Indian Railways has commissioned a 51.38 km railway line to Sairang in Mizoram, improving connectivity in the Northeast and boosting India’s Act East Policy aimed at deeper integration with Southeast Asia.
In May 2025, the Indian government accepted recommendations for a Repairability Index and introduced incentives for formal e-waste recycling, marking a policy shift towards sustainable electronics and recognising the informal repair ecosystem.
The conviction of former MP Prajwal Revanna in a rape case has drawn national attention due to his political lineage and the use of digital evidence. This marks a significant development in the prosecution of criminal cases involving public representatives.
The Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 seeks to extend social security to gig workers, but its method of calculating the welfare cess has raised concerns regarding adequacy and sectoral inclusion.
Seventeen years after the 2008 Malegaon blast killed six people and injured 95, a Special NIA Court acquitted all accused, including prominent figures linked to Hindutva extremism, raising concerns over prosecutorial failures and justice delivery.
The World Bank has reiterated its methodology for classifying countries into income groups, based on Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, highlighting global economic transitions and shifts in population distribution across income levels.
