The Indian Government has published The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, a radical break from the earlier IT Intermediary Rules, 2023. The Bill, which was hustled through the Lok Sabha, seeks a complete ban on every form of real money gaming, putting in perils the future for home-grown startups and foreign investment in the industry.

Kerala's major river and one of its sacred rivers, the Pampa River would be provided with greater protection under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti has asked the Kerala state government for a Detailed Project Report (DPR) in order to consider a holistic, centrally-supported conservation plan.

The world is also witnessing a significant reduction in global undernourishment, decreasing from 688 to 673 million from 2023 to 2024. Chapter 03 – Hunger in India Hunger in India has been a major driver of this positive trend, as it has managed to effectively reduce its own burden of hunger by leveraging targeted policies and digital innovation, even in the face of post-pandemic difficulties.

New statistics as of July 2025 show a sharp hike in India’s consumer dispute resolving device effectiveness. Ten states and the NCDRC11 have a case disposal rate of more than 100%, indicating they settled more cases than were filed during the period. This dramatic transformation is primarily due to the national and state-level deployment of the integrated e-Jagriti platform.

South Korea and the United States have already started their annual joint large-scale drill, Ulchi Freedom Guardian. The 11-day exercise brings together roughly 21,000 troops, with about 18,000 of them South Korean service members, and is aimed at improving joint responses to threats from nuclear-armed North Korea.