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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Why in news? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John Martinis for showing that phenom...

The Legend of Saduma

The Legend of Saduma

Why in news? During the Navratri season of 2025, a centuries‑old tradition in Ahmedabad’s old city attracted attention. Men of the Barot...

PM‑SETU Scheme

Why in news? The Prime Minister launched the PM‑SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling Enhancement, Training and Upgradation) scheme in October 202...

Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) 1.0

Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) 1.0

Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) introduced IRSA 1.0, India’s first national software architecture st...

India Mobile Congress 2025

Why in news? The India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 took place from 8 to 11 October at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. It is Asia’s largest ev...

The Red Sea

The Red Sea

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 revea...

Passive euthanasia in India

Why in news? Debates around end‑of‑life care have gained attention in India. Passive euthanasia—allowing a terminally ill person to di...

State of Social Justice 2025 report

Why in news? The International Labour Organization (ILO) released its “State of Social Justice 2025” report ahead of World Day of Social...

Indian diet and health

Indian diet and health

Why in news? A large study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Diabetes Study (INDIAB) examined the eating hab...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

Why in news? The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2025 was awarded to Japanese immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi and American scientist...

International Stabilization Force for Gaza

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 stabili...

Trade Watch quarterly report

Trade Watch quarterly report

Why in news? NITI Aayog released its Trade Watch report for the fourth quarter of financial year 2024–25. The report analyses India’s ex...

UNESCO elects a new Director‑General

UNESCO elects a new Director‑General

Why in news? On 6 October 2025 UNESCO’s Executive Board elected Khaled El‑Enany of Egypt as the organisation’s Director‑General. He ...

Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) Project

Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) Project

Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the “Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves” (TOTR) project on 6 Oct...

Port of Pasni proposal in Pakistan

Port of Pasni proposal in Pakistan

Why in news? Reports surfaced in 2025 that Pakistan was exploring plans to develop a deep‑water port at Pasni in Balochistan with support ...

Strengthening India’s disaster resilience

Strengthening India’s disaster resilience

Why in news? Natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, and landslides regularly disrupt lives and livelihoods in India. In 2025 the govern...

Landslides in Darjeeling and Sikkim

Why in news? In early October 2025 torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across the eastern Himalayas. Darjeeling d...

Towards a unified national employment framework

Towards a unified national employment framework

Why in news? India’s young population offers a demographic dividend, yet job creation has not kept pace. In early 2025 industry bodies urg...

Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme

Why in news? India is expanding its renewable energy and electric vehicle industries, which depend on critical minerals such as lithium, cob...

Doomscrolling and its impact on mental health

Doomscrolling and its impact on mental health

Why in news? With the spread of smartphones and social media, many people habitually scroll through streams of distressing news late into th...