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Why in news? The Prime Minister launched the PM‑SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling Enhancement, Training and Upgradation) scheme in October 2025. It aims...
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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? Reports surfaced in 2025 that Pakistan was exploring plans to develop a deep‑water port at Pasni in Balochistan with support from the U...
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the “Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves” (TOTR) project on 6 October 2025....
Why in news? On 6 October 2025 UNESCO’s Executive Board elected Khaled El‑Enany of Egypt as the organisation’s Director‑General. He will succe...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released its Trade Watch report for the fourth quarter of financial year 2024–25. The report analyses India’s export and i...
Why in news? Amid debates on how to achieve lasting peace in the Gaza Strip, a proposal emerged in 2025 for a multinational force to stabilise the ter...
Why in news? The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2025 was awarded to Japanese immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi and American scientists Mary Bru...
Why in news? A large study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Diabetes Study (INDIAB) examined the eating habits of Ind...
Why in news? The International Labour Organization (ILO) released its “State of Social Justice 2025” report ahead of World Day of Social Justice. ...
Why in news? Debates around end‑of‑life care have gained attention in India. Passive euthanasia—allowing a terminally ill person to die by withd...
Why in news? The Union government in 2025 resumed operations at the Namchik–Namphuk coal block in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The coal ...
Why in news? Natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, and landslides regularly disrupt lives and livelihoods in India. In 2025 the government highl...
Why in news? In early October 2025 torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across the eastern Himalayas. Darjeeling district an...
Why in news? India’s young population offers a demographic dividend, yet job creation has not kept pace. In early 2025 industry bodies urged the gov...
Why in news? India is expanding its renewable energy and electric vehicle industries, which depend on critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and ra...
Why in news? With the spread of smartphones and social media, many people habitually scroll through streams of distressing news late into the night. I...
Why in news? To enhance the quality of medicines produced in India, the government updated Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules in December 202...
Why in news? Winter storms in North America and Europe frequently make headlines, and the term “blizzard” is often used in weather forecasts. Whil...
Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will hold its World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi from 9–15 October 2025...
Why in news? In August 2025 the Philippines established a regional cryobank to preserve coral larvae. It is the first such facility in South‑East As...