- Recently, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that its Parliament is drafting legislationto withdraw from the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Treaty.
- A total of 191 States have joined the Treaty, including the five nuclear-weapon States.
- India, Pakistan, South Sudan and Israel never joined the treaty, however they are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons.
- North Korea joined the NPT in 1985 but withdrew in 2003. Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 21 June, 2025
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- The U.K. House of Commons passed the Assisted Dying Bill to allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their lives.
- The bill will only apply to people in England and Wales who have less than six months to live.
- A patient choosing to die would need to be of competent mind and two doctors, a psychiatrist, senior lawyer and social worker would need to sign off on their decision.
- Advocates regard the new Bill as a humane and compassionate intervention that brings closure to a painful dependence on the immediate family.
- Opponents are apprehensive that the severely disabled and vulnerable patients may feel forced to end their lives to relieve the burden on relatives. Read More
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- Pakistan has extended strong rhetorical support to Iran amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict.
- India and Iran share deep civilisational, linguistic, and historical ties. Post-independence, they signed a friendship treaty in 1950.
- Key milestones include the 2001 Tehran Declaration and the New Delhi Declaration, which strengthened cooperation in areas like economy, energy, education, and counter-terrorism.
- Iran is extremely important for India as a strategic partner as it offers connectivity, particularly through the Chabahar Port and the International NorthSouth Transport Corridor (INSTC).
- These provide alternative trade routes, bypassing Pakistan and enhance access to Central Asia and beyond. Read More
Understanding Pakistan’s Balancing Act on Iran
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How is Iran strategically important to India?
- Recently ,the Ministry of Steel has extended Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) quality norms to steel inputs and imports, giving industry players less than one working day to comply.
- Steel has been a key driver of industrialization and is considered a foundation of economic development.
- As both a raw material and intermediate product, its production and consumption reflect a nation's growth.
- In India, the steel industry is divided into three categories: major producers, main producers, and secondary producers. Read More
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India’s Steel Sector
- The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister has said that India's logistics cost will come down to 9% by the Year-End.
- Logistics cost refers to the total expenditure incurred to move goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption.
- It includes Transportation cost, Warehousing cost, Inventory carrying cost and Packaging and administrative cost.
- The Economic Survey 2022-23 pointed out that logistics costs in India have been in the range of 14-18% of GDP against the global benchmark of 8%. Read More
India to Cut Logistics Cost to 9% by Year-End
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- Scientists have developed a scalable next-generation device that produces green hydrogen by splitting water molecules using only solar energy.
- Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1.
- Hydrogen is the lightest element and the most abundant chemical substance in the universe, constituting roughly 75% of all normal matter.
- It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, and highly combustible gas. Read More
India Develops Solar-Based Technology for Green Hydrogen Generation
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What is hydrogen?
- India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) received the Digital Payments Award 2024–25 from the Ministry of Finance for its significant role in promoting digital payments and financial inclusion nationwide.
- It is a 100% Government of India-owned entity under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications.
- It was launched in 2018, to provide accessible, affordable, and trusted banking for all.
- It aimed at reaching the unbanked and underbanked and it leverages India’s vast postal network of 1.65 lakh post offices and 3 lakh postal employees, primarily in rural areas.
- It is built on India Stack and it offers paperless, cashless, and presence-less banking at customers’ doorsteps through biometric-enabled smartphones. Read More
