In an attempt to find more ways to curb air pollution, Delhi has launched a time-limited feasibility discussion to investigate the implementation of photocatalytic surfaces on roads, pavement, and public areas. The government envisages trial of titanium dioxide (TiO2) based surfaces capable of decomposing toxic substances such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and hydrocarbons under sunlight. An MOU with a scientific institution will be signed by the Environment Department not exceeding 30 days after which field tests, appraisals, and monthly progress reports will be provided. The ultimate report should be presented six months upon the signing of MoU.

Recently astronomers have realized a new type of cosmic explosion known as Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs) which are even brighter than the so-called Gamma-ray burst (GRBs), the most in the universe. ENTs are the situations when the supermassive black holes in the galaxy centres dismantle massive stars with a minimum of three times the mass of the Sun. These events emitter energy more than ten folds than that emitted by ordinary GRBs thus making them the brightest since the Big Bang.

Next, Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh in a historic move has announced that one third of their village panchayats will be Child Marriage-Free Panchayats in the year 2025. It was declared as the milestone was made on the presentation of the program of Healthy Women, Empowered Families during the National Nutrition Month. This was in accordance to panchayats that had zero cases of child marriage during the past two years or more to earn such recognition, as a result of reduced registered community developments and government efforts on the need to deal with this ancient social menace.

The Supreme Court of India has directed 17 states and eight Union Territories to frame rules for registering Sikh marriages under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909, within four months. Until the rules are notified, states must continue to register Sikh marriages under existing laws. This landmark direction seeks to give legal recognition to Sikh marriages performed through the Anand Karaj ceremony, ensuring Sikh couples can obtain official certificates affirming their marital status.

The Indian economic situation will be a mixed one in 2025-consumers enjoy the benefit of cinematic inflation, but the government experiences the issue of underperformance of the nominal GDP, which negatively influences the income collection and fiscal goals.