Shadow Schooling in India

• The Comprehensive Modular Survey (CMS) asks what proportion of Indian pupils turns to private coaching?
  • a) 1 out of 2
  • b) 1 out of 3
  • c) 1 out of 4
  • d) 1 out of 5
  • b) 1 out of 3
• How much does an average urban student spend on coaching each year (privately)?
  • a) Rs1,793
  • b) Rs2,863
  • c) Rs3,988
  • d) Rs9,950
  • c) Rs3,988

Digital Connectivity Rating Regulations, 2024 Digital connectivity Digital Networks Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has designated eight firms as Digital connectivity Rating Agencies (DCRAs) under the Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations, 2024. Their registration expires after five years on August 27, 2025. Such agencies will evaluate the properties of digital infrastructure and give them star ratings to guide buyers, tenants, and developers.

A report on the progress of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, was issued by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It reveals that a sunset clause is necessary to put an end to the rights recognition process and emphasises on reforms to governance, equity and sustainable forest management.

Clean water and sanitation will continue to be one of the most urgent public health concerns in the world in 2025. A WHO-UNICEF report identifies major progress since 2000 but notes that deep inequalities continue to erode the progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) of universal access by 2030.

The National Biofoundry Network was launched in August 2025 by India's Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh with the goal of increasing biotechnology innovation, biomanufacturing, and employment.The project coincides with the expanding bioeconomy in India, which has increased to 165.7 billion in 2024 with a goal of 300 billion by 2030.