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Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules 2025

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...

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National Overseas Scholarship Scheme

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...

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FATF’s 2025 Update on Terrorist Financing

Why in news? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its 2025 report on emerging trends in terrorist financing. It highlighted the growing use...

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Kerala’s Semicircular Classrooms

Why in news? Several government schools in Kerala introduced semicircular classroom layouts inspired by a popular Malayalam film. The experiment aims ...

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Alluri Sitarama Raju

Why in news? Commemorations in July 2025 marked the 100th anniversary of the martyrdom of Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary who led the tribal ...

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Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines (MVAG) 2025

Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2025, revising the 2020 norms to reflect ne...

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Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE 2025)

Why in news? The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) launched SPREE 2025 to expand social‑security coverage and encourage voluntary reg...

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Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development

Why in news? The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has been renamed the Savitribai Phule National Institute of ...

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India’s First Transgender‑Led Health Clinic

Why in news? India’s first health facility entirely staffed and managed by transgender persons has reopened in Hyderabad as the Sabrang Clinic after...

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Custodial Deaths in India

Why in news? The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently condemned the custodial torture of Ajith Kumar, highlighting the persistent issue of ...

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Debate over “Socialist” and “Secular” in India’s Preamble

Why in news? During political debates in mid‑2025 some leaders suggested that the words “Socialist” and “Secular” be removed from the Preamb...

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Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

Why in news? Following the self‑immolation of a student in Odisha whose sexual harassment complaint was allegedly dismissed by her college’s Inter...

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