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India’s First Equine Disease‑Free Compartment

Why in news? The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) recognised India’s first Equine Disease‑Free Compartment (EDFC) at the Remo...

July 7, 2025 • 2 min read

Economy

Aluminium Vision Document 2047

Why in news? The Ministry of Mines released the Aluminium Vision Document 2047 in July 2025, outlining strategies to transform India into ...

July 7, 2025 • 2 min read

Economy

WHO “3 by 35” Initiative

Why in news? The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “3 by 35” initiative in 2025, calling on governments to halve consumptio...

July 7, 2025 • 2 min read

Economy

Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR)

Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted large variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions in 2025 to absorb excess liquidity f...

July 7, 2025 • 2 min read

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Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs)

Why in news? The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) granted operating licences for two indigenously developed 700 MW pressurised heavy w...

July 6, 2025 • 2 min read

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PM‑POSHAN Scheme

Why in news? The Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (PM‑POSHAN) completed three years in July 2025. As the su...

July 6, 2025 • 3 min read

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Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems Report

Why in news? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme relea...

July 6, 2025 • 2 min read

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RBI’s New Policy on Pre‑Payment Charges

Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India has banned lenders from charging pre‑payment penalties on floating‑rate loans taken by individual...

July 5, 2025 • 2 min read

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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 G...

July 5, 2025 • 2 min read

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Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4)

Why in news? The fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) was held in Seville, Spain, to overhaul the global financi...

July 4, 2025 • 1 min read

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Healthy Ageing in India

Why in news? The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru launched the BHARAT study to develop India‑specific biomarkers for health...

July 4, 2025 • 2 min read

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NITI Aayog Report on Chemical Industry

Why in news? NITI Aayog released its report “Chemical Industry: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains,” envisioning I...

July 4, 2025 • 2 min read

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Backdoor Layoffs

Why in news? Several global technology firms and big companies have been accused of conducting “backdoor layoffs”—measures that reduce...

July 3, 2025 • 2 min read

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Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)

Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India has advised banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by the Department o...

July 3, 2025 • 1 min read

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Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme

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 ...

July 2, 2025 • 2 min read

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RailOne App – Unified Railway Services

Why in news? In June 2025 the Ministry of Railways launched RailOne, a mobile application that integrates various railway services in a sin...

July 2, 2025 • 2 min read

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8 Years of GST

Why in news? The Goods and Services Tax (GST) completed eight years on 1 July 2025. The tax was rolled out on 1 July 2017 to unify India...

July 1, 2025 • 3 min read