DNA – 03 September 2025 | UPSC Daily News Analysis | Current Affairs for Civil Services Exam

Welcome to your Daily News Analysis – designed for aspirants preparing for UPSC, State PSCs, and other competitive exams. This session brings clarity to complex topics with an exam-focused approach.

📌 Topics Covered in This Session:

🔹 Issues Faced by Tribes in India
— Displacement and land alienation due to non-recognition of customary rights
— Lack of access to basic services: clean water, sanitation, healthcare, and quality education
— Socio-economic marginalisation, poverty, trafficking, and bonded labour risks
— Threats from urbanisation and modernisation to culture, languages, and customs
— Political under-representation despite protective measures

🔹 Nehru Trophy Boat Race – Kerala’s Olympics on Water
— Held annually on Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
— Features chundan vallams (snake boats) with 100–150 oarsmen rowing in perfect rhythm
— Origins: Jawaharlal Nehru’s 1952 visit; he gifted a silver trophy shaped like a snake boat
— Symbol of Kerala’s unity, communal harmony, and cultural pride
— Related: Nouka Baich boat race of Bengal linked to Manasa worship

🔹 Ravi River & Indus Waters Treaty
— Origin: Chamba region, Himachal Pradesh; flows through J&K, Punjab, into Pakistan
— Tributaries: Siul, Baira, Budhil (right bank); Basantar, Sewa, Ujh (left bank)
— Major project: Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam for hydropower and irrigation
— Recent floods in Pakistan’s Narowal district affecting Kartarpur Corridor complex
— Context: India’s rights under the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960

🔹 Kerala – India’s First Digitally Literate State
— Declared under Digi Keralam Project using K-SMART platform and youth volunteers
— Builds on Akshaya initiative (2002) launched by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
— Digital literacy: one household member (5+ years) with computer and internet skills
— Benefits: better governance, citizen empowerment, financial inclusion (UPI, DBT)
— Concerns: cybersecurity, ethical internet use, misinformation, data protection

🧠 Each topic is covered with Prelims-ready facts and Mains-oriented analysis.

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