In a historic move in the global innovation process, India opened its first foreign Atal Innovation Centre (AIC) in the IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi campus in September 2025. The introduction by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, as he visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is indicative of the efforts by India to broaden its education relationships, enhance entrepreneurship, and encourage international innovation relationships.

In September 2025, Beta Version of Adi Sanskriti was released by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. This groundbreaking project is a combination of technology and culture to save the tribal culture, enhance livelihoods, as well as linking artisans to the world markets. It is a significant move towards preserving the indigenous culture and tribal communities empowered economically.

In 2025, India signed its first holistic trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and this was its first major bilateral trade agreement with the developed European economies. The EFTA union includes Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. TEPA will transform the trade, investment, and technological collaboration of India and help it become as a global economic superpower.

According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin 2021-23, Kerala that had always had one of the best maternal health records has reported an increase in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) between 18 and 30 per 100,000 live births. In spite of the growth, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh continue to have the lowest MMR in the Indian states. This shift is explained, in large part, by the influence of COVID-19-related maternal mortality or the demographic changes in the state.

Following disastrous floods in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in August 2025, the Indian Army, Western Command has led the way in mass Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. During one of the worst natural calamities of the season the Army responded with 82 relief operations that resulted in the evacuation of more than 6000 individuals and the provision of necessary supplies to isolated communities due to the rising waters.