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Daily News & Current Affairs - 15-08-2025
| S.No | News Headline | Page Number | Subject | Syllabus (Prelims & Mains GS) | Beginner Must Know | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 killed, over 100 missing as cloudburst strikes J&K | 1 | Geography / Disaster Management | Prelims: Climatology; Mains GS-1: Physical Geography, GS-3: Disaster Management | Cloudburst: Sudden, heavy rainfall (>100 mm/hr), flash floods, landslides, common in Himalayas | NCERT XI – India Physical Environment (Climate) |
| 2 | Ceremonial heads – Governors as chancellors do more harm than good in universities | 10 | Polity | Prelims: Articles 153–162; Mains GS-2: Union & State functions, challenges | Governor: Constitutional state head, appointed by President, acts on State Cabinet advice, limited discretionary powers | NCERT XI – Indian Constitution at Work (Federalism & Executive) |
| 3 | Only united action can stop the hyacinth’s invasion | 10 | Environment / Ecology | Prelims: Invasive species; Mains GS-3: Conservation, Pollution, Degradation | Vembanad Lake & Kuttanad threatened by water hyacinth, blocks irrigation, harms fisheries | NCERT XII – Biology (Ecology), MoEFCC Wetlands portal |
| 4 | Should HIV/AIDS testing be made mandatory before marriage? | 11 | Science & Tech / Health | Prelims: Diseases; Mains GS-2: Health issues; GS-3: Science & Tech in health | HIV: Attacks immune system, AIDS is final stage; governed by HIV & AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017 | NCERT XII – Biology (Human Health and Disease) |
| 5 | India, U.S. to hold military exercise in Alaska this month – Yudh Abhyas | 16 | International Relations / Security | Prelims: Current Affairs; Mains GS-2: Foreign relations, GS-3: Security | Yudh Abhyas: Bilateral India-US Army exercise, alternates locations, 21st edition in Alaska, Sep 2025 | PIB Defence releases |
| 6 | The urgent need to democratise India’s heart transplant programme | 24 | Health / Governance | Prelims: Health systems; Mains GS-2: Health issues, GS-4: Ethics | Organ transplant: SOTTO, ROTTO, NOTTO; hearts transplanted within 4 hours, green corridors, ~50,000 annual need | MoHFW – NOTTO portal |
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