A stampede occurred at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, during RCB’s IPL victory parade, which raises questions on Stampede Management in India
The 8th edition of EnviStats India 2025 was released by MoSPI, offering a structured statistical profile of India’s environment.
Tech giants like Google, IBM, and China’s Jiuzhang have developed quantum computing systems crossing 100 qubits, a major milestone. It signals a global race in next-generation computing with implications for national security, economy, and scientific research.
In 2025, India became the 4th largest economy in the world with a GDP of $4.3 trillion. The Union Petroleum Minister recently discussed Indian energy strategy.
With poverty down to 5.3%, distributing food subsidies to 800 million people is fiscally unsustainable and inefficient. There is discussion about reforming India’s food and fertiliser subsidies to improve
efficiency.
India in SDR 2025 has ranked 99th, entering the Top 100 for the first time. Released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
The Government of India has recently relaxed certain provisions of the SEZ Rules, 2006 to promote semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing, a key sector under India’s push for self-reliance in electronics.
Lok Sabha Speaker inaugurated the National Conference of Estimates Committees in Mumbai to commemorate 75 years of the Parliamentary Estimates Committee.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a tech-driven voter turnout reporting system via the ECINET app, aiming for real-time polling data updates and enhanced transparency in electoral processes.
A fresh inter-state water dispute has arisen between Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana over the proposed Banakacherla Reservoir Project, with Telangana alleging that the project violates the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and bypasses essential regulatory approvals.
India and Japan have intensified bilateral maritime collaboration (India-Japan Maritime Relation) focusing on port infrastructure, digitisation, green shipping, skilled manpower, and strategic Indo-Pacific interests.
The UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2024–25 highlights that India continues to struggle with poor learning outcomes despite near-universal school enrolment.