Daily Current Affairs — 30 October 2025
6 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
China’s Complaint Against India at WTO
Context China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India. Law on subsidies in WTO Legal Framework: Governed by the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) under the WTO. Sovereign Right vs.
Indian Maritime Sector Has Seen Historic Progress: PM Modi
Context Recently, the Prime Minister of India, addressing the Maritime Leaders’ Conclave during India Maritime Week 2025, declared that India’s maritime sector has undergone ‘historic progress’, positioning the nation as a rising force in global maritime trade. About the India’s Maritime Sector Nearly 95% of India’s trade by volume and about 70% by value moves through maritime routes. In FY 2024–25, major ports handled about 855 million tonnes of cargo, signaling robust growth in maritime trade
CSE Assessment Finds Indian Soils Severely Deficient in Key Nutrients
Context Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) analysis of government data finds 64% of Indian soil samples low in nitrogen and nearly half low in organic carbon. Major Findings India’s soils are severely deficient in essential nutrients such as nitrogen and organic carbon. These deficiencies have serious implications for both crop productivity and climate change mitigation.
NITI Aayog Releases Reports on India’s Services Sector
Context NITI Aayog released two reports titled India’s Service Sector: Insights from GVA trends and state-level dynamics and India’s Service Sector: Insights from employment trends and state-level dynamics. Key Findings of GVA Trends The services sector contributes around 55% of India’s GVA. India is evolving from a “services-exporter nation” to a “services-driven economy” with strong domestic linkages.
Relocation of Forest-dwelling Communities
In News The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has issued a policy mandating that relocation of forest-dwelling communities from tiger reserves must be “exceptional, voluntary, and evidence-based. Background India’s tiger conservation strategy is moving from exclusionary “fortress conservation” to a rights-based, community-centred model. Historically, the creation of tiger reserves often displaced forest-dwelling communities, but the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) now mandates that relocatio
Cyclone Montha
Context Severe cyclonic storm Montha created destruction in Andhra Pradesh. What are Cyclones? The word Cyclone is derived from the Greek word Cyclos meaning the coils of a snake.