Daily Current Affairs — 9 June 2025
8 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025
In News The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025. International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025 It brings together governments, organizations, institutions, the media, and infrastructure stakeholders to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure. It is being hosted in Europe for the very first time.
Kerala Wants Centre to Amend the Wildlife Protection Act
Context The Kerala government has urged the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA), so it can be allowed to kill wild animals that foray into human habitats. Kerala’s Demands to the Union government Amend WLPA, 1972 to allow culling of “man-eating” or dangerous wild animals without excessive procedural delays. Declare Wild Boars as Vermin under Section 62 of the Act, permitting their hunting in designated areas for a limited
Consultative Regulation-making
Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a policy framework for how it will publish regulations, directions, guidelines and notifications. Background This follows a similar move by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which published regulations setting out the procedure it would follow to issue regulations. Both RBI and SEBI are statutory regulators with quasi-legislative powers, have initiated reforms to improve transparency and accountability in regulation-making.
New Base Year for GDP, CPI, IIP from Early 2026
Context As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) will see a new base from next year onwards. About In 2024, MoSPI has set up a 26-member Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics to decide the base year for GDP data. Biswanath Goldar has been appointed as its chairman.
India-Türkiye Relations
Context India is carefully balancing its trade relations with Türkiye (Turkey), ensuring that economic advantages are not compromised despite geopolitical concerns. Current Trade Statistics India has a trade surplus of $2.73 billion with Turkey, primarily driven by engineering goods, electronics, and chemicals. In FY25, India’s exports to Turkey totaled $5.72 billion, with engineering exports accounting for over 50% of the total.
Demand for Compulsory Licensing for Rare Disease
Context A growing number of rare disease patients in India are urging the government to invoke the compulsory licensing provision under the Indian Patents Act, 1970. About Compulsory licensing is a legal tool under Section 84 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970, which allows the government or any third party to manufacture a patented product or use a patented process without the consent of the patent owner in certain conditions. It aims to protect public health and access to affordable medicines.
Brahmaputra Flow in India and Impact of Chinese Dams
In Context India is closely monitoring Chinese infrastructure projects on the Brahmaputra River, particularly hydropower developments, due to their potential impact on downstream regions such as Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Brahmaputra River System The Brahmaputra River originates in the Kailash ranges at 5,150 m elevation, flows 2,900 km in total, including 916 km in India. It originates as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet .
Nine years of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
In Context As of now, 6.19 crore pregnant women have been examined under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA). About Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) Launched in June 2016, it is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It was designed to provide assured, comprehensive, and quality antenatal care (ANC) services free of cost to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month, particularly during the second and third trimes