News of The Day: 29th April 2025

News of The Day – 29th April 2025

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

• About Papal Conclave and its purpose.
• About the Pope and his role.

• Recent issue regarding vacancy of Deputy Speaker position.
• Constitutional Provision  for Deputy Speaker 
• Role of Deputy Speaker.

• About Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• CSR framework in India
• Criteria for CSR eligibility

• Challenges regarding Indian Cities.
• Need of a city specific approach.
• Government initiatives for Cities.

• About Padma Award 
• Categories of Padma Award
• Eligibility

• UNSC statement on  Pahalgam terror attack.
• Issue raised against the statement.
• Significance of UNSC Statement.

• About World Bank’s Spring 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief
• India’s Highlights
• About poverty
• Factors leading to poverty decline

• Key Highlights of biofuel scheme of Madhya Pradesh
• Significance of the Scheme
• About Biofuel
• compressed biogas (CBG)

• About ban on use of specific antibiotics in production of meat, Aquaculture, poultry and milk products.
• What is Anti-Microbial Resistance?
• Challenges regarding AMR.
• Global and National Initiatives to Tackle AMR Issue.
• Way forward

• What is meant by greenhouse gases emissions intensity (GEI)?
• About Greenhouse Gases Emissions Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025
• India’s emission inventory and efforts at mitigation