News of The Day -12th April 2025

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

• About the Mughal Document and its Content.
• Pilgrimage taxation and its implementation under different rulers.

• About the recent lightning related deaths.
• Factors responsible for  thunderstorms and lightning strikes.
• About Norwester and its features.

• A Heartbreaking Reality: Girls Dropping Out Due to Climate and Migration

• Rural Women on the Frontlines: Disproportionate Impacts and Challenges

• A Glaring Gap: Gender and Climate in the Beijing India Report 2024

• Climate Change and Women’s Health: A Silent Emergency

• Rural vs Urban Priorities: Understanding Context-Specific Needs

• Moving Beyond Greenwashing: The Need for Gender-Responsive Climate Budgets.

• Introduction to NEP’s Vision for Higher Education

• Understanding Multidisciplinary, Cross-Disciplinary, and Interdisciplinary Approaches

• Building Multidisciplinary Campuses
• Lessons from Global Models

• What is the Index of Industrial Production?

• Significance of IIP
• About Eight Core Sectors

• What is a Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB)?
• Features of “Gaurav”
•  Defence Research and Development Organisation

Why does the Genome India Project matter?

• What is the Genome India Project?

• What is Genome Sequencing?

• Applications

​Dire efforts: On de-extinction and conservation

• What is De-Extinction?
• Significance of De-Extinction in Conservation Efforts.
• Challenges regarding de-extinction efforts. 
• About Dire Wolves

Plastic Parks in India

• What is a plastic park?
• Indian Plastic Industry and Environment Sustainability
• Government Initiatives for promoting Plastic Production in India

• About Algal bloom and its impact on the ecosystem.
• Release of Neurotoxin and its effects on marine animals.