Defence
Operation Mahadev
Why in news? Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir conducted a successful counter‑terrorism mission near Srinagar in July 2025. The operation neutral...
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Why in news? Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir conducted a successful counter‑terrorism mission near Srinagar in July 2025. The operation neutral...
Why in news? The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) completed five years on 29 July 2025. The Union government marked the anniversary by highli...
Why in news? India’s courts are facing a backlog of more than five crore cases. With a large number of judge vacancies and slow disposal of civil su...
Why in news? More than 300 trekkers were rescued near the Kalu River in Maharashtra’s Malshej Ghat after heavy rains caused a sudden rise in water l...
Why in news? During the birth anniversary celebrations of Rajendra Chola I at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, the Indian Prime Minister praised the Chola dyna...
Why in news? France announced that it would formally recognise the State of Palestine, becoming the first G7 member to do so. The declaration came ami...
Why in news? The government announced that the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM‑VBRY) would take effect from 1 August 2025. This employment‑link...
Why in news? The Atal Pension Yojana (APY), launched in 2015 to provide pension security to informal workers, celebrated its tenth anniversary and cro...
Why in news? India commemorated the 1,000th anniversary of Rajendra Chola I’s Southeast Asian expedition with cultural events and heritage projects,...
Why in news? On 26 July 2025 India observed the 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas to honour the soldiers who reclaimed strategic heights during t...
Why in news? Indian astronomers using data from the AstroSat satellite observed rapid X‑ray flickers from the black hole GRS 1915+105 and published ...
Why in news? The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has developed and tested India’s first hydrogen‑powered driving power car. It forms part ...
Why in news? Residents of Sirawas village in Rajasthan’s Alwar district have revived a degraded sacred grove through community action. The case is h...
Why in news? In July 2025, the Ministry of Communications released the draft National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2025. The policy outlines India’s telecom...
Why in news? During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the Maldives in July 2025, India and the Maldives signed eight agreements. These d...
Why in news? The Prime Minister of India visited the United Kingdom for a two‑day trip in late July 2025, making headlines and reminding aspirants a...
Why in news? The Union government announced that India has achieved 20 % ethanol blending in petrol (E20) ahead of its original 2030 deadline. The mil...
Why in news? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) reported the first ob...
Why in news? The government introduced the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha to overhaul how sports bodies are regulated. The bill...
Why in news? The omission of the Paika Rebellion from a new NCERT history textbook sparked political debate in July 2025, with the government of Odish...