News of The Day: 25th January 2025

News of The Day – 25th January 2025

• Groundbreaking Discovery: Iron Age in Tamil Nadu Dates Back to 4th Millennium BCE
• Radiometric Dating Redefines Global Metallurgical Timelines
• Key Sites in Tamil Nadu Yield Earliest Evidence of Iron Technology
• Tamil Nadu: A Pioneering Hub of Early Metallurgy
• Rewriting Indian Archaeology: Tamil Nadu’s Role in Early Iron Use
• Comparison with the Copper Age in North India
• Innovative Iron-Smelting Furnaces in Tamil Nadu: Evidence of Advanced Pyro-Technology

• What is enemy property?
• Can legal heirs of those who migrated inherit enemy property?
• How have courts dealt with cases involving enemy properties?
• What happens to an enemy property after its takeover?
• How many enemy properties are there in India?

• Strengthening Ties: Indonesia and India Move Toward a Broader Strategic Partnership
• Prabowo Subianto’s Vision: Strategic Autonomy and Global Aspirations
• Legacy of Cooperation: Building on the Modi-Jokowi Era
• Navigating New Diplomacy: S Jaishankar and Sugiono’s Role in Shaping Bilateral Ties
• BRICS Membership: A New Avenue for India-Indonesia Collaboration
• Balancing China’s Influence: Opportunities for Autonomous Policymaking
• Indo-Pacific Synergies: Aligning AOIP with India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative

• 75 Years of the Indian Constitution: Reflecting on Personal Liberty and Human Dignity
• Reinstating Dissent: The Constitutional Ethics in A.K. Gopalan’s Legacy
• Puttaswamy Judgment: A Turning Point for the Right to Privacy and Liberty
• Article 21: The Dignity of Life and Liberty as Core Constitutional Values
• Preventive Detention and the Crisis of Justice in Independent India
• From Gopalan to Anti-CAA Protesters: The Continuity of Constitutional Contradictions
• The Erosion of Personal Liberty: Prolonged Detention and Anti-Terror Laws

• NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index 2025: Overview and Key Highlights
• Top-Performing States: Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Goa, and Jharkhand Shine as ‘Achievers’
• The Aspirational States: Fiscal Challenges Faced by Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Kerala
• FHI Classification: States Grouped into Achievers, Front-Runners, and Performers
• Odisha Tops the Fiscal Health Index with a Score of 67.8
• Key Factors Behind Top-Performing States: Capital Outlay, Revenue Surplus, and Debt Sustainability
• Front-Runners: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana
• Performers Category: Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Haryana
• Debt Sustainability: Odisha Leads the Rankings with a High Debt Index Score

• Brent Crude Prices Drop 3% Following Trump’s Inauguration
• Weak Global Demand and US Energy Policy Drive Oil Prices Down
• India Benefits from Falling Crude Prices: Lower Inflation and Current Account Deficit
• Geo-Political Premium Evaporates: Post-Trump Ukraine-Russia Conflict Resolution Hopes
• US Sanctions on Russia and Their Ripple Effect on Indian Oil Imports

Action Partnership (GPAP)

• GPAP Expands Network to 25 Countries: A Milestone in Tackling Plastic Pollution
• Seven New Countries Join the Fight Against Plastic Waste
• GPAP’s Vision: Advancing a Circular Plastics Economy
• The Environmental Impact of Plastic Pollution: A Global Crisis
• National Action Roadmaps: Tailored Solutions for Sustainable Plastic Management
• $3.1 Billion Mobilised and Safer Jobs Created for Waste Workers
• The Role of GPAP in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• What is the Eurodrone programme?
• Significance

• What is KaWaCHaM’ ?
• Key Features

• What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
• Causes
• Diagnosis

• Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS)

• About Typhon Missile System