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National Cooperative Policy – 2025

Why in news? The government released a draft National Cooperative Policy 2025 to modernise and expand India’s cooperative sector. The policy aims to...

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Critical Minerals: A Strategic Asset

Why in news? India’s clean‑energy ambitions and recent export restrictions by major suppliers have placed critical minerals – such as lithium, c...

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Ashokan Pillar

Why in news? India unveiled a replica of an Ashokan pillar at Waskaduwa Sri Subhuthi Viharaya in Sri Lanka in July 2025. The gesture commemorates Empe...

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Vice President of India – Re‑election Process

Why in news? The resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in July 2025 raised questions about the procedures for filling a vacancy and re‑elec...

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Meri Panchayat App

Why in news? The “Meri Panchayat” mobile application won the Champion award in the “Cultural Diversity and Local Content” category at the Worl...

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Constitutional Dreams Before 1950

Why in news? Researchers and public intellectuals revisited pre‑independence constitutional drafts in July 2025. Texts such as the 1895 Constitution...

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Manual Scavenging and Trends

Why in news? A social audit conducted by the Ministry of Social Justice in 2025 found that more than 90% of workers who died while cleaning sewers in ...

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Stablecoins

Why in news? In July 2025 the U.S. Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed, the “Generating Essential National Investment in U.S. Stablec...

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Vice President of India Resigns Mid‑Term

Why in news? Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from office in July 2025, nearly two years before the end of his five‑year term, citing health...

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SASCI Scheme

Why in news? The Ministry of Tourism released operational guidelines for the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment – Development of Ic...

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Cy‑TB Skin Test for Detecting Latent Tuberculosis

Why in news? India launched a new diagnostic tool called the Cy‑TB skin test to detect latent tuberculosis infection. The test complements existing ...

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Female Labour Force Participation Paradox in India

Why in news? The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023‑24 and other studies showed that, despite high literacy rates—especially in cities—the...

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Regulating Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture

Why in news? The agriculture ministry issued guidelines under the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 2021, to classify and regulate biostimulants. This came ...

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UPSC Pratibha Setu Programme

Why in news? The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) renamed and expanded its Public Disclosure Scheme as “Pratibha Setu” (Bridge of Talent) in...

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Rethinking Indian Aviation Safety

Why in news? There were a series of near‑miss incidents on Indian runways in early 2025, prompting calls for a thorough safety review. As passenger ...

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Mental Health: An Urgent Public Health Priority

Why in news? Mental health problems have increased across the world after the disruptions caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic. In July 2025 the governm...

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Israel’s airstrikes in Syria

Why in news? On 16 July 2025, Israel launched major airstrikes on targets in Damascus and Suwayda in Syria. These attacks brought fresh attention to o...

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Public Accounts Committee Review of UIDAI

Why in news? The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tabled its report on the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (U...

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Swachh Survekshan 2024‑25

Why in news? The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released the results of the Swachh Survekshan 2024‑25 in mid‑July 2025. This cleanliness su...

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The Sanctioning Russia Act 2025

Why in news? In July 2025, US legislators introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act 2025, a bill intended to tighten economic restrictions on Russia and i...

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