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India’s Demographic Mission

In the Independence Day Address, 2025, the Prime Minister stated that a high-powered Demographic Mission would be launched to address illegal influx migration to meet India’s developing demographic challenges.

News in Short – 11 October, 2025

In News

  • Recently, an apex committee of the Environment Ministry has accorded a fresh environmental clearance to the Sawalkote hydroelectric project.

    • Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project

  • Origin: First proposed 1984,  Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric initiative located on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Developed by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), it is poised to become one of India’s largest hydroelectric projects in the Indus basin, with a proposed capacity of 1,856 MW.

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    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 Centre for Species Survival.
  • India aims to publish National Red Data Books for both flora and fauna by 2030. 

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    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 GDP by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.

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    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.
  • It explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming India’s tech services sector and proposes strategies to convert potential job losses into job creation opportunities.

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    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 actions for protection and promotion of welfare of emigrants.
  • It will replace the existing Emigration Act, 1983.
  • It will replace the existing Emigration Act, 1983.

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    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.
  • India’s trade was particularly affected, as 90–95% of it depends on foreign carriers, mainly through the Suez Canal.

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    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.
  • His visit follows participation in a regional meeting on Afghanistan in Russia, attended by representatives from India, China, Pakistan, Iran, and Central Asian countries.

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