Published on August 23, 2025 · 2 minutes read
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Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declares famine in Gaza
✅ Systematic obstruction of aid by Israel has been cited as the reason.
💡 IPC: also known as IPC scale ⇒ a tool for improving food security analysis and decision-making ⇒ was originally developed in 2004 for use in Somalia by FAO’s Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) ⇒ evolved into a multi-stakeholder global initiative that includes 21 organisations ⇒ based in Rome.
President gives assent to Income Tax Act, 2025
✅ Replaces the Income Tax Act, 1961 ⇒ new Act will come into effect from April 1, 2026.
✅ Does not impose any new tax rate and only simplifies the language ⇒ removes redundant provisions and reduces the number of Sections and chapters.
Vice Presidential Election will be held on 9 September 2025
✅ Electoral college to elect the Vice President of India includes all members (both elected and nominated) of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha ⇒ members of the State Legislative Assemblies do not participate.
✅ Voting is conducted by means of proportional representation through a single transferable vote and by secret ballot.
Several bills become Acts after President’s assent
✅ Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025
✅ Income Tax Act 2025
✅ The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025
✅ The Institutes of Management (Amendment) Act, 2025
✅ The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act 2025
✅ Indian Ports Act, 2025.
Miscellaneous
✅ UMEED Portal: a centralized digital platform for real-time uploading, verification, and monitoring of Waqf properties.
✅ Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP): a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Telangana ⇒ world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project.
✅ India’s first uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, G1, is expected to conduct its first test flight in December 2025, with the half-humanoid robot – Vyommitra.
✅ Waorani People: indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador.
✅ Yasuni National Park: a protected area within Amazonian Ecuador.
✅ Rapid Support Forces (RSF): rebel paramilitary force in Sudan.
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