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Dieback Disease

17-Dec-2025

The Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) in Mulugu, Telangana, has recently been compelled to initiate a comprehensive scientific investigation into the devastating dieback disease following the death of thousands of neem trees.

Air Pollution in India: Seasonal Crisis or National Problem

17-Dec-2025

Air pollution in India is no longer a seasonal phenomenon confined to the northern plains; it has become a persistent and widespread national public health emergency.

Post-Maoist Governance news

17-Dec-2025

As Maoist influence recedes across large parts of central and eastern India, policy discussions are shifting from counter-insurgency to post-Maoist governance.

India’s Strategic Pivot to FTAs        

17-Dec-2025

India is fast-tracking negotiations and signings of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with partners such as New Zealand, Russia, Oman, the EU, and others, despite evidence that earlier FTAs yielded limited trade benefits.

Rural Labour Markets Under MGNREGS

17-Dec-2025

The proposed Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) Bill seeks to replace the MGNREGS and introduces a 60-day suspension of rural employment works during peak sowing and harvesting seasons, to be notified in advance by States.

Project Mausam: Reviving India’s Indian Ocean Heritage

17-Dec-2025

Exercise Ekatha 2025: Strengthening India–Maldives Maritime Ties

17-Dec-2025

The Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS), Indian Navy, is on an official visit to the Maldives to attend the closing ceremony of Exercise Ekatha 2025, the latest edition of the annual bilateral maritime exercise between India and the Maldives.

National Lok Adalat and the Lok Adalat System

16-Dec-2025

The 4th National Lok Adalat of 2025 successfully resolved 2.59 crore disputes. Between 2022–23 and 2024–25, more than 23.5 crore cases have been disposed of through various Lok Adalats across India.

Atomic Energy Bill 2025

16-Dec-2025

Recently, the Government of India has approved the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, which has now been renamed the ‘Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill’. It is also being referred to as the SHANTI Bill.

Kandhamal’s Illicit Cannabis Hub

16-Dec-2025

The Kandhamal district of Odisha has emerged as a major hotspot for illicit cannabis cultivation, with record seizures reported in 2025, bringing national attention to the growing nexus between rural distress, geography, and the illegal narcotics economy.