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- The MoFPI is strengthening the ICCVAI Scheme under PMKSY to build integrated cold chains and reduce post-harvest losses.
- The scheme promotes farm-to-consumer cold infrastructure, value addition, and year-round food safety.
- It benefits farmers, FPOs, SHGs, PSUs, and private firms, complementing schemes like AIF and MIDH.
- China filed a WTO complaint against India’s PLI schemes for EVs and batteries, citing violation of subsidy rules.
- China alleges India’s domestic value addition criteria breach WTO’s SCM Agreement by favouring local goods.
- India’s PLI scheme, launched in 2020, aims to boost manufacturing, attract FDI, and promote self-reliance.
- The Cabinet Secretary chaired an NCMC meeting after Bay of Bengal cyclones; the body now has statutory status.
- NCMC coordinates national disaster response and works closely with NDMA and central ministries.
- The Climate Inequality Report 2025 shows the top 1% emit 15% of global emissions, with vast wealth-linked disparities.
- UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2025 warns of a $310–365 billion annual finance gap for developing nations, urging urgent climate action
- The U.S. and China met at the APEC Summit in Busan, where the U.S. cut tariffs by 10% and China extended a pause on rare earth export controls, signaling a potential thaw in tensions.
- The “G-2” rhetoric resurfaced, hinting at U.S.–China co-leadership in global governance, which could diminish the strategic role of India and the Global South.
- Ocean-based Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) emerged as a key decarbonisation strategy, offering vast and durable CO₂ storage under the seabed but facing high costs and early-stage technology challenges.
- Satellite studies showed severe land subsidence in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Chennai due to over-extraction of groundwater, endangering infrastructure and increasing flood risks.
- The U.S. granted India a six-month sanctions waiver for the Chabahar Port project in Iran, recognizing its strategic role in regional trade and connectivity to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
- The Model Youth Gram Sabha initiative was launched to promote youth participation in local governance, aligning with NEP 2020 and implemented in JNVs, EMRSs, and state schools.
- The Ministry of Ports introduced “Digi Bandar,” a national digital framework to make Indian ports smart, data-driven, and AI-enabled, improving logistics, efficiency, and transparency.
- MoSPI initiated a base revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to reflect updated consumption patterns and proposed including rural housing costs for better inflation accuracy.
- The Kunming Biodiversity Fund, launched by China and UNEP, began financing developing nations to implement the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework goals like the “30×30” conservation target.
- The Madras High Court recognized cryptocurrency as a form of property, granting investor protection and setting a precedent for digital asset ownership under Indian law.
- India and the U.S. signed a 10-year defence framework at ADMM-Plus 2025, building on previous agreements to deepen military cooperation and technology sharing.
- Foundational agreements like LEMOA, COMCASA, ISA, and BECA facilitate logistics, secure communications, industrial security, and geospatial data exchange.
- The defence partnership includes $20+ billion in procurement, co-production, and initiatives like INDUS X and ASIA to boost innovation and autonomous systems.
- Bilateral and multilateral exercises like Yudh Abhyas, Vajra Prahar, Cope India, and Malabar enhance operational interoperability between India and the U.S.
- India Maritime Week 2025 secured ₹12 lakh crore investment, expanding shipbuilding, vessel numbers, and port capacities, aligning with Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047.
- Initiatives under Maritime India Vision 2030 and Sagarmala Programme aim to improve port efficiency, logistics, eco-friendly operations, and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
- India’s quasi-federal structure faces strains due to fiscal centralisation, administrative centralisation, and Centre-State tensions despite platforms like GST Council and NITI Aayog.
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th birth anniversary was commemorated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, honoring his role in integrating princely states and building a unified India.
- Arya Samaj’s 150th foundation anniversary highlighted its social, educational, and reformist contributions, promoting equality, rationalism, and women’s empowerment.
- Lucknow was designated UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, the Iberian lynx had its first white sighting in Spain, and the 2025 APEC Summit focused on regional economic integration and trade.
- The Survey of India launched the National Geo-Spatial Platform (NGP) to implement the National Geospatial Policy, 2022, enabling unified, standardized geospatial data sharing and management.
- The NGP will support sectors like agriculture, logistics, urban planning, and disaster management through high-accuracy, interoperable spatial datasets and APIs.
- ISRO successfully launched GSAT-7R (CMS-03), India’s heaviest defence communication satellite, strengthening the Navy’s maritime domain awareness and secure communication.
- The GSAT-7R launch aboard LVM3 showcased India’s self-reliance in defence-space technology, enhancing real-time naval coordination and strategic capabilities.
- China achieved the world’s first thorium-to-uranium conversion in a molten salt reactor, marking a breakthrough in safer, efficient, and sustainable nuclear power generation.
- India continues advancing its thorium-based nuclear programme, with projects like AHWR and IMSBR leveraging the country’s vast monazite reserves.
