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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

Why in news? The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2025 was awarded to Japanese immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi and American scientist...

International Stabilization Force for Gaza

Why in news? Amid debates on how to achieve lasting peace in the Gaza Strip, a proposal emerged in 2025 for a multinational force to stabili...

Trade Watch quarterly report

Trade Watch quarterly report

Why in news? NITI Aayog released its Trade Watch report for the fourth quarter of financial year 2024–25. The report analyses India’s ex...

UNESCO elects a new Director‑General

UNESCO elects a new Director‑General

Why in news? On 6 October 2025 UNESCO’s Executive Board elected Khaled El‑Enany of Egypt as the organisation’s Director‑General. He ...

Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) Project

Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) Project

Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the “Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves” (TOTR) project on 6 Oct...

Port of Pasni proposal in Pakistan

Port of Pasni proposal in Pakistan

Why in news? Reports surfaced in 2025 that Pakistan was exploring plans to develop a deep‑water port at Pasni in Balochistan with support ...

Strengthening India’s disaster resilience

Strengthening India’s disaster resilience

Why in news? Natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, and landslides regularly disrupt lives and livelihoods in India. In 2025 the govern...

Landslides in Darjeeling and Sikkim

Why in news? In early October 2025 torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across the eastern Himalayas. Darjeeling d...

Towards a unified national employment framework

Towards a unified national employment framework

Why in news? India’s young population offers a demographic dividend, yet job creation has not kept pace. In early 2025 industry bodies urg...

Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme

Why in news? India is expanding its renewable energy and electric vehicle industries, which depend on critical minerals such as lithium, cob...

Doomscrolling and its impact on mental health

Doomscrolling and its impact on mental health

Why in news? With the spread of smartphones and social media, many people habitually scroll through streams of distressing news late into th...

Understanding blizzards

Understanding blizzards

Why in news? Winter storms in North America and Europe frequently make headlines, and the term “blizzard” is often used in weather forec...

Revised Schedule M norms for pharmaceutical manufacturing

Why in news? To enhance the quality of medicines produced in India, the government updated Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules in De...

South‑East Asia’s first coral larvae cryobank

South‑East Asia’s first coral larvae cryobank

Why in news? In August 2025 the Philippines established a regional cryobank to preserve coral larvae. It is the first such facility in South...

Exercises in the news: NATPOLREX‑X and Exercise Konkan‑25

Exercises in the news: NATPOLREX‑X and Exercise Konkan‑25

Why in news? In October 2025 two major maritime exercises drew attention. NATPOLREX‑X tested India’s preparedness for oil spills, while ...

IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will hold its World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi from 9–15 Oc...

Namchik–Namphuk coal block in Arunachal Pradesh

Namchik–Namphuk coal block in Arunachal Pradesh

Why in news? The Union government in 2025 resumed operations at the Namchik–Namphuk coal block in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh....

Ethics at the Heart of Global Climate Action

Ethics at the Heart of Global Climate Action

Why in news? Ahead of the COP‑30 climate summit, activists and scholars emphasised that climate policy should not be guided by science and...

Safeguarding India’s Digital Economy

Safeguarding India’s Digital Economy

Why in news? On 4 October 2025 several newspapers reported a surge in cyber fraud cases such as “digital arrest” scams. Criminals impers...

NHAI: QR Code Sign Boards on Highways

NHAI: QR Code Sign Boards on Highways

Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India announced plans to install QR‑code‑enabled sign boards at toll plazas and rest are...