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SAMPANN Portal and MTNL Pensioners

SAMPANN Portal and MTNL Pensioners

Why in news? The Controller General of Communication Accounts announced on 10 December 2025 that nearly 46,000 pensioners of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam...

Deepavali Inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List

Deepavali Inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List

Why in news? On 10 December 2025 UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, meeting in New Delhi, in...

‘Your Money, Your Right’ Movement

‘Your Money, Your Right’ Movement

Why in news? The Union government has been running a national campaign called “Your Money, Your Right” since 4 October 2025 to help citizens recla...

Rhinophis siruvaniensis – New Shieldtail Snake

Rhinophis siruvaniensis – New Shieldtail Snake

Why in news? Researchers recently described a new species of burrowing shieldtail snake, Rhinophis siruvaniensis, from the Siruvani Hills of the Weste...

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Why in news? On 10 December 2025 the Press Information Bureau reported that NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Rese...

Interpol’s Blue Corner Notice – what it means

Interpol’s Blue Corner Notice – what it means

Why in news? In December 2025 the Goa police sought Interpol’s help to track owners of a night club wanted in a human‑trafficking case. Media repo...

Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar – new jumping spiders from Meghalaya

Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar – new jumping spiders from Meghalaya

Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) reported two new jumping spider species from the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya. The disc...

AviSpray‑10c – a compact agricultural spray drone

AviSpray‑10c – a compact agricultural spray drone

Why in news? AvironiX, a deep‑tech drone company based in Chennai, unveiled the AviSpray‑10c in December 2025. The backpack‑sized drone aims to ...

Solar storm research and India’s Aditya‑L1 mission

Solar storm research and India’s Aditya‑L1 mission

Why in news? Scientists analysing data from ISRO’s Aditya‑L1 spacecraft reported insights into an unusual solar storm that occurred in May 2024. T...

Sultanpur National Park – fewer migratory birds

Sultanpur National Park – fewer migratory birds

Why in news? The Asian Waterbird Census of January 2025 reported a significant drop in migratory birds visiting Sultanpur National Park, Haryana. Only...

African penguin – on the brink of extinction

African penguin – on the brink of extinction

Why in news? Conservationists have warned that the African penguin population has continued to plummet and could disappear from the wild by mid‑cent...

Key facts about Brunei

Key facts about Brunei

Why in news? Brunei Darussalam often appears in discussions on Southeast Asian geopolitics and economic development. Many people know little about thi...

Large language models – opportunities and risks

Large language models – opportunities and risks

Why in news? Generative artificial intelligence exploded in popularity through tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. By late 2025 researchers and regulators ...

Buxa Tiger Reserve – new camera‑trap survey

Buxa Tiger Reserve – new camera‑trap survey

Why in news? The West Bengal Forest Department launched a four‑month wildlife survey in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in late 2025. About 450 camera traps ...

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)

Why in news? India hosted the third session of the council of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (I...

INS Gharial & Operation Sagar Bandhu

INS Gharial & Operation Sagar Bandhu

Why in news? India launched “Operation Sagar Bandhu” to assist Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah caused widespread damage in late November 2025. The ...

Sudden Stratospheric Warming – Unravelling the Polar Vortex

Sudden Stratospheric Warming – Unravelling the Polar Vortex

Why in news? Meteorologists have warned of a potential sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event that could disrupt winter weather patterns in the Nort...

The Monroe Doctrine and Its Modern Revival

The Monroe Doctrine and Its Modern Revival

Why in news? The United States’ 2025 National Security Strategy, released under President Donald Trump, calls for a revival of the Monroe Doctrine. ...

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and the Legacy of Vande Mataram

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and the Legacy of Vande Mataram

Why in news? The 150th anniversary of the patriotic song Vande Mataram was celebrated in Parliament and across the country. Members of Bankim Chandra ...

United Nations Environment Assembly – Seventh Session (UNEA‑7)

United Nations Environment Assembly – Seventh Session (UNEA‑7)

Why in news? The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA‑7) opened on 8 December 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. It brought togethe...

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