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India’s 2025 Human Development Index report
Why in news? The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its Human Development Report 2025 in May 2025. The report notes that India’s ...
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Why in news? The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its Human Development Report 2025 in May 2025. The report notes that India’s ...
Why in news? In the same Mann Ki Baat episode, the Prime Minister mentioned the Khiamniungan (also spelled Khiamniungan or Khiamni‑Yangan) tribe of ...
Why in news? A woman from the Sahariya tribe in Madhya Pradesh died after waiting in a long queue to obtain subsidised urea fertiliser, drawing attent...
Why in news? The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has been working to operationalise the National Mission for Mentoring, a key recommenda...
Why in news? The Abujhmadiya tribal community garnered attention after athletes from the group participated in the Bastar Olympics, a regional sports ...
Why in news? The Union government continues to highlight the National Social Assistance Programme as a key pillar of its social safety net. The scheme...
Why in news? The Ministry of Rural Development has expanded the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) by approving additional funds for self‑hel...
Why in news? A viral video of thousands of rats scurrying around a marble shrine in Rajasthan once again drew public attention to the Karni Mata Templ...
Why in news? The annual Baliyatra festival began on the banks of the Mahanadi river in Cuttack, Odisha, coinciding with the full moon of Kartika Purni...
Why in news? India observed National Cancer Awareness Day on 7 November 2025. Health organisations, hospitals and schools conducted awareness drives, ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has blacklisted 178 training partners and training centres under the Pradhan Mantr...
Why in News? On 31 October 2025, UNESCO announced that Lucknow had been admitted to the Creative Cities Network under the category of gastronomy. The ...
Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has simplified the Know Your Vehicle process for FASTag users. The updated rules aim to m...
Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Department of School Education have jointly launched a Model Youth Gram Sabha initiative. The prog...
Why in news? On 28 October 2025, the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) announced a comprehensive set of reforms to enhance transparency, efficienc...
Why in news? On 27 October 2025, the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, inaugurated a state‑of‑the‑art s...
Why in news? On 26 October 2025, the Department of School Education & Literacy and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities jointly ...
Why in news? India’s latest performance on the Human Development Index (HDI) has been highlighted in the United Nations Development Programme’s 20...
Why in news? On 26 October 2025 the Government of India announced the winners of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, a national award that recognises ...
Why in news? Four years after its launch, the Pradhan Mantri–Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM‑ABHIM) has emerged as a cornerstone...