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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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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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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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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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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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Kaziranga National Park: Tiger Density Report

Why in news? Kaziranga Tiger Reserve in Assam was reported to have the third‑highest tiger density in India in 2024, following Bandipur in Karnataka...

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Discovery of the CRIB Blood Group

Why in news? Scientists at the Rotary Bangalore TTK Blood Centre identified a previously unknown human blood group, now named CRIB (Cromer India Benga...

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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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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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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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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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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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