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AGRI & RURAL CORNER

Highlights of this ‘Clean Plant Programme in Pune, Maharashtra

Week’s Coverage
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare announced the launch
of Clean Plant Programme to set up 9 horticultural
1.UNESCO, MeitY: AI Readiness facilities across India during the concluding session of
Consultation India's 1st International Agri Hackathon held in Pune
2.IBA, IOCL boost Bio-Energy sectors The Clean plant initiative will get expert technical
assistance from countries like: Israel and the
3.India elected to UN ECOSOC
Netherlands.
4.NSO releases EnviStats India 2025
5.TSSEZL Inducted into WEF Initiative About MoAFW
6.PM Modi inaugurated Chenab Bridge Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
and Anji Khad Bridge
Minister of State Bhagirath Choudhary, Ram Nath Thakur
7.President Draupadi Murmu Conferred
92 Distinguished Service Awards
APPOINTMENTS
8.DRDO transfers technologies of nine
systems to 10 industries Yashasvi Solanki appointed as ADC to
9.BHASHINI, CRIS: AI for Railways President of India
10.Aadhaar: Tatkal tickets on IRCTC Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki, has been
appointed as an Aide-de-Camp to the President of
11.Bengaluru: India's Leopard Capital
India
12.Ladakh: Official language regulation She is the first woman officer from the Indian Navy to
13.Anahat Singh wins PSA awards be posted as ADC to the Supreme Commander of the
Armed Forces.
An ADC serves as a personal assistant and facilitates
coordination and communication between the
I N D E X President and various arms of the establishment,
ensuring seamless staff work and official protocol.
AGRI & RURAL CORNER 1
The President typically has five ADCs, three from the
APPOINTMENTS 1 Army, one each from the Navy and Air force.
APPS & PORTALS 2
Shri T. Rabi Sankar appointed as part-time
AWARDS & RECOGNITION 3
Member of the 16th Finance Commission
BANKING & INSURANCE 4
(XVIFC)
BRAND AMBASSADORS 6
The President has appointed Shri T. Rabi Sankar,
DEFENCE-NEWS 6
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as a
IMPORTANT DAYS 6 part-time Member of the 16thFinance Commission
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 7 (XVIFC). He shall hold office from the date of
MOU'S & PARTNERSHIP 7 assuming charge until the submission of the
Commission's Report or 31stOctober, 2025,
NATIONAL NEWS 10 whichever is earlier.
OBITUARIES 14 The appointment of Shri T. Rabi Sankar is consequent
RBI & SEBI CORNER 14 to the resignation of one of the full-time Members of
REPORTS & INDICES 14 the XVIFC, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha
The XVIFC was constituted on 31stDecember, 2023,
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 15 with Dr. Arvind Panagariya, former Vice-Chairman of
SPORTS NEWS 15 NITI Aayog, as its chairman. The XVIFC is mandated to
VISITS & CONFERENCES 16 submit its recommendations by 31stOctober, 2025,
for the award period of five years commencing from
WILDLIFE 18
1st April, 2026.

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Netherlands PM Dick Schoof Institution for Transforming funded through 100% Central
resigns India(NITI) Aayog, who held the Assistance by the Ministry of
position following the demise of Parliamentary Affairs.
Bibek Debroy on 1 November 2024. • It reflects the principle of One
• Following his appointment, Prof Nation, One Application, alongside
Mahendra Dev resigned from the landmark reforms such as One
Board of Directors of Axis Bank, as Nation, One Ration Card and the
• Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof the role of Chairperson is a full-time proposed One Nation, One Election.
announced his resignation position. • NeVA is a mission mode project
• Prime Minister Dick Schoof has • The newly appointed part-time under the Digital India programme,
submitted his resignation to King members of the EAC-PM include aiming to bring all legislatures onto a
Willem-Alexander Soumya Kanti Ghosh, K V Raju, unified digital platform to ensure
• The Netherlands will host the North Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua, Pulak paperless, efficient, and citizen-
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ghosh, and Gourav Vallabh. Notably, centric legislative proceedings.
summit on June 24, 2025, with a Poonam Gupta was excluded from • About One Nation, One Election:
caretaker government. the reconstituted council. • In December 2024, the Union
• The EAC-PM is an independent, non- Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister
About Netherlands constitutional, and non-statutory (PM) Narendra Modi approved two
advisory body constituted to provide important constitution amendment
Capital Amsterdam
expert advice on economic and bills regarding One Nation, One
Currency Euro related matters directly to the Prime Election (ONOE)
Minister(PM) of India. • The 1st bill named the Constitution
Sat Pal Bhanoo Takes Interim • The Council is headed by a (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 will
Charge as MD, CEO of LIC Chairperson alongside full-time and enable the terms of the Lok Sabha
part-time members. and state assemblies to be
TVS Motor Appointed synchronized.
Sudarshan Venu as CMD • The Second bill named The Union
Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill,
2024 aims to align elections in the
• Sat Pal Bhanoo, Managing Director Union Territories (UTs) of Puducherry,
of Life Insurance Corporation of India Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
was entrusted with the interim with Lok Sabha elections.
charge of MD & Chief Executive • In September 2023, the Government
• TVS Motor Company Limited
Officer of India (GoI) constituted the High-
announced its current Managing
• This interim role is effective for three Level Committee on Simultaneous
Director Sudarshan Venu as its new
months, from June 8, 2025, to Elections under the chairmanship of
Chairman and Managing Director
September 7, 2025, or until a regular former President of India Ram Nath
APPS & PORTALS
appointee assumes office. Kovind.
• The position became vacant after Union Minister Dr L. Murugan • It has suggested conducting
Siddhartha Mohanty completed his inaugurates NeVA Digital simultaneous elections in two
term as MD & CEO on June 7, 2025 Platform for Puducherry phases like: In 1st phase, conduct
About Life Insurance Corporation Legislative Assembly Lok Sabha and Assembly elections
(LIC): simultaneously and In 2nd phase,
conduct local body elections
ESTD 1 September 1956 (panchayat and municipalities) within
100 days of general elections
HQ Mumbai, Maharashtra • It has recommended creating a
S Mahendra Dev Appointed as • Union Minister of State for unified Electoral Roll and Single EPIC
Information & Broadcasting and for all 3-tiers of government.
Chairperson of EAC-PM
Parliamentary Affairs, Dr L. Murugan • It has suggested introducing
inaugurated the National e-Vidhan amendments to Article 82A and
Application (NeVA) for Puducherry 324A of the Indian Constitution to
Legislative Assembly. enable simultaneous elections for
• It is a major stride towards the Lok Sabha, State Assemblies,
transparent, efficient, and and local bodies.
• Government of India appointed
economist Prof S Mahendra Dev as environment-friendly governance. About Puducherry
the Chairperson of the Economic • With this launch, Puducherry
Advisory Council to the Prime becomes the 19th legislature in the Capital Puducherry
Minister (EAC-PM) for a period of country to adopt the NeVA platform
CM N. Rangasamy
two years. He succeeds Suman • The initiative, which enables
Bery, Vice-Chairman of National paperless legislative functioning, is

