News of The Day: 11th July 2025

                          News of The Day – 11th July 2025

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

• Is voting a fundamental right in India?
• Why does electoral roll accuracy matter?
• Who qualifies as an ordinary resident?

• Vice-Chancellors’ Conference 2025: Driving NEP 2020 and Viksit Bharat 2047
• A Decade of Transformation: Milestones in Indian Higher Education
• Enrolment Surge: Women and Marginalized Communities Lead the Way
• The ‘Panch Sankalpa’ of NEP 2020: Five Resolutions for Future-Ready Education
• Target 50% GER by 2035: Urgent Reforms in Curriculum and Infrastructure

• Launch and Objective of TALASH Initiative
• Key Features of the TALASH Platform
• Digital and Inclusive Approach of TALASH
• Implementation Strategy and Coverage

• Prime Minister Modi’s Extended BRICS Visit: A Strategic Outreach
• Global South Engagement: A Shift in India’s Diplomatic Focus
• India’s Strategic Balancing Act on Gaza and Iran
• BRICS Rio Declaration: A Diplomatic Recalibration
• India’s Firm Stance Against Terrorism in BRICS
• China’s Role and India’s Diplomatic Gains in BRICS

• UNFCCC Climate Negotiations: Crisis of Credibility
• Key Challenges Undermining Global Climate Talks
• Impact of U.S. Withdrawal on UN Climate Process
• Reform Efforts Ahead of COP30 in Brazil
• Outcomes of the Bonn Climate Meeting
• Civil Society’s Call for Deeper Structural Reforms
• The Problem of Consensus and the Veto Barrier
• Controversy Over Host Countries and Fossil Fuel Influence

• Bonn Climate Conference 2025: Setting the Stage for COP30
• Stalemate and Slow Start: Procedural Disputes Stall Progress
• Finance and Trade Tensions: Carbon Border Taxes and Article 9.1
• Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA): Metrics, Indicators, and Resistance
• Loss and Damage (L&D): Technical Progress Amid Financial Uncertainty
• The Santiago Network: Operational Gaps and Funding Concerns
• Just Transition Discussions: Equity, Labour Rights, and Trade Barriers

• What is Quick commerce?
• Status of Quick Commerce Market:
• India’s Quick Commerce Market to Reach ₹2 Trillion by FY28
• Rapid Growth Driven by Tier II & III Adoption and Digital Penetration
• Concern regarding quick commerce
• Way forward

• Doubling of Fish Production under the Blue Revolution
• Significant Growth in Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
• India’s Leadership in Seafood and Shrimp Exports
• Launch of Key Fisheries Initiatives and Guidelines

• About Optical Atomic Clocks
• Need for Redefining the SI Second
• Advantages of Optical Atomic Clocks over Caesium Clocks
• Technologies and Methods Used for Synchronisation
• Future Steps Towards Redefinition of the Second

• About INS Kavaratti
• Successful User Trials of ERASR Conducted from INS Kavaratti
• Indigenous Development of the ERASR System by DRDO
• Technical Features of the Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket