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National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS)

National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS)

Why in news? As of 31 December 2025, 50,373 public health facilities across India have been certified under the National Quality Assurance Standards. ...

SHINE Scheme and Initiatives by the Bureau of Indian Standards

SHINE Scheme and Initiatives by the Bureau of Indian Standards

Why in news? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) celebrated its 79th Foundation Day on 6 January 2026. During the event the organisation launched sev...

Notifiable Diseases

Notifiable Diseases

Why in news? The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi has decided to include human rabies in its list of notifiable diseases. Beginni...

District Mineral Foundations and High Court ruling

District Mineral Foundations and High Court ruling

Why in news? The Allahabad High Court, while deciding a mining dispute on 30 December 2025, observed that District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) are a be...

Land Stack – digital platform for land records

Land Stack – digital platform for land records

Why in news? On 31 December 2025 the Ministry of Rural Development launched Land Stack, a pilot platform in Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu that integrates ...

PAN–Aadhaar Linking and Belated ITR Deadline

PAN–Aadhaar Linking and Belated ITR Deadline

Why in news? 31 December 2025 was the last date for individuals to link their PAN (Permanent Account Number) with Aadhaar and to file belated or revis...

24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR)

24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR)

Why in news? The Ministry of Civil Aviation has set up a round‑the‑clock Passenger Assistance Control Room in New Delhi to resolve airline travell...

Constitution of India Released in the Santhali Language

Constitution of India Released in the Santhali Language

Why in news? On 25 December 2025, President Droupadi Murmu released the first official translation of the Constitution of India in the Santhali langua...

Only Tea from Camellia sinensis May Be Labelled “Tea,” Says FSSAI

Only Tea from Camellia sinensis May Be Labelled “Tea,” Says FSSAI

Why in news? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a directive stating that only beverages derived from the leaves and b...

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Why in news? The President of India will confer the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) on 26 December in New Delhi as part of Veer Bal Diwa...

Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM‑SETU)

Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM‑SETU)

Why in news? The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has invited industry leaders to participate as Anchor Partners in the PM‑SETU sc...

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and Supreme Court plea

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and Supreme Court plea

Why in news? A petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking to restrain the Prime Minister from sending a ceremonial velvet covering (chad...

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