News of The Day: 14th June 2025

News of The Day – 14th June 2025

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

• India Post’s initiative for affordable book delivery
• About ‘Gyan Post’

• Key Findings
• Recommendations
• Role of NCPCR: Guidelines for child protection online
• Challenges: Lack of awareness, weak cyber laws enforcement

• Escalating Israel-Iran tensions
• Nuclear Program Controversy
• Economic impact: Rising oil prices, inflation risks
• Geopolitical Implications: India’s balancing act with Israel, Iran, and Gulf nations
• India’s concerns: Oil supply disruptions, trade routes, Indian diaspora safety

• About UNGA Resolution
• Reasons for Abstention
• India’s Evolving Stance on Palestine

• About Agri Stack
• State-Level Implementations
• Benefits: Targeted subsidies, precision agriculture, financial inclusion
• Challenges: Data privacy, digital literacy, infrastructure

• Key outcomes of the Summit
• Commitments: Expand marine protected areas, decarbonize maritime transport, combat plastic pollution, finance coastal nations
• About High Seas Treaty
• Alignment with SDG 14: Sustainable ocean use
• Challenges: Implementation, funding for SIDS
• Global impact: High Seas Treaty ratification by 50 countries

• About FRA Cells under DAJGUA
• Role of New FRA Cells
• Challenges in FRA Implementation
• Significance & Concerns

• About Solar Orbiter
• Scientific Significance

• Key Discovery
• Significance: Understanding universe formation, reionization
• About CLASS Project (Cosmology Larger Angular Scale Surveyor)
• Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)

• Kruti: India’s First Agentic AI Assistant
• About BharatGPT Mini
• Significance
• Government Initiatives Supporting Indigenous AI

• About Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) drones (Rudrastra)
• Army’s Drone Modernization Plan