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News of The Day: 21st January 2025

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News of The Day: 21st January 2025

News of The Day – 21st January 2025
SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline	Source	Syllabus	What To Know?
38th National games: Tussle over Kalaripayattu’s removal from competition list	Indian Express	GS 1: Society and Culture	About demonstration sports like Kalaripayattu, Yogasana, Mallakhambh and Rafting Mandate of Indian Olympics Association (IOA) Additional Reading: The 38th edition of the National Games Khelo India initiative
Study categorises 268 tribes, moots inclusion of 179 communities on SC, ST, and OBC lists	The Hindu	GS 1: Society and Culture	What is Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) and Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) ? National Commission under Mr. Idate Rights of Tribals and minorities in India Additional Reading About DNT, NT, SNT Communities
Just minutes before he leaves office, Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses	Indian Express	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Ethical aspect of abuse of office for personal gains by USA President pardoning relatives and son Comparison of powers of President in USA vs India Types of pardons in India
Donald Trump sworn-in as 47th President of the United States	Live Mint	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Election process of President in USA vs India About Arctic blast “America First” doctrine
Electoral trust	Indian Express	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Why did the Supreme Court scrap electoral bonds? Role and mandate of ECI Transparency in electoral funding
BRICS+: A New Global Power Center?	Financial Express	GS 2: IR	What is BRICS+? Can BRICS+ represent the “Global South” ? Does expansion strengthen or weaken BRICS+? Comparison of BRICS and NAM
Yemen’s Houthis to ‘restrict’ their attacks to Israeli ships transiting Red Sea corridor	The Hindu	GS 2: IR	About Red Sea corridor Houthi crisis Gaza ceasefire
Sample from remote Tanzanian region tests positive for Marburg disease, confirming WHO fears	Indian Express	GS 3: Environment and Ecology	What is Marburg disease? Role and mandate of WHO
Entity Locker: A Digital Public Infrastructure for streamlined business document management	PIB	GS 3: Science & Technology	About DPI- Digital Public Infrastructure Digi Locker vs Entity Locker About National eGovernance Division (NeGD)
ISRO carries out demonstration of restarting Vikas liquid engine	The Hindu	GS 3: Science & Technology	Recent achievements of ISRO LVM3 launch vehicle Vikas liquid engine
Newfound nerve-muscle crosstalk means exercise can help neurons grow	The Hindu	GS 3: Science & Technology	Meaning of Nerve-muscle crosstalk Biochemical benefits of exercise Effect of physical stress on nerves
Why US Supreme Court upheld TikTok ban, what happens once Trump assumes office	Indian Express	GS 3: Security	Why did the SCOTUS ban TikTok? ‘Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act Digital Expansionism of China

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