Civil Services Chronicle October 2025

1 India-Japan Deepen Special Strategic and Global Partnership

2 Rising Cyber Crime Threats: Ramifications, Security Measures, and Preventive Strategies

3 Electoral Transparency in India

4 Toxic Trails: Growing Menace of Heavy Metal Pollution in India

5 India Achieves 20% Ethanol Blending Target: Milestone on the Path to Sustainability

6 Harnessing AI for Climate Action: India’s Path to Global Leadership

7 Trade Tensions Rise: Indian Exports Face 50% US Tariff

8 Biochar: Scalable Solution for Durable Carbon Removal

9 Water Management & Conservation: The Role of Modern Technology

10 AI in Courts: Efficiency Tool or Risk to Judicial Reasoning?

11 Radioactive Pollution in Punjab: Groundwater at Risk

12 2025 SCO Summit: A Call for Global Balance and Reform

13 Wastewater Surveillance: A Game-Changer for Public Health in India

1 Matsya Shakti Project

2 VOPPA (Regulation) Order, 2025

3 SEBI Clarifies Cybersecurity and Resilience Norms for Regulated Entities

4 Dynamic Asset Allocation Active Fund of Funds

5 “Niveshak Didi- Phase II”

6 The FREE AI Framework: Regulating AI in Financial Sector

7 Cabinet Approves Incentive Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Recycling

8 Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24

9 Sustainable Aviation Fuel

10 Inverted Duty Structure under GST

11 SBI Launches Centre of Excellence for MSMEs in Gurugram

12 ​Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)

13 ​Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)

14 Bond Yield

15 Inflation Targeting

16 Government e Marketplace (GeM)

1 Designated National Authority

2 Standing Committee Report on Water Resources

3 Toll Collection Reforms

4 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference

5 CATCH Grant Program

6 CAG Report on Compliance of the FRBM Act, 2003

7 Supreme Court Calls for Clear Guidelines for Social Media Influencers

8 Supreme Court’s Ruling on Pollution Control Boards

9 Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

10 Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+)

11 UMEED Portal

12 Restructuring of PM SVANidhi Scheme

13 Press Sewa Portal

14 NABL Medical Application Portal

15 AI Tool ‘SabhaSaar’ for Gram Sabhas

16 SHRESTH Index for Drug Regulation

17 Psephology

1 India and Fiji Deepen Bilateral Cooperation

2 India-China Trade via Lipulekh Pass: Nepal’s Objection Dismissed

3 3rd Edition of India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR)

