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India’s First 1 MW Green Hydrogen Plant at Deendayal Port

Why in news? In July 2025, India commissioned its first indigenously developed 1‑megawatt green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port in Kandla, Gujarat....

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US Sanctions on Indian Companies Trading with Iran

Why in news? In late July 2025 the United States Department of State imposed sanctions on 20 companies worldwide—six of them based in India—for al...

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Medog Dam: China’s Brahmaputra Hydropower Project and Its Implications

Why in news? China recently approved construction of a gigantic 60‑gigawatt hydropower dam at the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet�...

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Status of Small Cats in Tiger Landscapes of India

Why in news? On Global Tiger Day 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released a report titled “Status of Small Cats in Tige...

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NISAR Satellite: India–US Joint Earth‑Observation Mission

Why in news? On 31 July 2025, India successfully launched the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite...

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Mani Maran and the Revival of Tamil Palm‑Leaf Manuscripts

Why in news? An inspiring story from Thanjavur circulated in July 2025 about Mani Maran, an archivist and teacher dedicated to preserving Tamil palm�...

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US Announces 25 Per Cent Tariff on Indian Imports

Why in news? The US President declared that, starting 1 August 2025, Indian exports to the United States would face an additional 25 per cent tariff...

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Klyuchevskoy Volcano and the Kamchatka Peninsula

Why in news? An 8.8‑magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast in July 2025 was followed by increased activity at the Klyuchevskoy volcan...

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National Stock Exchange Crosses 23 Crore Trading Accounts

Why in news? The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) announced in July 2025 that the number of unique trading accounts had surpassed 23 crore, onl...

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Banking Laws (Amendment) Act 2025

Why in news? The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 came into force on 1 August 2025. The Act amends several banking statutes to modernise governance,...

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The Indian Harmonium

Why in news? A recent science column highlighted the Indian harmonium for its ingenious mechanical design and enduring role in Indian music. Unlike el...

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India’s Wetlands Resolution Adopted at Ramsar CoP15

Why in news? At the 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 30 July 2025...

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Chile’s Coastal Erosion Crisis

Why in news? Scientists from Chile’s Catholic University warned in July 2025 that at least ten beaches along the country’s central and southern co...

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Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami

Why in news? An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025. The undersea quake triggered a tsunami that pro...

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Contractualisation and Productivity in Manufacturing

Why in news? A recent study of Annual Survey of Industries data from 1999–2019 revealed that contract labour in India’s formal manufacturing secto...

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IMF Raises India’s Growth Forecast

Why in news? The International Monetary Fund’s July 2025 World Economic Outlook update revised India’s growth forecast upward to 6.4% for both fin...

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Pralay Quasi‑Ballistic Missile Tests

Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successive flight‑tests of the Pralay quasi‑ballistic missile ...

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Letters of Intent to Foreign Universities

Why in news? To mark five years of the National Education Policy, the Union Education Minister issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) to four overseas univer...

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Glacial Retreat on Mount Cilo

Why in news? Researchers reported that glaciers on Mount Cilo in southeastern Turkey have lost nearly 50% of their ice cover over the past four decade...

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Operation ShivShakti

Why in news? The Indian Army launched Operation ShivShakti to prevent infiltration across the Line of Control in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. I...

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