Daily Current Affairs – 14 August 2025

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Rajasthan Students Excel in PARAKH National Survey 2024 The PARAKH(Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) National Survey 2024,conducted by NCERT, results show students of Rajasthan in Classes 3, 6, and 9 performed above the national average in both language and mathematics.The Performance was persistently high across rural and urban areas, government and private schools.The survey was conducted by NCERT(National Council of Educational Research and Training ) under the Ministry of Education, focuses on evaluating not only...

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Palliative Care Scheme: Home-Based Medical Relief for Incurable Patients Summary: A  pilot project – Home-Based Palliative Care Scheme will be started in Bharatpur district for patients suffering from severe and incurable diseases.Specially designed Palliative Care Vans will visit elderly and patients suffering with severe diseases at home.The scheme will cover Cancer, heart disease, kidney & liver failure, serious neurological diseases, and multiple chronic diseases in elderly.The Health Department will register eligible patients. The scheme will reduce hospital visits of elderly...

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Rajasthan’s Mining Boost with Six Key Legal Changes Summary: The Central Government has amended the Mining and Mineral (development and regulation )  Act for better exploitation of mineral reserves. Rajasthan is rich in mineral wealth and the changes in the act will benefit the state immensely. The changes in the act are as follows: Farmers with at least 4 hectares of land can now be allotted leases for major minerals. Old mining areas can be reallocated more easily. Lease period...

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India’s First Private EO Satellite Constellation under PPP Model In a first of its kind Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Public-private venture, India will launch its own, completely domestic commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation that will be spearheaded by Bengaluru-based PixxelSpace India. This will be a major breakthrough in collaboration of the private sector in the space technology and pursue a stronger data sovereignty and development of strategic capacities. Key Facts Implementation Agency: IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre)...