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• The objective of the Waqf
About Puducherry About One Nation, One Ration Card
(Amendment) Act,2025, is to amend
(ONORC) Scheme:
Governor K. Kailashnathan the Waqf Act, 1995, to redress the
digits, a set of issues and challenges in regulating
About One Nation, One Ration Card another two digits and managing Waqf properties.
(ONORC) Scheme: was appended with • About Waqf
the ration card • It refers to properties dedicated
August 9, 2019 as a number to create exclusively for religious or charitable
pilot project in four unique member IDs purposes under Islamic law, and any
states of Gujarat, for each beneficiary
Launched on other use or sale of the property is
Maharashtra,
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju prohibited.
Telangana and
• Once the ownership of the property
Andhra Pradesh. Launched ‘UMEED Portal’
is transferred to Allah, the property
Implemented cannot be taken back from Allah,
in whole June 2022 once a property becomes Waqf, it
country will always stay Waqf, making it
irrevocable.
Department of Food • India has the largest waqf holding in
• Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Ministry of
& Public Distribution, the World. Further, Waqf Board is
Implemented Minority Affairs launched the Unified
Ministry of Consumer the largest landowner in India after
by Waqf Management, Empowerment,
Affairs, Food and the Armed Forces and the Indian
Efficiency and Development
Public Distribution Railways.
(UMEED) portal, a centralized digital
platform designed for real-time AWARDS & RECOGNITION
National Food
Implemented uploading, verification, and Kumar Mangalam Birla
Security Act (NFSA),
under monitoring of Waqf properties
201 Honoured with USISPF Global
across India
Leadership Award
Last state to • The portal, named after the UMEED
Assam (36th)
join Act of 1995, aims to simplify Waqf
property management by enabling
i. The applicant must real-time data updates and giving
be a bonafide citizen the public access to verified
of any of the present information.
federal states of • Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of
• Geo-tagging of all Waqf properties
India.ii. The minimum the Aditya Birla Group was honoured
with a 17-digit unique identification
age to apply for the with the 2025 Global Leadership
(ID) number.
ONORC ration card is Award by the United States-India
• Online system for efficient complaint Strategic Partnership Forum at its
18 years.iii. Applicant
resolution. 8th Annual Leadership Summit, held
must belong to the
Eligibility • Public access to verified records, in Washington
underprivileged
Geographic Information System • Indian Origin Arvind Krishna,
section of the
(GIS) mapping integration, and Chairman, President and Chief
society i,e.
transparent leasing tracking. Executive Officer of New York based
Economically weaker
Three-Tier Verification: International Business Machines
section, Migrant
1. Maker: Mutawalli (property manager) (IBM) was also awarded.
laborers, Scheduled
initiates data entry. • The recipients of the award have
Caste, Scheduled
2. Checker: District-level officer verifies been instrumental in advancing the
Tribe, Disabled
details. US-India-Japan economic
person, etc.
3. Approver: State/Union Territory Waqf partnership, championing cross-
MERA RATION Board Chief Executive Officer grants border innovation, investment, and
mobile application final approval. strategic collaboration
which provides a • State Waqf Boards must register President Draupadi Murmu
host of useful real- properties within six months (by 6
Related app Conferred 92 Distinguished
time information to December 2025), with a possible
the beneficiaries and one- to-two-month extension. Service Awards
is available in 13 • Unregistered or undocumented
languages properties are referred to the Waqf
Tribunal.
It is a 10-digit
• Properties under womens ownership
number wherein the
are ineligible for waqf declaration
Ration Card first two digits • President of India Droupadi Murmu
• On April 05,2025, President
denote the state awarded 92 distinguished service
Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to
code.Along with 10 decorations to serving and retired
the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
