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Why in news? Recent U.S. court rulings in cases involving generative AI have largely favoured technology companies. These decisions have intensified d...
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Why in news? Recent U.S. court rulings in cases involving generative AI have largely favoured technology companies. These decisions have intensified d...
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released Model Rules 2025 for felling trees in agricultural lands to simplify reg...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the National Sports Policy (NSP) 2025, replacing the 2001 policy. The new policy aims to transform India int...
Why in news? The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently condemned the custodial torture of Ajith Kumar, highlighting the persistent issue of ...
Why in news? Trinidad and Tobago was in news recently. Location and general information Trinidad and Tobago is the southernmost island country in the ...
Why in news? The Government of Jharkhand observed Hul Diwas on 30 June 2025 to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the Santhal Rebellion, one of ...
Why in news? Several global technology firms and big companies have been accused of conducting “backdoor layoffs”—measures that reduce head‑co...
Why in news? On 1 July 2025 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered INS Udaygiri, the second warship under Project 17A, to the Indian Na...
Why in news? On 1 July 2025 the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of ...
Why in news? In June 2025 the Ministry of Railways launched RailOne, a mobile application that integrates various railway services in a single platfo...
Why in news? On 1 July 2025 the Union Cabinet approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to generate more than 3.5 crore jobs over two y...
Why in news? On 4 July 2025 the US President signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. The bill combines tax reforms, spending cuts...
Why in news? The Digital India programme celebrated its 10‑year anniversary on 1 July 2025. Launched on 1 July 2015, it aimed to transform Indi...
Why in news? During political debates in mid‑2025 some leaders suggested that the words “Socialist” and “Secular” be removed from the Preamb...
Why in news? Ghana was in news recently. Geographical overview Ghana lies on the Gulf of Guinea along the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Côte d�...
Why in news? A study published in the Journal of Nutrition in 2025 examined how consuming kombucha – a fermented tea beverage – affects gut microb...
Why in news? Botanists recently discovered a new species of flowering plant named Begonia nyishiorum in high‑altitude forests of Arunachal Pradesh�...
Why in news? During the BRICS summit preparations, reports indicated that Brazil expressed interest in India’s medium‑range surface‑to‑air mis...
Why in news? On 29 June 2025 Japan launched the GOSAT‑GW (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite – Water Cycle) aboard an H‑2A rocket. This miss...
Why in news? Researchers at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, discovered that chromium antimonide (CrSb) exhibits a phenome...