News of The Day: 9th January 2025

News of The Day – 9th January 2025

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

• Role of Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) 
• Growth of India’s food and beverage industry
• Methods of cultural diplomacy 
• India’s soft power by different foods being promoted

• India drops to 85th rank
• Significance of Henley Passport Index
• How to improve India’s Ranking?

• Concept of Public Distribution System (PDS)
• Proper beneficiary targeting for govt schemes

• Major river interlinking projects in India
• Constitutional Provisions for inter state water sharing
• Impacts of such projects on environment

• What is IndiaAI?
• PPP collaboration in Indian tech infrastructure
• Benefits and threats of AI

• About PM-PRANAM
• Threats and alternative to use of chemical fertilisers
• Means of sustainable agriculture

• About Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
• What is Digitalization of Utilities for Energy Transition (DUET) and Energy Transitions Innovation Challenge (ENTICE 2.0)
• Clean energy initiatives across the world

• What is Retrospective taxation?
• Economic implications of such taxes on people and government

• What is Bhashini?
• Key beneficiaries of E-shram portal
• Concept of scheduled languages in Constitution

• Which refined methodology is now used to measure coastline?
• India’s maritime security and border issues

• What is a light year?
• Concept of Tidal Tails
• How do ultra-diffuse galaxies form?