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Centre’s Exemption Policy for Thermal Plants
Why in news? In July 2025, the Environment Ministry exempted nearly three‑quarters of India’s coal‑powered thermal plants from installing flue g...
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Why in news? In July 2025, the Environment Ministry exempted nearly three‑quarters of India’s coal‑powered thermal plants from installing flue g...
Why in news? Data shared by Tamil Nadu’s Health Department shows that TB deaths have declined by 20 % after the launch of the TN‑KET initiative,...
Why in news? The Supreme Court began hearing petitions in July 2025 challenging the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
Why in news? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with UNICEF India, launched the TALASH (Tribal Aptitude, Life Skills and Self‑Esteem ...
Why in news? The Kerala High Court ordered the arrest of a Liberian‑flagged ship after it leaked oil off the coast. The order invoked the Admiralty ...
Why in news? India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas released draft rules in July 2025 to overhaul the decades‑old regulatory framework gov...
Why in news? News reports in July 2025 revealed that the Ministry of Social Justice had not issued provisional award letters to many selected candida...
Why in news? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its 2025 report on emerging trends in terrorist financing. It highlighted the growing use...
Why in news? Several government schools in Kerala introduced semicircular classroom layouts inspired by a popular Malayalam film. The experiment aims ...
Why in news? Commemorations in July 2025 marked the 100th anniversary of the martyrdom of Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary who led the tribal ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2025, revising the 2020 norms to reflect ne...
Why in news? The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) launched SPREE 2025 to expand social‑security coverage and encourage voluntary reg...
Why in news? The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has been renamed the Savitribai Phule National Institute of ...
Why in news? India’s first health facility entirely staffed and managed by transgender persons has reopened in Hyderabad as the Sabrang Clinic after...
Why in news? The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently condemned the custodial torture of Ajith Kumar, highlighting the persistent issue of ...
Why in news? During political debates in mid‑2025 some leaders suggested that the words “Socialist” and “Secular” be removed from the Preamb...
Why in news? Following the self‑immolation of a student in Odisha whose sexual harassment complaint was allegedly dismissed by her college’s Inter...