News of The Day: 18th July 2025

News of The Day – 18th July 2025

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

• Evidence of 2000-year-old Buddhist stupas in Haryana.
• Historical Significance
• Techniques used for the discovery.

• Role of language in shaping cultural identity and heritage.
• How language issues are used as distractions in political discourse.
• Impact of language policies on national unity and diversity.
• Policy Challenges in Balancing linguistic diversity with national integration efforts.

• About  Question Hour and its role 
• Importance in parliamentary democracy for government accountability.
• How Question Hour facilitates scrutiny of government actions?
• Relevance in current political climate and legislative functioning.

• About Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)
• Functions in regulating adoptions in India.
• Legal Framework: Provisions under the Juvenile Justice Act and adoption laws.

• Case Background
• Reason for SC Reversal
• Legal Implications
• Child Welfare Focus: Prioritizing psychological health in custody decisions.

• Plan to introduce cheetahs in Banni Grasslands, Gujarat
• Reasons why Banni Grasslands are ideal for cheetah habitat
• Conservation Efforts
• Challenges: Environmental and Logistical hurdles in reintroduction.
• About Cheetah

• Study Findings
• Environmental Impact: Risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and climate change.
• Monitoring Mechanisms in tracking glacial lake changes.
• Mitigation Measures: Strategies to address risks associated with glacial lake expansion.

• About Coronal Mass Ejections and their solar origins.
• Impact on Earth
• Role of ISRO and global observatories in tracking CMEs.
• Measures to protect infrastructure from CME impacts.

• Technique of three-person IVF and its purpose.
• Scientific Significance: Role in preventing mitochondrial diseases.
• Ethical Concerns: Debates surrounding genetic modification and designer babies.

• Successful test-firing of Prithvi-II and Agni-I in Chandipur, Odisha.
• About Prithvi-II and Agni-I
• Strategic Significance

• About the Akash Prime
• Features of the Akash Prime
• Strategic Importance

• Tawke oilfield in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
• Geopolitical Importance