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State of Social Justice 2025 report

Why in news? The International Labour Organization (ILO) released its “State of Social Justice 2025” report ahead of World Day of Social Justice. ...

Trade Watch quarterly report

Trade Watch quarterly report

Why in news? NITI Aayog released its Trade Watch report for the fourth quarter of financial year 2024–25. The report analyses India’s export and i...

Towards a unified national employment framework

Towards a unified national employment framework

Why in news? India’s young population offers a demographic dividend, yet job creation has not kept pace. In early 2025 industry bodies urged the gov...

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NITI’s Presumptive Taxation Scheme for Foreign Investors

Why in news? NITI Aayog released a working paper proposing an optional presumptive taxation scheme for foreign companies operating in India. The schem...

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Stablecoins Explained

Why in news? Regulators and investors renewed discussions on stablecoins after price volatility in some crypto projects. Questions arose about how the...

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 from abroad. ...

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 and Switzerl...

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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 how developi...

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 as the wor...

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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 electric‑ve...

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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 near ₹88 ...

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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 significant improvem...

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