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Daily News & Current Affairs - 10-09-2025
| S.No | News Headline | Page Number | Subject | Syllabus (Prelims & Mains GS) | Beginner Must Know | Source (NCERT/Govt Docs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radhakrishnan elected Vice-President of India | 1 | Polity | Prelims: Constitution (Art. 63–71), Vice-President election process; Mains: GS-II Polity – Structure of Government | Election process of VP; Electoral college; Difference with President election | NCERT Indian Constitution at Work (XI), Laxmikanth – Indian Polity |
| 2 | Assam Cabinet okays new guidelines for expulsion of foreigners | 4 | Polity, Internal Security | Prelims: Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950; Mains: GS-II Governance, Federal issues, GS-III Internal Security | Foreigner Act vs Tribunals; Assam Accord; NRC | NCERT Politics in India since Independence (XII); Govt. Acts |
| 3 | Poor NARI ranking exposes women safety gaps in Delhi | 4 | Social Issues | Prelims: NCW (statutory body, 1990 Act); Current Affairs – NARI Index; Mains: GS-I Women issues, GS-II Governance, GS-III Security | NCW = Statutory; Women safety data; NARI Index 2025 | NCERT Indian Society (XII); NCW Official Website |
| 4 | Aadhaar added as 12th voter ID document | 6 | Polity | Prelims: Representation of People's Act, Aadhaar use; Mains GS-II Electoral reforms | Use of Aadhaar in voter verification, privacy concerns | NCERT Indian Constitution at Work (XI); Election Commission sources |
| 5 | The long march to tech independence | 6 | Economy, Science & Tech, Security | Prelims: Semiconductors, SHAKTI, ISM scheme; Mains: GS-III Economy, S&T, Cyber Security | Semiconductor = critical; Tech dependence; Open-source relevance | NCERT Science (X–XII), Economic Survey (Tech chapter) |
| 6 | China tightens rare earth sector | 7 | Economy, International Relations | Prelims: Rare earths resources & uses; Mains: GS-II IR (China trade), GS-III Economy, Strategic minerals | What are rare earths? China’s monopoly; India’s dependency | NCERT Geography (XI – Resources, XII – Minerals chapter) |
| 7 | Kerala tackles urbanisation via commission | 9 | Polity, Governance, Urbanisation | Prelims: Urban bodies, Commissions; Mains: GS-I Urbanisation, GS-II Governance | KUPC = India’s 1st State Urban Commission; Urban roadmap features | NCERT Indian Society (XII); Class XI Polity – Local Self Gov. |
| 8 | Governors as guides – remarks by CJI | 11 | Polity, Judiciary | Prelims: Governor (Articles 153–162); Mains: GS-II Polity, Role of Governor | Governor advisory role; Conflict between Union–States | NCERT Indian Constitution at Work (XI) |
| 9 | Great Nicobar forest rights complaint | 12 | Environment, Tribal Rights | Prelims: FRA 2006; Mains: GS-III Environment, GS-II Governance-Tribal Rights | FRA rights; Great Nicobar project | NCERT India: Physical Environment (XI); Class XII Politics in India |
| 10 | First indigenous malaria vaccine licensed | 12 | Health, S&T | Prelims: Malaria parasite, ICMR role; Mains: GS-III Health, Innovation | Plasmodium falciparum; ICMR vaccine development | NCERT Biology (XI – Human Health & Disease); ICMR |
| 11 | Revenue impact of GST cuts | 13 | Economy | Prelims: GST basics; Mains: GS-III Economy | GST = Indirect tax; revenue effects | NCERT Indian Economic Development (XI), Introductory MacroEconomics (XII) |
| 12 | Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam | 14 | IR, Geography | Prelims: GERD, Blue Nile; Mains: GS-II IR, GS-I Geography – Rivers | Nile dispute; GERD = geopolitical issue | NCERT World Geography (XI), Themes in World History |
| 13 | Could AI chatbots become conscious? | 18 | S&T, Ethics | Prelims: AI basics; Mains: GS-III S&T, GS-IV Ethics (philosophy of AI) | AI = pattern recognition; not conscious yet | NCERT Science & Tech (X–XII); MeitY reports |
| 14 | Brain-eating amoeba disease | 18 | Health, Science | Prelims: Naegleria fowleri; Mains: GS-III Health | Disease, transmission, prevention | NCERT Biology (XI – Human Health & Diseases) |
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