The Hindu Morning Digest: July 6, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Brazil on a four-day visit, during which he will participate in the 17th BRICS Summit and undertake a state visit. This is the fourth leg of his five-nation visit. He arrived in Brazil from Argentina, where he held wide-ranging talks with President Javier Milei and agreed to diversify two-way trade and ramp up cooperation in defence, critical minerals, pharmaceutical, energy and mining sectors. During his visit, Mr. Modi will attend the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 and 7, followed by a state visit, for which he will travel to Brasilia. It will be the first bilateral visit to the country by an Indian prime minister in nearly six decades.
PM Modi, Argentine President Milei agree to diversify bilateral trade basket
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday (July 5, 2025) agreed to diversify India-Argentina trade basket and vowed to expand cooperation in a range of critical areas such as defence, security, energy and minerals. In their wide-ranging talks, the two leaders emphasised on boosting defence cooperation between the two countries as it will serve each other's strategic interests.
Over one crore electors submit enumeration forms in Bihar
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said that the special intensive revision (SIR) is underway in full swing in Bihar. Booth-level officers (BLOs), BLO supervisors, election officials, agents appointed by the political parties and volunteers are working tirelessly at the grassroots level to ensure that no eligible elector is left out, it said.
Questions swirl around poll officers' powers to flag citizenship issues
As Bihar becomes the first State, at least since 2004, to go for an intensive overhaul of electoral rolls months before the Assembly election, questions swirl around the powers of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to report cases of suspected foreign nationals to a 'competent authority'.
Israel will send ceasefire negotiating team to Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet
U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum on Saturday (July 5, 2025) after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office said Israel on Sunday (July 6, 2025) will send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar. The statement also asserted that Hamas was seeking 'unacceptable' changes to the proposal. U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for an agreement and will host Netanyahu at the White House on Monday (July 7, 2025) to discuss a deal.
Prove that Forest Rights Act is responsible for 'negative' change to forest cover, Tribal Affairs Ministry tells Environment Ministry
A little over six months after the India State of Forest Report (2023) was released, which attributed 'negative' change in forest and tree cover to the implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA) among other factors, the Tribal Affairs Ministry has asked the Environment Ministry to provide evidence for this claim.
Supreme Court notifies quota for OBCs, SCs and STs in direct staff recruitments
The Supreme Court has notified amendments in its staff recruitment rules to introduce reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), along with the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Kolkata law student rape case: Classes to resume at Kolkata's college as probe continues
The South Calcutta Law College, where a student was gang-raped on June 25, issued a notice directing only designated staff and students of certain semesters to attend college from July 7, as the investigation into the case continues.
Delhi High Court quashes 300 Defence Ministry petitions against disability pension to soldiers
The Delhi High Court last week quashed around 300 petitions filed by the Ministry of Defence challenging the grant of disability pensions to soldiers. A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur on July 1 rejected the Union Government's challenge to the orders passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), which had ordered to provide disability pensions to the soldiers with disabilities who had approached the tribunal.
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