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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 reflects gro...

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 seeking t...

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Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025

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

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 November ...

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 late Septembe...

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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 expenditure patte...

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 integrated c...

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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, with manufa...

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 two balance...

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 global tr...

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 to simpli...

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 modernise...

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