News of The Day: 13th May 2025

News of The Day -13th May 2025

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

• About Dongria Kondh tribe
• Their habitat
• Key features of Dongria Kondh Tribe
• About Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)

• About DR Congo – Location and Geographical Features
• Geopolitical importance of DRC (minerals, conflict zone); 
• its role in global cobalt supply

• About e-Passports in India
• Features of e-Passport (embedded chip, ICAO standards)
• Benefits (security, speed)
• Data privacy concerns.

• Current Issue of Misinformation seen during India-Pak Conflict.
• Impact of fake news and disinformation.
• Examples from global geopolitics.
•  India’s information ecosystem.
• Mechanism to prevent Misinformation.

• About Gallium and Germanium.
• Strategic significance of germanium (rare earth element)
• Application in electronics and defense sectors.

• Scale of e-waste generation in India.
• About e-Waste and its Impact.
• Methods to manage e-waste.
• E-Waste Management Rules in India.
• Gaps in existing framework.
• Global Initiatives to tackle e-Waste.
• Way Forward

• About IMO Net-Zero regulations.
•  Ways to reduce Carbon footprint in Shipping Industry.
• Carbon intensity indicators, clean fuel adoption, etc.
• India’s Maritime Vision 2030;
• Challenges in greening maritime logistics.

• 19-point directive issued to Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan; use of satellite tech.
• About CAQM and its role.
• About the Parali Protection Force concept.
• Challenges in behavioral change.
• Issues with enforcement and incentives.
• Way Forward.

• What is Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)?
• Applications in Cybersecurity, defense and telecom.
• India’s push in quantum technologies

• What is Geotubing?
• Geotubing in coastal protection, erosion control.

• About Lafora disease
• What causes Lafora disease?
• What are the symptoms of Lafora disease?
• How is Lafora disease diagnosed?
• What is the situation of Lafora disease in India?