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India’s Inequality Report: Moderately Low But Persistent
Why in news? The World Bank’s Spring 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief placed India in the “moderately low inequality” category with a Gini coeffi...
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Why in news? The World Bank’s Spring 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief placed India in the “moderately low inequality” category with a Gini coeffi...
Why in news? Commentaries in July 2025 highlighted India’s low crop yields and argued that embracing genetically modified (GM) technology could boo...
Why in news? A report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Centre identified se...
Why in news? Russia formally recognised the Taliban‑led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since the Taliban took p...
Why in news? A rare roll cloud was observed off Portugal’s coast during a heatwave when cool Atlantic air collided with hot, dry air. Understanding ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2025, revising the 2020 norms to reflect ne...
Why in news? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a draft policy for TV Rating Guidelines 2025, proposing significant reforms in the...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India has banned lenders from charging pre‑payment penalties on floating‑rate loans taken by individuals or Micro...
Why in news? During his visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Prime Minister announced that Indian‑origin persons up to the sixth generation will now be...
Why in news? The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved capital acquisition proposals worth ₹1.05 lakh crore, emphasising 100 per cent indig...
Why in news? India’s first health facility entirely staffed and managed by transgender persons has reopened in Hyderabad as the Sabrang Clinic after...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released its report “Chemical Industry: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains,” envisioning India as a ...
Why in news? The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru launched the BHARAT study to develop India‑specific biomarkers for healthy ageing, ...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the ₹1 lakh crore Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme to boost private-sector investment in h...
Why in news? On his 90th birthday, the 14th Dalai Lama reiterated that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will be the sole authority to recognise his reinca...
Why in news? The fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) was held in Seville, Spain, to overhaul the global financial archite...
Why in news? The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has been renamed the Savitribai Phule National Institute of ...
Why in news? The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) launched SPREE 2025 to expand social‑security coverage and encourage voluntary reg...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India has advised banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by the Department of Telecomm...
Why in news? The Ministry of Coal plans to launch the RECLAIM Framework to manage mine closures and repurposing through community participation. What ...