News of The Day: 17th March 2025

March 17, 2025 0

News of The Day – 17th March 2025

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

News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
Procedure for the inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes list The Hindu GS 2: Polity
  • About current procedure and criteria for communities to be included on the ST list.
  • About issues raised against the procedure.
SC had favoured ‘linguistic secularism’ in 2014 order, said evolution of language was ‘organic’ The Hindu GS 2: Polity
  • About debate over the National Education Policy.
  • About ‘linguistic secularism’ and Supreme Court directives on it.
Smart Cities Mission to End in March IE GS 2: Polity
  • About Smart city Mission and its implementation So far.
  • Challenges in achieving the target of the Mission.
  • Extensions of for the mission and its implication.
Spy chiefs from across world converge in Delhi The Hindu GS 2: IR
  • About the Global Conference of Spy chiefs.
  • About the key agendas of the Conference.
Modi’s MAHASAGAR: India’s big bet on maritime power and the Global South IE GS 2: IR
  • Key highlights of PM Modi’s Visit to Mauritius.
  • About MAHASAGAR vision.
  • Implication of the tie on Maritime security.
  • About India’s role in  the Global South.
What is the reach of an ICC warrant? The Hindu GS 2: IR
  • About the arrest of former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte.
  • About ICC Warrant and its effectiveness.
Foreign Exchange Reserve The Hindu GS 3: Economy
  • About the recent rise in India’s Forex Reserve.
  • About Forex Reserve and its Components.
  • Significance of Forex Reserve.
India, New Zealand resume FTA talks after a nearly decade-long pause BS GS 3: Economy
  • About India- New Zealand FTA.
  • Roadblocks in finalisation of the FTA.
  • Significance of India- New Zealand FTA.
GHGs threaten satellites The Hindu GS 3: Science and Tech
  • About possible impact of GHGs on Satellites.
  • About the sustainable strength of satellites.
Environmental mapping reveals melioidosis in Odisha peak during monsoon The Hindu GS 3: Science and Tech
  • About Melioidosis Disease.
  • About Environment Factors Favoring its spread.
Scientists manage to freeze light, convert it into a solid: Here’s how they did it HT GS 3: Science and Tech
  • About the Freezing of the light.
  • About Super Solids.
  • Significance of the discovery and possible application of Frozen light.

Aditya-L1 mission: scientists observe a flareless coronal mass ejection

The Hindu GS 3: Science and Tech
  • About Aditya L1 Mission
  • Findings of Aditya L1 Mission.
  • About coronal mass ejection (CME) and significance of studying CME.

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