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Daily News & Current Affairs - 14-08-2025
| S.No | News Headline | Page Number | Subject | Syllabus (Prelims & Mains GS) | Beginner Must Know | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Govt. tweaks export plan as U.S. ups the trade ante – Export Promotion Mission with ₹2,250 crore allocation | 1 | Economy / International Trade | Prelims: Economic policies, Govt schemes on trade promotion; Mains GS-3: Inclusive growth, budgeting, liberalization, industrial policy | Export Promotion Mission: Govt initiative to boost exports, ₹2,250 crore allocation for competitiveness | NCERT XI – Indian Economic Development (Globalisation & Economic Reforms) |
| 2 | Thousands of forest rights titles ‘vanish’ in Chhattisgarh records – Forest Rights Act 2006 | 1 | Environment / Governance / Social Justice | Prelims: Forest Rights Act 2006; Mains GS-2: Welfare schemes, GS-3: Conservation, pollution, EIA | FRA 2006 recognizes rights of forest dwellers; missing titles raise implementation concerns | NCERT XII – Indian Politics (Regional Aspirations & Development) |
| 3 | ‘Undocumented migrants leaving via eastern border tripled in 2025’ – Foreigners Act (1946) & Immigration and Foreigners Act (2025) | 1 | Governance / International Relations / Internal Security | Prelims: Foreigners Act; Mains GS-2: Refugees, migration, border management; GS-3: Security threats | Undocumented migrants: No valid legal documents, impact on security, demographics, relations | MHA Annual Report (border management) |
| 4 | India’s first private constellation of EO satellites under PPP model to be set up – IN-SPACe | 7 | Science & Technology / Space | Prelims: Space agencies, HQ, functions; Mains GS-3: Space tech, private sector | IN-SPACe (2020): Promotes private sector in space activities | NCERT XI – Physics (Communication Systems), ISRO/IN-SPACe sites |
| 5 | A war game-changer in a battle for influence in Asia – Indo-Pacific Drone Market | 8 | International Relations / Defence | Prelims: Defence tech, UAVs; Mains GS-2: Neighbourhood relations; GS-3: Security, defence tech | Drones: Surveillance, strikes; Indo-Pacific a key market | Defence Production Policy |
| 6 | Myanmar junta committing ‘systematic’ torture: report | 16 | International Relations / Human Rights | Prelims: Human rights conventions; Mains GS-2: Neighbourhood, policies of developing countries | Myanmar: Human rights abuses post-2021 coup, regional impact | NCERT XII – Politics in India Since Independence (India and the World) |
| 7 | 1950 quake that broke mountains is a portend of things to come | 21 | Geography / Disaster Management | Prelims: Earthquakes; Mains GS-1: Geophysical phenomena; GS-3: Disaster management | 1950 Assam quake (8.6): Indian plate movement, seismic risk | NCERT XI – Physical Geography (Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics) |
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