Daily Current Affairs 28 July 2025 – IAS Current Affairs
Current Affairs 28 July 2025 focuses on the Prelims-Mains perspective. Major events are :
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)
Source: UNESCAP
GS II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
GS II: Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
Overview
- News in Brief
- What are CRVS?
- Registration system in India
Why in the News?
Recently, the third ministerial conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics for Asia and the Pacific was held in Bangkok, Thailand.
News in Brief
- Governments across Asia and the Pacific reached a landmark decision to ensure that all births are registered and all deaths are recorded by 2030.
- This is bringing the vision of universal, inclusive and resilient civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems one step closer to reality.
- This renewed pledge, adopted after the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific, ushers in the next chapter of the CRVS Decade.
- It strengthens regional momentum and aligns more closely with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reinforcing the shared vision of inclusive development for all.
What are CRVS?
About CRVS
- The United Nations defines civil registration and vital statistics as the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events of the population in accordance with the law.
- Vital Events includes births, deaths and marriages, divorces, besides causes of death.
CRVS Decade
- In 2014, the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
- This was launched as the CRVS Decade to get everyone in the picture.
Status of Registrations
- Over the last decade, in the countries in the Asia Pacific region, the number of children under 5 who are unregistered had dropped to 51 million, from 135 million in 2012, a reduction of more than 60%.
- 29 countries currently have reported over 90% registration of births in a year, and 30 countries have achieved this for death registration.
- Despite this progress, an estimated 14 million children across the region still do not have their births registered by their first birthday.
- Every year, approximately 6.9 million deaths also go unrecorded.
Target Extension
- With the chosen decade complete, 100% registration still not achieved.
- Governments across Asia and the Pacific, on June 25, 2025, signed off on a landmark decision to ensure that all births are registered and all deaths are recorded by 2030.
Registration system in India
- India, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner( RGCI) is responsible for civil registration.
- Union Home Ministry, the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs, supports the civil registration system, providing incentives for registration, manpower and logistics support under the National Health Mission.
- The Indian national CRVS coordination mechanism was established in August 2015, while a national CRVS strategy and a comprehensive assessment are still in progress.
- Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969
- The registration of births and deaths is mandatory under the act.
- Amendments to it, have made possible the digital registration of births and deaths.
- The recognition of electronic documents that can be stored safely and securely in the Digilocker by all.
Asiatic Wild Dog
Source: The Hindu
GS III: Environment Conservation
Overview
- News in Brief
- Dhole/Asiatic Wild Dog
- About Kaziranga National Park
Why in the News?
Researchers have documented the first camera-trap evidence of the endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus)—also known as the Asiatic wild dog—in the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape, Assam
News in Brief
- This rediscovery is significant as the species was previously believed to be locally extinct in the region.
- The image was captured in the Amguri corridor (a vital wildlife linkage between Kaziranga National Park and Karbi Anglong hills).
- It was taken just 375 metres from a national highway, emphasising the threat posed by human infrastructure in critical wildlife habitats.
Dhole/Asiatic Wild Dog
- The dhole is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Its decline across Asia has been due to habitat loss, prey depletion, and human-wildlife conflict.
- The rediscovery of the dhole enhances the region’s conservation value and highlights the importance of preserving wildlife corridors in Northeast India.
About Kaziranga National Park
- It is located in Northeast Indian state of Assa.
- The park is approximately 40 km (25 mi) in length from east to west, and 13 km (8 mi) in breadth from north to south.
- It is a world heritage site, notified by the UNESCO in 1985.
- World’s largest population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros is seen in this park.
- The park is a shelter to endangered Royal Bengal tiger and the Asian elephant.
- Brahmaputra river flowing through this region.
- Another important fact is that Kaziranga contains significant breeding populations of 35 mammalian species, of which 15 are threatened as per the IUCN Red List.
Energy Institute Report (2025)
Source: IEA
GS III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc
Overview
- News in Brief
- About Energy Institute Report (2025)
Why in the News?
Recently, the Energy Institute (EI) released the 74th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy which shows data on global energy.
News in Brief
- This edition of the Global Energy Review is the first comprehensive depiction of the trends that took place in 2024.
- Across the entire energy sector, covering data for all fuels and technologies, all regions and major countries, and energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
- The latest data show that the world’s appetite for energy rose at a faster-than-average pace in 2024.
- It results in higher demand for all energy sources, including oil, natural gas, coal, renewables and nuclear power.
- This growth was led by the power sector, with demand for electricity rising almost twice as fast as wider energy demand due to higher demand for cooling, rising consumption by industry, the electrification of transport and the growth of data centres and artificial intelligence.
About Energy Institute Report (2025)
- Total energy supply rose by 2% in 2024, with all energy sources—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, hydro, and renewables registering an increase since 2006.
- Natural gas generation saw the largest increase among fossil fuels, growing by 2.5%.
- The largest global energy source largest global total primary energy in 2024, with 33% contribution.
- Remained the largest single source of global electricity generation, growing by 1.2% in 2024 to reach 10,613 TWh, despite record investments in renewables.
- For 3 years, coal production exceeded demand, with the 2024 surplus being a record.
- Meets 25% of total global energy demand, and the top producers are the USA, Russia, Iran, and China (53% of global production).
- Wind and solar energy expanded by 16%, growing nine times faster than total energy demand.
- Wind & Solar are the fastest-growing energy sources, with China contributing 57% of new capacity globally.
- Renewables (including hydro) met 32% of the total electricity supply
- Rare Earth metals are Grew by 3.2%, reaching 0.4 million tonnes of total production, and China accounts for 71% of global production and 48% of global reserves.
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