News of The Day: 17th January 2025

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News of The Day: 17th January 2025

News of The Day –  17th January 2025

SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
Fast Track Immigration—Trusted Traveller Program (FTI-TTP) TOI GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • About FTI-TTP
  • How is it aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047
  • Difference between PIO, OCI, NRI
Great anniversaries of peace initiatives, a role for India The Hindu GS 2: IR
  • What is Avadi resolution?
  • Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Action Plan for a Nuclear Weapons Free and Non-Violent World Order’ of 1988
  • About Cold war
Climate change, economic instability, conflict and digital inequality are disrupting children’s lives and limiting their prospects, according to a new report published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) DTE GS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • About UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • Digital public infrastructure (DPI)
  • How to improve governance for climate action?
‘Ghost island’ appears and disappears in Caspian Sea Live Mint GS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • About mud volcano eruption
  • What is Ghost Island?
  • About Kumani Bank volcano
How and why are plants grown in space: Takeaways from ISRO’s success Indian Express GS 3: Science & Technology
  • Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS)
  • Possibility of life cultivation in space
  • Works of ISRO- recent SpadeX mission
Kampala Declaration for Africa’s agri-food systems from 2026 to 2035 DTE GS 3: Economy
  • Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program
  • Malabo Declaration
  • What is an agri-food systems approach?
The impacts of rupee weakening The Hindu GS 3: Economy
  • Difference between NEER and REER?
  • Bank of International Settlements (BIS)
  • Measures to strengthen the rupee
8th Pay Commission for central government employees approved by Cabinet HT GS 3: Economy
  • Concepts of Pay Commissions
  • What is the term of reference (ToR)?
Working 70-90 hours isn’t the answer – more equity is Indian Express GS 3: Economy
  • Recent debates on work life balance
  • Status of India’s Labour Productivity and Working Hours
  • Argument in Favour of 70–90 hour work weeks
  • Argument against 70–90 hour work weeks

Additional Information:

  • Concept of ESOPs and sweat equity
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