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Legal Current Affairs for 14 October 2025 (Special for UP APO, Jharkhand APO, Haryana ADA and Other Exams )

Union Finance Ministry Grants Approval to Maitri II, New Research Station in Eastern Antarctica

This will be India’s 4th research base expected to be operational by January 2029. It would be established as a green research base powered using renewable energy sources (solar and wind) and would house automated instruments. Importance of the Antarctica Region World’s Natural Laboratory: It is the 5th largest continent, holds key to understanding Earth’s climate and ocean systems, acting as a natural tracker of global climate change. Natural Resources: Holds nearly 75 percent of the earth’s freshwater reserves and houses abundance of edible algae, more than 200 species of fish including the discovery of iron and copper. Geopolitical Significance: Overlapping territorial claims, China’s expansion with dual-use critical infrastructures raises global concerns.

Places in News :

Egypt (Capital: Cairo)

India sends the Minister to Egypt for Gaza summit.

Political Feature

Location: Northeastern Africa with its Sinai Peninsula stretching into Western Asia.

Bordering Countries: Libya (west), Sudan (south), Israel & Gaza strip.

Bordering Water Bodies: Mediterranean Sea (north), Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba (east).

Geographical Features

Major river: Nile (1500km)

Nile Delta: One of the most significant features stretches from the northern part of Cairo to the Mediterranean Sea. 

Major Deserts: Western Desert (Al-Ṣaḥrāʾ al-Gharbiyyah), the Eastern Desert (Al-Ṣaḥrāʾ al-Sharqiyyah).

Highest Peak: Mount Catherine (2,642 m).

International Blue Flag Certification

Five Maharashtra Beaches Receive Prestigious International Blue Flag Certification. 

The beaches are Shrivardhan, Nagaon, Parnaka, Guhagar and Ladghar. 

About Blue Flag Certification:

Awarded by: Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) of Denmark since 1985. 

Criteria:  Awarded to beaches that meet 33 criteria related to cleanliness, beauty, and environmental sustainability. 

Significance:  

It is a globally recognized eco-label awarded to beaches, marinas, and tourism boats that meet high environmental and safety standards.

Certification programme based on rigorous requirements in the areas of accessibility, education, environmental performance, responsible behavior, safety, services, stakeholder engagement and water quality.

Kenton R. Miller Award

Kaziranga Director becomes first Indian to receive IUCN’s Kenton R. Miller Award for innovation in national parks. 

About Kenton R. Miller Award

It is constituted by the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).

The WCPA is one of six technical commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Established in 2006, the Kenton R. Miller Award for Innovation in National Parks and Protected Area Sustainability. 

It honors individuals who show innovation and leadership in conserving national parks and protected areas.

It is presented every two years by the IUCN-WCPA. 

A Chinese ship and a Philippine vessel collided near Thitu Island, which is controlled by the Philippines.

About Thitu Island

Thitu Island (Pag-asa Island) is the largest Philippine-occupied Island in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.

Thitu Island has been at the center of territorial disputes between the Philippines and China. 

DURAND LINE 

Border clashes erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the disputed Durand Line.

About Durand Line

The Durand Line is the 2,640-kilometer international land border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The line was established in 1893 by an agreement between Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the Foreign Secretary of British India, and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, the Emir of Afghanistan.