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Daily Current Affairs – 10 April, 2025

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    SC Cleared 10 Bills Using Article 142

    Context

  • The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to pass 10 Bills pending with Tamil Nadu Governor effectively granting assent to them.

    • About

  • The Court exercised its rare powers to do "complete justice," bypassing the Governor’s role in the lawmaking process.
  • The Supreme Court ruled that Governors cannot delay or withhold assent to Bills indefinitely once they are passed or re-passed by the state Assembly.
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    Report-Death Sentences and Executions 2024

    Context

  • Amnesty International has released its report, Death Sentences and Executions 2024.

    • Major Findings

  • Global Execution Statistics: In 2024, 1,518 people were executed across 15 countries, marking the highest number since 2015.
  • It is an increase by 32% in recorded executions compared to 2023.
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    Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) Baseline Report

    Context

  • Recently, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has unveiled the first-ever Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) Baseline Report for the fiscal year 2022–23.

    • About Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI)

  • It is a composite Index & has been compiled based on 435 unique local Indicators (331 mandatory & 104 optional) consisting of 566 unique data points across 9 themes of Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs).
  • It reflects India’s commitment to achieving the SDG 2030 Agenda through participatory, bottom-up development.
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    India’s Genome Mapping Reveals 180 Million DNA Variants

    Context

  • The GenomeIndia project has published preliminary findings based on genome sequencing of 9,772 individuals across 85 diverse Indian populations.

    • What is genome sequencing?

  • It is the process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genome, which includes all its genes and non-coding regions. 
  • It involves identifying the exact order of the four nucleotide bases (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine) that make up the DNA.
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    National Critical Mineral Mission

    In Context

  • The National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) was launched in 2025 to establish a robust framework for self-reliance in the critical mineral sector.

    • About 

  • Critical minerals are essential for clean energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, EVs, and energy storage systems. To secure these resources, India launched the NCMM to ensure their long-term availability and processing.
  • The NCMM mission aims to establish a robust framework for self-reliance in the critical mineral sector. Under this mission, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has been tasked with conducting 1,200 exploration projects from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
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    The Arctic Boreal Zone (ABZ) Rejects More Carbon

    Context

  • According to a new study published in Nature, the increasing ferocity of wildfires means that more than 30% of the Arctic Boreal Zone (ABZ) has now stopped capturing carbon and is instead releasing it.

    • About

  • The findings align with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA’s) 2024 Arctic Report Card.
  • It also highlighted that the Arctic tundra, a treeless region, is becoming a net carbon source, largely due to warming temperatures and escalating wildfire activity in the Northern polar region.
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    News In Short-10-04-2025

    Context

  • An FIR was registered against a restaurant owner in Noida under Section 271 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).

    • About

  • Sections 269 and 270 of the Indian Penal Code, 1870, have been identically reproduced as Sections 271 and 272 of the BNS. 
  • These punish acts that are “likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life”.
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