- Recently, the Centre for Legal Action and Behaviour Change (C-LAB), in partnership with the Just Rights for Children (JRC) network, released a report related to child labour rescues in 2024–25.
- Poverty and Economic Compulsion: According to the Ministry of Labour & Employment, poverty remains the primary driver of child labour.
- Families struggling to meet basic needs often rely on children to supplement household income, especially in rural and informal sectors.
- Lack of Access to Quality Education: Many children drop out of school due to poor infrastructure, teacher shortages, or financial constraints.
- Once out of school, they are more likely to enter the workforce. Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 24 June, 2025
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- Iran is considering a bill to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), citing the agency’s alleged failure to remain impartial and fulfill its obligations.
- The announcement came as the IAEA convened an emergency Board of Governors meeting in Vienna following the U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, and Israel’s earlier strike on the Arak Heavy Water Reactor.
- Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear weapon state.
- In that capacity, it had to mandatorily enter into a comprehensive safeguards agreement with the IAEA, which allows the organisation to install its own equipment to monitor activities, including radiation levels.
- Iran accuses the IAEA of becoming a political tool and insists it will not resume cooperation without “objective guarantees.” Read More
Challenges Before IAEA After Attacks on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
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Background
- WHO has released the 10th edition of its Global Tobacco Epidemic Report, assessing progress in tobacco control since the launch of the MPOWER strategy in 2008.
- Widespread Impact: Since 2007, 155 countries have implemented at least one of the MPOWER policy prescriptions, collectively benefiting over 6.1 billion people.
- Most Progress: Among all MPOWER measures, large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages have seen the most widespread and consistent implementation.
- India's Leadership in Digital Content Regulation: India has notably become the first country globally to apply tobacco control regulations specifically to digital streaming content.
- India's Strong Stance on TAPS: India has implemented stringent measures to curb tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) across all forms of media. This aligns with the "E" (Enforce bans) in MPOWER and is a critical step in reducing tobacco appeal. Read More
10th WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic
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Key Findings of the Report
- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will conduct the first-ever Household Income Survey in 2026.
- First Accurate Mapping of Income Distribution: Despite decades of data on consumption, poverty, and employment, India lacks official statistics on household income levels and distribution.
- The survey fills a critical gap, enabling policymakers to understand income inequality, inter-regional disparities, and the actual spread of economic growth.
- Targeting of Welfare Schemes: The government can more effectively design and implement subsidies, social protection, and direct benefit transfers, moving toward evidence-based and inclusive policymaking.
- Analysis of Technology Impact: The survey will assess how digital platforms, gig work, automation, and informal employment influence household earnings, an area underexplored by existing datasets. Read More
First-Ever Household Income Survey in 2026
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Significance of the Household Income Survey
- Over the last one year, India has held nine meetings with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to review the trade agreement signed with the grouping, but no progress has been made on any item.
- The original agreement was signed in 2009.
- India opened 71% of its tariff lines to the ASEAN countries whereas countries like Indonesia opened 41%, Vietnam 66.5%, and Thailand 67%.
- In the last 15 years, India’s exports to ASEAN have doubled, but the imports have tripled.
- These factors necessitated a review of the deal. Read More
India-ASEAN Trade Deal Review
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- A new study on Snowflake yeast by National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) scientists offers an ‘unconventional view’ of how major changes first arise in the course of evolution.
- According to current understanding, growth should stop once inner cells can’t get nutrients.
- However, snowflake yeast in the lab continued to grow beyond expected limits.
- Scientists wanted to understand how nutrients were still reaching all cells. Read More
Yeast Shows Physics can Give Rise to Multicellular Life Sans Mutations
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The Scientific Puzzle
- Thousands of devotees have arrived in Assam for the Kamakhya Temple’s annual Ambubachi Mela.
- The festival is held during the monsoon season, typically in June, at the Kamakhya Temple — a revered shrine dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya, an incarnation of Goddess Parvati.
- The festival is associated with fertility, the onset of the monsoon, and the widespread historical belief across cultures that portrays the Earth as a fertile woman. The name ‘Ambubachi’ itself translates to water flowing. Read More
