News of The Day – 22nd July 2025

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

• About Youth Spiritual Summit.
• About Kashi Declaration
• Commitment to a drug-free India through awareness and action.
• Alignment with national anti-drug campaigns.

• About Human-Induced Quakes: 
• Link between water extraction, energy projects, and seismic activity.
• Regions in India vulnerable to such quakes due to infrastructure projects
• Environmental Impact
• Mitigation Strategies

• Case Background: 2006 Mumbai train blasts
• Issues with prosecution’s evidence, witness reliability, and test identification parades.
• Criminal Justice Concerns
• Implications for public trust in the legal system and victim closure.

• CAG Findings
• Key Issues Highlighted
• Governance Implications
• Steps to address systemic inefficiencies in Indian Railways.

• About Meri Panchayat App.
• Impact on Governance
• About WSIS Award

• About SASCI scheme
• Significance in boosting livelihoods and preserving traditional crafts.
• Role of MSME Ministry in scaling up the initiative.

• UPI’s Transaction Scale and IMF Recognition
• About UPI
• Economic Benefits
• Expansion of UPI’s interoperable model globally.

• Court rulings on AI-generated content and copyright ownership.
• Variations in copyright laws for AI in the US, EU, and India.
• Challenges with intellectual property rights.
• Policy Needs for AI’s role in creative industries.

• About International Moon Day.
• Role of international space agencies in lunar missions.
• ISRO’s Chandrayaan missions and future lunar plans.

• About NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) for Earth monitoring..
• Applications in disaster management, climate studies, and resource mapping.
• Significance for bilateral space cooperation.

• About IUCN World Conservation Congress.
• Climate change, species protection, and sustainable development.
• Contributions to global conservation policies and commitments.

• Legacy of V S Achuthanandan.
• Role in Kerala’s Communist movement and governance.
• Commemoration of his contributions following his passing.