News of The Day: 7th January 2025

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News of The Day – 7th January 2025
SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline	Source	Syllabus	What To Know?
‘Local winds getting stronger’	DTE	GS 1: Geography	How is global warming disrupting the wind systems? How can we better measure winds to understand them and get to know how they are changing with the changing climate?
Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Key Features of Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0
Social media accounts can be deleted after death: draft rules	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Overview of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. Potential implications on inactive social media accounts Meta’s Memorialisation Process Key Provision: Rule 8(1)
Enhancing governance the digital way	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	The Ambitious Journey Toward Digital Governance Capacity Building in Digital Governance Challenges in the Digital Governance Journey iGOT Karmayogi e-Office Initiative
Decoding the National Anthem controversy	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	What is the practice in Tamil Nadu? What is the practice in other States? What is the practice when the President’s address is delivered? What does the Constitution say? What does the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs say? When is mass singing of the national anthem required? Can punishment be imposed if it isn’t played at offcial functions?
The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Collegium System: A Historical Perspective Judicial Evolution Key Challenges in the Collegium System Recent Reforms and Proposals Constitutional Provisions on Judicial Appointments Collegium-Government Dynamics
What is the human metapneumovirus?	The Hindu	GS 3: Science & Technology	What is human metapneumovirus? How does HMPV spread? How is HMPV treated? What has the Indian govt. said?
Leaves futter in space: ISRO’s experiment reaches milestone	India Today	GS 3: Science & Technology	The Experiment: Cowpea Seeds in Space Objectives of the CROPS Initiative Significance of the Experiment Future Prospects
India’s First Organic Fisheries Cluster in Sikkim	The hindu	GS 3: Economy	Key Highlights of the Organic Fisheries Cluster Projects Under PMMSY Impact on Farmer Incomes and Livelihoods
Net-Zero Banking Alliance	BS	GS 3: Economy	Overview of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Recent defections by major US banks and their implications
RBI issues norms on credit details of customers	BS	GS 3: Economy	Credit Information Companies (CICs) Data Correction Rejection Disclosure Complaint Resolution Obligations
The end of global climate policy	The Hindu	GS 3: Environment and Ecology	The Climate Conference in Baku: A Paradigm Shift Origins of the Climate Treaty The G7’s Overuse of Resources The Global South’s Perspective Role of BRICS in Multilateralism

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