{"id":60510,"date":"2025-12-03T19:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=60510"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:54:58","slug":"news-in-short-3-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-12-2025\/news-in-short-3-12-2025","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 3-12-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jiyo Parsi Scheme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ Society, GS2\/ Social Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), organised a comprehensive Advocacy and Outreach Workshop in Mumbai to promote and <strong>amplify the Jiyo Parsi Scheme.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Parsi Community in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to the <strong>2011 Census<\/strong> of India, the Parsi population in the country was <strong>57,264.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This represented a significant decrease of approximately <strong>22%<\/strong> from the <strong>2001 <\/strong>census figure of <strong>69,601.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the scheme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Jiyo Parsi scheme was launched in<strong> 2013-14<\/strong> with the objective to <strong>reverse the declining trend of Parsi population<\/strong> by adopting a scientific protocol and structured interventions, stabilize their population and to increase the population of Parsis in India.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The scheme has three components:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Medical Assistance: <\/strong>Provides financial aid for infertility treatments such as IVF, ICSI, surrogacy, and post-conception care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advocacy<\/strong>: Provides for counselling of couples with fertility issues and publicity including workshops; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health of the Community:<\/strong> Offers monthly financial support to Parsi couples with children as well as to dependent elderly members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2197497&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Global Indices for Reforms and Growth (GIRG) Framework<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Governance, GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Government of India has undertaken the Global Indices for Reforms and Growth (GIRG) initiative to benchmark national performance against international indices and guide evidence-based policy reforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Global Indices for Reforms and Growth (GIRG)<\/strong> is an inter-ministerial mechanism for monitoring progress across <strong>26 global indices <\/strong>published by <strong>16 international agencies.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These Indices are spanning <strong>four broad themes: <\/strong>economy, development, governance, and industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Each index<\/strong> has been assigned to a <strong>specific nodal ministry,<\/strong> responsible for reviewing methodologies, engaging with publishing organisations and ensuring that India\u2019s latest official data is used in the computations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) at NITI Aayog<\/strong> will serve as the central coordinating body for this exercise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Is GIRG Needed?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s national indicators such as GDP, CPI, and IIP already follow internationally aligned methodologies and undergo base-year revisions to reflect economic changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, global ranking ecosystems often suffer from opaque methodologies, inconsistent data use, and lack of country-specific contextualisation. Hence the GIRG aims to,\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure use of accurate and updated government data in global indices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance India\u2019s global competitiveness and credibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2196832&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>U.P. reported maximum complaints over Jal Jeevan Mission projects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus:GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Uttar Pradesh reported <\/strong>the highest number of complaints and constituted about 84% of the total complaints received over <strong>financial irregularities and poor quality of work <\/strong>under the&nbsp; <strong>Jal Jeevan Mission<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Launch Year<\/strong>: 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong> Centrally Sponsored Scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry<\/strong>: Department of Drinking Water &amp; Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Background: <\/strong>The National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was restructured and subsumed into JJM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Ensure Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household with 55 litres per capita per day (lpcd) of potable water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Funding Pattern: <\/strong>90:10 (Himalayan States (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh) &amp; North-Eastern States)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100%&nbsp; (Union Territories) &amp; 50:50 (other states)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Progress:<\/strong> Tap water access in rural India has expanded rapidly, rising from 3.23 crore households (16.7%) to an additional 12.48 crore households connected since then.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/uttar-pradesh\/up-reports-highest-number-of-complaints-over-shoddy-jal-jeevan-mission-work\/article70349899.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RBI\u2019s 2025 list confirms that State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank continue as<strong> Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D\u2011SIBs).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About D-SIBs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D-SIBs are banks considered <strong>\u201ctoo big to fail.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their collapse can trigger system-wide financial instability, so they are placed under special regulation and higher supervision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Concept introduced globally after the <strong>2008 Global Financial Crisis.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Based on Basel-III guidelines<\/strong>, RBI released the D-SIB framework in 2014, it identifies banks based on: Size (Total exposures), interconnectedness, substitutability (difficulty of replacing services) &amp; complexity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banks are placed in different buckets (0 to 4) depending on systemic importance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher the bucket means higher <strong>additional Common Equity Tier 1 (CET-1) capital requirement.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DRDO Conducts High Speed Test of Indigenous Fighter Escape System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a high-speed test of a fighter aircraft escape system, validating a critical safety capability for combat pilots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The rocket-sled trial achieved a precisely controlled velocity of <strong>800 km\/h <\/strong>at DRDO\u2019s <strong>Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility<\/strong> at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The test was conducted in collaboration with <strong>Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)<\/strong> and <strong>Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The test validated <strong>three key elements<\/strong> of the emergency escape chain: canopy severance, ejection sequencing and complete aircrew recovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This complex <strong>dynamic test places India in an elite club<\/strong> of nations with advanced in-house escape system testing capability.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dynamic ejection tests<\/strong> are more complex than static tests (e.g., Net Test, Zero-Zero Test) because they replicate real-flight conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2197771&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Navy\u2019s new category in Indian Maritime Doctrine 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Indian Navy\u2019s Maritime Doctrine 2025, released by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indian Maritime Doctrine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&nbsp; is the Navy\u2019s apex guidance document, laying down the principles that govern its strategy, roles and employment across the full spectrum of conflict.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was First released in 2004, revised in 2009 and amended in 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Features of 2025 edition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&nbsp; reflects major shifts in India\u2019s maritime environment and strategic outlook over the past decade.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&nbsp; formally recognises \u201cno-war, no-peace\u201d as a distinct operational category for the first time, reflecting modern grey-zone maritime challenges like coercion and hybrid tactics.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It prioritises jointmanship by aligning with tri-service joint doctrines towards ensuring interoperability across the armed forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Relevance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The updated doctrine incorporates major shifts in India\u2019s maritime environment since 2015 .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aligns with national visions such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/19-04-2025\/viksit-bharat-developed-india-by-2047\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/19-04-2025\/viksit-bharat-developed-india-by-2047\">Viksit Bharat 2047<\/a>, Sagarmala, PM Gati Shakti, Maritime India Vision 2030, Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 and MAHASAGAR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/no-war-no-peace-navys-new-category-in-indian-maritime-doctrine-2025-10399060\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), organised a comprehensive Advocacy and Outreach Workshop in Mumbai to promote and amplify the Jiyo Parsi Scheme.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parsi Community in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">According to the 2011 Census of India, the Parsi population in the country was 57,264.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">This represented a significant decrease of approximately 22% from the 2001 census figure of 69,601.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-12-2025\/news-in-short-3-12-2025\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60700,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510\/revisions\/60700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}