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Indian Coast Guard Ship Amulya

Indian Coast Guard Ship Amulya

Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned a new Fast Patrol Vessel, ICG Ship Amulya, on 19 December 2025 at Goa. The ship is the third of...

Erivan Anomalous Blue and the Biodiversity COP17 Logo

Erivan Anomalous Blue and the Biodiversity COP17 Logo

Why in news? Armenia has unveiled the emblem for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), scheduled...

Jiyo Parsi Scheme

Jiyo Parsi Scheme

Why in news? On 17 December 2025 the Union Minister for Minority Affairs informed Parliament that the Jiyo Parsi Scheme has been largely successful in...

Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme

Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme

Why in news? In a Rajya Sabha reply on 20 December 2025, the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, stated that the go...

Antariksh Prayogshala (Space Labs) Initiative

Antariksh Prayogshala (Space Labs) Initiative

Why in news? The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN‑SPACe) has issued a Request for Proposal to establish state‑of‑the...

National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme

National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme

Why in news? The National Small Industries Corporation, which implements the National SC/ST Hub, has highlighted the scheme’s role in boosting entre...

Hainan Island: China’s Free‑Trade Gateway

Hainan Island: China’s Free‑Trade Gateway

Why in news? China recently separated its island province Hainan from the mainland’s customs territory to pilot a duty‑free trade model. This refo...

Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Scheme

Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Scheme

Why in News? On 18 December 2025 the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development informed the Rajya Sabha that 136 projects worth ₹54...

White Spot Disease in Crustaceans

White Spot Disease in Crustaceans

Why in News? In December 2025 the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying informed the Rajya Sabha about outbreaks of white spot disease ...

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs): Unified Identity and Consolidation

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs): Unified Identity and Consolidation

Why in News? The Ministry of Finance recently unveiled a new unified logo for India’s Regional Rural Banks. The launch coincided with the implementa...

Hormuz Island’s Red Shores

Hormuz Island’s Red Shores

Why in News? Heavy rainfall in southern Iran recently caused the coastline of Hormuz Island to turn a striking shade of red. Images of the “blood‑...

Three New Moth Species Discovered in the Himalayas

Three New Moth Species Discovered in the Himalayas

Why in News? Researchers from the ICAR‑Indian Agricultural Research Institute have described three previously unknown moth species from high‑altit...

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