Daily Current Affairs — 24 October 2025
5 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
India Reframes Its Renewable Revolution
Context India’s renewable energy sector is moving from rapid expansion to building a strong, stable, and resilient system to support its 500 GW non-fossil capacity target by 2030. About In the past decade, India’s installed renewable capacity (excluding large hydro) rose from under ~35 GW in 2014 to over ~197 GW today. India continues to add 15–25 GW of new renewable capacity annually — a rate that remains among the fastest in the world.
The UN’s Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Initiative
In News The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at its Extraordinary Congress in Geneva, rallied its 193 Member States to commit to universal early warning coverage by 2027 under the UN’s Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative. UN’s Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Initiative The UN-backed EW4All initiative was launched in 2022 by Secretary-General António Guterres, co-led by WMO, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the I
The Sevilla Forum Launched to Tackle Global Debt Crisis
Context At the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) held in Geneva, a new global initiative, the Sevilla Forum on Debt, was launched. About the Sevilla Forum The Forum, led by Spain and supported by UNCTAD and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to create a permanent, inclusive platform for dialogue and coordinated action on sovereign debt challenges. The Sevilla Commitment lays down a roadmap for strengthening development fi
DAY-NRLM: One of the World's Largest Initiatives to Improve Livelihoods of Poor
Context The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, is one of the world’s largest poverty alleviation programmes. About the Mission Launch: It was launched in 2010 by restructuring the earlier Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), the initiative was renamed in 2016 as Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM). Aim: It is a centrally sponsored scheme, aimed to reduce rural po
Government Defends Forest Rights Act in Supreme Court
Context The Central Government has defended the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, before the Supreme Court, emphasizing that the legislation is restoring the dignity, livelihoods, and cultural identity of India’s forest-dependent communities. Background The FRA, was challenged in the Supreme Court in 2008 by Wildlife First, an NGO which called for the eviction of people whose FRA claims had been rejected. In February 2019, the court directed states to evict all claimants whose FRA claims had been r