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Why in news? During World Food Day 2025 on 16 October, India and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated 80 years of partnership. India...
Why in news? On 17 October 2025, NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and global logistics company DP World launched a new programme c...
Why in news? Researchers recently discovered the waxcap fungus Hygrocybe pellucida in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve. This marks the first time the...
Why in news? A new global assessment presented at a conservation congress in Abu Dhabi warns that the long‑term survival of dugongs in India’s Gu...
Why in news? In the early hours of 15 October 2025, Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki‑laki erupted dramatically, sending a column of ash roughly ...
Why in news? On 15 October 2025 the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the pollution control boards of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana and the dep...
Why in news? A multi‑centre study published in late 2025 assessed the real‑world impact of India’s indigenous rotavirus vaccine, Rotavac, on dia...
Why in news? International advocacy group GRAIN released a report in October 2025 highlighting how recent free‑trade agreements are being used to i...
Why in news? Under the Green India Challenge (GIC), a pilot bamboo plantation was inaugurated in October 2025 on five acres in Mullalagutta 2 villag...
Why in news? The Ministry of Mines released the first State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) on 16 October 2025. The index evaluates how effectively st...
Why in news? Data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite mission, released in October 2025, show that the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) �...
Why in news? The 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) concluded in Guwahati on 17 October 2025. Delegates from mo...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India permitted the sale and use of only “green” firecrackers in the Delhi–National Capital Region for Diwali�...
Why in news? India has been chosen to serve as the co‑chair of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management Asia–Pacific Committee ...
Why in news? On 7 October 2025 the Supreme Court of India ruled that the public trust doctrine applies not only to natural water bodies but also to ma...
Why in news? Researchers analysing satellite radar data have detected an uplift of around 9 cm on the flanks of Taftan volcano in south‑eastern Iran...
Why in news? The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched the Scheme for Innovation and Technology Association with Aadhaar (SITA...
Why in news? Health officials in Nassau County, New York reported a locally acquired case of chikungunya virus infection in September 2025. It is the ...
Why in news? Astronomers studying the minor body Chiron have reported evidence of a multi‑ring system around the object. By observing starlight pass...
Why in news? The 2025 edition of the Henley Passport Index has been released, ranking passports according to the number of destinations their holders ...
