News of The Day – 11th June 2025

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

• About UNFPA report
• Key Highlights of the Report
• Projections
• Challenges: Aging population, healthcare, skill development
• Government policies: National Population Policy, Skill India Mission
• Implications for economic growth and demographic dividend

QCI Commemorates World Accreditation Day 2025 in New Delhi

PIB

• World Accreditation Day 2025
• Revamped NABL Portal
• Gunvatta Samarpan Initiative
• About Quality Council of India (QCI)

NHAI releases first-ever Asset Monetisation Strategy Document to drive growth in Road Sector

PIB

• NHAI’s Asset Monetization Strategy for Road Sector (2025-30)
• 3-Pillar Strategy
• About National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)
• Challenges: Regulatory hurdles, private sector participation
• Economic impact: Fiscal space, investment in new projects
• Alignment with Atmanirbhar Bharat and Gati Shakti

FSDC looks into enhancing cybersecurity, easing KYC norms

The Hindu

• About Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC),
• Status, composition and function of FSDC

SEforall

LM

• NTPC’s Agreement with SEforALL
• About Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
• Strategic Importance

New ‘weight-loss’ drugs have lower impact in real life

The Hindu

• About the new weight-loss drugs (e.g., GLP-1 agonists)
• Real-world efficacy vs. clinical trial results
• Challenges: Side effects, accessibility, cost
• Public health implications: Obesity management in India
• Role of regulatory bodies: CDSCO, ICMR
• Ethical concerns: Overprescription, lifestyle vs. medication

Sensitive German experiment sets new limit on maximum neutrino mass

The Hindu

• About Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN)
• Neutrino Characteristics and Importance
• Implications for understanding universe’s evolution
• India’s contributions to neutrino research: INO project
• Challenges in neutrino studies: Detection, precision

Nuclear fusion milestone

BS

• Key Achievements
• About Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator
• Comparison with Other Reactors
• Fusion vs. Fission
• Significance: Clean, sustainable energy source
• India’s role: Cryostat supply, Central Solenoid completion
• Challenges: High costs, technological barriers
• Global efforts: ITER project, fusion research timelines

Ocean acidification

• What is Ocean acidification?
• Causes: Increased CO₂ absorption by oceans
• Impacts: Coral bleaching, marine biodiversity loss, disrupted food chains
• Global concerns: Threat to fisheries, coastal economies
• India’s vulnerability: Long coastline, marine ecosystems
• Mitigation: Carbon emission reduction, marine conservation
• International frameworks: Paris Agreement, UN SDG 14
• India’s initiatives: National Action Plan on Climate Change

Delhi To Get India’s 1st E-Waste Eco Park

NDTV

• About E-Waste Eco Park
• Environmental and Economic Impact
• Social and Employment Benefits
• E-Waste Challenges in India

MS Dhoni becomes 11th Indian player to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame

LM

Sports

• About the ICC Cricket hall of fame
• Establishment 
• Eligibility criteria
• Key features
• Other Indian cricketesr in the hall of fame

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