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Daily Current Affairs: 16 & 17 February 2025

Current affairs of 16 & 17 February 2025: PM Modi’s Washington Visit: Trade, Defence, Tech Outcomes; Pune Chipko Protest Against Riverfront Project; Panchayati Raj in India: Achievements, Challenges and Reforms, and 9 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 12 topics

National Affairs

  1. Panchayati Raj in India: Achievements, Challenges and Reforms
  2. Labour Migration Decline: Causes and Sector Impact

Government Schemes

  1. Digital India Services: Bharat Broadband, Bhashini, DigiLocker

Banking & Finance

  1. e₹ and Fintechs: CBDC Use Cases, Hurdles and Outlook
  2. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs): Problems and One State One RRB Plan
  3. Religare Takeover Battle: Sebi Takeover Code Under Test
  4. RBI Curbs on New India Co-operative Bank: DICGC Cover

International Affairs

  1. PM Modi’s Washington Visit: Trade, Defence, Tech Outcomes

Science & Technology

  1. India’s AI Push: AI Mission, Talent Strengths and Key Challenges

Environment & Ecology

  1. Pune Chipko Protest Against Riverfront Project
  2. Rat Hole Mining in the North-East: Causes and Solutions
  3. TrailGuard AI Cuts Poaching in Similipal Tiger Reserve

National Affairs

Economy

2. Labour Migration Decline: Causes and Sector Impact

  • Labour migration has dropped, leaving shortages in construction, energy and manufacturing.
  • Post-pandemic preference for staying near home and high urban living costs reduced migration.
  • Welfare schemes such as Ladki Bahin and One Nation One Ration lower the need to migrate.
  • Local infrastructure projects in places like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar offer near-urban wages at home.
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Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Economy

6. Religare Takeover Battle: Sebi Takeover Code Under Test

  • Burman Group's open offer for Religare Enterprises was challenged by US-based investor Danny Gaekwad.
  • Gaekwad bid ₹275 per share, 17% above the Burman offer; Sebi rejected it for non-compliance.
  • The Supreme Court allowed his bid after he deposited ₹600 crore as proof of funds.
  • Rashmi Saluja was removed from the Religare board during the contest.
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International Affairs

Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Polity & Governance

11. Rat Hole Mining in the North-East: Causes and Solutions

  • Floods in Umrangso, Assam trapped nine miners and killed at least four, reviving attention on illegal rat hole mining.
  • NGT banned rat hole mining in 2014 and the Supreme Court upheld the ban in 2019, yet it continues.
  • Meghalaya sought exemption under Sixth Schedule Paragraph 12A(b) to regulate coal mining on its own terms.
  • Proposed fixes: MMDR Act changes under Section 21, state rules under Section 23C, satellite tracking and alternative livelihoods.
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