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Mapping focus: Bolivia and India–Bolivia relations

Why in news? Bolivia declared a national health emergency in 2025 due to a measles and rubella outbreak. India responded by sending vaccine ...

Epstein File Scandal

Why in news? In July 2025 a US court released some of the sealed documents from the case involving Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who was a...

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 claim...

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 me...

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. Thi...

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 ...

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 ...

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 count...

India–Saudi Fertilizer Agreement

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

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 I...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Optical Atomic Clock

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

Coartem Baby – First Malaria Drug for Infants

Why in news? The Swiss medicines regulator approved Coartem Baby, the first antimalarial drug specifically formulated for infants weighing ...

Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross

Why in news? Brazil conferred its highest civilian honour, the Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross, on India’s Prime ...

UAE’s Nomination‑Based Golden Visa Scheme

Why in news? The United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced a new nomination‑based Golden Visa that allows Indian and Bangladeshi nationals to ...

Seine River Reopens for Swimming

Why in news? For the first time since 1923, sections of the Seine River in Paris were opened for public swimming in July 2025. The move com...

17th BRICS Summit

Why in news? The 17th summit of the BRICS grouping—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—was held in Rio de Janeiro in July ...

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Why in news? India raised objections to proposed amendments to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ...