The Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) from West Bengal’s Sundarbans has received Global Technical Recognition from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The award was presented on 15 October 2025 during FAO’s 80th Anniversary Celebrations and the World Food Forum in Rome, Italy. The recognition honours the innovative Sustainable Aquaculture in Mangrove Ecosystems (SAIME) model developed by NEWS.

In 2025 the 35 th National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) will be announced by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) within the Ministry of Power. On 14 December 2025, which will be celebrated as the National Energy Conservation Day, the awards will be given at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the President of India, will be honored with the ceremony. Achievement of the awards is a recognition of excellent work in energy efficiency, conservation and sustainable practices in India.

• Anant Goenka, who is a Vice Chairman of the RPG Group, has been made the President-Elect of FICCI in 2025-26.
• He will be replacing the current President, Harsha Vardhan Agarwal of Emami Group.

• IndusInd bank of Mauritius, which is promoted by IIHL Mauritius, has purchased 100 per cent of the shares in the Sterling Bank in the Bahamas under its subsidiary.
• It used to own a majority of 51% since 2022.

Govt. and Zomato Sign MoU to Provide Employment.

• Government of India entered into an MoU with Zomato to post up to 2.5 lakh gig opportunities in a year on the National Career Service (NCS) portal.
• Zomato will indicate on the portal under a new category Aggregator, flexible positions of delivery partners.
• The project is expected to institutionalize gig work, which will enable the workers to have a more significant access to the social security systems as well as stability.
• This is a huge policy change, as platform-based jobs are now accepted as a real form of employment and it encourages people to grow together.