News of The Day – 10th June 2025

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

• Role of women in Indian agriculture
• Contribution to food security and rural economy
• Challenges Faced by Women Farmers
• Gender disparities in agricultural productivity
• Case studies and success stories
• Government schemes and interventions
• Policy recommendations for women’s empowerment

• Traditional Water harvesting Method
• Growing Water Scarcity: Reason and impacts
• Role of Community participation
• Policy interventions

• About SoO agreements in India
• Objectives: Peacebuilding, disarmament, rehabilitation
• Challenges: Implementation, monitoring, and violations
• Case studies: SoO with Kuki-Zomi groups in Manipur
• Impact on regional stability

• Current status of India’s garment export industry
• Challenges: Competition from Bangladesh, Vietnam; labor costs
• Government schemes
• Global trade agreements and market access
• Sustainability and ethical practices in garment manufacturing
• Strategies to boost exports: Technology adoption, skill development

• Key findings of the study
• Growth trajectory of India’s gig economy
• Sectors driving gig work: IT, logistics, hospitality
• Challenges: Social security, job stability, skill gaps
• Government initiatives: 
• Impact on employment and economic growth
• Global comparisons of gig economy trends

• About Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
• Key amendment in SEZ rules
• SEZ in India

• About BBX32 Gene
• Mechanism of plant shoot emergence (geotropism, phototropism)
• Scientific significance for agriculture and ecology
• Role in improving crop resilience and yield
• Research advancements in plant biology
• Implications for sustainable farming
• Challenges in applying findings to diverse crops

• About the Upper Siang Hydropower Project 
• Environmental and social concerns: Displacement, biodiversity loss
• Strategic importance in India-China border dynamics
• Government’s stance and mitigation measures

• What is DRUM App (Dynamic Route Planning for Urban Green Mobility)?
• Developed by
• Key features, significance

• About Losgna Occidentalis
• About parasites
• Difference between Wasp, flies and bees

• About Heeng: Distribution and Production of Heeng Crops
• Import from Other Countries

• About Indravati National Park: Geographic Location, Habitat, Flora and Fauna
• Additional Reading: Other Protected Areas in Chattisgarh.

• About Magnetic Isolation and Concentration cryo-electron microscopy
• Applications of the technique
• Significance for research and diagnostics
• Potential impact on healthcare and material sciences
• Challenges in scaling the technology

• About Nickel: Distribution and Production in India and World.
• Applications of Nickel

• About astatine-188 (At) and it’s key features
• About Proton Emission
• Types of Proton Emission
• Application