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Daily News & Current Affairs - 06-09-2025
| S.No | News Headline | Page Number | Subject | Syllabus (Prelims & Mains GS) | Beginner Must Know | Source (NCERT / Govt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. has ‘lost’ India, Russia to ‘darkest’ China: Trump | 1 | International Relations / Foreign Policy / Economy | Prelims: BRICS, tariffs, Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN), Balance of Payments basics, trade remedies (anti-dumping/countervailing). Mains GS2: India’s foreign policy, India–U.S.–China–Russia dynamics, strategic autonomy; GS3: trade policy implications. | Prelims: Know BRICS members and India’s participation in plurilateral forums; basics of tariffs and their effects on trade. Mains: Link statements to India’s strategic autonomy and ‘multi-alignment’; assess implications for India–U.S. ties, supply chains, technology cooperation, and BRICS coordination. | NCERT Class 12 Political Science – Contemporary World Politics (Non-Alignment, great-power politics); NCERT Class 11 Indian Economic Development – International Trade basics; Govt: MEA briefs on BRICS. |
| 2 | The Chancellor | 8 | Polity / Higher Education Governance / Federalism | Prelims: Constitutional position of Governor; State Universities Acts; office of Chancellor. Mains GS2: Federalism, role of Governor; higher education governance and autonomy; Centre–State relations. | Prelims: Governor’s constitutional powers (Articles 153–162), discretionary powers in limited contexts; in many States, Governor is ex-officio Chancellor of State universities by State laws. Mains: Debate on university autonomy, politicisation of appointments, UGC vs State role; reforms to ensure distinguished academicians head universities. | NCERT Class 11 Polity – Indian Constitution at Work (Chapters on Federalism, Executive); NCERT Class 12 Polity – Politics in India Since Independence (education & Centre–State); Govt: UGC Regulations/Model Act (for reference). |
| 3 | A new leaf | 8 | Environment / Governance / Regulation | Prelims: Pollution control institutional architecture (CPCB, SPCBs), environmental clearance (EC) basics, environmental audit/monitoring. Mains GS3: Environmental governance capacity, compliance and enforcement; role of MoEFCC, CPCB, SPCBs; regulatory reforms. | Prelims: Remember CPCB (central), SPCBs (state) roles; environmental monitoring/auditing support compliance with EC/consent norms. Mains: Environment Audit Rules, 2025 aim to expand monitoring beyond Boards; discuss manpower/resource constraints and need for technology-enabled audits and independent verifiers. | NCERT Class 11 Geography – India: Physical Environment (Human-Environment issues); NCERT Class 12 Biology – Environmental Issues; Govt: MoEFCC notifications/rules; CPCB compliance manuals. |
| 4 | India’s strategic autonomy in a multipolar world | 8 | International Relations / Strategic Studies | Prelims: Non-Alignment Movement (NAM), strategic autonomy, groupings (BRICS, SCO, G20, I2U2). Mains GS2: India’s foreign policy doctrines; balancing great powers; Global South leadership. | Prelims: Know members/mandate of BRICS/SCO/G20; idea of ‘strategic autonomy’. Mains: Trace evolution from non-alignment to multi-alignment; how India balances ties with U.S., Russia, and manages China challenges while pursuing national interest in a multipolar order. | NCERT Class 12 Political Science – Contemporary World Politics (NAM, India’s foreign policy); MEA Annual Reports/briefs on multilateral groupings. |
| 5 | Fixing problems, unlocking India’s growth potential (GST 2.0) | 8 | Economy / Public Finance / Taxation | Prelims: GST Council, constitutional basis (101st Amendment), types of GST (CGST/SGST/IGST), input tax credit. Mains GS3: Indirect tax reforms, compliance simplification, MSMEs, growth and formalisation. | Prelims: Recall GST Council’s role and structure; concepts of ITC, slabs. Mains: GST 2.0 as next-phase reforms—rate rationalisation, compliance ease, dispute resolution—potential impact on consumption, MSMEs, competitiveness, and revenue buoyancy; implementation challenges. | NCERT Class 12 Indian Economic Development – Government Budget & the Economy (taxation basics); Govt: GST Council/CBIC FAQs and notifications. |
| 6 | Recent recusals in higher courts send mixed signals on upholding transparency | 10 | Polity / Judiciary / Ethics in Governance | Prelims: Basic court hierarchy; principles of natural justice; recusal concept. Mains GS2: Judicial ethics, transparency and accountability; need for guidelines on recusals; impact on public trust. | Prelims: ‘Recusal’ means a judge withdraws from hearing to avoid conflict of interest or bias. Mains: Lack of reasons in recusal orders affects transparency; some judges provide written reasons—debate on institutionalising disclosure norms and conflict-of-interest standards. | NCERT Class 11 Polity – Indian Constitution at Work (Judiciary chapter); Law Commission/SC guidelines (as applicable) on judicial conduct; Supreme Court Handbook on Practice & Procedure (reference). |
| 7 | India plans to strengthen nuclear deterrence, drone warfare capabilities | 12 | Security / Defence Technology / Strategy | Prelims: Basics of India’s nuclear doctrine (No First Use, credible minimum deterrence); role of DRDO; UAV/UCAV basics. Mains GS3: Defence preparedness, Technology Perspective & Capability Roadmap (TPCR), force modernisation, unmanned systems. | Prelims: Recall features of India’s stated nuclear doctrine; basic categories of drones (surveillance/armed). Mains: TPCR-2025 as a planning document for capability development; emphasis on strengthening deterrence and expanding drone warfare capabilities in tri-service modernisation. | NCERT Class 12 Political Science – Security in the Contemporary World; Govt: MoD Annual Reports/TPCR summaries; DRDO overviews on UAVs. |
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