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SHRESTH – State Health Regulatory Excellence Index
Why in news? The Union Health Ministry launched SHRESTH – India’s first national framework to evaluate and rank state drug regulatory systems. The...
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Why in news? The Union Health Ministry launched SHRESTH – India’s first national framework to evaluate and rank state drug regulatory systems. The...
Why in news? The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (Drug‑Free India Campaign) completed five years in August 2025. A special event in New Delhi celebrated ...
Why in news? The Finance Minister tabled the revised Income Tax Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha. The bill incorporates recommendations from a Parliamentary...
Why in news? The eighth National Anubhav Awards ceremony is scheduled for 18 August 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The event marks a decade of th...
Why in news? Residents of Ladakh have renewed their demand for full statehood and constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule. Civil society or...
Why in news? Reports in 2025 noted the rapid spread of digital tools in India’s education system—from smart boards in rural anganwadis to online p...
Why in news? In August 2025 the Supreme Court of India directed authorities in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad to capture all stray dogs and keep...
Why in news? The anniversary of the Kakori incident on 9 August 1925 was commemorated recently. The event is an important milestone in India’s freed...
Why in news? The Sports Ministry has introduced the Khelo India ASMITA (Advanced Sports Module for Individual Talent Advancement) initiative to encour...
Why in news? Civil society groups and opposition parties have alleged irregularities in the Election Commission of India’s voter lists, claiming tha...
Why in news? Recent studies have highlighted widespread contamination of groundwater across India. Dangerous levels of pollutants such as arsenic, flu...
Why in news? An analysis of company filings has shown that a few states receive the bulk of corporate social responsibility spending, while aspiration...
Why in news? The government has announced the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) with additional subsidies for poor households. ...
Why in News? The Prime Minister inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan‑03, the first of ten planned Common Central Secretariat buildings under the Central Vist...
Why in News? A new form of techno‑capitalism is taking shape in the United States, emphasising deregulation of artificial intelligence and digital f...
Why in News? The killing of a civilian seeking food aid in Gaza has drawn attention to the concept of necropolitics, which examines how power structur...
Why in News? Parliament has passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, repealing the nearly century‑old Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925. The...
Why in news? Parliament approved a six‑month extension of President’s Rule in Manipur in August 2025. Direct central governance was first imposed ...
Why in news? As the tenth anniversary of the Naga Framework Agreement approached in August 2025, discussions resurfaced about its implementation and t...
Why in news? Bangladesh’s interim government announced that it would issue a “July Declaration” on 5 August 2025 to commemorate the student‑le...