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Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for February 22, 2026. If you missed the February 21, 2026, UPSC CSE exam key from the Indian Express, read it here. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO FRONT Trade to rare earths: India and Brazil for a stronger Global South Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting ...Read More >
India, which dominates the global turmeric market with a share of about 70 per cent, is facing tough competition from Vietnam, Myanmar and some African countries, which are trying to catch up with the country very fast. "We need to improve the quality of turmeric to meet global standards. Our turmeric is facing stiff competition from Vietnam, Myanmar and some African countries. There is a need to focus on how to increase curcumin content and decrease the moisture level to below 10 per cent," N ...Read More >
G-III, Ground Floor, Dalamal House, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai Maharashtra - 400021 When does Phytochem Remedies (India) Ltd. IPO opens and closes? Phytochem Remedies (India) Ltd. IPO opens from 18th December to 22nd December 2025. What is the size of Phytochem Remedies (India) Ltd. IPO? The size of the Phytochem Remedies (India) Ltd. IPO is ₹20.07 Cr. What is the minimum investment and lot size required for the Phytochem Remedies (India) Ltd. IPO? The minimum investment r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Corrugated boxes and boards manufacturer Phytochem Remedies (India) Ltd on Wednesday announced that its Rs 38.2 crore initial share sale will open for public subscription on December 18. The initial public offering (IPO) will conclude on December 22. The IPO is entirely a fresh issue of 39 lakh equity shares at a price of Rs 98 per scrip worth Rs 38.22 crore. The net proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to fund capital expenditure requirements for the purchase of ...Read More >
ECONOMY: India's Exports Surge 20% -- Defying Trump's Trade War Wednesday, December 17, 2025 by Indian Defence News Technicians work with robots on the assembly line in a hi-tech manufacturing hub in India India's exports surged by nearly 20 percent in November 2025, marking the fastest growth in three years despite the escalating US trade war under President Donald Trump. Goods exports reached $38.13 billion, a 19.4 percent rise year-on-year, reversing October's 11.8 percent decline to $34.38 ...Read More >
Heart transplant patients in the United States typically spend months waiting for a donated organ. But Kayoko Hira was not a typical patient. Mrs. Hira, the wife of a hotel magnate in Japan, flew to the United States in September 2021, went to the University of Chicago Medical Center and, within days, got a new heart from an American teenager who had died. Soon after, The New York Times found, a charity run by her husband made a donation to a nonprofit group led by the heart surgeon's wife. It ...Read More >
Odisha aims to become a leading pharmaceutical and medical device investment hub, as highlighted at the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025. "Odisha will be a leading destination for pharmaceutical and medical‑device investments - the most competitive hub for innovation and jobs. Yahi samay hai," said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi while addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, the State's first dedicated summit focused on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and life sciences manufacturing. The summi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will lead a high-level investors' roadshow in Hyderabad on December 19 as part of the state government's push to attract fresh investments and position Odisha as a preferred industrial destination. The roadshow, to be held over two days, will focus on promoting investment opportunities in key sectors including automotive components, IT and electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM), chemicals, green energy, pharmaceuticals and medica ...Read More >
India's exports to the US in November rose 22% on-year to $6.98 billion, despite the 50% tariff that Washington levies on imports from India since August. This is faster than the 19.38% growth in India's total outbound shipments in November and 2.62% in April-November. New Delhi: Led by engineering goods, chemicals and farm products, India's merchandise exports to the US rose 11.38% on-year in April-November FY26 at $59.04 billion, reflecting strong momentum in India-US trade ties, data release ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17: In a rare and deeply moving case that challenges India's long-standing gender patterns in organ donation, a 65-year-old man donated his kidney to save the life of his 60-year-old diabetic wife at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, earlier this month. The successful transplant stands out in a country where nearly 80 per cent of living kidney donations are made by women -- most often wives or mothers donating to male family members. Male-to-female donations account for only abou ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec 17 -- The World Health Organization opens a major conference on traditional medicine today, arguing that new technologies, including artificial intelligence, can bring scientific scrutiny to centuries-old healing practices. The meeting in New Delhi will examine how governments can regulate traditional medicine while using emerging scientific tools to validate safe and effective treatments. The UN body hopes this push will help make ancestral practices more compatible with modern ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday unveiled Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy-2025, aiming to attract investment of Rs 25,000 crore and create 1 lakh jobs by 2030. The new policy was launched at the Odisha Pharma Summit-2025 in the presence of Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain and senior government officers. Speaking on the occasion, Industries Department Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma said India imports about 85 per cent of medical devices from othe ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to emerge as a major pharma hub in eastern India by manufacturing quality medicines and developing advanced devices for treatment, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here Tuesday. Addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, Majhi said that the government is fulfilling all the requirements to make Odisha the first choice state for investors. The CM said he is also committed to developing non-traditional industries in the state. "Odisha is currently one of the best ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Promising the best incentives and smooth policy implementation, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday positioned Odisha as a leading destination for investments in pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors over the next five years. The state received Rs 7,043 crore in investment proposals and signed 45 MoUs at the first Odisha Pharma Summit 2025.Addressing the dedicated meet focused on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and life sciences manufacturing, Majhi said the Odisha Ph ...Read More >
