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Why in news? The number of pending cases in the Supreme Court of India reached an all‑time high of 88,417 in September 2025, even though all 34 sanc...
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Why in news? The number of pending cases in the Supreme Court of India reached an all‑time high of 88,417 in September 2025, even though all 34 sanc...
Why in news? Amid widespread protests over government policies, Nepal witnessed a grassroots digital movement that toppled the government in September...
Why in news? In September 2025 members of the Ho tribe in Jharkhand’s Kolhan region protested against the removal of some Mundas (village heads), al...
Why in news? In September 2025 the Supreme Court laid down guidelines for the collection, preservation and presentation of DNA samples in criminal cas...
Why in news? Eustoma, commonly known as lisianthus or prairie gentian, flowered for the first time in India at a polyhouse in Sanatanpali, Sambalpur d...
Why in news? The Prime Minister inaugurated a bio‑ethanol plant at Numaligarh Refinery, Golaghat district in Assam. The facility produces second‑g...
Why in news? The Ministry of Defence approved the Defence Procurement Manual 2025, replacing the 2009 version. The manual governs revenue procurement ...
Why in news? A report titled Sliding Earth, Scattered Lives released in September 2025 described the July 2024 landslide in Wayanad district, Kerala, ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Trikand visited Salamis Bay in Greece to participate in the first bilateral maritime exercise bet...
Why in news? The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), 2023 amended Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The amendment is so ...
Why in news? Purple Fest 2025 was organised by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre in collaboration with Amity University at Noida. ...
Why in news? Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Kerala developed a multifunctional wound‑healing pad ...
Why in news? The Punjab Food Processing Department has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the iconic Amritsari Kulcha. Securing the ta...
Why in news? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched an artificial intelligence‑powered monsoon forecasting system that sends pe...
Why in news? The Erra Matti Dibbalu, or Red Sand Dunes, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh have been included in the UNESCO Tentative List of World ...
Why in news? Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan will host the 2027 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SC...
Why in news? The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bairabi–Sairang broad‑gauge railway line, giving Mizoram’s capital Aizawl direct rail connectivi...
Why in news? Bhadohi’s hand‑knotted carpet industry — which accounts for more than 60% of India’s carpet exports — is reeling after the Unit...
Why in news? Madhya Pradesh has launched a cheetah mating programme at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary to establish a second viable population outside...
Why in news? During Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam’s visit to Varanasi in early September 2025, India announced a special economic ...