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Page-8 of Current Affairs - January, 2025

Climate Change-Led Greenland Lakes Transformation

In 2022, over 7,500 lakes in western Greenland underwent a dramatic transformation from crystal blue to brown. This change was triggered by extreme weather events, including heavy rainfall...

January 28, 2025

Retail Food Inflation’s Impact on Agriculture

Retail food inflation in India saw a decline to 8.39% year-on-year in December 2025. This decrease follows higher inflation rates of 9.04% and 10.87% in the previous months....

January 28, 2025

Enhanced Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 System Launched

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has launched the enhanced Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 system. This upgrade aims to simplify the certification process for exporters and...

January 28, 2025

India’s Forex Reserves Decline

India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves have experienced fluctuations in recent weeks. As of January 17, 2025, the reserves stood at $623.983 billion, a decrease of $1.88 billion from...

January 27, 2025

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Cases Slow Down

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been mechanism for resolving distressed debts in India. However, recent trends indicate a decline in its effectiveness. The Reserve Bank of...

January 27, 2025

Declining Population of the Koraga Tribe in India

The Koraga tribe, classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), is facing decline in its population. Recent reports indicate a drop from 20,000 members two decades ago...

January 27, 2025

Blue Carbon Ecosystems

Blue carbon ecosystems play important role in climate change mitigation. They are among the most effective carbon sinks on the planet. Recent studies highlight their capacity to sequester...

January 27, 2025

Shompens Struggle for Survival

Recent developments have brought into light the challenges faced by the Shompens, an indigenous community in the Great Nicobar Islands. Prof Vishvajit Pandya, director of the Andaman and...

January 27, 2025

Surge in Banking Complaints Under Ombudsman Scheme

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported rise in customer complaints under its Integrated Ombudsman Scheme for the fiscal year ending March 2024. The total complaints surged by...

January 27, 2025

What are Oppressive Heatwaves?

In recent years, researchers have focused on the increasing frequency of heatwaves in India. A study conducted by IIT-Bombay and ETH Zurich marks the phenomenon of ‘oppressive heatwaves’....

January 27, 2025

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