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personnel of the Indian Armed • The company plans to utilize these Anglong Autonomous Council in
Forces, Indian Coast Guard and funds to refinance existing USD 400 Assam
Border Roads Organisation during million debt. • The main reason for the withdrawal
the Defence Investiture Ceremony • Infrastructure upgrades and capacity of the project was the opposition of
2025 expansion at six airports: local Karbi, Naga, Kachari and
• The awards comprised 30 Param Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Adivasi communities against the
Vishisht Seva Medals (PVSM), 5 Jaipur, Guwahati and land diversion to the project, citing
Uttam Yudh Seva Medals (UYSM), Thiruvananthapuram displacement of 24 villages in the
and 57 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals Central Bank Acquired 25.18% project area.
(AVSM) • ADB had also approved USD 1
Stake in Future Generali India
Srimanta Sankardeva Award to million as Technical Assistance from
Life Insurance
renowned Indian classical the Clean Energy Fund under the
Clean Energy Financing Partnership
dancer and cultural icon Dr
Facility to guide Assam Power
Sonal Mansingh Development Corporation Limited
• The solar project was proposed as a
part of the Assam governments
• Central Bank of India has completed
flagship Mukhya Mantri Soura Shakti
acquisition of 25.18% equity stake in
Prokolpo scheme, aimed to divert
Future Generali India Life Insurance
2,396.5 hectares or 18,000 land
• The Government of Assam Company Limited for a cash
near Khatkhati in Karbi Anglong that
presented the Srimanta Sankardeva consideration of Rs.57 crore as part
shares its border with the state of
Award to renowned Indian classical of the insolvency process.
Nagaland
dancer and cultural icon Dr Sonal About Central Bank of India
Mansingh. About Asian Development Bank
• The award, named after the 15th- ESTD 1911
ESTD 19 December 1966
century saint-reformer Srimanta
Sankardeva HQ Mumbai
HQ Manila, Philippines
• The term Gurujona is an Assamese
MD &
honorific title meaning Venerable M.V. Rao President Masato Kanda (Japan)
CEO
Guru, most prominently applied to
Flipkart Secures NBFC License
Srimanta Sankardev (14491568)a Central to You Since
Tagline
saint-scholar, reformer, poet, 1911
playwright, and polymath who
profoundly shaped Assamese ADB President Announced Plan
culture, religion, literature, and for India’s Urban Transformation
performing arts
• Flipkart Private Limited announced
• Srimanta Sankardev founded the
that it has secured a Non-Banking
Ekasarana Dharma (a monotheistic
Finance Company (NBFC) license
Bhakti movement in Assam) and
from Reserve Bank of India
introduced unique art forms such as
• ADB President Masato Kanda • With this, Flipkart is now authorised
Borgeet (devotional songs), Ankia
announced USD 10 billion, aimed at to offer loans/credit directly to
Naats (one-act plays), and Sattriya
transforming urban infrastructure customers, but not allowed to take
dance
including metro extension, new deposits.
BANKING & INSURANCE
Regional Rapid Transit system • Flipkart plans to offer loans directly
Adani Airports Raised USD 750 (RRTS) across India in the next 5 to its customers on its popular e-
Million via ECB to Expand years. commerce platform and through its
Airport Infrastructure • Over the last 10 years, ABD has fintech application super.money.
pledged USD 4 billion for metro and • At present, Flipkart offers consumer
RRTS covering 300 kilometres in 8 loans in partnership with financial
Indian cities: Delhi-Meerut, Mumbai, institutions like: Axis Bank Limited,
Nagpur, Chennai and Bengaluru and IDFC First Bank Limited.
• The state government of Tripura will AU SFB Partners with IFC for
• Adani Airports Holdings Limited get USD 85.4 million loan from ADB Climate Risk Management
raised USD 750 million through to support a major green upgrade in
External Commercial Borrowings the state. The key focus areas of the
• The transaction was led by First Abu project are: Electric Vehicles, solar
Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi, Barclays energy, and modern urban systems.
PLC, London and Standard Chartered • The ADB withdrew USD 434.25
Bank, London million loan to a proposed 1000 • AU Small Finance Bank has
MegaWatt Solar Park in Karbi collaborated with International

