Nipah Virus Outbreaks and Kerala’s Serological Survey
Why in news? Kerala announced a serological survey in July 2025 to identify people who have been exposed to Nipah virus in high‑risk districts. The...
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Why in news? Kerala announced a serological survey in July 2025 to identify people who have been exposed to Nipah virus in high‑risk districts. The...
Why in news? India raised objections to proposed amendments to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) ...
Why in news? Peruvian archaeologists announced the discovery of an ancient urban centre called Penico in the Huaura province, about 150 km north of L...
Why in news? The 17th summit of the BRICS grouping—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—was held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2025. Indo...
Why in news? For the first time since 1923, sections of the Seine River in Paris were opened for public swimming in July 2025. The move comes after y...
Why in news? The Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (PM‑POSHAN) completed three years in July 2025. As the successor to...
Why in news? The Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department released a draft model code of conduct for college teachers in July 2025. The document spark...
Why in news? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme released a join...
Why in news? During his visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Prime Minister announced that Indian‑origin persons up to the sixth generation will now be...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India has banned lenders from charging pre‑payment penalties on floating‑rate loans taken by individuals or Micro...
Why in news? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a draft policy for TV Rating Guidelines 2025, proposing significant reforms in the...
Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2025, revising the 2020 norms to reflect ne...
Why in news? A rare roll cloud was observed off Portugal’s coast during a heatwave when cool Atlantic air collided with hot, dry air. Understanding ...
Why in news? Russia formally recognised the Taliban‑led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since the Taliban took p...
Why in news? A report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Centre identified se...
Why in news? Commentaries in July 2025 highlighted India’s low crop yields and argued that embracing genetically modified (GM) technology could boo...
Why in news? The World Bank’s Spring 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief placed India in the “moderately low inequality” category with a Gini coeffi...
Why in news? In July 2025 the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) inaugurated the Phenome India national biobank at the Institute o...
Why in news? The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) launched SPREE 2025 to expand social‑security coverage and encourage voluntary reg...
Why in news? The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has been renamed the Savitribai Phule National Institute of ...