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Daily Current Affairs – 19 November, 2025

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    PM Modi Urges 10-year National Pledge to Shed Colonial Mindset 

    Context

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged a national resolve to shed the Macaulay mindset, launching a 10-year mission to reverse the colonial-era impact of the 1835 education overhaul.

    • About

  • In every country people take pride in their historical heritage, while post-Independence India witnessed efforts to disown its own legacy.
  • PM Modi noted that nations such as Japan and South Korea did adopt Western ideas but remained rooted in their own languages. This was a balance India’s new education policy also seeks to encourage.
  • PM Modi asserted that the evils and societal afflictions introduced by Macaulay must be eradicated in the coming decade.
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    National Action Plan on AMR 2.0 Launched

    Context

  • Recently, the Union Health Minister launched the second version of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) (2025–29).

    • About NAP-AMR 2.0 (2025–29)

  • It addresses gaps from NAP-AMR 1.0 (2017–2021), including strengthening surveillance, expanding public awareness, enhancing private-sector engagement, and improving regulatory and laboratory capacity.
  • It adopts a strong One Health approach, involving coordination across human health, animal health, agriculture, food systems, and the environment.
  • It involves over 20 ministries with clear timelines and dedicated budgets.
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    White-collar Terrorism 

    In News

  • The term “white-collar terrorism” has gained sudden popularity in mainstream media and public discourse after the Delhi Red Fort blast by radicalised doctors linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad.

    • What is White-collar Terrorism?

  • White-collar terrorism refers to terrorist activities carried out by highly educated professionals — such as doctors, engineers, professors, IT experts who use their expertise, social networks, and trusted societal positions to plan, support, and execute terror operations.
  • Unlike conventional militants, these individuals may operate covertly within professional or academic environments, facilitating logistics, procurement of materials, radicalization, recruitment, and even operational execution with lower suspicion due to their legitimate professions.
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    Removing of Ineligible Beneficiaries from NFSA List

    Context

  • The Union Government has removed around 2.25 crore ineligible beneficiaries from the free monthly ration scheme under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) over the past four to five months.

    • Scale of Distribution

  • India currently has over 19 crore ration card holders, and around 5 lakh fair price shops operating across States and Union Territories.
  • This vast network plays a vital role in ensuring food security for millions of citizens every month.
  • It leverages the existing infrastructure of the Public Distribution System (PDS) and integrates schemes like the Mid-Day Meal Scheme and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS).
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    SC Recalls Order Restricting Government from Granting Retrospective Environmental Clearances

    Context

  • The Supreme Court  recalled its May 16 judgment that had banned ex post facto environmental clearances (EC) — meaning you cannot start a project first and take EC later.

    • About

  • The May judgment had held that granting retrospective clearances in any form to regularise illegal constructions was clearly illegal. 
  • The court had struck down a 2017 notification and 2021 office memorandum (OM) of the Union government, which in effect recognised the grant of ex post facto ECs.
  • Huge public money at stake: If the May 16 judgment remained many completed/near-complete buildings would have to be demolished then rebuilt after taking EC.
  • The public projects worth Rs 20,000 crore will have to be demolished if the clearance is not reviewed.
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    News in Short – 19 November, 2025

    In News

  • The government has proposed a ₹30,000 crore outlay for the modified UDAN regional air connectivity scheme, to extend it beyond April 2027.

    • About UDAN scheme

  • The UDAN scheme was launched in October 2016 under the National Civil Aviation Policy with a 10-year tenure.
  • It  was designed to make flying affordable and boost regional air connectivity by incentivising airlines to serve remote routes.
  • It aimed to connect Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities through a market-driven yet financially supported model.
  •  The first UDAN flight was launched in April 2017 between Shimla and Delhi.
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