23 JUNE 2025 - Daily CA Updates

GS 1 – Modern History & Culture

Topic: Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Subtopic: Political Legacy & Ideological Foundations

• Value Addition:

  • First Industry Minister of independent India; laid foundation for industrial development.

  • Founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, precursor to the BJP.

  • Advocated for Bengal’s partition to protect Hindu interests; opposed Nehru-Liaquat Pact.

  • Resigned from Nehru’s cabinet on ideological grounds, showing early democratic dissent.

• Subject Analysis:

  • GS 1: Modern Indian History – post-independence political developments.

  • GS 2: Political thought and party formation.

  • Essay: “Ideology versus accommodation – lessons from political legacy.”
    

GS 2 – Governance & Social Justice

Topic: Bihar’s E-Voting System Subtopic: Electoral Reform through Technology

• Value Addition:

  • First Indian state to pilot e-voting in urban elections.

  • Blockchain-based system ensures transparency and audit trails.

  • Increases inclusivity for migrants and PwDs through remote authentication.

• Subject Analysis:

  • GS 2: Electoral reforms and e-governance.

  • Ethics: Balancing tech innovation with democratic integrity.

  • Essay: “Voting from anywhere, responsibility everywhere.”

Topic: e-Rakt Kosh & Rare Donor Registry Subtopic: Digital Health Infrastructure

• Value Addition:

  • Integrated platform linking 3,800+ blood banks across India.

  • Ensures transparency, traceability, and timely access to blood.

  • Rare donor registry reduces medical vulnerability during emergencies.

• Subject Analysis:

  • GS 2: Health infrastructure & governance.

  • GS 3: Public health management and digital solutions.

Topic: PGI 2.0 – Performance Grading Index in Education Subtopic: Measuring Educational Quality in States

• Value Addition:

  • Chandigarh tops with 719/1000, followed by Punjab; Bihar and Meghalaya at the bottom.

  • PGI 2.0 emphasizes learning outcomes, infrastructure, equity, governance.

  • No state yet reached Utkarsh (761+), showing scope for reform.

• Subject Analysis:

  • GS 2: Education policy, cooperative federalism in education.

  • Essay: “When numbers tell the story of learning.”
    

Topic: Compromiso de Sevilla Subtopic: Global Financing for Development

• Value Addition:

  • Outcome of FFD4 conference in Spain; reaffirms global SDG funding goals.

  • Pushes for sovereign debt reform, IMF quota review, minimum global corporate tax.

  • Calls for inclusive international financial architecture.

• Subject Analysis:

  • GS 2: Global governance and institutional reforms.

  • GS 3: Global public finance and development cooperation.

  • Essay: “No development without fair finance.”

GS 3 – Economy, S&T, Environment──────────────────────────

Topic: Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub Subtopic: Gender-Responsive Policy Implementation

• Value Addition:

  • Digital platform offering policy briefs, data, and success stories.

  • Gender budgeting rose from ₹0.98 lakh cr (2014–15) to ₹4.49 lakh cr (2025–26).

  • Empowers districts and ministries with gender-disaggregated data for planning.

• Subject Analysis:

  • GS 3: Inclusive growth and budgeting practices.

  • GS 2: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections.

  • Essay: “What gets measured, gets funded.”
    

Topic: World Investment Report 2025 Subtopic: India’s FDI Status & Global Trends

• Value Addition:

  • India moved from 16th to 15th globally in FDI inflows despite marginal decline.

  • Greenfield projects in India surged to 1,080 (4th globally); 97 project finance deals.

  • India’s outward FDI jumped from $14B (2023) to $24B (2024), ranked 18th globally.

• Subject Analysis:

  • GS 3: Investment, economic growth, and global positioning.

  • Essay: “FDI – beyond figures, a marker of trust and opportunity.”

Prelims Booster

Topic: QS World University Rankings 2026 Subtopic: India’s Higher Education Global Performance

• Value Addition:

  • India 4th globally in number of ranked universities (54), up from 11 in 2015.

  • IIT Delhi ranked 123, IIT Madras jumps 47 spots to 180.

  • 5 Indian universities in global top 100 for employer reputation; 8 for citations per faculty.

• Subject Analysis:

  • Prelims: QS methodology, Indian institutions’ global rank.

  • GS 2: Education quality, research & innovation benchmarks.