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SJ‑100 Passenger Aircraft

SJ‑100 Passenger Aircraft

Why in news? In late October 2025, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) signed a Memorandum of Underst...

Koyla Shakti Dashboard

Koyla Shakti Dashboard

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...

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 97th Foundation Day on 16 July 2025 at the National Agricultural Scienc...

Coffee

Coffee

Why in news? In his radio programme on 26 October 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Indian coffee varieties for gaining popularity worldwide....

Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

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....

SWAMIH Fund – A Lifeline for Stalled Housing Projects

SWAMIH Fund – A Lifeline for Stalled Housing Projects

Why in news? In October 2025 the Reserve Bank of India exempted the government‑backed Special Window for Affordable and Mid‑Income Housing (SWAMIH...

DFTP Meaning: Duty-Free Tariff Preference Scheme | UPSC

DFTP Meaning: Duty-Free Tariff Preference Scheme | UPSC

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...

Network Survey Vehicle – Monitoring India’s Highways

Network Survey Vehicle – Monitoring India’s Highways

Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced that it will deploy specialised Network Survey Vehicles (NSVs) across 23 st...

Optical fibre Intrusion Detection System for elephants

Optical fibre Intrusion Detection System for elephants

Why in news? The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) announced in late October 2025 that it is expanding its optical fibre‑based Intrusion Detection Sy...

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme

Why in news? The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently praised India's liberalised Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programme for boosting the par...

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and State-Sponsored Terrorism

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and State-Sponsored Terrorism

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 ...

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 used to i...

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