News of The Day – 9th June 2025

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

• About National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)
• Developed and implemented by
• Key features of the NeVA

• What is Agroforestry?
• Key Benefits of Agroforestry
• Current Status in India
• Challenges in Agroforestry
• Global Insights
• Government Initiatives
• National Agroforestry Policy
• Recommendations for India

• Current status of India’s wind energy sector
• Need for technological innovation and cybersecurity
• Challenges: Grid integration, land acquisition, and financing
• Role in India’s renewable energy targets
• Offshore wind potential in India
• Policy measures to support wind energy growth
• Global comparisons and future potential

• About Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Rare Disease
• Issues faced by rare disease patients in India
• Role of India’s patent laws and public health
• Case studies of compulsory licensing in India
• Implications for pharmaceutical industry and patients
• Concept of compulsory licensing under TRIPS

• About the Kerala’s new Molecular Test kits
• Significance of the new molecular test
• What are the implications for health care services?
• Additional Reading:
• About free living amoeba (FLA)

• About AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM)
• Role of UNESCO and MeitY in AI governance
• Key outcomes of the 5th stakeholder consultation
• India’s AI ecosystem and preparedness
• Ethical and regulatory challenges in AI adoption
• Global frameworks for AI readiness

• Reasons behind Kerala’s demand to amend Wildlife Protection Act
• Key issues
• Species involved
• Current provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
• Balancing conservation and human safety
• National and state-level policies on wildlife management

• What is the Vithoot Programme and what does it aim to achieve?
• How does the seed ball method work?
• Ecological and social benefit

• About weather modification technologies 
• Stratospheric aerosol injection
• Findings of the new study and its implications
• Ethical, environmental, and geopolitical concerns
• Potential applications in disaster management
• India’s stance and experiments with weather modification
• Global perspectives and controversies

• About the 2025 Conference
• Importance of disaster-resilient infrastructure
• India’s role in global disaster resilience initiatives
• Case studies of resilient infrastructure projects

• Alcaraz win French Open title
• About Grand Slam Tennis Tournament
• About French Open