News of The Day: 8th November 2025

News of The Day –  8th November 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: History)

• PM Modi, at a cultural event, recalled that only the first two stanzas of “Vande Mataram” were adopted in 1937 due to communal concerns.
• Song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1882, Anandamath).
• Relevance: National symbols, freedom movement, cultural nationalism debates; emotional integration theme for Essay/GS-1.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• Denmark’s govt to ban social media access for under-15s citing mental health, data privacy issues.
• Tech firms must verify age through national ID.• Follows EU’s “Digital Services Act” tightening child-safety rules.
• Relevance: Global digital ethics, child rights, regulation of Big Tech, comparative insight for India’s Digital India Act.

(GS 2: Polity and Governance)

• MoEFCC panel proposed harmonized penalties under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — replacing varied State fines with uniform national structure.
• Suggests graded penalties, online compliance registry, and stricter action for diversion without approval.
• Relevance: Forest governance reform; aligns with Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023 and decentralization debate.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance )

• Revisit of earlier SC rulings (2016, 2022) that allowed feeding only in designated areas and mandated sterilization under ABC Rules.
• The new order strengthens civic enforcement and state responsibility.
• Relevance: Judicial activism, urban policy, fundamental rights intersection with animal welfare.

• Kazakhstan joins the Abraham Accords.
• About Abraham Accords.
• Expands Israel-Arab normalization to Central Asia under US mediation.
• Implications: boosts Israel–Eurasia trade corridors; may shift SCO geopolitics

(GS-3: Science & Technology)

• Story: Dog cloned in India for the first time under private-research collaboration.
• Process: Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT); produces genetically identical copy.
• Criticism: animal welfare, bioethics, genetic abnormality risks.
• Relevance: Biotechnology ethics, cloning regulation under ICMR/DBT guidelines; connects to GS-4 ethics in science.

(GS-3: Science & Technology)

• American molecular biologist James D. Watson (b.1928), co-discoverer of DNA double-helix with Francis Crick (1953), passed away.
• Nobel Prize (1962).
• Relevance: History of science, bioethics, contributions to genetics & biotechnology revolution.

 (GS-3: Environment)

• First National Vulture Census (MoEFCC, BNHS) shows 70% drop in nesting areas since 2000; severe in northern India.
• Causes: veterinary drug diclofenac, habitat loss, food scarcity.
• India hosts 9 species (4 critically endangered).
• Relevance: Wildlife conservation policy, NBAP 2019, eco-toxicity regulation.

(GS-3: Environment)

• At COP-30 (Belém, Brazil), India reiterated the NDC target: reduce emissions intensity by 45% (2005-2030) and achieve 50% renewable capacity by 2030.
• Emphasized “climate justice & equity” and called for developed nations to deliver $100-billion climate finance.
• Relevance: Paris Agreement compliance, LiFE Mission, green growth model; Mains link to sustainable development and climate diplomacy.