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Why in news? The United States announced a plan to build a boat maintenance facility at Oyster Bay on Palawan island in the Philippines. This developm...
Why in news? The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tabled its report on the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (U...
Why in news? The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released the results of the Swachh Survekshan 2024‑25 in mid‑July 2025. This cleanliness su...
Why in news? In July 2025, US legislators introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act 2025, a bill intended to tighten economic restrictions on Russia and i...
Why in news? Parliamentary discussions and data from the National Crime Records Bureau released in July 2025 drew attention to the persistent menace o...
Why in news? India successfully conducted field trials of the Akash Prime surface‑to‑air missile and night launches of Agni‑I and Prithvi‑II b...
Why in news? Scientists from the LIGO‑Virgo‑KAGRA collaboration announced the detection of gravitational waves from a rare black hole merger, code...
Why in news? The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) rolled out a programme to train around 80,000 teachers in using artificial ...
Why in news? In July 2025, the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) issued guidelines making counselling mandatory for adoptive parents, adopted...
Why in news? The Assistance in Deploying Energy Efficient Technologies in Industries and Establishments (ADEETIE) Scheme was launched to promote energ...
Why in news? As of July 2025, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) had trained more than 1.6 crore young people since its launch in 2015. T...
Why in news? The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) faced protests over confined field trials of genetically modified (GM) maize that combines herbi...
Why in news? An advisory highlighted rising awareness about aspergillosis, a respiratory infection caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Aspergillus...
Why in news? India and Japan announced that the next‑generation E10 Shinkansen trains will operate on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high‑speed rail corri...
Why in news? Citizens’ groups in Pune protested aspects of the ₹1,500‑crore rejuvenation project for the Pavana River. They argued that the proj...
Why in news? A strong earthquake near Delhi earlier in 2025 rekindled public discussion on how prepared India is to face seismic disasters. News repor...
Why in news? The United Nations released its mid‑year Sustainable Development Report 2025 in July 2025. The report warns that many global goals are ...
Why in news? Discussions on 17 July 2025 highlighted how India’s adoption system struggles to meet demand. Prospective parents often wait years, whi...
Why in news? The Union government unveiled the Dhan‑Dhaanya Krishi Yojana to raise agricultural productivity in backward districts. The announcement...
Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) marked its 97th Foundation Day on 16 July 2025. Celebrations and awards highlighted ag...