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Highlights of 19 April 2025 Current Affairs
- Scientists found possible life signs on exoplanet K2-18b, detecting DMS and DMDS gases using the James Webb Telescope, though it’s not confirmed yet.
- Trump attacked Fed Chair Powell for not lowering interest rates, hinted at removing him, and raised fears about political interference in monetary policy.
- A Texas firm edited gray wolf genes to create dire wolf-like animals, but experts say they aren’t real dire wolves and warn of risks to nature and ecosystems.
- India Justice Report 2025 ranks Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Sikkim at the top, but highlights major gaps in police, judiciary, prisons, and legal aid.
- India’s police force is understaffed with only 120 officers per lakh people, a 28% shortage, and just 8% of personnel are women, far below global norms.
- Indian courts have major shortages with just 15 judges per million people, high vacancy rates, and poor spending on legal aid and judicial infrastructure.
- Prisons are overcrowded at 131% capacity, with 76% undertrials. There are shortages in staff and doctors, and very few inmates receive education or training.
- Caste-based segregation continues in some Indian prisons despite a 2024 Supreme Court ban, raising concerns about discrimination and basic human rights.
- A photo of a Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike won the 2025 World Press Photo award, highlighting the human impact of the Gaza war.
- A hotel project near Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve faces opposition due to fears it could harm wildlife and disrupt the area’s delicate forest ecosystem.
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