AMMAN -- Jordan and India issued a joint statement on Tuesday at the conclusion of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jordan. Following is the full text of the statement: "Joint Statement on the Visit of Hon'ble Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Shri Narendra Modi to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan December 15-16, 2025 1. At the invitation of His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Hon'ble Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Shri ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday hailed the successful hosting of the state's first-ever Pharma Summit, calling it a historic step towards positioning Odisha as a major hub for pharmaceuticals and medical devices manufacturing. Speaking to media persons, the Chief Minister said the summit witnessed participation from stakeholders across nearly 20 countries, reflecting growing global confidence in Odisha's industrial ecosystem. He announced ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (PTI) The Odisha government on Tuesday signed 45 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several companies, involving a total investment commitment of Rs 6,263 crore. The MoUs were signed here in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain during the Odisha Pharma Summit-2025, officials said. These units in pharmaceuticals, medical technologies, and industrial infrastructure sectors are expected to generate employment for 38 ...Read More >
Four children, suffering from thalassemia, have tested HIV positive after receiving blood transfusions at the District Hospital blood bank in Madhya Pradesh's Satna. The incident reportedly took place around four months ago but came to light recently, triggering panic among families and raising serious questions over blood safety protocols. Children suffering from thalassemia require regular and life-long blood transfusions to survive. The affected children received blood transfusions on multip ...Read More >
Satna, (MP) Dec 16 (PTI) A routine necessity turned into a nightmare for six families in Madhya Pradesh's Satna after their children, already battling severe blood disorder thalassemia, tested positive for HIV, which officials suspect was transmitted via contaminated blood transfusions at different hospitals. All these cases were reported between January and May this year, and all the affected children - aged between 12 and 15 - are being treated under HIV protocols, an official said. Madhya P ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday unveiled Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy-2025, aiming to attract investment of Rs 25,000 crore and create 1 lakh jobs by 2030. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the new policy here at the Odisha Pharma Summit-2025 in the presence of Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain and senior government officers. Speaking on the occasion, Industries Department's Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma said India imports about 85 per cent of ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha marked a major milestone in its industrial expansion with the signing of 45 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth ₹6,263 crore at the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025 in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The investment proposals are expected to generate 38,406 employment opportunities across the state, giving a significant boost to the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at a programme held at Hotel Taj Vivan ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (UNI) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced that Odisha is poised to become a top destination for pharmaceutical and medical device investments, emphasizing the State's potential as a hub for innovation and employment. Speaking at the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, the State's first dedicated summit for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and life sciences manufacturing, Majhi highlighted Odisha's strategic advantages, including its coastal location, port-led conn ...Read More >
Satna/Bhopal, Dec 16 (PTI) Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday. The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said. Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children. MP Health Minister Rajendra Shukla told reporters in Bhopal that he has order ...Read More >
Satna/Bhopal (PTI): Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday. The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said. Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children. ALSO READ: 3 Indian students among those injured in Australia's Bondi Beach attack ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held discussions with Tatsuo Yasunaga, Chairman of the Japan-India Business Cooperation Committee (JIBCC), to explore ways to further strengthen trade and economic ties between India and Japan. In a social media post, the Commerce Minister said that he had a productive discussion with Tatsuo Yasunaga and his delegation. Also Read | VB-G RAM G Bill 2025: 5 Key Changes in India's Rural Employment Law Repla ...Read More >
-- Jordan-India Business Forum to be held on Tuesday -- Two countries are linked by several bilateral agreements, MoUs AMMAN -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jordan underscores the strength of bilateral relations and the Kingdom's expanding international standing, grounded in a foreign policy based on trust, cooperation and mutual respect under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Indian Embassy in Amman said. The visit highlights the close ties between Jordan and ...Read More >
A-1 Limited informs the stock exchanges that it has entered a new long-term supply agreement for concentrated nitric acid. The tri-partite deal involves Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited, Solar Industries India Limited with its group companies, and A-1 Limited. The committed quantity is 10,000 metric tonnes. Supplies are scheduled between November 2025 and March 2026. Under this supply structure, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited will produce and sell c ...Read More >
Merchandise exports for November 2025 stood at USD 38.13 billion, while imports were estimated at USD 62.66 billion. New Delhi: India's merchandise trade deficit registered a sharp decline to USD 24.53 billion in November from USD 41.68 billion in October despite the uncertainties in the global market triggered by the US tariff turmoil, data released by the Commerce Ministry on Monday showed. Merchandise exports for November 2025 stood at USD 38.13 billion, while imports were estimated at USD ...Read More >
A major Chinese clinical study on ovarian cancer has been published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, one of the world's highest-impact medical journal, marking a first for a Chinese researcher-led gynecological cancer trial, researchers said in Beijing on Sunday. The phase III FZOCUS-1 study tested fluzoparib, a PARP inhibitor developed by Chinese pharmaceutical giant Hengrui Pharma. The trial evaluated the drug as a "maintenance" therapy, treatment given to prevent cancer recurrence aft ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Making a remarkable market debut, shares of pharma firm Corona Remedies Ltd closed with a premium of over 35 per cent against the issue price of Rs 1,062 per share on Monday. The stock started trading at Rs 1,452, a jump of 36.72 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it surged 41.14 per cent to Rs 1,499 before settling at Rs 1,437.20, up 35.32 per cent. At the NSE, shares listed at a premium of 38.41 per cent at Rs 1,470. Shares of the firm ended at ...Read More >
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