Food irradiation: ₹1,000 crore for 50 new units under the cold chain scheme
Post-harvest loss is a farm-income problem as much as a food-security one. Irradiation helps exports too, since several markets require it for fruit.
2 Dec 2025By GS Paper
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Atal Pension Yojana crosses 8.34 crore; women 48%
Nearly half the enrolments are women, which shows reach. The concern is people dropping out before 60.
1 Dec 2025
IIP growth slows to 0.4% in October 2025
Output bounced back to 7.8% growth by December.
1 Dec 2025
Installed power capacity crosses 5.05 lakh MW; non-fossil share above half
Non-fossil sources are now just over half of installed capacity. Remember that capacity is not generation: coal still produces most of the electricity because solar and wind run only part of the day.
1 Dec 2025
Paddy season 2025 ends with fewer farm fires in Punjab and Haryana
Fewer fires is progress. Wheat-season burning still gets less attention.
1 Dec 2025
India 8th at WorldSkills Asia on debut
Medals show talent exists; scale and quality across ITIs is the larger problem.
30 Nov 2025
World AIDS Day: theme and India’s law
The theme asks for services that keep working when funding or supply is disrupted.
30 Nov 2025
60th DGP/IGP conference in Raipur
Forensic-led investigation matters more under the new criminal laws.
30 Nov 2025
ADB loans of USD 800 million for three states
Solarising farm feeders cuts subsidy cost and gives farmers daytime power.
29 Nov 2025
Meghalaya block-level climate vulnerability: 25 of 39 blocks high-risk
District and block assessments make state climate action plans practical.
29 Nov 2025