CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India will conduct a pre-test for Census 2027 in October-November 2025.

According to experts, India’s demographic dividend could turn into a demographic disaster if ‘employment generation and skill development’ do not keep pace with the growing workforce.

In July 2025, Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister Majel Amparin Lyngdoh announced that the state is considering making pre-marital HIV/AIDS testing compulsory on the lines of Goa. The issue is not limited to health only, but also includes aspects like human rights, social stigma and personal freedom.

The Ministry of Education is in the process of drafting a bill to establish the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). With its establishment, India's higher education system is set for its most significant transformation since independence.

For the first time in the world, the Australian government has decided that from December 2025, children under the age of 16 will be prohibited from creating YouTube accounts.

National Tribal Students Education Society (NESTS) and UNICEF India have launched TALASH (Tribal Aptitude, Life Skills and Self-Esteem Hub), an innovative digital platform for tribal students.

The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in India has declined in the last few years. This rate has come down from 103 in the year 2017-19 to 93 in the year 2019-21.

According to the latest ILOSTAT 2025 data from the International Labour Organization (ILO), India's social security coverage is set to increase from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025.

With the graduation of the first batch of 17 women cadets from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune on May 29, 2025, a historic step was taken towards gender equality in the Indian Army.

Delhi Police has launched SHISTHACHAR SQUADS in all districts to enhance public safety of women.