News of The Day: 9th May 2025

News of The Day – 9th May 2025

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

• About the Vietnam War.
• About colonialism and the Cold War.
• Impacts on global geopolitics.

• About Victory in Europe (or VE) Day.
• Holocaust remembrance and its global impact.
• Rise of antisemitism and xenophobia again.
• Role of international institutions in preventing atrocities.

• About Dravyaratnākara Nighaṇṭu and Dravyanamākara Nighaṇṭu and their contributions to Ayurveda.
• Relevance of traditional knowledge systems.
• Role of CCRAS in manuscript preservation.

• About the  first American Pope.
• Significance of papacy and its global influence
• Vatican’s role in international diplomacy.

• What is academic freedom?
• Constitutional and legal backing in India.
• Challenges faced by academia today.
• Global comparisons and Way Forward.

• About the National Scheme for Upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
• National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs) for Skilling.
• Impact on employment and economic productivity.

• Trends in life expectancy in India.
• Reasons for drop (COVID-19, health infrastructure gaps).
• Policy gaps and public health challenges.
• Initiatives to improve Public Health.

• What is MMR (Maternal Mortality Ratio)?
• Recent data and trends.(Regional variations.)
• Government schemes impacting MMR (e.g., Janani Suraksha Yojana).

• About simulation exercises for the Indo-Pacific Logistics Network.
• Objectives of the logistics simulation.
• About Quad
• Role of Quad in regional security and logistics.

• What are Air Defence Systems?
• Types: Surface-to-air missiles, radar systems.
• Working mechanism of air defence systems.
• India’s key systems (e.g., Akash, S-400).
• Strategic Significance.

• What is MODY?
• How does MODY differ from Type 1/2 diabetes?
• About Diabetes
• Need for genetic testing in diabetes management

• What is mayonnaise?
• Risk of salmonella and food-borne diseases.
• Role of FSSAI in Food safety regulations.

• About Invasive Species
• Ecological impacts of invasive species.
• Role of snails in biodiversity imbalance.
• Cardamom cultivation in India

• What is climate taxonomy?
• Role in sustainable finance.
• Draft proposals and expected impact.
• Global practices and India’s climate goals.