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Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned a new Fast Patrol Vessel, ICG Ship Amulya, on 19 December 2025 at Goa. The ship is the third of...
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Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned a new Fast Patrol Vessel, ICG Ship Amulya, on 19 December 2025 at Goa. The ship is the third of...
Why in news? Armenia has unveiled the emblem for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), scheduled...
Why in news? On 17 December 2025 the Union Minister for Minority Affairs informed Parliament that the Jiyo Parsi Scheme has been largely successful in...
Why in news? In a Rajya Sabha reply on 20 December 2025, the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, stated that the go...
Why in news? The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN‑SPACe) has issued a Request for Proposal to establish state‑of‑the...
Why in news? The National Small Industries Corporation, which implements the National SC/ST Hub, has highlighted the scheme’s role in boosting entre...
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Why in News? During the winter session of Parliament, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting reported on the progress of the Development Communica...
Why in News? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj recently highlighted the roll‑out of the SabhaSaar initiative across gram panchayats. This AI‑enabled ...
Why in News? Scientists from the Bose Institute recently reported that freshwater sponges collected from the Sundarban delta accumulate high levels of...
Why in News? Ecologists have recently drawn attention to the Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh after reports of the Indian wild dog (dhole) ...
Why in News? The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) recently received two Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) National Awards. Its “Har...
Why in News? Heavy rainfall in southern Iran recently caused the coastline of Hormuz Island to turn a striking shade of red. Images of the “blood‑...
Why in News? Researchers from the ICAR‑Indian Agricultural Research Institute have described three previously unknown moth species from high‑altit...
Why in News? On 18 December 2025 the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development informed the Rajya Sabha that 136 projects worth ₹54...
Why in News? The Ministry of Finance recently unveiled a new unified logo for India’s Regional Rural Banks. The launch coincided with the implementa...
Why in News? In December 2025 the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying informed the Rajya Sabha about outbreaks of white spot disease ...
Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard ship Sarthak made its first port call at Chabahar in Iran in December 2025. The vessel, which is part of a series ...
Why in news? During his state visit to Ethiopia in December 2025, India’s Prime Minister paid homage at the Adwa Victory Monument, honouring Ethiopi...
Why in news? An Indian Army contingent of 45 soldiers from the Mechanised Infantry Regiment has travelled to the United Arab Emirates to participate i...