News of The Day – 19th June 2025

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

• Highlights of the 2023–24 Report
• About Performance Grade Index 2.0 report
• Parameters: Learning outcomes, access, infrastructure, equity, governance
• State-Wise Grade Categorization
• Reasons: High teacher training, digital education, inclusive policies
• Challenges: Scaling model to states, addressing urban-rural gaps
• Government Recommendations

• ‘One Nation, One Time’ Initiative
• Implementation Framework
• Mechanism: National Physical Laboratory to oversee precise timekeeping
• Need for Time Sovereignty
• Global context: Aligns with nations using single time zones 

• 78th World Health Assembly resolution
• Key Provisions of the Resolution
• Global Burden and Neglect of disease
• Why It Matters
• India-Specific Implications
• Challenges: Rural healthcare gaps, social stigma, drug resistance

• About 51st G7 Summit (2025) Summit
• Key Highlights of the Meeting
• India’s Role
• Challenges: Trump’s early exit, tariff disputes, Middle East escalation
• Significance: India’s growing global influence, economic-security nexus

• Evacuation of Indians from Iran
• About Operation Sindhu

• Divisible pool: Central taxes shared with states per Finance Commission
• States demand higher share
• Key Issue: Shrinking Divisible Pool, Horizontal Devolution Disparities
• Significance: Strengthens federalism, equitable development
• Way forward: Data-driven allocation, addressing regional disparities

• Why Are Oil Prices Rising?
• Global Oil Market Outlook
• Implications for India
• India’s Policy Resilience

• What are Invasive Alien Species (IAS)?
• Linkage Between Trade and Biological Invasions
• Case Studies from India
• India’s Vulnerability
• Sectors Most Affected
• Climate Change and Future Risks
• Policy & Biosecurity Recommendations

• India’s Rank in Energy Transition Index
• About Energy Transition Index
• About World Economic Forum

• Key Discovery
• Background: The Missing Matter Problem
• Why Was It Missing?
• How Was It Found?
• Significance