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25th SCO summit in Tianjin: new vision for Eurasian cooperation

Why in news? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its twenty‑fifth summit in Tianjin, China. Leaders discussed regional security, econom...

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India–Japan annual summit: a roadmap for the next decade

Why in news? India and Japan held their fifteenth annual summit in Tokyo. The two leaders adopted a “Joint Vision for the Next Decade” to deepen t...

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Household savings in India: a worrying decline

Why in news? Financial analysts have raised concerns about a significant decline in household financial savings in India. The trend is attributed to r...

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MGNREGA spending cap: a blow to rural employment

Why in news? The Union Ministry of Finance capped expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) at sixty p...

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Rajasthan issues comprehensive stray dog rules

Why in news? Rajasthan became the first Indian state to implement detailed guidelines to manage street dogs in compliance with the Animal Birth Contro...

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UDISE+ 2024‑25: improvements in India’s school education

Why in news? The Ministry of Education released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report for 2024‑25. The report s...

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NIRF rankings under fire for data reliability

Why in news? The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) came under scrutiny as education experts and the Union education minister questioned ...

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Famine declared in Gaza: a humanitarian crisis

Why in news? The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared an official famine in Gaza, marking the first such declaration in the Mi...

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AICTE declares 2025 the Year of AI

Why in news? The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announced that 2025 will be observed as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence” a...

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ISRO transfers critical technologies to private industry

Why in news? In‑SPACe, the government body promoting India’s space sector, facilitated the transfer of five technologies developed by the Indian S...

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Rare quadruple star system discovered

Why in news? Astronomers announced the discovery of a rare quadruple star system named UPM J1040‑33551 AabBab, located about eighty‑two light‑ye...

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Air Quality Life Index report 2025: pollution cuts lifespan

Why in news? The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago released its 2025 Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report. The study shows that air...

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Is India’s Demographic Dividend Becoming a Time Bomb?

Why in news? An opinion piece argued that India’s vast young population could become a liability if the country fails to create jobs and impart rele...

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System of National Accounts 2025

Why in news? The United Nations Statistical Commission adopted the System of National Accounts (SNA) 2025, a new framework that broadens the way count...

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NARI 2025 Report: Gauging Women’s Safety

Why in news? The National Annual Report and Index on Women’s Safety (NARI 2025) released its findings. The report surveyed women across Indian citie...

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Chhath Festival

Why in news? The Bihar government commissioned the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to prepare a nomination dossier for th...

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National Sports Day

Why in news? India observed National Sports Day on 29 August to honour hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand and to promote fitness and sports culture acros...

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PM SVANidhi Scheme

Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the restructuring and extension of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme...

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Rio Earth Summit 1992

Why in news? As debates on climate policy continue, analysts looked back at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to understand how it shaped global environmental...

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Samudrayaan Project

Why in news? Two Indian aquanauts recently dived more than 5,000 metres in the Atlantic Ocean aboard a French submersible as part of training for Indi...

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