News of The Day: 13th August 2025

News of The Day – 13th August 2025

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

(Syllabus Relevance)

(Static + Dynamic Linkage)

(GS 1: Art and Culture)

• Toda tribe in Nilgiris pioneers preservation of their Dravidian 
• About Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL)
• About Toda Tribe
• Toda Tribe’s Contribution to Language Preservation
• Government Initiatives and Policy Framework
• Role of Technology and AI in Language Preservation
• Challenges to Preserving Endangered Languages

(GS 2: Polity and Governance)

• About National Anubhav Awards.
• 2025 Focus: Digital governance and rural development contributions.

(GS 2: Polity and Governance)

• 100 years of UPSC.
• Significance: Highlights UPSC’s contribution to nation-building and meritocracy.
• Challenges: Addressing calls for exam reforms and transparency. Constitutional bodies (Article 315)
• Administrative reforms.

(GS 2: Polity and Governance)

• About ‘UNDP Equator Initiative Award’
• About Bibi Fatima SHG (Jharkhand).

(GS 2: Polity and Governance)

• About SHRESTH Index
• Objectives and Framework
• Implementation and Methodology
• Significance for India’s Pharmaceutical Sector

(GS 2: International Relations)

• About India-Singapore Green & Digital Maritime Corridor
• Challenges: High costs of green tech adoption. Static Linkage: Bilateral relations;
• Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047.

 (GS 2: International Relations)

• About the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
• Significance: Showcases India’s growing role in global science; 50 countries participate.
• Impact: Inspires youth in STEM; promotes India’s space leadership.

(GS 2: International Relations)

• About India-Nigeria defence talks.
• Significance in Strengthens India’s ties with Africa’s largest economy; supports Act Africa policy.
• MoU for joint exercises, technology transfer in 2026.

(GS 3: Economy)

• About Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs)
• Recent RBI’s Policy Change
• Objectives and Economic Implications
• Geopolitical and Trade Context
• Challenges and Compliance Requirements
• Way forward

(GS 3: Economy)

• About Scheme for Promotion of Integrated Cluster-based Economic Development (SPICED)
• Features: Supports MSMEs with infrastructure, credit, and market access.
• Impact: Targets 1 crore jobs, ₹10 lakh crore output by 2030.

(GS 3: Economy)

• About Tato-II Hydro Electric Project
• Impact: Provides clean energy, creates 5,000 jobs, supports net-zero goals.
• Challenges: Environmental concerns, displacement of tribal communities.

(GS 3: Environment)

• About the Coral Bleaching Incidents around the World.
• What is Coral Bleaching? 
• Causes , impact and Mitigation methods.
• Global cooperation via Coral Reef Breakthrough.

(GS 3: Environment)

• Brown Revolution 2.0
• Soil Health Crisis and Agro-Waste Mismanagement
• Proposed Cooperative Model for Agro-Waste Recycling
• Technological Integration and Policy Support
• Environmental and Socio-Economic Benefits
• Challenges and External Factors

(GS 3: Science and tech)

• About dengue (Recent Findings)
• Status of dengue in  India.
•  WHO’s global dengue control strategy.