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27 JUNE 2025 - Daily Current Affairs Updates

Topic: Ambubachi Mela Subtopic: Festival Celebrated at Kamakhya Temple, Assam

  • Value Addition:

    • Symbolizes divine menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya — a rare spiritual acknowledgment of fertility and feminine cycles.

    • Blends faith, monsoon cycle, and cultural ecology; celebrates the Earth as a fertile entity.

    • Massive religious tourism event, bringing economic and socio-cultural energy to Northeast India.

  • Subject Analysis:

    • GS 1: Art & Culture – Religious traditions, Tantric practices, temple architecture.

    • Prelims: Shakti Peethas, Nilachala style, Kamakhya Temple architecture.

    • Essay: “The sacred and the cyclic – decoding fertility in Indian spirituality.”

Topic: Evaporative Demand Subtopic: Atmospheric Thirst for Moisture

  • Value Addition:

    • Key drought predictor: high evaporative demand worsens agricultural stress before rainfall deficiency is even observed.

    • Thirstwaves (3+ days of high demand) are becoming more frequent due to warming — not yet tracked in India’s official climate models.

    • Direct link with wildfires, failed crops, and surface water loss.

  • Subject Analysis:

    • GS 1: Geography – Atmospheric moisture dynamics, drought ecology.

    • GS 3: Environment – Climate change indicators and data gap.

    • Essay: “A thirsty sky, a burning land – decoding India’s invisible droughts.”

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Topic: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Subtopic: Global Islamic Bloc and India’s Diplomatic Concerns

  • Value Addition:

    • India is not a member, but has the world’s third-largest Muslim population.

    • Often criticized OIC for bias via Pakistan influence, particularly on Kashmir.

    • OIC is 2nd largest intergovernmental body after UN – headquartered in Jeddah.

  • Subject Analysis:

    • GS 2: IR – Multilateral forums, India’s strategic exclusion.

    • Prelims: OIC membership, structure, languages.

Topic: Training of Trainers (ToT) on Panchayat Revenue Subtopic: Strengthening Panchayat Fiscal Autonomy

  • Value Addition:

    • Trains master trainers to enhance Own Source Revenue (OSR) mobilization in rural local bodies.

    • Supported under revamped RGSA; collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad ensures administrative excellence.

    • Bridges gap between constitutional devolution and actual empowerment.

  • Subject Analysis:

    • GS 2: Governance – Panchayati Raj, capacity building.

    • GS 2: Welfare – Role of PRIs in achieving SDGs.

    • Essay: “Power at the grassroots must be funded from the ground.”


Topic: Dravidogecko coonoor Subtopic: Endemic Gecko Species of Upper Nilgiris

  • Value Addition:

    • High-altitude endemic found only in Coonoor; coexists near human settlements.

    • Ninth species under Dravidogecko genus; adds to Western Ghats herpetofaunal richness.

    • Lives in both natural and built habitats – critical for urban ecology studies.

  • Subject Analysis:

    • GS 3: Biodiversity – Endemic fauna, conservation hotspots.

    • Prelims: Reptile species in India, habitat ranges.

Topic: Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant – Kutch Subtopic: First Off-Grid 5 MW Solar Hydrogen Plant

  • Value Addition:

    • India's first off-grid plant with solar + battery + automated electrolyser loop.

    • Major step under National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM); supports Atmanirbhar Bharat goals.

    • Scalable model for industrial decarbonization and energy import reduction.

  • Subject Analysis:

    • GS 3: Environment – Renewable energy innovation.

    • GS 3: Economy – Energy security, hydrogen economy.

Topic: Sustainable Development Report 2025 Subtopic: India Enters Top 100 in Global SDG Index

  • Value Addition:

    • India ranks 99 (score: 67) – significant climb; China at 49, US at 44.

    • Only 17% of global SDG targets on track for 2030 – alarm bell on commitments.

    • Nordic countries lead, but suffer setbacks on climate (SDG13) and biodiversity (SDG15).

    • Global regression in SDGs: Obesity, Press Freedom, Corruption, Nitrogen use.

  • Subject Analysis:

    • GS 3: Economy – SDGs, sustainability, international rankings.

    • GS 2: Governance – India’s development performance.

    • Essay: “Progress isn’t always forward – what SDG backslides reveal.”


 
 
 

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