The report released by the World Economic Forum classified global risks across economic, environmental, geopolitical and technological domains.

Key Findings of Report:

• These risks are assessed over both short-term (1-2 years) and long-term (10 years) horizons to guide policymakers in balancing immediate concerns with future challenges.
• Short term risks: top 3 risks include, misinformation and disinformation, extreme weather events and state based armed conflict.
• Long term risks: top 3 risks include,extreme weather events, biodiversity loss & ecosystem collapse and critical change to  earth systems.

Blue Origin’s giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida on its first mission(NG-1) to space. 

• Blue origin is a private company founded by Jeff Benzos in 2000.

About NG-1 Mission:

• Mission aimed to place the Blue Ring Pathfinder test satellite into orbit and land rocket's booster onto a drone ship in Atlantic Ocean.
• It will also demonstrate reusability, a key feature that helps reduce launch costs and enhance mission efficiency.

Other Prominent commercial Space ventures and their rockets

• Spacex: Falcon9, Starship
• United Launch Vehicle (ULA): Atlas V, Delta IV, and Vulcan Centaur
• AgniKul Cosmos: Agnibaan SOrTeD 

SC recently ruled that proceedings on restitution of conjugal rights and those on maintenance are entirely independent of each other.

About conjugal rights

• Conjugal rights are rights created by marriage, i.e. right to live together, right of the husband or the wife to the society of the other spouse. 
• Law recognises these rights, both in personal laws dealing with marriage, divorce etc, and in criminal law requiring payment of maintenance and alimony to a spouse.
• Hindu marriage act, 1955: Deals with conjugal rights, which says if either husband or wife without reasonable excuses withdraws from society of other, aggrieved party may approach court for restitution of conjugal rights.
  • Similar provisions exist in Muslim personal law as well as the Divorce Act, 1869, which governs Christian family law.

A high-level review meeting to be held by Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary amid increase in deaths of Olive Ridley Turtles.

About Olive Ridley Turtles

• Gets its name from olive green color of its heart-shaped shell. 
• Among smallest & most abundant sea turtles and is found primarily in the tropical regions of Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans.
• Best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada, where thousands of females come together to lay eggs on the same beach. 
• Dietary Features: Carnivores, and feed mainly on jellyfish, shrimp, snails, crabs, molluscs and a variety of fish and their eggs.
• Threats: Turtle unfriendly fishing practices, development and exploitation of nesting beaches for ports, and tourist centers.
• Conservation status:
  • IUCN Red List: Vulnerable.
  • WPA, 1972: Schedule 1.
  • CITES: Appendix 1. 

Recently, home minister launched Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program (FTI-TTP) at seven major airports across India.

• These include Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Ahmedabad.

About FTI-TTP

• It is a part of the government’s Viksit Bharat@2047 vision.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Nodal Agency: Bureau of Immigration.
• Objective: speed up the Immigration clearance process through electronic gates.
• Two phases:
  • In the first phase, Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders are covered
  • In the second phase, foreign travellers will be covered.
• Airports to be covered: 21 major airports. 

The Union government approved the establishment of the Eighth Pay Commission.

About Pay Commission

• Constitution: by central government 
• Since 1947, seven Pay Commissions have been constituted
  • The 7th pay commission was implemented in 2016 and is set to complete its term in 2026.
  • Chairman of 7th Pay Commission was: Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur.
• Importance: It plays a vital role in determining salary structures, allowances, and other benefits for government employees

Musi River historic buildings have been kept on World Monuments Watch 2025

• World Monuments Watch is a biennial program which aims to raise awareness and mobilize action for the preservation of cultural heritage worldwide.

About Musi River

• Origin : Ananthagiri hills , Rangareddy district (Telangana).
• It is one of the major tributaries of Krishna river  and  flows into the Osmansagar and Himayatsagar reservoirs.
• It consists of 2 rivulets Esi (8 kms) and Musa (13 kms) which then converge into Musi River.
• Importance: major water sources for Hyderabad.

Recently, the Karnataka cabinet sub-committee has given approval to declare four forest areas as eco-sensitive zones. 

• It includes Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Bankapura Wolf Sanctuary, Uttaragudda Wildlife Sanctuary and Arsikere Bear Sanctuary.

Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ)

• These are areas with unique environmental resources requiring special conservation, as defined by National Environment Policy (2006)
• States can propose ESZs as per Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2011 guidelines
• ESZs regulate but do not prohibit local activities like agriculture and construction unless specifically mentioned.
• Importance:
  • acts as “Shock Absorber” for specialized ecosystems, such as Protected Areas or other natural sites and
  • act as a ‘Transition Zone’ from areas of high protection to areas involving lesser protection