CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Supreme Court has given directions to ensure 'digital access' for persons with disabilities (PwD). The court has reinterpreted the 'right to digital access' under Article 21 of the Constitution.

Recently in 2025, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added 11 new biosphere reserves to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) under its Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

India initiated the Crocodile Conservation Project in 1975.

The Karnataka government recently rejected the Kasturirangan Committee Report, which recommended declaring a large portion of the Western Ghats as Eco-Sensitive Areas (ESAs). 

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed indigenous nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for seawater desalination.

On May 16, 1975, the Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975 was passed. This Act was implemented with retrospective effect from April 26, 1975, which became the basis for the complete merger of Sikkim with India.

On May 14, 2025, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched a novel animal vaccine called Biolumpivaxin for Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in animals.

The Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference (SFTLC) was held in Bhutan, under the leadership of the Royal Government of Bhutan.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant, animal, and fungi species. 

The Union Cabinet of India has approved India’s proposal to sign and ratify the framework agreement of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).