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Finance Corporation to undertake a Serentica Renewables Secured rather than importing already refined
comprehensive climate risk advisory over 100 Million from Rabobank oils. It supports local industry and
program. reduces dependency on foreign
and Societe Generale
• AU SFB will integrate climate risk refined oil.
considerations into its governance DFCC Bank Becomes 1st
frameworks, strategic planning, risk Foreign Corporate to List Green
management processes, and
Bonds on NSE IX
Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) disclosures
• Serentica Renewables has secured
• IFC will act as lead ESG and climate
over USD 100 million in debt
risk advisor of AU SFB.
financing from global financial
• For technical execution of this institutions: Utretcht, the
program, IFC will work in partnership Netherlands based Rabobank and • DFCC Bank PLC became the first
with Bengaluru based StepChange, Paris, France based Socit Gnrale SA, foreign corporate entity to list Green
a specialized climate risk solutions to support the development of a Bonds worth Sri Lankan rupee 2.5
provider, for analytical modeling and 300 MegaWatt solar power project billion on the National Stock
quantification. in Rajasthan. Exchange International Exchange
About IFC • Under this project, a Photovoltaic (NSE IX) at Gujarat International
park will be developed to generate Finance Tec-City International
ESTD 1956 electricity for Bharat Aluminium Financial Services Centre (GIFT
Company Limited (BALCO), IFSC) Gujarat.
Washington, D.C.,
HQ subsidiary of the Vedanta Group. • Funds will finance solar energy
United States
IREDA Successfully Raises projects in Sri Lanka.
Membership 186 countries ₹2,005.90 Crore via QIP to • Supports Sri Lanka's goal of 70%
renewable electricity by 2030 and
Managing
Boost Green Financing
Makhtar Diop adheres to the Sri Lanka Green
Director Finance Taxonomy and complies
with International Capital Market
About AU Small Finance Bank: Association Green Bond Principles
ESTD 2017 About NSE - IX
• Indian Renewable Energy
HQ Jaipur, Rajasthan Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) ESTD 5th June 2017
has successfully raised 2,005.90
CEO & MD Sanjay Agarwal GIFT City,
crore through a Qualified Institutions HQ
Gandhinagar
Tagline Badlaav Humse Hai Placement (QIP).
• The issue price of 165.14 reflects a International Financial
About World Bank discount of 5.00% to the floor price Recognised
Services Centres
of 173.83 per equity share. by
Authority (IFSCA)
ESTD 1944
Centre reduces Basic Custom
Chairman Neeraj Kumar Gupta
HQ Washington DC duty (BCD) on major imported
Crude edible Oils from 20% to TAMPL Received IFSCA
Members 189
10% Approval to Operate as
International Bank for Registered FME at GIFT City
Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD)
International
Development
Association (IDA) • The Central Government has
World reduced the Basic Customs Duty
International Finance • Tata Asset Management Private
Bank (BCD) on crude edible oils such as
Corporation (IFC) Limited received approval from the
Group crude sunflower oil, soybean oil, and
Multilateral Investment IFSCA to operate as a Regional Fund
Guarantee Agency palm oil from 20% to 10%. As a Management Entity (Retail) at GIFT
(MIGA) International result, the import duty differential IFSC.
Centre for Settlement of between crude and refined edible • Provide investment services to a
Investment Disputes oils has increased from 8.75% to diversified set of global clients
(ICSID) 19.25%. including foreign nationals, Non-
• This 19.25% duty gap helps boost Resident Indians, family offices,
President Ajay banga domestic edible oil refining by government entities, and institutional
making it more economical to import investors.
crude oil and process it within India,

