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Daily Current Affairs – 25 June 2025

India Makes Historic Entry into Top 100 in Global SDG Rankings

In a huge milestone in India’s sustainable development journey, India has, for the first time, breached into the top 100 of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index at 99 out of 193 countries in the 2025 edition of the UN Sustainable Development Report published by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and headlined by economist Jeffrey Sachs The highest rank for India in SDG ranks.

India is now in the top 100 SDG ranks for the first time with a score of 67 out of a total 100. The 2025 SDG Index arrives at a crucial national development juncture at the lead up to the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) conference in Seville. This signals India’s track record towards basic infrastructure, health, education, and digital access even in a global SDG slowdown.

Background to the SDG Index

• The SDGs were launched in 2015. The SDGs have 17 goals to end poverty, protect the environment and ensure prosperity by 2030.

• The SDG Index have subsequently ranked countries with respect to their progress towards the goals.

India’s 2025 rank

• India Rank 99 (a major improvement from last years)

• Score 67.0

• This represents a major leap in India’s international sustainability credibility.

Ranking of neighbouring countries

• China 49

• Bhutan 74

• Nepal 85

• Sri Lanka 93

• Bangladesh 114

Challenges and observations:

• Structural inequality, climate change, and conflict are stymieing progress at national levels.

• East Asia and South Asia are the fastest growing regions in achieving their SDG’s.

• This highlights India’s strength in the ‘digital’ and ‘health’ infrastructure (SDG 3, SDG 7, and SDG 9).

India to Launch First All-India Household Income Survey in 2026

In an important move to result to enhance data-driven policymaking, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has made the announcement that it will launch an All-India Household Income Survey in 2026. It will provide information on income distribution, help to assess the impact of technology on wages, and allow closures of data gaps in welfare and economic inequality. The survey will be supported by a Technical Expert Group under the leadership of Surjit Bhalla, Former Executive Director (IMF).

This will be the first Household Income survey on an all-India basis that will capture the lack of accurate income data collected from households in India. The Ministry of Statistics (MoSPI) has a number of data gaps in the income area especially concerning wages, wage distributions and the influence of technology on income, which is highly significant for making welfares and economic policies.

Objectives and Aims

• Understand income distribution of Indian households
• Assess the impacts of technology adoption on household wages, income and earnings
• Enable targeting of welfare schemes based on accurate income data.
• Adopt best practices for income data collection

Technical Oversight

• Technical Expert Group- TEG established under Surjit Bhalla.

The TEG will be responsible for guiding,

• Concepts and definitions of the survey
• Sampling designs
• Estimation methods
• Integrating best practice from around the world (US, Canada, South Africa, Australia).

Implementation and Strategy

• Will be undertaken by the National Statistical Office- NSO
• Will capture possibly the following sources of income- wages, self-employment income, remittances, and online income etc.
• Will improve upon earlier efforts that faced field-level data reliability issues.
• Efforts will be made to ensure transparency, accuracy, and granular regional insights.

Tripura Becomes India’s Third Fully Functionally Literate State After Mizoram and Goa

In a historic milestone, Tripura has become India’s third state, after Mizoram and Goa, in becoming fully functionally literate as per the national definition of 95% of people aged 15 years and above. The announcement on June 23, 2025, was made during a formal ceremony at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan, Agartala, in attendance by the Hon. Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha and senior officials of the Ministry of Education.

Tripura is confirmed as fully literate under ULLAS (New India Literacy Programme), a flagship centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2022. Tripura’s achievement is significant progress towards Viksit Bharat @2047 and is a success of community-driven adult education and Jan Bhagidari (people’s participation).

Key aspects of ULLAS (2022–2027)

• To enable non-literate youth and adults (15+) to achieve foundational literacy, numeracy, and critical life skills.

• To provide inclusive and equitable education according to NEP 2020.

• To enable citizens using digital literacy and accumulated certification via the ULLAS mobile app.

Background

• In 1961, Tripura’s literacy rate was 20.24%.

• Over the years, government action and community involvement increased that to 95.6%, in 2025.

• The ULLAS programme was powerful catalyst in achieving universal literacy.

Implementation Highlights

• This was conducted by conducting door-to-door surveys of non-literate individuals.

• This required intensive mobilization across all districts of Tripura.

• Learners were engaged and certified via the ULLAS mobile app.

• Hundreds of thousands of volunteer teachers, learners, and community leaders were identified and involved.

• It was a mission mode endeavor for quick and broad results.

Government Launches NAVYA to Skill Adolescent Girls in Non-Traditional Sectors

In an unprecedented step towards India’s Viksit Bharat@2047 vision, the Government of India will launch NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls) in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh on June 24th, 2025. This joint effort between the Government of India’s Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) offers adolescent girls aged 16-18 years vocational skills, particularly in non-traditional sectors.