- The NCLAT ruled that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) lacks jurisdiction over patent disputes, affirming that such matters fall solely under the Patents Act, 1970.
- The judgment clarified the legal boundary between competition law and intellectual property rights, ensuring specialized adjudication of patent cases.
- India’s first Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor facility was launched in Odisha, boosting domestic chip manufacturing and supporting the Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission.
- Coal India Limited marked 50 years of operations, continuing to supply 80% of India’s coal, and India’s women’s cricket team won its first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup, defeating South Africa.
- The Survey of India launched the National Geo-Spatial Platform (NGP) to implement the National Geospatial Policy, 2022, enabling unified, standardized geospatial data sharing and management.
- The NGP will support sectors like agriculture, logistics, urban planning, and disaster management through high-accuracy, interoperable spatial datasets and APIs.
- ISRO successfully launched GSAT-7R (CMS-03), India’s heaviest defence communication satellite, strengthening the Navy’s maritime domain awareness and secure communication.
- The GSAT-7R launch aboard LVM3 showcased India’s self-reliance in defence-space technology, enhancing real-time naval coordination and strategic capabilities.
- China achieved the world’s first thorium-to-uranium conversion in a molten salt reactor, marking a breakthrough in safer, efficient, and sustainable nuclear power generation.
- India continues advancing its thorium-based nuclear programme, with projects like AHWR and IMSBR leveraging the country’s vast monazite reserves.
- The NCLAT ruled that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) lacks jurisdiction over patent disputes, affirming that such matters fall solely under the Patents Act, 1970.
- The judgment clarified the legal boundary between competition law and intellectual property rights, ensuring specialized adjudication of patent cases.
- India’s first Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor facility was launched in Odisha, boosting domestic chip manufacturing and supporting the Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission.
- Coal India Limited marked 50 years of operations, continuing to supply 80% of India’s coal, and India’s women’s cricket team won its first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup, defeating South Africa.
- FAO’s SOFA 2025 report highlights human-driven land degradation reducing crop yields, threatening food security, and stressing ecosystems globally.
- Around 1.7 billion people live in regions with 10% lower crop yields due to degradation, with Asia most affected, and 47 million children under five face stunting.
- QS Asia University Rankings 2026 listed 7 Indian institutes in the top 100, with IIT Delhi ranked 59th and India now having 294 universities in the rankings.
- Amul and IFFCO were ranked the world’s top two cooperatives, highlighting India’s cooperative sector contributing to economy, employment, and sustainable agriculture.
- India launched the RDI Scheme with ₹1 lakh crore to boost research, innovation, and technological self-reliance in sunrise and strategic sectors.
- The Maldives introduced a generational ban on tobacco, preventing sale to future generations as a historic public health measure.
- UNEP’s Emission Gap Report 2025 warns global warming could reach 2.3–2.5 °C, emphasizing urgent climate action and equity-based responsibility.
- Water was detected in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the first such finding, offering insights into planetary system formation beyond the solar system.
- Typhoon Kalmaegi hit central Philippines, causing heavy rain and strong winds, illustrating ongoing tropical cyclone risks in the region.
- Bangladesh introduced the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) in its national immunization programme, and India’s VAIBHAV fellowship promotes collaboration with diaspora scientists.
- India released the AI Governance Guidelines 2025 under the IndiaAI Mission, outlining six pillars across enablement, regulation, and oversight to ensure safe, accountable, and responsible AI adoption.
- The G20 Global Inequality Report 2025 revealed that 83% of countries face high income inequality, with the richest 1% capturing 41% of new global wealth and urged for global taxation and IP reforms.
- India demonstrated its first 500 km Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network, marking a breakthrough in quantum-secure communication and strengthening national cybersecurity and digital sovereignty.
- India launched NexCAR19, its first indigenous CAR T-cell therapy developed by ImmunoACT with DBT-BIRAC support, making advanced cancer treatment affordable and accessible domestically.
- The State of State Finances Report 2025 warned that states spend 62% of revenues on salaries, pensions, and subsidies, with debt rising to 27.5% of GDP, constraining fiscal space for development.
- The Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T Report outlined a plan to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually by 2035 for climate finance through a 5R framework focused on replenishment, rebalancing, and financial reform.
- Bangladesh joined the UN Water Convention, becoming South Asia’s first member to commit to equitable and sustainable management of transboundary water resources.
- Gogabeel Lake in Bihar was declared India’s 94th Ramsar site and first Community Reserve of the state, supporting migratory birds and acting as a flood buffer in the Ganga basin.
- Starlink signed an MoU with Maharashtra to deliver satellite-based internet in rural areas, enhancing connectivity, digital inclusion, and supporting Digital India goals.
- The Doha Declaration at the Second World Summit for Social Development reaffirmed commitments to poverty eradication, decent work, and universal social protection for inclusive global growth.
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