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Educated but Unemployed: India’s Growing Jobless Challenge

Educated but Unemployed: India’s Growing Jobless Challenge

Why in news? A recent labour market survey reported that unemployment rates among graduates and postgraduates have risen despite economic re...

India–Afghanistan Relations: Navigating the Taliban Era

India–Afghanistan Relations: Navigating the Taliban Era

Why in news? Recent diplomatic engagements between the Taliban administration and neighbouring countries have raised questions about Indiaâ€...

Responsible Mining: UNEP Calls for Financial Sector Reform

Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme released a report titled “Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Mine...

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 Internat...

India’s National Red List Roadmap: Protecting Endangered Species

India’s National Red List Roadmap: Protecting Endangered Species

Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the National Red List Roadmap in early October 2025. The initia...

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: László Krasznahorkai’s Lyrical Worlds

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: László Krasznahorkai’s Lyrical Worlds

Why in news? Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy praised his “visio...

DRAVYA: Digital Repository of Ayush Substances

Why in news? The Ministry of Ayush launched the DRAVYA portal on 10 October 2025. The platform serves as a comprehensive digital repository ...

Atacama Desert Bloom: A Rare Burst of Life

Atacama Desert Bloom: A Rare Burst of Life

Why in news? Images of the normally barren Atacama Desert in Chile covered with colourful flowers went viral in October 2025. This rare “d...

Saksham Counter‑UAS: A Grid to Guard Our Skies

Saksham Counter‑UAS: A Grid to Guard Our Skies

Why in news? Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) unveiled the Saksham Counter‑Unmanned Aircraft System (C‑UAS) Grid in October 2025. The in...

NITI Aayog’s Roadmap on AI for Inclusive Societal Development

Why in news? NITI Aayog released a comprehensive report on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to empower India...

Gender‑Affirming Care

Gender‑Affirming Care

Why in news? Discussions around transgender rights have brought gender‑affirming care to the forefront. Activists and medical professional...

Breathable Art – Living Structures for Clean Air

Why in news? In October 2025 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change inaugurated a living art installation called “Breathab...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

Why in news? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the discovery and developme...

Expansion of the National Agriculture Market (e‑NAM)

Why in news? The government recently added nine new commodities to the National Agriculture Market (e‑NAM), increasing the total number of...

Draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025

Why in news? The Ministry of Labour and Employment released a draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for publi...

India to Host the 8th International Solar Alliance Assembly

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...

Navi Mumbai International Airport

Navi Mumbai International Airport

Why in news? Construction of the Navi Mumbai International Airport has been progressing rapidly, and the project was highlighted in October ...

AIM‑120 AMRAAM Missile

AIM‑120 AMRAAM Missile

Why in news? The United States awarded a contract to Raytheon to manufacture AIM‑120 Advanced Medium‑Range Air‑to‑Air Missiles (AMRA...

India and the Multipolar West

India and the Multipolar West

Why in news? Commentators have noted that the Western world is no longer monolithic. Internal divisions within the United States and Europe ...

Transformation of India’s Logistics Sector

Why in news? The government has been highlighting the rapid modernisation of India’s logistics sector. New policies, infrastructure projec...