Foreign Currency Settlement System: GIFT City’s New Milestone
Why in news? The International Financial Services Centres Authority launched a Foreign Currency Settlement System (FCSS) at Gujarat International Fina...
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Why in news? The International Financial Services Centres Authority launched a Foreign Currency Settlement System (FCSS) at Gujarat International Fina...
Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme released a report titled “Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Minerals” in...
Why in news? Recent diplomatic engagements between the Taliban administration and neighbouring countries have raised questions about India’s policy ...
Why in news? A recent labour market survey reported that unemployment rates among graduates and postgraduates have risen despite economic recovery. Di...
Why in news? The United States awarded a contract to Raytheon to manufacture AIM‑120 Advanced Medium‑Range Air‑to‑Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for se...
Why in news? Construction of the Navi Mumbai International Airport has been progressing rapidly, and the project was highlighted in October 2025 as a ...
Why in news? India will host the 8th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) from 27 to 30 October 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Th...
Why in news? The Ministry of Labour and Employment released a draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for public consulta...
Why in news? The government recently added nine new commodities to the National Agriculture Market (e‑NAM), increasing the total number of tradable ...
Why in news? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the discovery and development of meta...
Why in news? In October 2025 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change inaugurated a living art installation called “Breathable Art” ...
Why in news? Discussions around transgender rights have brought gender‑affirming care to the forefront. Activists and medical professionals are urgi...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released a comprehensive report on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to empower India’s infor...
Why in news? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John Martinis for showing that phenomena predic...
Why in news? Commentators have noted that the Western world is no longer monolithic. Internal divisions within the United States and Europe – over t...
Why in news? The government has been highlighting the rapid modernisation of India’s logistics sector. New policies, infrastructure projects and dig...
Why in news? During the Navratri season of 2025, a centuries‑old tradition in Ahmedabad’s old city attracted attention. Men of the Barot community...
Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) introduced IRSA 1.0, India’s first national software architecture standard for...
Why in news? The Prime Minister launched the PM‑SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling Enhancement, Training and Upgradation) scheme in October 2025. It aims...
Why in news? The Red Sea, a key maritime passage between Africa and Asia, has been in the news for two reasons: a new scientific study revealed that i...