News of The Day –  16th January 2025

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

• Philosophy of Maharishi Agasthyar
• About Kashi Tamil Sangamam
• Coincides with Kumbh mela in UP

• Meaning of  ‘blood money’ and its implications.
• What’s India’s stand on ‘diya’?
• Concept of ‘plea bargaining’.

• Practice of cultivating wasteland, known as ‘Nautor’
• Article 370 of the Constitution
• Domicile policy for Ladakh

• About Israel- Hamas war
• Location and strategic importance of Gaza strip
• India’s policy of dehyphenation

• About Line of Actual Control (LAC)
• Cheque book diplomacy and cabbage slicing of China
• Expansion of China in Indian Ocean and South China Sea

• Role of technological revolution in Startup ecosystem
• Schemes to promote startups
• Concept of specialised fund of funds for deep tech startups
• Challenges faced by Indian Startup
• Government Initiative – Startup India
• Way forward

• Major findings of Large Hadron Collider in CERN
• What are bosons and fermions?
• About Standard Model (SM) of particle physics.

• Civil nuclear partnership between Indian and American firms.
• About BARC. IGCAR, IRE
• India- USA relations

• Difference between a destroyer, a frigate and a submarine 
• Maritime security of India
• Project 17 Alpha
• SAGAR Doctrine of India

• Reasons for high AQI in Indian cities
• What is the difference between GRAP 1,2,3,4
• Measures to reduce air pollution