4 India & Philippines Upgrade Ties to Strategic Partnership

5 UNHCR Suspends Repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees

6 Awaza Political Declaration

7 India & UNWFP Launch Rice Fortification Project in Nepal

8 Russia Abandons the INF Treaty

9 African Union Endorses ‘Correct the Map’ Campaign

10 India & Australia Discuss Disarmament, Non-Proliferation

11 India-Nigeria Bilateral Meeting on Defence Collaboration

12 New Rules for OCI Registration and Cancellation

13 India Bans Import of Certain Jute Products from Bangladesh

14 Australia to Recognise Palestinian State at UNGA

15 India and Russia Deepen Industrial Ties

16 Gerrymandering

17 The Elders

18 Algeria

19 Uganda

20 Nepal

1 India Successfully Conducts First Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-1)

2 Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) Module Unveiled

3 Himalayan Outpost for Planetary Exploration (HOPE) in Ladakh

4 Successful Maiden Flight Tests of IADWS

5 India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-5 Ballistic Missile

6 Fresh Cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)

7 WHO Declares Hepatitis D as Carcinogenic

8 India’s First Indigenous Commercial EO Constellation

9 NASA’s Lunar Nuclear Reactor Plan

10 NASA Unveils Surya AI Model to Decode Sun’s Behaviour

11 AI-Designed Proteins to Boost Immunity

12 ‘Agnishodh’ Research Cell at IIT Madras

13 Satellite Internet

14 Orbiting Carbon Observatories

15 Green Ammonia

16 AI Index 2025

1 WHO–WMO Guidance to Protect Workers from Rising Heat Stress

2 Gangotri Glacier Study: Climate Change Impact on Ganga’s Lifeline

3 Slowdown in Arctic Sea Ice Loss

4 First Human Case of New World Screwworm Reported in the US

5 NTCA Restricts Definition of Tiger Corridors

6 Global Study on Economic Costs of Invasive Species

7 Jellyfish Force Shutdown of French Nuclear Plant

8 Sea of Galilee Turns Blood-Red in Israel

9 Tropical Deforestation 2025: The Hidden Toll of Heat

10 India’s Push to Lead the Global Green Hydrogen Market

11 Nepal Joins International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)

12 Bistable Gene Expression in Deadly Hospital Pathogen

13 Saltwater Crocodile Population Rises in Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve

14 Nation’s First Animal Stem Cell Biobank

15 Glanders

16 The Rhisotope Project

17 India’s Progress in Mangrove Conservation

1 Manika Vishwakarma

2 Kabak Yano

3 Dr. Adenle

4 Ajay Kumar Bhalla

5 Shah Rukh Khan

6 Rajiv Pratap Rudy

7 Rajiv Anand

8 P. B. Balaji

9 Nikhil Ravishankar

10 Anish Dayal Singh

11 Srinivasan K. Swamy

12 Radha Chauhan

13 Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsyayan

14 Pushpendra Singh

15 Shashi Bhushan Singh

16 Medha Roopam

17 Manish Chadha

18 Vinod Kumar Pasayat

19 Achyut Potdar

20 Satya Pal Malik

21 Shibu Soren

22 Meghnad Desai

23 Important Days

24 SLINEX-25

25 Ulchi Freedom Shield

26 Joint Sea-2025 Exercise

27 Pangong Tso Region

28 Lipulekh Pass

29 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

30 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

31 Gallantry Awards, Distinguished Service Awards, and Mention-in-Dispatches

32 Equator Prize 2025

33 71st National Film Awards (for 2023)

34 National Awards for Excellence in Public Administration (Rashtriya Anubhav Puraskar), 2025

35 Books & Authors

1 Mela Patt Festival

2 India’s Gifts to Japan’s Prime Minister

3 Daruma Doll

4 Sarnath Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage List

5 New Harappan Site Discovered in Rajasthan

6 Centre Sets up Panels to Celebrate Birth Anniversary of Sardar Patel, Birsa Munda and A B Vajpayee

7 Sri Aurobindo

8 Nuakhai Juhar

9 Prithu Raja Rae

10 Vithalbhai Patel

11 Moai Statues

1 Towards Equity: Judicial Recognition of Transgenders’ Identity

2 Nari Adalat: Women Empowerment Through Local Justice

3 Kerala Becomes India’s First 100% Digitally Literate State

4 5 Years of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan

5 SHRESTH: India’s First State Health Regulatory Excellence Index

6 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO)

7 Kani Tribe

8 Vibrant Villages Programme

9 SheLeads Programme

10 Silver Economy

11 Achievements in Health Sector

Uttar Pradesh

1 Varanasi: First City in India to Install Portable Solar Panels Between Railway Tracks

2 Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee–Chevening Uttar Pradesh State Government Scholarship Scheme

