News of The Day: 11 October 2025

News of The Day –  11 October 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS2: Polity and Governance)

• Key recommendation of the ‘Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy’
• National AI Talent Mission for skilling.
• Focus: Work/worker/workforce lens; academia-industry ties.
• Aims: India as AI talent epicenter by 2035.

• Key Findings of Satark Nagrik Sangathan’s annual report
• Issues with RTI: Vacancies, no heads; weakens RTI Act (20 yrs in 2025).
• Calls For: Urgent appointments for transparency.
• About RTI Act and its provisions

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• About World University Rankings 2026
• Metrics: Teaching, research, citations, intl outlook. 
• Indian University Growth

(GS 2: Polity and Governance)

• Studentship Programme for Ayurveda Research Ken (4th ed, 2025-26).
• Focus: Innovative Ayurveda research; guide-student pairs.
• Aims: Youth engagement, evidence-based traditional medicine.

(GS-2: International Relations)

• Indian embassy reopening in Kabul.
• Taliban condemns Pahalgam attack; seeks deeper civilizational links.
• Status of India Afghanistan Relation: No formal recognition due to human rights.
• Strategic Significance: Security, counter-Pak influence, scholarships/capacity building.

(GS-3: Economy)

• Bharat Microfinance Report 2025
• Bihar worst performer
• Outlook: Stress easing FY26 with SRO guardrails.

(GS-3: Economy)

• MoSPI revised IIP base from 2011-12 to 2021-22 for structural changes.
• Basket: 276 new items identified via ASI; reflects tech/reforms. 
• Weights: Services 62.5% GVA, industry 22%, agri 15%.
• Aligns with IRIIP 2010

(GS-3: Science & Technology)

• About Cha 1107-7626: 5-10x Jupiter mass, 1-2M yrs old, 620 ly away (Chamaeleon).
• Accretion burst: 6B tons gas/dust/sec via disk (8x prior rate). 
• Insights: Rogue planet origins; blurs planet-star line.

(GS-3: Environment)

• About Cistanthe longiscapa (“pata de guanaco”)
• Survives driest desert via flexible photosynthesis.
• Switches C3 (normal) to CAM (water-saving) under drought/salt/stress.

• ARISE Cities Forum 2025 (Oct 8-9, New Delhi).
• Calls for multilevel cooperation, urban climate action.
• To be presented to the COP30 Presidency in Belém; aligns with Paris Goals.
• ICLEI-led; emphasizes resilient, equitable cities.