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Source:  DD News Context: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched the Scheme for Innovation and Technology Association with Aadhaar (SITAA) to boost Aadhaar authentication security and counter

Source:  LM Context: China filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India, alleging that India’s electric vehicle (EV) and battery subsidies grant its domestic industries an

Source:  BS Context: India and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) agreed to deepen their Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to boost trade and investment, with both sides aiming to conclude negotiations

  UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 17 October 2025 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles   InstaLinks

On March 21, 2025, the UN released the annual World Water Development Report. In alignment with the designation of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and the 2022

Source:  BS Context: The Ministry of Mines released the first-ever State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and State Rankings (2025) to benchmark State performance in mining reforms, fulfilling a key announcement

In March 2025, IQAir, the technology partner of the UN, released the 2024 World Air Quality Report. About this reportThe 2024 World Air Quality Report evaluates the global state of

 Global weirding, also called climate weirding, is a term coined by Rocky Mountain Institute co-founder Hunter Lovins. It refers to how warming temperatures can cause all kinds of “weird” phenomena

In March 2025, the UK charity Water Aid released the report “Water and Climate: Rising Risks for Urban Populations”. The key findings of the report were: 15% of the cities

On December 21, 2024, the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023). The ISFR is brought out