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Daily News & Current Affairs - 03-09-2025
| S.No | News Headline | Page Number | Subject | Syllabus (Prelims & Mains GS) | Beginner Must Know | Source (NCERT/Govt Docs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Governors can’t sit over Bills endlessly: SC judges | 1 | Polity & Governance | Prelims: Governor’s role, Article 200, Constitutional provisions; Mains GS-II: Separation of powers, federalism, functioning of legislatures | Governor must act on Bills with urgency, cannot delay assent indefinitely. Linked to Article 200. | NCERT Polity XII – Politics in India since Independence (Chapter on Constitution); Laxmikanth (Governor) |
| 2 | India sets eyes on $1-tn semiconductor market; PM promises faster approvals | 1 | Economy & Science-Tech | Prelims: India Semiconductor Mission, Chips-to-Startup (C2S), PLI scheme; Mains GS-III: Economic growth, technology, industrial policy | Semiconductors = backbone of digital economy. India building fabs & design capacity. | NCERT XII Macroeconomics (Industry & growth); Ministry of Electronics & IT (ISM documents) |
| 3 | Unmistakable shift (India–China thaw at SCO) | 6 | International Relations | Prelims: SCO, boundary disputes, RIC grouping; Mains GS-II: India-China relations, strategic autonomy, diplomacy | First India-China leader-level meet since 2020 LAC crisis. Steps towards normalization. | NCERT XII Politics in India Since Independence (India’s foreign policy); MEA briefs on India-China relations |
| 4 | Buried in rubble (Afghanistan quake lessons) | 6 | Geography & Disaster Management | Prelims: Plate tectonics, Hindu Kush seismicity, NBC codes; Mains GS-I: Geophysical phenomena; GS-III: Disaster management | Earthquakes in Hindu Kush due to Indian-Eurasian plate collision. Building codes key to reducing deaths. | NCERT XI Physical Geography (Earthquakes); NDMA Guidelines on Earthquake Management |
| 5 | India needs more women judges in the Supreme Court | 6 | Polity & Society | Prelims: Collegium system, women judges’ statistics; Mains GS-II: Judiciary reforms; GS-I: Gender justice | Only 11 women judges ever in SC; currently only 1. Gender imbalance persists. | NCERT XII Politics in India Since Independence; MoP on judicial appointments (Govt doc) |
| 6 | The Supreme Court to the soldier’s rescue | 6 | Polity & Security | Prelims: Suo motu jurisdiction (Art 32, 142), ex-servicemen benefits; Mains GS-II: Judicial activism, GS-III: Defence personnel welfare | SC intervenes to give relief to injured cadets. Calls for systemic policy, not ad hoc fixes. | NCERT XII Politics in India Since Independence; Ministry of Defence rules on pensions |
| 7 | Sickle cell: The battle for disability justice | 7 | Society & Health | Prelims: RPWD Act 2016, benchmark disability, SCD facts; Mains GS-I: Vulnerable groups; GS-II: Social justice; GS-III: Public health | Sickle Cell Disease mostly in Adivasis. Not recognized under benchmark disabilities → no benefits. | NCERT XII Biology (Genetics & diseases); Ministry of Social Justice RPWD Act |
| 8 | Steepest jump in private tuition enrolment among rural girls | 7 | Society & Education | Prelims: NSSO data, RTE Act, NEP 2020; Mains GS-II: School education quality, gender empowerment, rural-urban divide | Private tuition growing fast, esp. among rural girls at higher secondary level. | NCERT IX Economics (People as Resource); NCERT XI Sociology (Education & society) |
| 9 | Decoding the SC order on regulatory assets | 8 | Economy (Energy sector) | Prelims: DISCOMs, ACS, ARR, regulatory assets; Mains GS-III: Power distribution reforms, fiscal discipline | Regulatory assets = deferred electricity costs. SC set 4-year clearance deadline. | NCERT XII Macroeconomics; Ministry of Power documents (Electricity Act, 2003) |
| 10 | FTs can issue arrest warrants, send ‘foreigners’ to detention centres | 10 | Polity & Internal Security | Prelims: NRC, Foreigners Tribunal, Immigration laws; Mains GS-II: Citizenship issues, GS-III: Border security & migration | Foreigners Tribunals in Assam get powers of magistrates under 2025 order. | NCERT XII Politics in India Since Independence (Citizenship); MHA docs on NRC & FT |
| 11 | COP-30 to focus on known solutions, says its President | 12 | Environment & IR | Prelims: COP, Paris Agreement, UNFCCC; Mains GS-III: Climate change mitigation, international agreements | COP-30 (Brazil, 2025) → focus on implementation, not new pledges. Paris Agreement = key framework. | NCERT XI Biology (Environment); UNFCCC/Paris Agreement official text |
| 12 | PM Modi receives first Made in India Vikram 32-bit chip | 13 | Science & Technology | Prelims: ISRO, microprocessors, India Semiconductor Mission; Mains GS-III: Indigenous tech, Atmanirbhar Bharat, space programme | Vikram 32-bit chip = advanced ISRO processor for space avionics, upgrade from 16-bit. | NCERT XII Physics (Electronics basics); ISRO & Ministry of Electronics official docs |
| 13 | How dead birds, old maps are helping scientists track biodiversity loss | 18 | Environment & Ecology | Prelims: Nilgiri birds, biodiversity hotspot, GIS methods; Mains GS-III: Biodiversity conservation, land-use change | Study shows 50% grassland bird decline in Nilgiris. Grasslands lost 66% since 1970s. | NCERT XII Biology (Biodiversity chapter); MoEFCC State of Forest Reports |
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