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US Designates The Resistance Front as a Terrorist Organisation

Why in news? In July 2025 the United States government listed The Resistance Front (TRF) as a foreign terrorist organisation. TRF has claimed respons...

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Mapping focus: South China Sea

Why in news? The United States announced a plan to build a boat maintenance facility at Oyster Bay on Palawan island in the Philippines. This developm...

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Black hole merger GW231123

Why in news? Scientists from the LIGO‑Virgo‑KAGRA collaboration announced the detection of gravitational waves from a rare black hole merger, code...

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United Nations Sustainable Development Report 2025

Why in news? The United Nations released its mid‑year Sustainable Development Report 2025 in July 2025. The report warns that many global goals are ...

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Talisman Sabre 2025

Why in news? Australia launched Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, its largest military drill to date, featuring over 35,000 troops from 19 countries, incl...

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Machilipatnam Greenfield Port

Why in news? Nearly half of the construction work on the new Machilipatnam Greenfield Port in Andhra Pradesh was reported to be complete in mid‑July...

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ICMR‑NIE – India’s Silent Salt Consumption Epidemic

Why in news? The ICMR–National Institute of Epidemiology launched a three‑year intervention in Punjab and Telangana after finding that Indians are...

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India–Saudi Fertilizer Agreement

Why in news? Three Indian fertiliser companies—Indian Potash Limited (IPL), Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO) and Coromandel International—sig...

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Chin Refugees in Mizoram

Why in news? More than 4,000 refugees from Myanmar’s Chin State crossed into Mizoram’s Champhai district in July 2025 following clashes between r...

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High‑Speed Maglev Train

Why in news? China unveiled a new high‑speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train capable of covering the 1,200 km distance between Beijing and Shangh...

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Optical Atomic Clock

Why in news? An international team of scientists carried out the largest optical clock comparison across three continents in mid‑2025. Their success...

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Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis

Why in news? During his state visit to Namibia in July 2025, the Indian Prime Minister received the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis,...

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