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National Anubhav Awards 2025

Why in news? The eighth National Anubhav Awards ceremony is scheduled for 18 August 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The event marks a de...

Ladakh Statehood & Sixth Schedule

Why in news? Residents of Ladakh have renewed their demand for full statehood and constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule. Civil ...

Digital Push in Education: Access, Equity and Empathy

Why in news? Reports in 2025 noted the rapid spread of digital tools in India’s education system—from smart boards in rural anganwadis t...

Supreme Court Order on Free‑Ranging Dogs

Why in news? In August 2025 the Supreme Court of India directed authorities in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad to capture all stray dog...

The Kakori Conspiracy of 1925

Why in news? The anniversary of the Kakori incident on 9 August 1925 was commemorated recently. The event is an important milestone in India...

Khelo India ASMITA Scheme

Why in news? The Sports Ministry has introduced the Khelo India ASMITA (Advanced Sports Module for Individual Talent Advancement) initiative...

Allegations over Election Commission’s Voter Roll

Why in news? Civil society groups and opposition parties have alleged irregularities in the Election Commission of India’s voter lists, cl...

Groundwater Contamination in India

Why in news? Recent studies have highlighted widespread contamination of groundwater across India. Dangerous levels of pollutants such as ar...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Spending Imbalance

Why in news? An analysis of company filings has shown that a few states receive the bulk of corporate social responsibility spending, while ...

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Why in news? The government has announced the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) with additional subsidies for poor ho...

Kartavya Bhavan

Why in News? The Prime Minister inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan‑03, the first of ten planned Common Central Secretariat buildings under the Ce...

Navigating the New Techno‑Capitalist World Order

Why in News? A new form of techno‑capitalism is taking shape in the United States, emphasising deregulation of artificial intelligence and...

Necropolitics

Why in News? The killing of a civilian seeking food aid in Gaza has drawn attention to the concept of necropolitics, which examines how powe...

Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025

Why in News? Parliament has passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, repealing the nearly century‑old Carriage of Goods by Sea Act,...

Extension of President’s Rule in Manipur

Why in news? Parliament approved a six‑month extension of President’s Rule in Manipur in August 2025. Direct central governance was firs...

Framework Agreement with the NSCN‑IM

Why in news? As the tenth anniversary of the Naga Framework Agreement approached in August 2025, discussions resurfaced about its implementa...

The July Declaration in Bangladesh

Why in news? Bangladesh’s interim government announced that it would issue a “July Declaration” on 5 August 2025 to commemorate the st...

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)

Why in news? The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee appealed to the Indian government in August 2025 to regulate the use of artificialâ...

Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme

Why in news? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced in July 2025 that the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) no...

Right to repair in India

Why in news? India’s Department of Consumer Affairs announced that a “repairability index” will soon be introduced for consumer electr...