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International Maritime Organization (IMO) – Carbon Fee Controversy

International Maritime Organization (IMO) – Carbon Fee Controversy

Why in news? During an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in mid‑October 2025, delegates considered a proposal to levy a gl...

Tuvalu – The 90th State Member of IUCN

Tuvalu – The 90th State Member of IUCN

Why in news? At the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress held in late 2025, the Pacific island ...

Rakchham–Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary – International Bird‑Watching Programme

Rakchham–Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary – International Bird‑Watching Programme

Why in news? On 18 October 2025, the forest department of Himachal Pradesh organised an international bird‑watching programme in the Rakch...

New Development Bank (NDB) – Pakistan Seeks Membership Support

New Development Bank (NDB) – Pakistan Seeks Membership Support

Why in news? On 17 October 2025, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met China’s Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min during the ...

Zombie Deer Disease – Understanding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Zombie Deer Disease – Understanding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Why in news? In October 2025, Florida wildlife officials confirmed the state’s second case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white‑t...

Nafithromycin – India’s Own Antibiotic

Nafithromycin – India’s Own Antibiotic

Why in news? India’s biotechnology community recently celebrated the development of Nafithromycin, a new antibiotic discovered and develop...

Bathouism – Nature Worship of the Bodo People

Bathouism – Nature Worship of the Bodo People

Why in news? The Bodoland Territorial Region in Assam recently announced that Bathouism, the traditional faith of the Bodo community, would ...

Food and Agriculture Organization – 80 Years of Partnership with India

Food and Agriculture Organization – 80 Years of Partnership with India

Why in news? During World Food Day 2025 on 16 October, India and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated 80 years of partners...

‘We Rise’ – Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

‘We Rise’ – Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Why in news? On 17 October 2025, NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and global logistics company DP World launched a new p...

Rare Waxcap Fungus Found in Kawal Tiger Reserve

Rare Waxcap Fungus Found in Kawal Tiger Reserve

Why in news? Researchers recently discovered the waxcap fungus Hygrocybe pellucida in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve. This marks the firs...

Uncertain future for dugongs in the Gulf of Kutch

Uncertain future for dugongs in the Gulf of Kutch

Why in news? A new global assessment presented at a conservation congress in Abu Dhabi warns that the long‑term survival of dugongs in In...

Mount Lewotobi’s eruption prompts highest alert in Indonesia

Mount Lewotobi’s eruption prompts highest alert in Indonesia

Why in news? In the early hours of 15 October 2025, Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki‑laki erupted dramatically, sending a column of as...

National Green Tribunal probes pollution in the Markanda River

National Green Tribunal probes pollution in the Markanda River

Why in news? On 15 October 2025 the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the pollution control boards of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana a...

Indian rotavirus vaccine shows strong protection against gastroenteritis

Indian rotavirus vaccine shows strong protection against gastroenteritis

Why in news? A multi‑centre study published in late 2025 assessed the real‑world impact of India’s indigenous rotavirus vaccine, Rotav...

Free trade deals threaten farmers’ seed rights, warns GRAIN

Free trade deals threaten farmers’ seed rights, warns GRAIN

Why in news? International advocacy group GRAIN released a report in October 2025 highlighting how recent free‑trade agreements are being...

Bamboo plantations launched to support the Kolam tribe

Bamboo plantations launched to support the Kolam tribe

Why in news? Under the Green India Challenge (GIC), a pilot bamboo plantation was inaugurated in October 2025 on five acres in Mullalagutta...

State Mining Readiness Index ranks Indian states on mineral reforms

State Mining Readiness Index ranks Indian states on mineral reforms

Why in news? The Ministry of Mines released the first State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) on 16 October 2025. The index evaluates how effe...

South Atlantic Anomaly: Earth’s magnetic field weakness expands

South Atlantic Anomaly: Earth’s magnetic field weakness expands

Why in news? Data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite mission, released in October 2025, show that the South Atlantic Anomal...

Codex committee finalises standards for vanilla, cardamom and coriander

Codex committee finalises standards for vanilla, cardamom and coriander

Why in news? The 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) concluded in Guwahati on 17 October 2025. Delegat...

Green crackers only for Diwali in Delhi–NCR

Green crackers only for Diwali in Delhi–NCR

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India permitted the sale and use of only “green” firecrackers in the Delhi–National Capital Region f...