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India Embarks on Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Production
Why in news? Odisha’s chief minister recently laid the foundation stone for the country’s first end‑to‑end silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor...
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Why in news? Odisha’s chief minister recently laid the foundation stone for the country’s first end‑to‑end silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor...
Why in news? The Centre has extended the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission until 2025‑26 and highlighted its role in boosting honey production a...
Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) plans to release real‑time data on accident‑prone stretches of national highways ...
Why in News? Indian defence news outlets reported in October 2025 that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is preparing to test a...
Why in news? The Ministry of Railways has announced that all railway units will patronise the newly launched Aabhar Collection store on the Government...
Why in news? The Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched the fifth edition of the Marine Fisheries Census 20...
Why in news? The Ministry of Coal unveiled two digital platforms — the Koyla Shakti dashboard and the Coal Land Acquisition Management and Rehabilit...
Why in news? The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has begun work on the East Delhi Hub project near Karkardooma metro station. This flagship Transit ...
Why in news? In late October 2025, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) signed a Memorandum of Underst...
Why in news? The Ministry of Coal is preparing to launch Koyla Shakti, a Smart Coal Analytics Dashboard designed to serve as a unified, real‑time mo...
Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 97th Foundation Day on 16 July 2025 at the National Agricultural Scienc...
Why in news? In his radio programme on 26 October 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Indian coffee varieties for gaining popularity worldwide....
Why in news? The 2025 summit of the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is scheduled to be held in Gyeongju, South Korea at the end of October....
Why in news? In October 2025 the Reserve Bank of India exempted the government‑backed Special Window for Affordable and Mid‑Income Housing (SWAMIH...
Why in news? India’s Duty‑Free Tariff Preference scheme has come back into focus after the World Trade Organisation credited it for boosting expor...
Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced that it will deploy specialised Network Survey Vehicles (NSVs) across 23 st...
Why in news? The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) announced in late October 2025 that it is expanding its optical fibre‑based Intrusion Detection Sy...
Why in news? The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently praised India's liberalised Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programme for boosting the par...
Why in news? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held its plenary meetings in Paris from 22 to 24 October 2025. Among the topics discussed was the ...
Why in news? International advocacy group GRAIN released a report in October 2025 highlighting how recent free‑trade agreements are being used to i...