News of The Day: 24th November 2025

News of The Day – 24th November 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: Society)

• UN Women: 44% women/girls lack legal protection from AI-driven abuse (deepfakes, doxing, sextortion); “manosphere” fuels misogyny.
• Calls for laws like EU Digital Safety Act;
• India relevance: IT Rules gaps, need for gender-digital literacy under Digital India.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• About 53rd Chief Justice of India
• About CJI eligibility, appointment and Role
• Priorities: AI in courts, green benches, access to justice.
• Builds on e-Courts; relevant for Article 124, judicial independence.

(GS-2: IR)

• About  AI governance
• At G20, Modi proposed AI governance compact to prevent misuse in disinformation, deepfakes; aligns with India’s Global Digital Public Goods push.
• Emphasizes ethical AI, data sovereignty; builds on GPAI, complements EU AI Act.
• Relevant for cyber threats, international norms.

(GS-2: IR)

• ACITI (AI, Critical Tech, Innovation Trilateral) launched to foster collaboration in AI ethics, quantum, semiconductors. 
• Focus: Joint R&D, standards harmonization; strengthens Indo-Pacific tech alliances against supply chain risks.
• Significance:  supply chain resilience; relevant for Atmanirbhar Bharat, critical minerals diplomacy.

(GS-2: IR)

• Bilateral initiative for intel sharing, financial tracking to disrupt terror funding; includes blockchain monitoring.
• About Terror Financing.
• Builds on QUAD+ frameworks; relevant for FATF compliance, countering crypto-enabled terror.

(GS-2: IR)

• Modi invoked Gandhian ‘integral humanism’ for inclusive growth; proposed Global Health Compact (pandemic preparedness) and Skills Alliance (youth training).
• Ties to NEP 2020, Ayushman Bharat, Global South equity in post-COVID recovery.

(GS-2: IR)

• US endorses Istanbul framework for ceasefire, grain corridor; involves NATO-Russia de-escalation. * Implications for energy prices, Indo-Pacific security; India maintains a neutral stance.

(GS-3: Security)

• AboutOperation “Crystal Fortress”
•  NCB-Delhi Police busted a transnational meth cartel; seized 328kg (Rs 262cr) in Chhatarpur.
• Arrests: 2 (Nagaland woman, handler); foreign kingpin identified.
• Targets synthetic drugs, overseas links.

(GS-3: Environment)

• About COP30 Brazil, was the second-largest COP with 56,118 delegates; focused on health-climate links, forest protection, and NDC ambition gaps amid rising emissions (CO2 at 425.7 ppm).
• Key outcomes: Belem Health Action Plan for resilient health systems; Tropical Forest Forever Fund with $6bn pledges; no global fossil fuel phase-out deal due to US absence under Trump.
• Challenges: Fire evacuation, Indigenous protests; India pushed equity in finance/tech for developing nations.

(GS-3: Science and tech)

• What is Random Forest? 
• ML ensemble: Multiple decision trees for robust predictions (e.g., fossil analysis in PNAS study).
• Reduces overfitting via bagging/random features.
• Applications in healthcare, climate modeling.

(GS-3: Science and tech)

• About Polio and its Variants.
• WHO certification after 3yr no cases; via vaccination drives, surveillance.
• Global milestone (SE Asia polio-free); India lessons from UIP for equity in immunization.