IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument for Sri Lanka
Why in news? The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on 19 December 2025 a disbursement of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) ...
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Why in news? The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on 19 December 2025 a disbursement of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) ...
Why in news? Recent soil testing in Kerala’s Kuttanad region showed that aluminium levels in paddy fields are far above safe limits, threatening cro...
Why in news? India’s cyber security agency CERT‑In issued an advisory about a new scam called GhostPairing. Fraudsters exploit WhatsApp’s device...
Why in news? The Indian Navy took delivery of Anjadip on 22 December 2025 in Chennai. It is the third in a series of eight Anti‑Submarine Warfare Sh...
Why in news? NASA reported on 9 December 2025 that contact was lost with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. Telemetry before ...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India recently approved a new definition of the Aravalli hills — peaks and ridges above 100 metres elevation. Foll...
Why in news? A petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking to restrain the Prime Minister from sending a ceremonial velvet covering (chad...
Why in news? Conservationists and anthropologists have highlighted the need to preserve the culture and livelihoods of the Paliyar tribe in Tamil Nadu...
Why in news? Environmental groups are campaigning for the restoration of the Bhima River in Maharashtra. They warn that unchecked pollution from citie...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) reported that its Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) system has prevented an estimated ₹66...
Why in news? Scientists have reported the spread of raccoon roundworm across multiple European countries. The parasite, originally from North America,...
Why in news? The United States conducted a major operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in north‑eastern Syria after American troops were at...
Why in news? The Kashmir Valley has entered the annual Chillai‑Kalan period, a forty‑day spell of intense winter that starts on 21 December and i...
Why in news? India topped the World Anti‑Doping Agency’s list of doping offences for the third straight year, with 260 athletes testing positive i...
Why in news? New research highlights the Southern Ocean’s crucial role in absorbing excess heat and carbon dioxide produced by human activities. Sci...
Why in news? Two recent studies shed light on how the body’s cellular cleaning process, known as autophagy, underpins immunity and metabolic health....
Why in news? Images circulated in late 2025 showing hammerhead and silky sharks swimming inside the crater of the Kavachi submarine volcano in the So...
Why in news? Researchers from the University of Exeter and partners reported in December 2025 that Candida auris relies on a unique genetic mechanis...
Why in news? On 20 December 2025 the Sashastra Seema Bal celebrated its 62nd Raising Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders praised th...
Why in news? India and the Netherlands reaffirmed their defence partnership during a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Dutch Foreign...