On 29 December 2025 to 2 January 2026, Arunachal Pradesh will host the first Sunrise Festival of its kind in the Dong village, Anjaw district. The easternmost village of India, Dong, is known to have seen the first rays of the sun every day in the country. The mission of the event is to demonstrate the cultural diversity of the state, eco-tourism, and the adventure potential of the region.

The government of Uttar Pradesh has also introduced a new break-through project through the establishment of the first in the world park named Anokhi Duniya, the first park to be constructed out of absolutely all ceramic waste. The park will be opened by the end of September 2025 located in Khurja, Bulandshahr district, the ceramic capital of India. It presents sustainability, ancient craftsmanship as well as innovation and sells the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme of the state.

In 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published the 24th Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and the 10th Essential Medicines List of Children (EMLc). Such updates encompass new cancer, diabetes, obesity and other significant disease treatments, critical guidance against the 150 plus countries, in the formulation of healthcare policies, procurement and reimbursement systems.

One of the worst floods to strike Punjab in recent times has hit the state and all 23 districts of the state have been declared flood-afflicted. Almost 1,902 villages are underwater, impacting an excess of 3.8 lakh, and over 11.7 lakh hectares of agricultural lands is destroyed. Gurdaspur is most severely affected in the northern district with 329 villages being submerged. This has cost at least 43 lives, and in the adjacent country, Pakistan, Punjab province, more than 9 lakh people are displaced by floods with the same number of casualties.

Nepal and China have started the fourth round of their collaborative military exercise, Sagarmatha Friendship-2025, in Kathmandu involving the Nepali Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The drill, which is scheduled to last until 16 September 2025, is aimed at enhancing collaboration in counter-terrorism, managing disasters, and maintaining peace by the United Nations. The biennial exercise, the first one was held in 2017, is a deliberation between Nepal and China, and the reflection of the gradual development of military and strategic relations between the two neighbours.