18 JUNE 2025 - Daily Current Affairs Updates
- Avijeet Kumar
- Jun 18
- 2 min read
Topic: Israel–Iran Conflict Subtopic: Geopolitical Implications for India
Value Addition:
Energy security threatened due to dependence on Persian Gulf oil and Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.
INSTC and Chabahar Port projects face delay, affecting India’s connectivity to Central Asia.
India’s Basmati rice exports to Iran (30–35% share) under strain.
Global internet infrastructure, including FLAG, EIG, and SEA-ME-WE cables, at risk near conflict zones.
Subject Analysis:
GS 2: Effect of global events on Indian interests.
GS 3: Economy – Energy dependence and trade logistics.
Essay: “Geopolitics is the new trade barrier.”
Topic: Gyan Post Subtopic: Postal Reform for Educational Equity
Value Addition:
Enables low-cost delivery of non-commercial educational books to rural areas.
Aligns with NEP 2020 to democratize access to learning materials.
Promotes printed literature in local languages without advertising clutter.
Subject Analysis:
GS 2: Education reforms and digital divide mitigation.
Essay: “Last-mile access is the first step in true education.” ────────
3. Topic: Totapuri Mango Ban by Andhra Pradesh
Subtopic: Inter-State Trade Disputes in Agriculture
Value Addition:
Totapuri mangoes are vital to India’s mango pulp processing industry.
Ban disrupts supply chain and regional agri-markets.
Highlights the need for harmonized agri-policy among states.
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Agriculture – Inter-state trade, horticulture economics.
Essay: “Borders don’t just divide land—they sometimes block prosperity.”
4.Topic: Wind Energy – India’s 10.5% Growth
Subtopic: Renewable Energy Capacity Update
Value Addition:
Wind energy capacity reached 51.5 GW; India ranks 4th globally.
Karnataka leads new installations (1,331 MW).
Wind is India’s second-largest clean energy source after solar.
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Renewable energy – National missions, carbon mitigation.
Essay: “Wind in the wires, hope in the air.”
5.Topic: Kruti by Krutrim
Subtopic: India’s First Agentic AI Assistant
Value Addition:
Performs autonomous tasks (e.g., bill payment, image generation) in 13 Indian languages.
Powered by Indian-trained LLM; includes SDK for developers.
Symbolizes India’s capability in building localized AI systems.
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Artificial Intelligence – Applications and public use.
GS 2: Digital governance and multilingual inclusion.
Essay: “AI with an Indian accent: When intelligence meets identity.”
6.Topic: Spartaeus karigiri Spider
Subtopic: New Species Discovery in Karnataka
Value Addition:
First discovery of Spartaeus genus in India.
Exhibits rare hunting intelligence and mimicry behavior.
Enhances India's status as a spider biodiversity hotspot (15 species of Spartaeinae).
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Biodiversity – Taxonomic mapping and ecosystem indicators.
Prelims: Species found in India.
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