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India Electric Mobility Index 2024

Why in news? NITI Aayog launched the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2024 to benchmark states and union territories on their progress in adopting...

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Global AI City Index 2025

Why in news? Counterpoint Research released its Global AI City Index 2025, ranking cities worldwide by their artificial intelligence ecosystems, inves...

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First BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival

Why in news? India hosted the first ever BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival in August 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, showcasing the musical herit...

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LEAP‑1 Mission

Why in news? Hyderabad‑based private firm Dhruva Space announced its first commercial satellite launch, the LEAP‑1 mission, to be carried aboard S...

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Reintroduction of the Asian Giant Tortoise in Nagaland

Why in news? Ten critically endangered Asian giant tortoises were released into the Zeliang Community Reserve in Nagaland in August 2025 as part of a ...

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Supreme Court Allows Restitutionary Damages by Pollution Control Boards

Why in news? In August 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) can impose restitutionary damages on polluters under the Wat...

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India–Philippines Naval Exercise

Why in news? In early August 2025, India and the Philippines conducted their first bilateral naval drill in the South China Sea, signalling closer mar...

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Bird deaths and wind energy in India

Why in news? A study by the Wildlife Institute of India reported exceptionally high bird mortality rates around wind farms in Rajasthan’s Thar Deser...

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Operation Akhal

Why in news? In July 2025 the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps and Jammu‑and‑Kashmir Police launched a high‑intensity counter‑terror operation cod...

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Framework Agreement with the NSCN‑IM

Why in news? As the tenth anniversary of the Naga Framework Agreement approached in August 2025, discussions resurfaced about its implementation and t...

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The July Declaration in Bangladesh

Why in news? Bangladesh’s interim government announced that it would issue a “July Declaration” on 5 August 2025 to commemorate the student‑le...

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Definitive list of Ayurveda Aahara products

Why in news? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush, released an official list of Ayurv...

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India’s first 5G captive non‑public network for a refinery

Why in news? Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Numaligarh Refinery Limited signed an agreement in July 2025 to deploy India’s first 5G captive...

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Mahanadi River dispute and settlement efforts

Why in news? Odisha and Chhattisgarh indicated in July 2025 that they were moving towards an out‑of‑court settlement of the long‑running dispute...

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Airbus C‑295 aircraft delivery

Why in news? India received the last of sixteen C‑295 transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space in July 2025, ahead of schedule. The remainin...

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Krasheninnikov volcano erupts after centuries

Why in news? In early August 2025 Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula witnessed an eruption at the Krasheninnikov volcano, a complex stratovolcano that had...

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India–U.S. Tariffs 2025

Why in news? In late July 2025 the United States announced an additional 25 per cent duty on a wide range of Indian imports, doubling overall tariff...

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ICJ ruling revives legal status of the Kyoto Protocol

Why in news? In July 2025 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion in response to a request from several small island state...

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Why the world needs better green technologies in 2025

Why in news? Growing climate pressures, geopolitical uncertainties and India’s ambition for energy self‑reliance have intensified calls for next�...

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OECD report on plastic pollution

Why in news? The Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) released a forecast warning that plastic use and waste in the ASEAN P...

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