News of The Day – 15th May 2025

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

• Recent Federal Cut  and immigration issues in U.S 
• Opportunities for Indian HEIs amid global education policy shifts
• Potential for reverse brain drain
• Role of NEP 2020 and reforms in higher education
• Need to strengthen research and international collaborations

• Concept of “principled criminalisation” in criminal justice.
• Issues of overcriminalisation, legal clarity.
• Recommendations from various commissions (e.g., Malimath, SC judgments)
• Police reforms needed.

• Road safety scenario in India
• Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
• Role of enforcement, road engineering, awareness
• UN Global Plan for Road Safety; Sustainable Development Goal 3.6

• What is the World Food Prize?
• Indian recipients and contributions (e.g., M.S. Swaminathan)
• Importance of food security and sustainable agriculture

• What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)?
• India’s stand on China’s BRI
• Issues and concern with the BRI

• China’s practice of renaming places in Arunachal (Zangnan issue)
• India’s stance on territorial sovereignty
• About Border management and Line of Actual Control (LAC).
• Role of international law and strategic signalling

• What is NaBFID (National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development)?
• Importance of dollar bond offering for infrastructure financing

• About the new Hydropower plant in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Importance of Arunachal Pradesh in India’s energy security
• Strategic Significance of the Projects.

• Atmanirbhar Bharat and Defence Production Policy
• Role of DRDO and DPSUs in self-reliance
• About indigenous weapons (Pinaka, Akash, Tejas etc.)
• Significance in Export potential and strategic autonomy

• What is Operation Keller?
• About the Counter-insurgency operation
• Role of Indian Army and security forces

• Discovery of 2D metals and their properties
• Potential applications:
• Quantum computing, Batteries and Sensors
• Role of nanotechnology in emerging tech
• Global research trends and India’s position

• About Bharat 6G 2025’-International Conference and Exhibition 
• India’s 6G vision and roadmap
• What is 6G (sixth-generation wireless)?
• Use-cases in IoT, AI, communication networks