism on Trans-border RiversShahid BeheshtiInitiative on Critical and Emerging TechnologiesDefence Technology and Trade Initiative[Nuclear Suppliers Group]Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border AffairsRussia-Ukraine conflictExtradition TreatyBureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)McMahon LineIndia-UK Free Trade AgreementEXIM Bank of IndiaBelt and Road Initiative (BRI)India-EFTA agreementVeer Guardian exerciseSecurity and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)Prime Minister of IndiaLiDARiCETEmerging TechAf-Pak regionShanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026[Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010]Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster ReliefImmigration and Nationality Act (INA)Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)Bilateral Trade AgreementBrahMosNorth American Free Trade AgreementLindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran ActNATOIIT MadrasPreferential Trade Agreement (PTA)Pakistan Occupied KashmirIndia-US Comprehensive Global Strategic PartnershipNational Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery StorageIndia-UK Comprehensive Strategic PartnershipGanges Water TreatyPrambanan TempleIndian Semiconductor MissionACITIMecca Joint Defence AgreementIndia-Japan Special Strategic and Global PartnershipNeighbourhood Firstsecondary sanctionsGS Paper 3Astra Mk-1Indus Waters TreatyProject-75(I)East China SeaPakistanChina Plus One strategyForeign Military SalesStrategic Partnership Council AgreementIndia-UK Vision 2035 DocumentIndo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural CooperationSugauli TreatyForeign Policy[Teesta River]Kailash Manasarovar YatraKABILlocal currency settlement systemConstitution of IndiaUPSC General Studies Paper 2Operation SindoorSanctioning Russia and Iran ActIPEFIndo-Pacific Economic Framework for ProsperityCOMCASAInternational Emergency Economic Powers ActIndus River[France-Africa Summit]Treaty of Friendship and CooperationStrait of HormuzUnited States Trade RepresentativeCUTS International[India Ports Global Limited][India-Nordic Summit][Neighborhood First Policy][International Crimes Tribunal]Doklam Plateau[Act East Policy]ChinaIndia-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA)China-Pakistan Economic Corridor[Article 370]India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment AgreementShangri-La DialogueNon-Aligned MovementIndia-Korea Digital BridgeG7Office of the United States Trade Representative[India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty of 2013]Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor[India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty]India-Germany Strategic PartnershipASEAN Regional ForumWorld BankSpecial Strategic PartnershipEast Asia SummitHouthi rebelsIndo-Pacific Oceans InitiativeSWIFTPresident2005 Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding PrinciplesCentral and Eastern Europe (CEE)India-Africa Forum Summitsalami slicing[Senior Highest Military Commanders (SHMCs)]United Nations General AssemblyVivaTechdemilitarised buffer zonesChinese People’s Political Consultative Conference[Operation Sindoor][Neighbourhood First Policy]Prime Minister Narendra ModiAgreement on the Maintenance of Peace and TranquilityComprehensive Global Strategic Partnership[Siliguri Corridor]Ganga Water Treaty of 1996Indo-U.S. relationsVivaTech SummitAmbassador Parvathaneni HarishIndustrial CorridorsASEANIndo-Pacific[Indus Waters Treaty]SAARCPokhran-IIBay of BengalShimla ConventionASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement[Ratle Hydro-Electric Project]Prime Minister NarendraWMCCCNESIndia-EU relationsCentre for Research on Energy and Clean AirEurasian Economic UnionAbu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)U.S.-India StrategKailash Mansarovar YatraSpecial Strategic and Global PartnershipLEMOAIndia-US Bilateral RelationsMinistry of Commerce and Industry[Indian Extradition Act, 1962]Vostro accountsBRICS Summit[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]India-US Bilateral Trade AgreementSpecial Representatives (SR) mechanism[Ganges Water Treaty]Thilamale BridgeTransnational Organized Crime (TOC)[India-U.S. Energy Partnership]Defence Industrial Corridors[Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana]upper riparian stateLocal GovernanceNational Security AdviserAsian Development BankArticle 9 of the Japanese ConstitutionBrahMos AerospaceIndus Water TreatyUN CharterIndia-Nepal borderArticle 73[Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC)][1996 Agreement on CBMs]Rupee payment mechanismBilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)Free and Open Indo-PacificIndia-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty (2013)Office of Foreign Assets ControlKudankulam Nuclear Power PlantCartographic AggressionInternational Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of BangladeshUCO BankLand Boundary AgreementBureau of Energy EfficiencyU.S. SenateU.S.-India Major Defence PartnershipIndian Ocean RegionSpecial and Privileged Strategic PartnershipG7 price capTEXMiNKailash-Mansarovar Yatra
Multilateral Organizations
Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain AwarenessBRICS Payment Task ForceLabour RightsMost-Favoured Nation (MFN)BRICSDoha Development AgendaG-72024 National DefenseCompetition Commission of IndiaWorld Trade Organization (WTO)Renminbi (Yuan)Agreement on AgricultureNational Defense Authorization Act[G4 Nations]India-EU Free Trade AgreementExternal Affairs MinisterMultilateral Development BanksUN Secretary-GeneralArticle 23 of the UN CharterBelt and Road InitiativeAI ActIndian Armynon-violation complaints (NVCs)New Development BankUnited Statese-commerce moratorium[Quadrilateral Security Dialogue]Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN)Uniting for ConsensusBhopal DeclarationG4 NationsSection 3012024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)[Inter-Governmental Negotiations]Global SouthNew Development Bank (NDB)UN General Assembly
