Daily Current Affairs — 11 October 2025
6 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025–2030
In News India has officially launched its National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025–2030 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, marking a transformative step in species assessment and conservation planning. National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025–2030 It envisions publishing Red Data Books for both flora and fauna, providing authoritative documentation of threatened species. It is developed by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Botanical Survey of India (BSI), IUCN India, and the Cen
Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules
In News The Centre has notified the first legally binding Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025, for four high-emission sectors—aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, and pulp and paper. About These rules fix sector-specific targets for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of product, operationalising India’s domestic carbon market under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023. This move supports India’s Paris Agreement commitment to reduce emissions intensity of
Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy
In News NITI Aayog released a Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy. About the Roadmap The “Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy” was developed by NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub, in collaboration with NASSCOM and BCG, with guidance from an Expert Council of industry leaders from IBM, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, LTIMindtree, Teleperformance, and others. It sets out India’s path to becoming a trusted global AI workforce and innovation partner by 2035.
MEA Invites Comments on Draft Overseas Mobility Bill, 2025
In News The External Affairs Ministry has sought comments and suggestions on the draft Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025. About The proposed Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025 envisages comprehensive emigration management, institutes regulatory mechanisms by developing a regime for safe and orderly migration governing overseas employment of Indian nationals. It also establishes a framework which creates policies and schemes for incentivizing policy acti
Israel–Hamas Ceasefire Impact on Global Trade
Context Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal, potentially ending the two-year-long conflict in Gaza. Freight Rates and Global Trade Since late 2023, freight rates surged nearly threefold due to the need to reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope. Shorter Suez Canal routes were blocked, increasing transit time, shipping costs, and profits for companies.
Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Visited India
Context Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister met external affairs minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi. About It is the first high-level diplomatic engagement between India and the Taliban regime since it took power in 2021.