Women's Inclusion in Armed Forces a PriorityThe Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence has been briefed on the increasing representation of women in India's armed forces. Employment is gender-neutral, with no distinction in deployment or working conditions based on gender within their respective arms and services.
6 Years of Abrogation of Article 370August 5th, 2025, marks six years since the abrogation of Article 370, which was a temporary provision effective from 1952, allowing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to have its own constitution, flag, and legislative powers on most matters except finance, defence, foreign affairs, and communications.
15th Indian Organ Donation Day CeremonyThe 15th Indian Organ Donation Day Ceremony was addressed by the Union Health Minister, as part of the "Angdaan- Jeevan Sanjeevani Abhiyan" campaign to promote organ and tissue donation.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)A Parliamentary panel has urged the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to establish a dedicated ESG oversight body with forensic expertise to investigate and deter "greenwashing" and develop sector-specific ESG guidelines.
India Emerges as World’s 5th Biggest Aviation Market in 2024India has become the world’s fifth-largest aviation market in 2024, handling 211 million passengers, a growth of 11.1% from 2023. The US remains the largest, followed by China, the UK, and Spain. The Mumbai–Delhi route ranked 7th globally in busiest airport-pair rankings.
Missing Link in India’s Battery Waste ManagementIndia's rapid electrification is projected to increase lithium battery demand significantly, from 4 GWh in 2023 to nearly 139 GWh by 2035. This boom is leading to an emerging battery waste crisis, with lithium batteries alone contributing 700,000 metric tonnes to India's e-waste in 2022, projected to exceed 2 million tonnes by 2030.
- India Nominated Sarnath for UNESCO World Heritage Status: India submitted a dossier for "Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath," near Varanasi, where Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon.
- Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 Conferred With Guinness World Record: The Prime Minister’s initiative, Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), set a Guinness World Record with over 3.53 crore registrations for its 8th edition in 2025.
- Russia Withdrew From Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Russia officially withdrew from the INF Treaty, which was signed in 1987 by the US and the former Soviet Union to eliminate ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500-5,500 km.
- PAN 2.0 Project: The Income Tax Department selected LTIMindtree Ltd for the PAN 2.0 Project, a major e-governance initiative approved in November 2024 to consolidate all PAN and TAN services into a single, unified, paperless online platform.
- Central Nod to Increase CISF Strength: The Ministry of Home Affairs approved the recruitment of 58,000 additional personnel for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), anticipating future industrial hubs in LWE-affected areas. CISF, an armed force of the Union, secures strategic and vital infrastructure across various sectors.
- SC Allows Pollution Boards to Recover Environmental Damages: The Supreme Court ruled that Pollution Control Boards can impose environmental compensation and seek bank guarantees from polluters as remedial (ex-ante) measures under the Water Act, 1974, and Air Act, 1981.
- Asian Giant Tortoise: This critically endangered tortoise, the largest in mainland Asia, has been reintroduced into the Zeliang Community Reserve in Nagaland.
- Rhisotope Project: A South African university launched this anti-poaching campaign, supported by the IAEA, by injecting low-dose radioactive isotopes into rhino horns.
- Agnishodh: The Indian Army collaborated with IIT Madras to establish ‘Agnishodh’, the Indian Army Research Cell (IARC), as part of the Army's transformation framework.
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