- The Lok Sabha has given its approval to the statutory resolution regarding the extension of President’s rule in Manipur for a further period of six months with effect from 13th of August 2025.
- Manipur was placed under President’s Rule in February 2025 after erstwhile Chief Minister N. Biren Singh stepped down, nearly two years after the ethnic conflict began in the State between the valley-based Meitei community and the hills-based Scheduled Tribe Kuki-Zo group of communities.
- The conflict originated from the Meitei demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, which the Kukis opposed, fearing loss of job opportunities and other affirmative actions meant for STs. Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 31 July, 2025
- The Union Government has notified a Single Window System for appointing State Director-General of Police/Head of Police Force.
- The new policy effective April 22, 2025, comes against the backdrop of several States not following the Supreme Court orders in the Prakash Singh case (2006) and the Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines as regards appointment of DGP/HoPF.
- Objective: Streamline and standardize the DGP empanelment process by States. Read More
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- Recently, the US President has announced a 25% tariff on all imports from India, effective August 1, 2025, along with an unspecified penalty for India’s continued purchases of Russian oil and military equipment.
- High Indian Tariffs on US Goods: India’s high tariffs on U.S. goods, which the US President called ‘among the highest in the world’. The US has about a $40.8 billion trade deficit with India.
- India’s Non-monetary Trade Barriers: The US accuses India of maintaining high tariffs and other non-tariff barriers, particularly citing India’s agricultural subsidies and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures related to food safety.
- India’s Energy and Defense Ties with Russia: India’s status as Russia’s largest energy buyer (accounts for 35–40% of India’s total oil imports), and its long-standing defense ties with Moscow. Read More
US Imposes 25% Tariff on India’s Exports
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- Chile’s central and southern coastlines are experiencing rapid erosion, with scientists projecting that at least 10 beaches could disappear within the next decade.
- Climate Change: Increased frequency and intensity of sea swells are eroding beaches faster than before.
- Rising sea levels, sudden rainstorms, and recurring heatwaves are accelerating coastal retreat.
- Human Factors: Unregulated urbanization and ongoing coastal construction are destroying natural barriers such as dunes and wetlands, making beaches more vulnerable. Read More
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- The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
- NISAR is an Earth-observation satellite that stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar.
- It is Jointly developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation under a partnership agreement signed in 2014.
- It will be launched into a polar Sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit at 747 km altitude and an inclination of 98.4º.
- NISAR is the first satellite mission to collect radar data in two microwave bandwidth regions, called the L-band and the S-band. Read More
India Launches NISAR Earth Observation Satellite
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- China's suspension of rare earth magnet exports to India since April 2025 has disrupted key sectors like EVs, electronics, and drones, highlighting India's heavy reliance on Chinese supplies.
- Rare earth magnets are powerful permanent magnets made using rare earth elements, including 17 different elements from the periodic table.
- The two main types are Neodymium (Nd-Fe-B) and Samarium Cobalt (SmCo) magnets.
- Despite the name, rare earth elements are not geologically rare but are difficult to extract economically due to their dispersed occurrence and the environmental cost of mining. Read More
China’s Clampdown on Rare Earths Has Prompted India to Explore Options
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- Jewels from the sacred Piprahwa Buddha relics, recently auctioned at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, were repatriated to India, 127 years after being taken during colonial rule.
- The Piprahwa relics were discovered in 1898 by British civil engineer William Claxton Peppé in Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh.
- They include bone fragments, soapstone and crystal caskets, a sandstone coffer, and offerings such as gold ornaments and gemstones,
- They are believed to be associated with the mortal remains of Lord Buddha. Read More
