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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.

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.

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.

Project Suncatcher: Data Centres in Orbit

16-Dec-2025

Google has announced Project Suncatcher, a long-term research initiative aimed at deploying solar-powered data centres in outer space, beginning with experimental satellite launches by 2027, as revealed by CEO Sundar Pichai. 

India & TB Report 2025

16-Dec-2025

India’s Biosecurity Challenge

16-Dec-2025

India’s biosecurity preparedness has come under renewed focus following expert assessments warning of rising biological threats driven by rapid advances in biotechnology, increasing capabilities of non-state actors, and structural gaps in India’s existing response systems.