News of The Day – 9th July 2025

July 9, 2025 0

News of The Day – 9th July 2025

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

News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
T.N. Archaeology Department sends 23 charcoal samples The Hindu GS 1: Art and Culture
  • About Mayiladumparai site (TN).
  • Cultural chronology.
  • Significance for early Iron Age studies
Mughal-Era Sheesh Mahal TH GS 1: Art and Culture
  • History and architecture of Sheesh Mahal.
  • Preservation issues.
  • Relevance in Mughal cultural heritage.
India, Brazil partnership relevant to the entire world: PM Modi The Hindu GS 2: IR
  • Key takeaways from PM Modi’s statement.
  • India-Brazil relations.
  • Role in Global South.
  • BRICS context; trade and defence cooperation
The Election Commission of India does not have unfettered powers The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Supreme Court’s observation on SIR drive.
  • Implications for electoral autonomy.
  • Constitutional powers under Article 324.
  • checks and balances.
National Overseas Scholarship scheme TH GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Features of the scheme.
  • Eligibility and support.
  • Recent updates.
  • Relevance for SC/ST/OBC/EWS students
Enemy Properties  IE GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • What are enemy properties?
  • Background (Indo-Pak & Indo-China wars).
  • Recent legal/administrative action.
  • Implications for heirs
social security code The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview of Social Security Code 2020.
  • Provisions for unorganised and gig workers.
  • Implementation challenges and recent discussions
NIPGR’s gene-edited japonica rice The Hindu GS 3: S&T
  • About NIPGR’s breakthrough.
  • CRISPR use in rice.
  • Benefits: productivity, climate-resilience; implications for food security
What is the ‘dark web’, and is it really all dark? IE GS 3: S&T
  • Definition of dark web.
  • Tor browser: legal vs. illegal uses
  • Challenges in policing(policy gaps)
How the Vera C Rubin Observatory will reveal the cosmos like never before IE GS 3: S&T
  • About Vera C Rubin Observatory.
  • About the LSST survey.
  • Significance for dark matter and astrophysics research
Battery Passport ToI GS 3: Environment
  • What is a Battery Passport?
  • Circular economy in EVs.
  • Global best practices.
  • India’s role in green tech supply chains
Rare Great Hornbill sighting The Hindu GS 3: Environment
  • Ecological significance of Great Hornbill.
  • IUCN status.
  • Region of sighting.
  • Threats and conservation efforts
What will be the effect of rising military spending? | Explained The Hindu GS 3: Security
  • Global and Indian military spending trends.
  •  Strategic vs. economic trade-offs.
  • Arms race concerns; deterrence debate
Bulgaria becomes 21st member to adopt euro The Hindu Places in News
  • About Bulgaria’s transition to the Eurozone.
  •  Implications for the EU economy.
  •  Map and geography of  Bulgaria.
Sierra Leone The Hindu Places in News
  • About Sierra Leone.
  • location in West Africa.
  • Political context (possible coup attempt or unrest)

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