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Almatti Dam Height Increase

Almatti Dam Height Increase

Why in news? Proposals resurfaced in September 2025 to raise the height of the Almatti Dam on the Krishna River from 519.6 metres to 524.256...

L‑1 Visa (United States)

Why in news? Immigration lawyers noted a rise in applications for L‑1 visas in late 2025 as companies sought to transfer managers and spec...

Estonia

Estonia

Why in news? Estonia has been mentioned in international news for its role in cybersecurity initiatives and its relations with Russia and NA...

Reimagining Transgender Rights

Reimagining Transgender Rights

Why in news? In September 2025 discussion about equality for transgender persons again reached Parliament and the courts. Civil society grou...

Protecting India’s Satellites

Protecting India’s Satellites

Why in news? India plans to launch dozens of satellites over the next decade for communications, navigation, weather forecasting and defence...

CPCB Report on Polluted River Sites

CPCB Report on Polluted River Sites

Why in news? The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released its 2023 assessment of India’s river water quality in September 2025. The...

CORE Programme for Civil–Military Synergy

Why in news? The Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) launched a professional engagement called the Comprehensive Orientation for Rejuvenation and...

Phytosaur Fossil Discovery

Phytosaur Fossil Discovery

Why in news? Villagers near Megha village in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district stumbled upon fossilised bones in September 2025. Early analys...

Bonnet Macaques

Bonnet Macaques

Why in news? News reports from Thiruvananthapuram in September 2025 stated that several bonnet macaques were found dead under suspicious cir...

GST 2.0 Reform

GST 2.0 Reform

Why in news? The Union government launched the second phase of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, branded as the GST Bachat Utsav, in lat...

Tirah Valley Mapping

Tirah Valley Mapping

Why in news? The Tirah Valley has been in the news because of renewed security operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Under...

Barren Island Volcano

Barren Island Volcano

Why in news? Scientists recorded low‑level activity at Barren Island in September 2025, reminding the public that it is India’s only act...

AI‑Enabled Centre at Betla National Park

Why in news? The forest department of Jharkhand announced in September 2025 that Betla National Park will host India’s first artificial‑...

Mana Mitra: Andhra Pradesh’s WhatsApp Governance Model

Mana Mitra: Andhra Pradesh’s WhatsApp Governance Model

Why in News? Andhra Pradesh’s Mana Mitra initiative has attracted nationwide attention as a pioneering experiment in digital governance. I...

State Finances Publication 2025 by the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG)

Why in News? The Comptroller & Auditor General of India released the State Finances Publication 2025, an annual report that analyses expendi...

Facts for Prelims

Evo: AI Model for Genomics Stanford University and the Arc Institute unveiled Evo, an artificial‑intelligence model designed for the world...

Semiconductor Designers and India’s Chip Dreams

Semiconductor Designers and India’s Chip Dreams

Why in News? India’s chip design ecosystem is in the spotlight. By September 2025 the country’s engineers were designing thousands of in...

India’s Manufacturing Momentum

Why in News? Data released in September 2025 showed India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing 3.5 % year‑on‑year in July, w...

Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement

Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement

Why in News? Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement in September 2025, pledging that an attack on one country...

Single‑Use Plastic Ban in Karnataka

Single‑Use Plastic Ban in Karnataka

Why in News? Despite banning single‑use plastic (SUP) in 2016, Karnataka continues to struggle with widespread usage. Investigations in 20...