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World Orangutan Day 2025
Why in news? World Orangutan Day is celebrated every year on 19 August. The 2025 theme urged people to save orangutans and the rainforests they inhabi...
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Why in news? World Orangutan Day is celebrated every year on 19 August. The 2025 theme urged people to save orangutans and the rainforests they inhabi...
Why in news? On 18 August 2025 the World Health Organisation declared Nepal free of rubella. It became the first country in the WHO South‑East Asia ...
Why in news? The latest census in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve recorded 213 sightings of saltwater crocodiles in 2025, including a large number of...
Why in news? Mumbai received over 300 millimetres of rainfall in a single day in August 2025. The downpour caused the Mithi River to swell to almost ...
Why in news? In August 2025 a domestic worker in Karnataka took a powerful politician to court over alleged abuse. Her courage sparked debate about w...
Why in news? The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 reported that global undernourishmen...
Why in news? In August 2025 the government released updated data on districts facing severe groundwater stress. It identified 193 districts across In...
Why in news? Opposition parties in August 2025 discussed moving an impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Th...
Why in news? Indian Railways unveiled the country’s first removable solar panel system in August 2025. The pilot installation in Banaras Locomotive...
Why in news? In August 2025 the Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025. The new legislation aims to replace the colonial‑era Indian Ports A...
Why in news? The Union Home Ministry told the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in August 2025 that the Lieutenant Governor could nominate five m...
Why in news? In a Lok Sabha session in August 2025, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced that India aims to land an astronaut on the Moon by 2040....
Why in news? In August 2025 the UNHCR suspended the repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India after some returnees were detained in Sri Lan...
Why in news? An unfortunate incident in August 2025 left twenty tourists stranded during a tiger safari in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore National Park af...
Why in news? Recent caste‑based killings in Tamil Nadu and other parts of the country on 18 August 2025 reignited debate about so‑called “honour...
Why in news? Researchers reported on 18 August 2025 that coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar off the Tamil Nadu coast are recovering after two decades o...
Why in news? An inspiring story from Chhattisgarh’s Udanti‑Sitanadi Tiger Reserve made headlines on 18 August 2025. Forest officials used satellit...
Indian Polyvalent Antivenom Polyvalent antivenom is a life‑saving serum that neutralises venom from multiple snake species. Developed by Indian inst...
About the mountain Mount Elbrus is a dormant stratovolcano and the highest peak in Europe. Standing at 5,642 metres, it forms part of the Caucasus Mou...
Why in news? The global conversation on educational technology shifted on 16 August 2025 as educators began to move away from AI that merely provides ...