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• Subsequently, from the year 2006
About IFSCA
onwards the exercise graduated to a
ESTD April 27, 2020 Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise
with the current year being the 22nd
HQ GIFT City, India iteration.
• Vehicles Research & Development • The Indian Army contingent
Chairman K. Rajaraman Establishment (VRDE), a DRDO comprising 40 personnel is being
BRAND AMBASSADORS laboratory located in Ahilyanagar, represented mainly by troops from a
Maharashtra has taken a major step Battalion of the KUMAON REGIMENT
TCL India Extended Rohit forward by transferring technologies along with personnel from other
Sharma as Brand Ambassador of nine systems to 10 industries. Arms and Services.
About DRDO IMPORTANT DAYS

QCI Commemorates World

ESTD 1958
Accreditation Day 2025 in New
HQ New Delhi Delhi
• TCL India Holdings Private Limited
renewed Indian cricketer Rohit Chairman Sameer V. Kamat
Sharma as its brand ambassador for
QuBeats Bags Rs. 25 crore
the second consecutive year to
enhance its brand presence in India Defence Grant to Build Quantum
Navigation
DEFENCE-NEWS • The Quality Council of India (QCI),
TASL & Dassault Aviation Sign the national custodian of
accreditation in India,
Pact for Rafale Fuselage
commemorated World Accreditation
Production in Hyderabad Day 2025 Observed globally every
year on June 9 at the India Habitat
• QuBeats, Indian Quantum deeptech,
Centre, New Delhi.
has won the Innovations for Defence
• QCI, through its constituent boards
Excellence (iDEX) Acing
the National Accreditation Board for
Development of Innovative
Testing and Calibration Laboratories
• Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Technologies 2.0 (ADITI 2.0)
(NABL) and the National
Dassault Aviation SA have signed Defence Challenge to develop an
Accreditation Board for Certification
four Production Transfer indigenous Quantum Positioning
Bodies (NABCB)partners with global
Agreements to manufacture the System for the Indian Navy
bodies such as the International
fuselage of Rafale fighter aircraft in • The award, which comes with a
Laboratory Accreditation
India for both the Indian market and grant of Rs. 25 crore will enable
Cooperation (ILAC) and the
global exports. QuBeats to build the next generation
International Accreditation Forum
• This marks the first time that Rafale of high-precision quantum sensors.
(IAF) to align India's quality and
fuselages will be produced outside • The sensors detect the Earth's
conformance infrastructure with
France unique magnetic anomaly
international benchmarks.
ICG Inaugurates Dedicated Jetty signatures, enabling navigation that
• A key highlight of the event was the
is entirely independent of GPS
at Vizhinjam Harbour in Kerala launch of the revamped NABL Portal,
systems, which are reliable by day
which is aimed at streamlining the
or night, in any condition
accreditation process and
Indian army contingent reaches enhancing digital accessibility,
mongolia for multinational particularly for laboratories and
military exercise KHAAN QUEST MSMEs.
• The Indian Coast Guard Director • Reinforcing industry-wide
General inaugurated a new commitment to quality, the event
dedicated ICG jetty at Vizhinjam also featuredGunvatta Samarpana
Harbour, Kerala unique initiative that encourages
• The 76.7-metre state-of-the-art organisations to publicly pledge
berth will support faster deployment • The Indian Army contingent reached adherence to accredited standards
and turnaround of ICG vessels, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the across sectors.
enhancing mission readiness for Multinational Military Exercise • This years theme,Accreditation:
coastal surveillance, search & KHAAN QUEST Empowering Small and Medium
rescue, anti-smuggling, and fisheries • The exercise first started as a Enterprises (SMEs)
protection. bilateral event between USA and • Chairperson, Quality Council of India
DRDO transfers technologies of Mongolian Armed Forces in the year (QCI)- Shri Jaxay Shah
nine systems to 10 industries 2003.

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The UNSC comprises 15 members: Transitioning Industrial Clusters
About Quality Council of India
• 5 permanent members with veto Initiative to accelerate green
ESTD 1997 power: China, France, the Russian industrialisation and decarbonisation
Federation, the United Kingdom (UK), in India.
HQ New Delhi and the USA. • The Transitioning Industrial Clusters
• 10 non-permanent members: Initiative, launched at COP26 in
Chairman Jaxay Shah
Elected for two-year staggered 2021, aims to accelerate the
World Food Safety Day 2025 – terms by the UNGA. deployment of clean-energy
June 7 India Elected to UN ECOSOC for infrastructure globally. With the
addition of Gopalpur Industrial Park,
2026-2028 Term
the initiative now comprises 33
clusters across 16 countries
MOU'S & PARTNERSHIP

