News of The Day: 21st November 2025

News of The Day – 21st November 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

 (GS-1: Art and Culture)

• About Meerut Bugle
  • Traditional brass bugle used in military ceremonies.
• GI tag boosts artisan identity, military heritage industry.
• Supports MSMEs & handicraft preservation.

(GS-2 Polity & Governance)

• About Juvenile Justice(JJ) Boards
• JJ Boards facing delays in inquiries, rehabilitation decisions.
• Causes: vacancies, inadequate counsellors & support staff. 
• Affects child rights & speedy justice under JJ Act 2015.

(GS-2 Polity & Constitution)

• Presidential Reference under Art. 143
  • SC advises on constitutional doubts.
• Questions relate to federal powers, legislative competence, and Centre–State jurisdiction.
• Reinforces SC’s advisory jurisdiction & cooperative federalism.
• Role of Governors is the state assembly.

(GS-2 IR )

• India advocates special energy access & financing window for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). 
• ISA push for solar mini-grids, concessional finance, disaster-resilient energy systems.
• Links with India’s Solar Diplomacy & Global South leadership.

(GS-3: IR)

• About India-US defence deal
• Precision-guided Excalibur shells + advanced Javelin ATGMs.
• Enhances India’s artillery accuracy & anti-tank capabilities.
• Deepens Indo–US defence partnership under iCET.

• US designation offering defence cooperation benefits.
• India is not a Major Non-NATO Ally. 
• Typically includes access to priority weapons, financing, training.

(GS-3 Economy)

• Sector growing via Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
• Challenges: post-harvest losses, export standards, climate impacts.
• Opportunities in marine Aquaculture, value-addition, cold chain.
• About Marine Products Export Development Authority and National Fisheries Development Board

(GS-3 Economy)

• Boost led by rice, wheat, pulses; favourable monsoon, MSP support.
• Strengthens food security & buffer stock adequacy. 
• Need to balance with sustainability (water stress, soil health).

(GS-3 Environment)

• India demands fair burden-sharing for coal transition.
• Emphasis on climate finance, technology transfer & protecting workers/coal districts.
• Aligns with India’s NDC goals & energy security needs.

(GS-3 Environment)

• About Blue NDC 
• Focus: marine carbon sinks, coastal resilience, sustainable fisheries.
• Supports global ocean-climate governance.

(GS-3 Environment)

• About Red Sanders: rare, CITES-listed, highly trafficked species.
• Funds for protection, monitoring, anti-smuggling operations.
• Supports biodiversity conservation & enforcement capacity.

(GS-3 Science & Tech)

• First fully Indian CRISPR therapy; supports National Gene Therapy Programme.
• About  Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
• Targeting tribal SCD hotspots (MP, Chhattisgarh, Odisha).
• Cuts dependence on costly imported genetic treatments.

(GS-3 Science & Tech)

• About CE20  cryogenic engine 
• Role of Bootstrap start: improves efficiency, re-ignition reliability.
• Critical for future deep-space & interplanetary missions.

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