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Legal Aid and the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

Why in news? The India Justice Report 2025 highlighted that only about 1.55 million people received legal aid during 2023–24 even though...

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)

Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved a grant of ₹2,000 crore over four years to the National Cooperative Development Corporation in Jul...

Pendency in Indian Courts

Why in news? India’s courts are facing a backlog of more than five crore cases. With a large number of judge vacancies and slow disposal o...

National Sports Governance Bill 2025

Why in news? The government introduced the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha to overhaul how sports bodies are regulated...

Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme (EBP)

Why in news? The Union government announced that India has achieved 20 % ethanol blending in petrol (E20) ahead of its original 2030 deadlin...

Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerabilities and Cyber Espionage

Why in news? In July 2025 cybersecurity agencies warned of widespread exploitation of newly discovered vulnerabilities in on‑premises Micr...

National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)

Why in news? The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has been in the spotlight due to several high‑profile investigations into a...

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 poli...

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 ...

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 commemo...

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...

Meri Panchayat App

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

Constitutional Dreams Before 1950

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

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 ...

Stablecoins

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

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, cit...

SASCI Scheme

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

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...

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 ci...

Regulating Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture

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