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130th Constitution Amendment Bill 2025: Ensuring Ethical Governance

Why in news? The Government introduced the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill in Parliament in 2025 to strengthen accountability among ministers and ot...

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Machine‑Readable Electoral Rolls

Why in news? The topic of machine‑readable electoral rolls arose after the Election Commission halted the provision of such rolls to political parti...

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Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025

Why in news? The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was passed by Parliament in August 2025. The Bill seeks to protect citizens from the d...

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Creamy Layer Equivalence in OBC Reservation

Why in news? The Centre is considering new guidelines to bring uniformity in the implementation of the “creamy layer” rule for Other Backward Clas...

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Anna‑Chakra Supply Chain Optimisation Tool

Why in news? The central government launched the Anna‑Chakra platform across thirty states and Union Territories in August 2025. The digital tool u...

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Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025

Why in news? The government introduced amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957 in August 2025. The changes aim ...

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Soaps and Detergents

Why in news? The growing popularity of eco‑friendly cleaning products has led to renewed interest in how soaps and detergents are made and how they ...

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What True Empowerment of Women Entails

Why in news? In August 2025 a domestic worker in Karnataka took a powerful politician to court over alleged abuse. Her courage sparked debate about w...

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CEC Removal Process

Why in news? Opposition parties in August 2025 discussed moving an impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Th...

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Indian Ports Bill, 2025

Why in news? In August 2025 the Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025. The new legislation aims to replace the colonial‑era Indian Ports A...

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Nominations to Union Territory Assemblies

Why in news? The Union Home Ministry told the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in August 2025 that the Lieutenant Governor could nominate five m...

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Why in news? In August 2025 the UNHCR suspended the repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India after some returnees were detained in Sri Lan...

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