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News of The Day – 15th May 2025

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

News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
How Indian universities can benefit from federal cuts and policy changes in foreign universities IE GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Recent Federal Cut  and immigration issues in U.S 
  • Opportunities for Indian HEIs amid global education policy shifts
  • Potential for reverse brain drain
  • Role of NEP 2020 and reforms in higher education
  • Need to strengthen research and international collaborations
Principled criminalisation and the police as pivot The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Concept of “principled criminalisation” in criminal justice.
  • Issues of overcriminalisation, legal clarity.
  • Recommendations from various commissions (e.g., Malimath, SC judgments)
  • Police reforms needed.
The road to safety The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Road safety scenario in India
  • Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
  • Role of enforcement, road engineering, awareness
  • UN Global Plan for Road Safety; Sustainable Development Goal 3.6
Brazilian researcher who helped country’s grain boom wins World Food Prize The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Governanace
  • What is the World Food Prize?
  • Indian recipients and contributions (e.g., M.S. Swaminathan)
  • Importance of food security and sustainable agriculture
Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative Economic Times GS 2: IR
  • What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)?
  • India’s stand on China’s BRI
  • Issues and concern with the BRI
Why China keeps cooking up its own names for places in Arunachal Pradesh IE GS 2: IR
  • China’s practice of renaming places in Arunachal (Zangnan issue)
  • India’s stance on territorial sovereignty
  • About Border management and Line of Actual Control (LAC).
  • Role of international law and strategic signalling
NaBFID Sets Stage for First Dollar Bond Offering Economic Times GS 3: Economy
  • What is NaBFID (National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development)?
  • Importance of dollar bond offering for infrastructure financing
Arunachal okays joint venture for 5 new hydropower projects TOI GS 3: Economy
  • About the new Hydropower plant in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Importance of Arunachal Pradesh in India’s energy security
  • Strategic Significance of the Projects.
Indigenous weapon systems highly effective The Hindu GS 3: Security
  • Atmanirbhar Bharat and Defence Production Policy
  • Role of DRDO and DPSUs in self-reliance
  • About indigenous weapons (Pinaka, Akash, Tejas etc.)
  • Significance in Export potential and strategic autonomy
OPERATION KELLER HT GS 3: Security
  • What is Operation Keller?
  • About the Counter-insurgency operation
  • Role of Indian Army and security forces
Scientists make strange 2D metals sought for future technologies The Hindu GS 3: Science and technology
  • Discovery of 2D metals and their properties
  • Potential applications:
  • Quantum computing, Batteries and Sensors
  • Role of nanotechnology in emerging tech
  • Global research trends and India’s position
Bharat 6G 2025’-3rd International Conference PIB GS 3: Science and Technology
  • About Bharat 6G 2025’-International Conference and Exhibition 
  • India’s 6G vision and roadmap
  • What is 6G (sixth-generation wireless)?
  • Use-cases in IoT, AI, communication networks

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