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Category : International
Published on: October 17 2025
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Recently, youth-led protests in Madagascar demanding steady electricity and clean water escalated into a political crisis. The protests highlighted chronic issues like power outages and water shortages, with demonstrators using yellow jerrycans and small tin-can lamps as symbols of resistance. The African Union has suspended Madagascar, reflecting international concern over the coup. This event underscores ongoing political instability in Madagascar, with efforts now focused on a transitional government addressing youth demands and governance challenges.
India launched UPI services at Galeries Lafayette in Nice, France, expanding its real-time digital payment footprint to nine countries.
Read More....The Indian Air Force will participate in the multinational air combat Exercise Pitch Black 2026 hosted by Australia from July 20 to August 7.
Read More....SpaceX became the world’s fifth most valuable company, reaching a market capitalization of ~$2.97 trillion after going public on June 12, 2026.
Read More....The RBI launched "RBI Reelathon 2026" in Kerala to educate college students about cyber financial frauds through creative short video reels.
Read More....The Regional Horticultural Research Station in Guntur released two new disease-resistant and high-yield chilli varieties, LCA-625 and LCA-643.
Read More....Digital India BHASHINI Division and GeM signed an MoU to integrate AI-powered voice tools and enable multilingual public procurement in 22 official languages.
Read More....The mosquito-borne Usutu virus has been detected for the first time in blackbirds in Scotland, though the risk to human health remains very low.
Read More....Scientists discovered a new web-less hunting lynx spider species, named Hamataliwa mawlyngot, in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.
Read More....ISRO and the DAE are developing an advanced lunar lander equipped with artificial heating systems to survive extreme cold and operate for up to 200 days.
Read More....India and Japan adopted implementation rules for the Joint Crediting Mechanism under the Paris Agreement to boost low-carbon technology investments.
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