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Scheme for Promotion of International Cooperation for AYUSH

Scheme for Promotion of International Cooperation for AYUSH

Why in news? The Ministry of Ayush recently informed Parliament about a central sector scheme aimed at taking India’s traditional medicine systems �...

Somaliland and Israel’s Recognition

Somaliland and Israel’s Recognition

Why in news? On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first country to officially recognise the Republic of Somaliland, a self‑declared state in the H...

India to Chair the Kimberley Process in 2026

India to Chair the Kimberley Process in 2026

Why in news? India has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in 2025 and will assume the chairmansh...

IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument for Sri Lanka

IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument for Sri Lanka

Why in news? The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on 19 December 2025 a disbursement of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) ...

United Nations Alliance of Civilizations – India at the Riyadh Forum

United Nations Alliance of Civilizations – India at the Riyadh Forum

Why in news? The 11th forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14–15 December 2025. India�...

Pax Silica Initiative – Building a Secure Silicon Supply Chain

Pax Silica Initiative – Building a Secure Silicon Supply Chain

Why in news? At a summit held in Washington D.C., the United States and six partner countries announced the Pax Silica initiative. This new coalition ...

Interpol’s Blue Corner Notice – what it means

Interpol’s Blue Corner Notice – what it means

Why in news? In December 2025 the Goa police sought Interpol’s help to track owners of a night club wanted in a human‑trafficking case. Media repo...

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)

Why in news? India hosted the third session of the council of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (I...

United Nations Environment Assembly – Seventh Session (UNEA‑7)

United Nations Environment Assembly – Seventh Session (UNEA‑7)

Why in news? The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA‑7) opened on 8 December 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. It brought togethe...

INTERPOL Red Notice

INTERPOL Red Notice

Why in news? On 2 December 2025 the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force arrested an international wil...

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Why in news? At the annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Vienna in early December 2025, Ukraine’...

Ebola Outbreak Declared Over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola Outbreak Declared Over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Why in news? Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have officially declared an end to the country’s latest Ebola outbreak...

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