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Daily Current Affairs: 5 February 2025

Current affairs of 5 February 2025: China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on US Energy, Autos and Machinery; US Deportation Flight Brings 205 Indians to Amritsar; Trump Effect: Implications for India’s Strategy, and 10 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

  1. Uniform Civil Code: Article 44, Cases and Debate

Government Schemes

  1. Gati Shakti Data Sharing Model and ₹10,000 Crore Fund of Funds

Banking & Finance

  1. Partial Credit Enhancement (PCE): Budget 2025-26 Explained
  2. Bank Gold Loans Jump 71.3% to ₹1.72 Trillion
  3. Algorithmic Trading: SEBI’s Retail Algo Framework Explained

Economy

  1. MSME Export Support Schemes: Collateral-Free Loans and TAP
  2. Fiscal Deficit Path in Budget 2025-26: 4.4% of GDP Target

International Affairs

  1. China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on US Energy, Autos and Machinery
  2. US Deportation Flight Brings 205 Indians to Amritsar
  3. Trump Effect: Implications for India’s Strategy

Agriculture & Rural

  1. KCC Loan Limit Raised to ₹5 Lakh: Who Benefits
  2. Nematodes: Soil Worms Causing ₹25,000 Crore Crop Loss
  3. Agri Skilling for Climate-Smart and Sustainable Farming

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Uniform Civil Code: Article 44, Cases and Debate

  • The Uttarakhand Cabinet, chaired by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, approved the rules for the Uniform Civil Code.
  • UCC would set common law for marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance and succession; it sits in Article 44 (DPSP).
  • Draft Article 35 became Article 44, making UCC non-binding as a Directive Principle.
  • Key cases: Shah Bano, Sarla Mudgal, John Vallamattom, Shayara Bano and others.
  • Opponents cite cultural preservation, Article 25 religious liberty and federal structure.
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Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Economy

International Affairs

Economy

8. China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on US Energy, Autos and Machinery

  • China imposed 15% tariffs on US coal and LNG, and 10% on crude oil, farm machinery, heavy vehicles and pickup trucks.
  • Beijing called the US move a unilateral hike against WTO rules and planned a WTO complaint.
  • Google faces a probe under China's Anti-Monopoly Law; PVH Corp. and Illumina were blacklisted.
  • Export controls were extended to tungsten, tellurium, bismuth and molybdenum.
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Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

13. Agri Skilling for Climate-Smart and Sustainable Farming

  • Agriculture engages over 40% of India's population and needs a shift to modern, sustainable practices.
  • Agri skilling trains farmers, especially women, in water-efficient methods, organic farming and rainwater harvesting.
  • IoT soil sensors, AI pest systems, drones and satellite data support precision agriculture.
  • PMKVY is among the government programmes upgrading skills in sustainable, digital and climate-resilient farming.
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