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...
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Why in news? International advocacy group GRAIN released a report in October 2025 highlighting how recent free‑trade agreements are being...
Why in news? The Ministry of Mines released the first State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) on 16 October 2025. The index evaluates how effe...
Why in news? The 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) concluded in Guwahati on 17 October 2025. Delegat...
Why in news? On 13 October 2025 the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, launched LEAPS 2025 in New Delhi. The Logistics ...
Why in news? Economists and market analysts have coined the term “fomoflation” to describe episodes when prices rise not because of shor...
Why in news? On 10 October 2025 the National e‑Governance Division (NeGD) signed a memorandum of understanding with Sahakar Taxi Cooperati...
Why in news? In its 2024–25 report released in October 2025, industry body Sa‑Dhan warned that overdue payments in the microfinance sect...
Why in news? The International Financial Services Centres Authority launched a Foreign Currency Settlement System (FCSS) at Gujarat Internat...
Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme released a report titled “Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Mine...
Why in news? The Ministry of Labour and Employment released a draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for publi...
Why in news? Construction of the Navi Mumbai International Airport has been progressing rapidly, and the project was highlighted in October ...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released a comprehensive report on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to empower India...
Why in news? The government has been highlighting the rapid modernisation of India’s logistics sector. New policies, infrastructure projec...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released its Trade Watch report for the fourth quarter of financial year 2024–25. The report analyses India’s ex...
Why in news? The International Labour Organization (ILO) released its “State of Social Justice 2025” report ahead of World Day of Social...
Why in news? India’s young population offers a demographic dividend, yet job creation has not kept pace. In early 2025 industry bodies urg...
Why in news? Regulators and investors renewed discussions on stablecoins after price volatility in some crypto projects. Questions arose abo...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released a working paper proposing an optional presumptive taxation scheme for foreign companies operating in India....
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a draft framework in October 2025 to simplify rules for Indian companies borrowing fro...
Why in news? India’s free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) — comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway an...