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RBI’s Draft Framework on External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)

RBI’s Draft Framework on External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)

Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a draft framework in October 2025 to simplify rules for Indian companies borrowing fro...

India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement comes into force

India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement comes into force

Why in news? India’s free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) — comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway an...

South–South and Triangular Cooperation

Why in news? The United Nations observed the International Day for South–South Cooperation on 12 September 2025. Discussions focused on ho...

Trends in India’s Dairy Sector

Trends in India’s Dairy Sector

Why in news? The government released new data showing that India produced 239 million tonnes of milk in 2023‑24, reinforcing its position ...

Government Guidelines for EV Charging Stations (PM E‑DRIVE)

Why in news? The Ministry of Heavy Industries issued guidelines under the PM E‑DRIVE scheme on 29 September 2025 for installing 72,300 ele...

The Weakening Rupee: Causes, Implications and Policy Pathways

Why in news? By late September 2025 the Indian rupee had depreciated over three percent since the start of the year, touching record lows n...

HSBC–IBM Quantum‑Enabled Algorithmic Trading

Why in news? HSBC and IBM announced that their experiment using quantum computing to enhance bond trading algorithms demonstrated significan...

2G Ethanol – Second‑Generation Biofuel

2G Ethanol – Second‑Generation Biofuel

Why in news? The government amended its export policy on 24 September 2025, allowing the export of second‑generation (2G) ethanol. This re...

Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) in the WTO

Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) in the WTO

Why in news? The World Trade Organization is debating reforms to its special and differential treatment provisions, with developed countries...

World Food India 2025

World Food India 2025

Why in news? The Ministry of Food Processing Industries announced that World Food India 2025 will be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi in...

Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025

Why in news? India launched its largest school hackathon, the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, in September 2025. The initiative encourages st...

GST 2.0 Reform

GST 2.0 Reform

Why in news? The Union government launched the second phase of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, branded as the GST Bachat Utsav, in lat...

Semiconductor Designers and India’s Chip Dreams

Semiconductor Designers and India’s Chip Dreams

Why in News? India’s chip design ecosystem is in the spotlight. By September 2025 the country’s engineers were designing thousands of in...

State Finances Publication 2025 by the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG)

Why in News? The Comptroller & Auditor General of India released the State Finances Publication 2025, an annual report that analyses expendi...

India’s Manufacturing Momentum

Why in News? Data released in September 2025 showed India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing 3.5 % year‑on‑year in July, w...

Equalising Primary Food Consumption in India

Equalising Primary Food Consumption in India

Why in news? A recent study using the thali index highlighted that nearly half of rural Indians and a fifth of urban Indians cannot afford t...

India and FAO Join Hands to Build Blue Ports

India and FAO Join Hands to Build Blue Ports

Why in news? The Department of Fisheries signed a technical cooperation agreement with the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to...

EPFO Passbook Lite

EPFO Passbook Lite

Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched a new Passbook Lite feature on its member portal. The feature aims...

WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025

WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025

Why in news? The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index 2025, ranking 139 economies. India ros...

World Trade Report 2025: AI as a Trade Multiplier

World Trade Report 2025: AI as a Trade Multiplier

Why in news? The World Trade Organization’s World Trade Report 2025 highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform...