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Knowledge Nugget | National Press Day and India’s 2025 Press Freedom Standing: A must-know for UPSC Exam
November 16, 2025 1:48 pm
UPSC Current Affairs: November 16 is observed as National Press Day—but why? What’s the Press Council of India, and where does India rank in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index? Here's all you need to know.
Sumit Chakravartty was a gentle crusader who practised journalism fearlessly
July 29, 2025 7:32 am
His journalism fostered informed debate and gave space to diverse viewpoints, while his activism was driven by core values of democracy, secularism, scientific temper and Gandhian antyodaya.
Top 10 best and worst countries for press freedom in 2025: India's rank revealed
May 12, 2025 1:39 pm
World Press Freedom Index, Top 10 best and worst countries in 2025: India ranked 151st with a total score of 32.96 in the World Press Freedom Index in 2025, moving up 8 places from 159th last year, as reported by RSF.
Media must be careful when reporting on court proceedings
March 18, 2025 12:23 pm
Coverage of recent cases underlines the importance of being mindful of how judicial observations during court proceedings are reported. Sensationalising selected quotes and reporting observations without context risk interfering with free and fair judicial proceedings, eroding people’s trust
Indonesia broadcasting bill elicits press freedom fears
May 25, 2024 12:25 am
Journalists say revisions to media law in Indonesia threaten to ban investigative reporting and dilute freedom of the press.
World Press Freedom Index 2024: The top 10 best and worst countries, check India's rank
June 21, 2024 11:49 am
World Press Freedom Index 2024, published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), lists the best and worst press freedom across 180 countries.
World Press Freedom Day 2024: Know the date, theme, origin, and significance
May 03, 2024 8:21 am
Annually observed every year on May 3, this year, in 2024, here is all you need to know about the World Press Freedom Day 2024.
Mali's junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown
April 12, 2024 10:23 am
The order, issued by Mali's high authority for communication, was distributed on social media. The notice said it applied to all forms of the media, including television, radio, online and print newspapers.
What is the World Press Freedom Index and how does it measure countries?
May 05, 2023 6:18 pm
Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, had said earlier that the Indian government “does not subscribe to its views and country rankings.” How does the index calculate its rankings?
Government does not subscribe to World Press Freedom Index rankings: Union minister Anurag Thakur
March 28, 2023 2:24 am
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said in a written response in Rajya Sabha that this was due to various reasons, including ‘adoption of a methodology which is questionable and non-transparent’.
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