News of The Day: 9th January 2025

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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.

News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
Indus food 2025 PIB GS 1: Culture
  • 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
Henley Passport Index BS GS 2: IR
  • India drops to 85th rank
  • Significance of Henley Passport Index
  • How to improve India’s Ranking?
The right to food and the struggle with the PDS The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Concept of Public Distribution System (PDS)
  • Proper beneficiary targeting for govt schemes
River interlinking, the fount of environmental disaster The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Major river interlinking projects in India
  • Constitutional Provisions for inter state water sharing
  • Impacts of such projects on environment
IndiaAI and Microsoft join hands to harness Artificial Intelligence’s potential for inclusive development and economic transformation PIB GS 3: Economy
  • What is IndiaAI?
  • PPP collaboration in Indian tech infrastructure
  • Benefits and threats of AI
Dedicated efforts needed to effectively implement PM-PRANAM, promote balanced use of alternate and chemical fertilisers DTE GS 3: Economy
  • About PM-PRANAM
  • Threats and alternative to use of chemical fertilisers
  • Means of sustainable agriculture
GEAPP signs Multi-Donor Trust Fund with ISA to deploy $100 million for solar projects Financial Express GS 3: Economy
  • 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
Retrospective taxation risks: Supreme Court ruling and its economic fallout BS GS 3: Economy
  • What is Retrospective taxation?
  • Economic implications of such taxes on people and government
Bhashini-Enabled e-Shram Portal now available in all 22 Scheduled Languages PIB GS 3: Economy
  • What is Bhashini?
  • Key beneficiaries of E-shram portal
  • Concept of scheduled languages in Constitution
India’s coastline has significantly expanded from 7,516km in 1970 to 11,098km in 2023-24, TOI GS 3: Security
  • Which refined methodology is now used to measure coastline?
  • India’s maritime security and border issues
Tidal Tail India Today GS 3: Science & Technology
  • What is a light year?
  • Concept of Tidal Tails
  • How do ultra-diffuse galaxies form?
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