News of The Day: 14th April 2025

News of The Day -14th April 2025

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

• About B.R Ambedkar and his Contribution.
• Significance of Ambedkar Jayanti Celebration.

• About the recent opening of  sacred space to all sections.
• About restrictions on temple entry.
• History of temple entry Movement.

• Recent Supreme court decision on Role of governor.
• Timeline set by supreme court for President’s Decision on State Assembly Bill.
• Constitutional Provision for Governor and its powers regarding Bill.

• About Dharmadam declared free of extreme poverty
• What is extreme poverty?
• Poverty line estimation in India

• About first fully digital literate district in Kerala.
• What is Digital Literacy?
• Significance of Digital Literacy.
• Challenges with Digital Literacy.
• Government initiatives to promote digital Literacy.

• About the SC categorisation.
• Basis of Categorization and its Significance.
• Supreme Court Verdict on Sub-categorisation
• Argument for and Against sub-categorisation 

• About International Maritime Organization’s Framework on GHG Emissions
• Key Features
• About International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)  

• About Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
• About ISA
• Initiatives undertaken by ISA
• What is India’s Role in ISA?

• About GaN-based semiconductors and its application.
• Significance of India’s first semiconductor plant.
• Global Status of Semi conductor Industry.

• About Traditional Variety of Seeds.
• Advantages of using traditional Variety of seeds.
• Challenges regarding use of traditional Variety.
• Ways to improve usage of Traditional Variety of Seeds.

• About the new weapon system of DRDO
• Capabilities demonstrated by Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) system