News of The Day: 21st January 2025

News of The Day –  21st January 2025

• About demonstration sports like Kalaripayattu, Yogasana, Mallakhambh and Rafting
• Mandate of Indian Olympics Association (IOA) 

Additional Reading:

• The 38th edition of the National Games
• Khelo India initiative

• What is Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) and Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) ?
• National Commission under Mr. Idate
• Rights of Tribals and minorities in India

Additional Reading

• About DNT, NT, SNT Communities

• Ethical aspect of abuse of office for personal gains by USA President pardoning relatives and son
• Comparison of powers of President in USA vs India
• Types of pardons in India

• Election process of President in USA vs India
• About Arctic blast
• “America First” doctrine

• Why did the Supreme Court scrap electoral bonds?
• Role and mandate of ECI
• Transparency in electoral funding

• What is BRICS+?
• Can BRICS+ represent the “Global South” ?
• Does expansion strengthen or weaken BRICS+? 
• Comparison of BRICS and NAM

• About Red Sea corridor
• Houthi crisis
• Gaza ceasefire

• What is Marburg disease?
• Role and mandate of WHO

• About DPI- Digital Public Infrastructure
• Digi Locker vs Entity Locker
• About National eGovernance Division (NeGD)

• Recent achievements of ISRO
• LVM3 launch vehicle
• Vikas liquid engine

• Meaning of Nerve-muscle crosstalk
• Biochemical benefits of exercise
• Effect of physical stress on nerves

• Why did the SCOTUS ban TikTok?
• ‘Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
• Digital Expansionism of China