Geopolitics & Conflicts
Bab el-Mandeb Straitstrategic autonomy[Crude oil]Ministry of External AffairsUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Seagreat power competition[Persian Gulf][Global South][Larak Island]energy security[Gwadar Port][Arabian Sea][Diego Garcia][Jammu and Kashmir][United Nations]Strait of Malacca[Pakistan][Gulf Cooperation Council][Israel]Strategic Petroleum ReservesIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsTehreek-e-Taliban PakistanSea Lines of Communication (SLOCs)Chabahar PortMontreux ConventionPersian GulfPanama CanalArabian SeaHindu KushDurand LineUN Security CouncilVishwa GuruEast India CompanyStrategic Petroleum ReserveCENTCOMArabian Gulf[Quad][International Energy Agency]United States Central CommandCabinet Committee on SecurityKharg Island[International Atomic Energy Agency]Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)FOIP[I2U2][Office of Foreign Assets Control][United Nations Charter][Rosneft]Mercator projectionUranium-235Bab el-Mandeb[Article 51 of the UN Charter][Lebanese Armed Forces]India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)[Brent Crude][United States]International Atomic Energy AgencyArchaeological Survey of IndiaASIAbraham AccordsExport-Import Bank of the United StatesCritical Minerals PartnershipUNCLOSLiquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Energy Conservation Act, 2001IAEAInternational Energy Agency (IEA)African Growth and Opportunity ActIndian NavyInternational Criminal CourtTreaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear WeaponsAfrican Continental Free Trade AreaArticle 51 of the UN CharterChina-Plus-One strategyInternational Court of JusticeAct East PolicyLebanonHimadri[East Turkestan Islamic Movement]Article 72[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]Cold WarDirectorate General of ShippingNorth KoreaRegulatory BodiesBilateral RelationsUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)International Maritime OrganizationNational Security CouncilLook West policyJoint Comprehensive Plan of Actionstrategic partnershipSaudi ArabiaNational Intelligence CouncilGeopolitics & ConflictsStrategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR)European UnionCorporate GovernanceDiaspora & MigrationInflationJudicial ReviewSouth China Sea[Ministry of External Affairs]Arcticchokepoint[China-Pakistan Economic Corridor]RosneftBalochistan[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]Indian Ocean[Iran]PPIMaritime SecurityData Sovereignty[India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor]Permanent Court of ArbitrationEqual Earth projection[Line of Actual Control]I2U2 Group[Non-Aligned Movement][International North-South Transport Corridor]CAATSAComprehensive Strategic PartnershipIsrael Defense ForcesDiego GarciaHezbollahJoint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)HamasAH-64 ApacheAfghanistanBab-el-MandebIndia's Neighbourhood First PolicyUNGA[Suez Canal]International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)BRICS AI open source communityIndian Ocean Region (IOR)National Cyber Security CoordinatorUnited NationschokepointsAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations[OPEC+][Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]IsraelUnlawful Activities (Prevention) ActMinistry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysBab-el-Mandeb StraitUS-Iran Memorandum of UnderstandingPrevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002International Energy AgencyU.S. Navy's 5th Fleet[Security and Growth for All in the Region]U.S. NavyLaw Commission of IndiaUN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)Two-State SolutionPalestine Donor GroupTreaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)Low Earth Orbit (LEO)International North-South Transport CorridorGwadar PortHouthisArticle IVOperation GangaProbity in GovernanceState of PalestineVande Bharat MissionS. JaishankarParliamentary Committee on External AffairsArctic CouncilArticle 16Economic Reforms[al-Qaeda][ISIS]International Monetary Fund (IMF)IMFSupply ChainsPak-Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence AgreementUS CongressOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesJaish-e-MohammedInternational North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)Aksai ChinNational Security AdvisorMusandam PeninsulaIndia-Central Asia DialogueInternational Court of Justice (ICJ)Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)al-QaedaRussia-Ukraine warTalibanUkraineSuez CanalStraits of Malacca and SingaporeUN General Assembly (UNGA)[GIUK Gap]UNSC Resolution 2817 (2026)Gulf of Oman
Defence & Strategic Affairs
SSBNsProject 17A Frigate programmeArnala classOuter Space Treaty (1967)DF-26United Nations Security Council (UNSC)[INS Arihant]Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)DF-100Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS)Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)United Nations Security CouncilRocket Force[K-15 Sagarika][Indian Ocean Region]NPT[INS Aridhaman]Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyUNSC
Global Governance
Diaspora & Migration
Trade Agreements & FTAs
Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs)Comprehensive Economic Cooperation AgreementTextile IndustryComprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)Intellectual Property RightsFree Trade Agreement (FTA)Quadrilateral Security DialogueEuropean ParliamentComprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementComprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)USMCAIndia-EU Trade and Technology CouncilAustraliaMost Favoured Nation (MFN)[Bab-el-Mandeb]Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ)WTOTRIPS AgreementMercosur[Five Eyes]QuadWorld Trade OrganizationDepartment of CommerceCBAMIndia-Nordic SummitPatents Act, 1970Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)Carbon Border Adjustment MechanismtariffsComprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPACEPA