Daily Current Affairs — 23 April 2025
5 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
Genetically Modified (GM) Edible Oils For Self-Sufficiency
Context Recently, a member of NITI Aayog has advocated for India to embrace GM edible oils to boost self-sufficiency, citing significant yield improvements seen in the US and China. Importance of Edible Oils in the Indias Economy India is one of the worlds largest producers of oilseeds, making oilseeds and edible oils among the most essential agricultural commodities in the country. India produces a variety of edible oils such as mustard, groundnut, soyabean, sunflower, safflower, and coconut oi
India’s Aviation Industry: From Regional Runways to Global Routes
In News Indias aviation sector is undergoing major infrastructure expansion and regional connectivity enhancement. Indias aviation sector It is growing and includes scheduled air transport (domestic and international airlines), non-scheduled services (charter and air taxis), and air cargo (cargo and mail transport). It is witnessing rapid growth, driven by rising demand and strong government support through strategic policies.
PM State Visit to Saudi Arabia
Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia. List of Outcomes Strategic Partnership Council: The second leaders meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council (SPC) was co-chaired by the leaders. Ministerial Committee on Defence Cooperation under the SPC: To reflect the deepening of defence partnership over the past few years, the Council decided to create a new Ministerial Committee on Defence Cooperation under the SPC.
Extreme Weather Events Forecasting with AI
Context With rising extreme weather events, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative tool to improve prediction accuracy beyond traditional models. Traditional Model of Weather Prediction Traditional weather forecasting uses numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. The model simulates atmospheric processes using equations of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
Terror Attack In Pehalgam
In News A terror attack happened in the Baisaran Valley (meadows) often called mini Switzerland, near the town of Pahalgam in the Anantnag district. What is TRF? The Resistance Front or TRF was founded in October 2019, after India bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir, and abrogated Article 370 that gave special status to the erstwhile State.