The events have emphasized that jellyfish swarms have been endangering the operations of nuclear power plants at an increasing rate. A number of reactors at France Gravelines Nuclear Power Station were turned off the other day after jellyfish blocked its cooling system. This occurrence falls in line with rising trend of key infrastructure affected by marine life. An insight into the causes and impacts of such disturbances is necessary to ensure energy security and environmental administration.

The Supreme Court has recently struck down a Mississippi law that forced social media use to be age verified as well as needs parent or legal guardian consent. This decision is a turning point in the ongoing legal debates as to how to regulate the internet corporations so as to protect the minors. The legislation is intended to mitigate the fears of the impacts of the social media among the youth in terms of their safety and mental health.

In July 2025, Indian factory gate inflation (using the Wholesale Price Index as the measure of price change) dropped to two-year lows of -0.58 percent. This was the second month of negative inflation; mostly because of the falling costs of food and gasoline. Looking at this trend, there was a general decline although the prices of manufactured goods rose during the same period.

The Center has recommended a simplified Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure with two key slabs having standard and merit rate. In this reform, existing four slabs 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28% will be eliminated. The plan was to be reviewed by Group of Ministers (GoM). It is part of the next-generation GST reforms that have been promised by the Prime Minister to be announced before the Diwali 2025. One can hope that the given amendments will support small and medium-sized enterprises and grant tax relief to the average citizen.

On 15 August 2025, the Center introduced the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY). The program aims at promoting formal employment, providing firms and new employees (hires) with financial incentives. Its budget of 99,446 crores has been allocated to the program which will generate approximately 3.5 crores of jobs in the span of 2 years and is executed by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).