The NAVYA initiative will serve as a joint Pilot initiative, to skill young girls for vocational training, with particular focus on aspirational districts and the North-East with the aim of the government to take a more inclusive approach. This would be a significant step under the overall women’s development plan under the Viksit Bharat@2047 Mission, lead by women.

Aim and Objectives

• To skill adolescent girls (16-18 years) with minimum Class 10 qualification.

• To empower young women through vocational training in non-traditional job roles.

• To formalize institutional collaboration between MWCD and MSDE.

• To bring confidence, independence and economic empowerment among adolescent girls.

Implementation Process

• Pilot initiative to roll out in 27 districts, across 19 states, including aspirational districts and North-Eastern districts.

• Skilling through the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and other flagship programmes.

• The event will include girl trainees, certificate distribution for PMKVY/PM Vishwakarma certificates.

Key Features

• It aims to target non-traditional job roles to help shift employment patterns from conventional gendered employment.

• Digital skilling modules may be included, to be more relevant to modern employment.

• It will help girls from underserved communities to bridge the gap between education and employability. 

Global Peace Index 2025

The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025 is the 19th iteration of the world’s premier measure of national and regional peacefulness. Developed by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), it provides critical information on the peacefulness of 163 countries, representing 99.7 percent of the global population. In a global context in which geopolitical instability is on the rise, the GPI provides critical data on current global patterns of conflict, safety, and militarization.

Global Peace Index is a yearly measurement and quantitative assessment of peace, based on 23 indicators, using three main dimensions:

• Societal Safety and Security

• Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict

• Degree of Militarization

The Global Peace Index is unique in the world of peace measurements and assessments. Published annually by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP)—a non-partisan, independent think tank based in Sydney, Australia— the GPI has achieved an almost unparalleled level of recognition as a tool for researchers and institutions seeking sustainable peace and security reforms.

Top 10 Most Peaceful Countries in 2025

Least Peaceful Countries in 2025

Summary:

Most Peaceful Country: Iceland

Least Peaceful Country: Russia

Favipiravir drug shows promise against Chandipura virus in preclinical studies by NIV

Recent research has demonstrated the feasibility of using Favipiravir as a therapeutic option when it comes to Chandipura virus (CHPV). These preclinical studies were performed by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, and showed that it was capable of decreasing the viral load in tissues and improving survival time in treated animals. Chandipura virus is classified endemic to central India, and predominantly impacts younger children when severe symptoms include high fever, and seizures.

Overview of Chandipura Virus

The Chandipura virus is a member of the Rhabdoviridae family, and is a zoonotic agent transmitted by sandflies. It was first identified in 1965 from human cases in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Chandipura virus is an aetiological agent of encephalitis, or the inflammation of the brain. The latitude of symptoms caused by the Chandipura virus can range from fever and vomiting to altered level of consciousness to convulsions.

Transmission and Vector

CHPV is primarily transmitted through its vector, the female Phlebotomine sandfly, which primarily rears in early monsoon season. Recent studies have suggested that certain mosquito species including Aedes aegypti can transmit CPHV under laboratory conditions, however there have been no known isolations of CHPV in the vector of mosquito.

Clinical Manifestations

The primary clinical manifestation of CHPV infection is fever followed by neurological changes. Children < 15 years have been noted to be more vulnerable to severe clinical presentations of CHPV’s acute encephalitis syndrome. The outbreak in Andhra Pradesh, in 2003, reaffirmed the mortality rate in young children who acquired CHPV infection, and indicated a mortality rate in the range of 38 out of 39 cases, with most of the deaths occurring within 48 hours of hospital admission.

Treatment

At the present time, there is no antiviral treatment specific for CHPV. The mainstay of management is symptomatic management, directed primarily toward airway, breathing and circulation. Fluid balance, temperature control and seizure control are the most important considerations. Currently, clinical research is underway to assess the application of Favipiravir as a potential drug, but it is not yet being assessed in clinical trials in humans.

Prevention of Infection

Preventing infection of CHPV depends on vectors management. The identification of breeding sites of sandflies and eliminating those sites is key, as well as using insecticides and sanitation. Personal protective measures (i.e. long clothing) and repellents to minimize bites are recommended.

Future Directions

Current research is ongoing to develop a CHPV vaccine. The National Institute of Virology is attempting to do so, as the measures at hand and methods of controlling CHPV are not adequate, particularly with respect to the number of deaths caused by the virus in children. The efficacy of Favipiravir will be studied through preclinical trials as well as the preclinical information obtained prior to human testing.