3 Karikot Village of Bahraich Receives ICRT Award 2025

4 State’s First Green Hydrogen Plant

5 Country’s First Drone Forensic Lab

Bihar

1 Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme

2 Dairy Plants to be Set Up in 5 Districts of Bihar

3 Bihar Patrakar Samman Pension Yojana

4 JP Senani Scheme Pension Doubled

Uttarakhand

1 Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2025

Punjab

1 First State to Include Sign Language Experts under Juvenile Justice Act

Kerala

1 India’s First 100% Digitally Literate State

Haryana

1 Matri Van Initiative

Odisha

1 Landraces

Sikkim

1 India’s First Women’s Court

Athletics

1 Qosanov Memorial 2025 athletics meet

Cricket

1 World Championship of Legends - 2025

Football

1 Copa America Femenina, 2025

Shooting

1 16th Asian Shooting Championship 2025

Chess

1 FIDE World Schools Team Chess Championship, 2025

1 Info Bytes From Govt. News Services like PIB, AIR, etc

1 Freedom to Innovate

2 People’s Padma

3 India’s War against Terrorism

4 World Sanskrit Day: Relevance

5 World Sanskrit Day: Revival

6 Freedom of Good Health

7 Empowerment of Farmers

8 Resolve for Freedom

9 Agriculture 4.0: Towards an Agritech Revolution

10 Conservation Agriculture: Practices and Perspectives

11 Gene Editing Technology: Revolutionising Agriculture

12 Carbon Farming: Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology

13 From Plough to Precision: Digital Revolution in Indian Agriculture

14 Space Station: India’s Historic Leap

15 Axiom Missions

16 A New Journey of the Tricolour in Space

17 India’s Efforts for Tuberculosis Elimination

18 National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)

19 Stroke: Every Second Counts

20 Future of Weather with Modern Technology: ‘Bharat Forecast System’

21 Evidence of the Evolutionary Journey of Fossil Biodiversity

22 From Words to Wisdom: Science of Education in Mother Tongue

23 Metal Foam: A Revolutionary Step in Vehicle Manufacturing

1 Current Affairs Based Model MCQs

1 The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025

2 The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025

3 New Rules for OCI Registration and Cancellation

4 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2025

5 Indian Ports Act, 2025

6 The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025

7 Acts to Modernise India’s Maritime Sector

1 Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways

2 India Electric Mobility Index 2024

3 India’s 3rd Voluntary National Review on SDGs

4 Unlocking a $200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India

5 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025

1 6 Years of Jal Jeevan Mission

2 MERITE Scheme

Indian Polity And Governance

Federalism: Dynamics And Frictions

1 State Autonomy Demands and the Limits of Article 356

2 Centre-State Disputes over Legislative Domains

3 States’ Demand for Increased Financial Autonomy

4 Water Sharing and Border Disputes

5 Governance, Administrative Autonomy and Development Challenges of Union Territories

6 Competitive Federalism

7 Legislative Competence in New Tech Sectors

8 16th Finance Commission & Fiscal Federalism

Constitutional Morality & Institutional Balance

1 Caste Census and the Constitutional Mandate for Equality

2 NITI Aayog@10: Fostering Cooperative Federalism

3 Doctrine of Constitutional Morality: Interpretation in Recent Supreme Court Rulings

4 Separation of Powers: Recent Legislative vs. Judicial Standoffs

5 The Office of the Governor: Scope and Abuse of Discretionary Powers

6 Anti-Defection Law & Speaker’s Role

7 Constitutional Interpretation and Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

8 Electoral Funding & Transparency

Justice, Rights & Social Equity

1 Right to Privacy and Data Protection: Article 21 in the Digital Age

2 Access to Justice: Bridging Institutional and Social Gaps

3 Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Legal and Policy Advances

4 Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment: Legal and Social Perspectives

5 Minority Rights and Religious Freedom: Article 25-30 in Practice

6 Poverty and Hunger: Constitutional Directive vs Policy Reality

7 Civil Society and NGOs: Partners in Democratic Governance

8 ADR, Mediation & Access to Justice

9 Free Legal Aid & Vulnerable Groups

10 Personality Rights & the Digital Public Sphere

11 Social Audit of Flagship Schemes

Language, Identity & Representation

1 Delimitation & Representation - Demographic Debates

2 Reservation Architecture & Sub-Classification

3 Inner Line Permit & Local Identity Regimes

4 Debate around Caste-Based Census and Social Justice Policy

5 NEP’s Three Language Formula

6 Tribal Autonomy and the 6th Schedule: Current Status and Demand

Executive, Legislature & Judicial Interface

1 Declining Parliamentary Productivity: Causes and Remedies

2 Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha: Constitutional Position and Vacancy Debate

3 Judicial Reforms: Speed, Access and Accountability

4 Prison Reforms: Rights-Based Approach to Incarceration

5 Tribunals in India: Efficiency vs Judicial Independence

6 National Security and Classified Information Protection Laws

Governance Reforms & Administrative Challenges

1 Mission Karmayogi: Reforming Civil Services Training

2 Grievance Redressal Mechanisms: Digital and Institutional Models

3 Citizen Participation in Governance: Tools and Challenges

4 Consumer Protection & Digital Markets

Ecology & Environment

Climate Change

1 India’s Position at COP29 and the Global Stocktake Process

2 Climate Justice and the Principle of Equity in Negotiations

3 Climate Finance and Operationalizing Loss & Damage Mechanisms

4 NDCs and India’s Progress on Paris Agreement Targets

5 Climate Finance Taxonomy: Defining Green Investment Standards

6 Climate Change: Impacts on Agriculture and Food Security

7 Water Scarcity and Climate Resilience

8 Sudden Climate Variability and Extreme Weather Pattern Shifts

9 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – Implications for Indian Exports

10 Emissions Trading and Air Quality Management

11 LT-LEDS: India’s Long-Term Low Emissions Strategy

12 Maritime Decarbonisation and Climate Policy

Environmental Governance In India

1 Decriminalising Environmental Law: Amendments to the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

2 Wetland Governance in India

3 Supreme Court Rulings Strengthening Environmental Governance

4 Sustainable Lifestyles and Global Environmental Partnerships

5 Revision of Air & Water Pollution Control Laws

6 National Green Tribunal: Some Landmark Judgments

Biodiversity

1 Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 and Rules, 2024: Key Changes

2 International Big Cat Alliance: India’s Global Conservation Leadership

3 Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Strategies

4 Threats to Biodiversity: Tackling Invasive Alien Species and Coral Bleaching

5 Digital Technologies in Biodiversity Conservation

6 Regulation of Biopiracy

7 Protection of Endemic and Threatened Species

Sustainable Development

1 Circular Economy and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

2 Role of Mangrove Ecosystems in Climate Adaptation

3 Reconciling Development Needs with Ecological Limits

4 National Green Hydrogen Mission: Path to Net Zero

5 Local Communities as Pillars of Green Governance

6 Water Governance and River Rejuvenation

7 Eco-Sensitive Zones: Recent Notifications and Legal Battles

8 System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)

9 Bio-CNG: Role in Energy Transition

10 Illegal Sand Mining

Disaster Management

1 Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025: Integrating Climate Risks

2 Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response

3 Landslide Risk Assessment and Management Strategies

4 Managing Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

5 Climate-Induced Displacement and the Need for Policy Frameworks

6 Extreme Heat Events and Water Scarcity

7 Climate Change Impacts on Social Vulnerability and Gender Inequality

8 Forest Fire Management in India
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