News of The Day: 8th April 2025

News of The Day – 8th April 2025
SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline	Source	Syllabus	What To Know?
PM Modi at Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi: All about the ‘oldest living tree’, linked to an Indian princess	IE	GS 1: Art and Culture	About Buddhism and Anuradhapura About Mahabodhi Tree Gaya Spread of Buddhism
Navkar Mahamantra Divas	PIB	GS 1: Art and Culture	About Navkar Mahamantra Divas About Jainism About Tirthankaras
A paradigm shift in mental health policy	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	About Gender Stereotypes Rights of Transgender and Challenges faced by LGBTQIA 2014 NALSA judgment. Reasons behind Rising Suicides in India Steps taken by Government to curb suicides
Parliamentary panel expresses concern over diversion of funds of District Mineral Foundation in several States	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	About District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) Challenges associated with mining in India About HELP and NELP policy Steps taken by the Government to Enhance Mining in India
MoU signed between the Supreme Courts of India and Nepal	The Hindu	GS 2: IR	About Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) About India Nepal relations Issues in India-Nepal Relations
What Is ‘Qatargate,’	IE	GS 2: IR	Location of Qatar About Israel-Palestine Conflict Hamas About Gaza Strip
What is a bear market?	IE	GS 3: Economy	About Bear Market About Bullish market About Sensex
India overtakes Germany to become 3rd-largest generator of wind, solar power: Report	The Hindu	GS 3: Economy	About Solar Energy Steps Taken by Government to promote Solar energy in India Challenges Associated with Solar energy in India International Solar Alliance
TruthTell Hackathon	The Hindu	GS 03: Science and Tech	About TruthTell Hackathon About Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models Small Language Models Natural Language Processing (NLP) Steps taken by India to enhance AI Ecosystem in India
Iron inside the sun is more opaque than expected	The Hindu	GS 03: Science and Tech	About Neutrinos About Big Bang Theory Key Findings of the Research
Biomass mission	IE	GS 3: Science and Tech	About Biomass Mission Carbon Cycle Objectives of the Biomass Mission
military space doctrine	The Hindu	GS 3: Security	About Indian DefSpace Symposium India’s Upcoming Military Space Doctrine and Policy Role of the Defence Space Agency
India launches first Digital Threat Report 2024	PIB	GS 3: Security	Key Findings of the Report About Cybersecurity in India Steps taken to Enhance Cybersecurity in India Challenges associated with Cybersecurity in India