News of The Day -1st February 2025

SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.

• Core Geo Expeditions team 
• Pre-Historic Fossil

In historic move, Karnataka allows dignified death for the terminally ill

• Karnataka Becomes Second State to Implement Passive Euthanasia
• Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling on the Right to Die with Dignity
• Definition and Significance of Passive Euthanasia
• Criteria for Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment
• Role of Medical Boards in Decision-Making Process
• Approval and Oversight by Judicial Authorities
• Introduction of Advance Medical Directive (AMD) or ‘Living Will’
• Procedures for Executing and Maintaining an AMD
• Impact on Patients, Families, and the Healthcare System

• Key Findings of Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR)

• Expanding Aadhaar Authentication for Ease of Living
• Notification of Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025

• About Bird sanctuaries : Sakkarakottai and Therthangal
• Ramsar Convention

• New Ethanol Price for 2024-25 Supply Year
• Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme Overview
• Role of C Heavy Molasses (CHM) in Ethanol Production
• Benefits for Farmers and the Environment
• Impact on Crude Oil Imports and Foreign Exchange Savings
• GST and Transportation Charges Applicability
• Increased Ethanol Prices to Meet Blending Targets
• Nationwide Implementation of Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme

• Key Findings of the Study
• Success of Scientific Conservation Strategies
• India’s Unique Balance of Land-Sharing and Land-Sparing
• Role of Protected Areas in Tiger Recovery
• Legislative Framework Supporting Tiger Conservation
• Socio-Economic and Cultural Influences on Tiger Populations
• Challenges to Tiger Conservation in Conflict-Affected Regions
• Recommendations for Future Conservation Efforts
• Addressing Habitat Loss and Human-Wildlife Conflict

• Forever Chemicals Overview
• Uses of Forever chemicals
• Environmental and Health Concerns
• Remediation Efforts
• PFASs and Stockholm convention

• RBI Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) Reaches 465.33
• Key Drivers of Digital Payments Growth
• RBI-DPI: Measuring Digital Payments Adoption Since 2021
• Parameters Used in RBI’s Digital Payments Index
• UPI’s Dominance in India’s Digital Payments Landscape
• Decline in Other Payment Systems’ Market Share
• UPI Transaction Volume and Value Surge Over Five Years
• CAGR Analysis of UPI Growth in India

• Impact on Standing Wheat and Other Rabi Crops
• Adverse Effects on Horticultural Crops Like Apples and Stone Fruits
• Major Wheat-Producing States Likely to Face Crop Damage
• Regional Variations in Temperature Trends Across India
• Global Climate Factors: La Niña and ENSO Conditions
• Long-Term Implications for Agriculture and Food Security

• Economic Growth Projections
• Challenges and Recommendations
• Sectoral Insights 

• Economic Survey 2024-25 Highlights Risks of Excessive Financialisation
• Lessons from the 2008 Financial Crisis
• The Role of a Well-Functioning Financial System
• Retail Investor Sentiment and Market Corrections

• Economic Survey 2024-25 Highlights Disparity Between Corporate Profits and Wages
• Surge in Corporate Profits
• Lagging Wage Growth