Explore the Daily Current Affairs 6 October 2025, relevant for UPSC exam. Also download quick REVISION NOTES.
Employment in India
Key highlights of article:
- Demographic Dividend: India will contribute 18% of the global workforce increase over the next 25 years. However, the working-age population peaks around 2043. Therefore, India has a narrow window to utilize this dividend.
2. Skill Mismatch and Employability: Graduates lack industry-ready skills. Therefore, Curriculum reforms and industry aligned skilling is required.
3. Gig Economy and Formalisation: Gig economy is expected to grow to 9 crore workers by 2030. There is need for:
- Worker protection
- Central registry
- Social security
Value addition points:
- Despite demographic advantage, jobless growth is a real risk.
- Current schemes lack integration, accountability, and scalability.
Emphasis on:
- Quality of jobs, not just quantity.
- Formalisation, social security, and livelihood resilience.
Urban focus and migration-friendly policies are largely neglected in mainstream discourse.
Mains practice question:
Q. Discuss the challenges in job creation in India despite a growing working-age population. Suggest a roadmap for inclusive and sustainable employment.
Disaster resilience
India is shifting its disaster management approach from post-disaster relief to a comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategy that includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, capacity building, and post-disaster reconstruction.
Key highlights:
- Shift in Philosophy: From Relief to Risk Reduction
- Earlier Focus: Relief-centric, reactive, post-disaster funding
- Now: Risk-informed planning with pre-disaster investments (via Finance Commission funds)
Why is this important for UPSC?
It shows evolution in disaster governance in line with the Sendai Framework for DRR (2015–2030) and India’s own Ten-Point Agenda on DRR (2016).
2. Innovative Public Finance for DRR: 15th Finance Commission Allocated ₹2.28 lakh crore over 5 years
- 10% → Preparedness & capacity building
- 20% → Mitigation
- 40% → Emergency response
- 30% → Reconstruction
Thus, Embedding DRR in fiscal federalism and planning is a governance innovation. Also, mitigation now has a dedicated financial window.
3. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS): Focus on Sustainability
Projects worth ₹10,000 crore emphasize:
- Rejuvenating wetlands (beels) in Assam
- Bioengineering for slope stability
- Water body restoration for urban floods
- Forest fire prevention via break lines
Nature-based solutions = low-cost, climate-resilient, community-friendly.
These reflect SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities).
4. Decentralisation & Local Capacity Building:
- Training 2.5 lakh volunteers (Apda Mitra + Yuva Apda Mitra)
- Disaster training at panchayat level through NIDM modules
- Mock drills, school safety programmes, and regional language alerts
5. Technology Integration in Risk Reduction:
- Remote sensing, glacial lake monitoring, automated weather stations
- Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for early warnings
- Use of geo-spatial labs for risk mapping and training
6. Institutional Strengthening: Strengthened roles for:
- NDMA
- NIDM
- State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs)
- District-level institutions
7. India’s Global Role in DRR: India leads Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and participates in DRR dialogues in G-20, SCO, BIMSTEC, IORA
Mains practice Question:
Write an essay on “Disaster resilience in India: A test of governance, finance, and community spirit.”