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24Dec 2025

Viksit Bharat Livelihood Vision Explained

Viksit Bharat Livelihood Vision Syllabus GS 3: Employment Why in the News? Recently, the President of India gave assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, enhancing rural employment entitlements and restructuring livelihood delivery through a strengthened statutory, decentralised, and convergence-based framework. This process, much like obtaining environmental clearances …

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23Dec 2025

Higher Education Bill: Simplified Governance

Higher Education Bill Aims Simplified Governance Structure Why in the News? The government introduced the Higher Education Bill to merge UGC, AICTE, and NCTE under a single regulatory framework, aiming to streamline governance, set learning outcomes, and improve institutional accountability across India. This reform process could be seen as an ex post facto attempt to …

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23Dec 2025

NASA Loses Contact with MAVEN Mars Orbiter

NASA Loses Contact with Long-Serving MAVEN Mars Orbiter Why in the News? NASA has lost communication with its MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars since 2014, after it went silent in early December, raising concerns over a key mission studying Martian atmospheric loss and conducting environmental impact assessments similar …

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20Dec 2025

Pending Trials & Passport Denial: SC Ruling

Pending Trials Cannot Justify Indefinite Passport Denial Why in the News? The Supreme Court of India ruled that passport authorities cannot indefinitely deny passport renewal merely due to pending criminal proceedings, affirming that the right to travel abroad and hold a passport flows from Article 21 of the Constitution. This decision reflects principles of environmental …

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20Dec 2025

Supreme Court Boosts Great Indian Bustard Safety

Supreme Court Strengthens Bustard Conservation Through Power Restrictions Why in the News? The Supreme Court expanded priority conservation areas for the Great Indian Bustard in Rajasthan and Gujarat, restricting new overhead power lines, wind turbines, and large solar projects to reduce bird fatalities from power infrastructure. This decision reflects the growing importance of environmental jurisprudence …

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20Dec 2025

Shanti Bill Explained: India’s Nuclear Power Reset

SHANTI BILL: HOW INDIA IS OVERHAULING ITS NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR Why in the News? Parliament has passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025. The law permits private sector participation in nuclear power plant operations, a first for India’s tightly regulated nuclear sector, while also addressing environmental concerns. …

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17Dec 2025

Parliament clears India’s 2025-26 budget bill

Parliament Approves Appropriation Bill For FY 2025-26 Why in the News? Parliament has passed the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2025, authorising additional expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India for 2025–26, amid discussions on health spending, MSP hikes, fiscal discipline, India’s improving credit ranking, and the implementation of environmental clearances. Key Features Of The Appropriation …

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17Dec 2025

Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill Passed in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha Clears Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill Why in the News? The Lok Sabha passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill, 2025, amending key insurance laws to boost sector growth, strengthen policyholder protection, enhance regulatory transparency, and improve ease of doing business in India’s expanding insurance ecosystem. The bill also addresses concerns related to …

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17Dec 2025

Indian Navy Commissions New MH-60R Squadron

Indian Navy Commissions Advanced MH-60R Helicopter Squadron Why in the News? The Indian Navy has commissioned its second MH-60R helicopter squadron, INAS 335, at INS Hansa, Goa, marking a major milestone in naval aviation modernisation and significantly enhancing India’s capability to counter conventional and asymmetric maritime threats. This development also aligns with the nation’s commitment …

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16Dec 2025

SHANTI Bill opens nuclear power to private

SHANTI Bill Opens Nuclear Power Sector To Private Players Why in the News? The Union government has introduced the SHANTI Bill, 2025 in Parliament to replace existing nuclear laws, enable private and foreign participation in nuclear power generation, reform liability norms, and support India’s clean energy and net-zero ambitions. The bill also addresses the need …

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