IBA inks MoU with IOCL to Boost

• The United Nations World Food
Bio-Energy and Hydrogen
Safety Day is annually observed • India was elected to the United
across the globe on June 7
Sectors
Nations Economic and Social
• THEME: Food safety: science in Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year
action. term from January 1, 2026, to
• FSSAI organized an event at December 31, 2028.
NIMHANS (National Institute of • India was elected as one of the 18
Mental Health and Neuro- Sciences), new member nations to ECOSOC by • Indian Biogas Association and Indian
Bengaluru the United Nations General Oil Corporation Limited signed a
• The event focuses on Stop Obesity Assembly (UNGA) Memorandum of Understanding to
by Eating Safe and Healthy • This marks India's 18th term on jointly develop India's bioenergy and
• The event featured the launch of a ECOSOC, having previously served bio-hydrogen sectors.
national awareness initiative against from 20082020. • Both entities will collaborate on
obesity and the Eat Right Activity • ECOSOC is one of the six principal research and development (R&D),
Book Your Guide to Eat Right at organs of the UN. It works to with a special emphasis on industry-
School, a resource under the Eat advance the three core pillars of institute collaboration to promote
Right School program aimed at sustainable development: economic biogas development across the
educating school children on safe progress, social welfare, and nation.
and healthy food choices. environmental protection.
Uttarakhand Signs 3
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
About (UN) Economic and Social Agreements with Tata Trusts,
UNGA Elected Five Countries as Council (ECOSOC):
NASSCOM, & Wadhwani
Non-Permanent Members to
ESTD 1945 Foundation
UNSC
New York City, the United
HQ
States of America

54 member nations, with

18 members elected
• Government of Uttarakhand in
• United Nations General Assembly Members each year by the UNGA
partnership with SETU Aayog (State
elected five countries: Bahrain, for staggered three-year
Institute for Empowering and
Colombia, the Democratic Republic terms
Transforming Uttarakhand), signed
of the Congo (DRC), Latvia, and three strategic agreements
Liberia, as non-permanent members President Bob Rae
• These agreements, involving Tata
to the 15- member United Nations TSSEZL’s GIP Inducted into Trusts, National Association of
Security Council for a two- year term
WEF’s Transitioning Industrial Software and Service Companies
starting from 1st January 2026 to (NASSCOM), and Wadhwani
31st December 2027.
Clusters Initiative
Foundation, aim to enhance social
• These countries will replace Algeria, development and establish
Guyana, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Uttarakhand as a hub for digital
and Slovenia, whose terms end on talent and emerging technologies.
December 31, 2025. • Social Development Pact with Tata
• India has held a non-permanent seat Trusts
• Tata Steel Special Economic Zone
on the UNSC eight times, most • Technology Skill Hub with
Limiteds Gopalpur Industrial Park
recently during the 2021-2022 term. NASSCOM
located in Ganjam district (Odisha)
• It has also put forward its • AI-Based Skill Development with
was inducted into the Geneva based
candidature for the 2028-2029 term. Wadhwani Foundation
World Economic Forums
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UNESCO and MeitY Host the 5th integrating satellite imagery and
Stakeholder Consultation on AI scientific inputs.
• To deliver real-time citizen-centric
Readiness Assessment
governance using space-based
Methodology (RAM) in India tools.
• IIT Madras signed a Memorandum of • Satellite inputs will be utilised
Understanding with Grid Controller across 42 key applications covering
of India Limited (GRID-INDIA) under sectors such as: Agriculture,
the Ministry of Power to strengthen Weather forecasting, Disaster
Tanzania's electrical grid management, Urban planning and
• The UNESCO Regional Office for infrastructure. Public safety.
South Asia, in collaboration with the • This collaboration is anchored at IIT • AWARE is a technology-driven
IndiaAI Mission, and Ikigai Law as the Madras Zanzibar, the institutes platform that consolidates data from
implementing partner, organized a international campus in Tanzania various sources including: Satellites,
multi-stakeholder consultation on AI
Assam & Meghalaya to Jointly Drones, Internet of Things devices,
Readiness Assessment
Develop 55 MW Hydropower- Environmental sensors, Mobile
Methodology (RAM) in India
Irrigation Project phone feeds and Closed-Circuit
• This was the final in a series of five
Television (CCTV) networks.
stakeholder consultations under the
• The platform disseminates real-time
AI RAM initiative by UNESCO and
alerts and advisories to both citizens
IndiaAI Mission, MeitY, following
and government authorities via:
earlier sessions in New Delhi,
SMS, WhatsApp, Mainstream media
Bangalore, Hyderabad, and
• Assam and Meghalaya announced a and Social media platforms.
Guwahati.
• The Readiness Assessment joint initiative to establish a 55- About Andhra Pradesh
Methodology (RAM) includes a range megawatt hydropower and irrigation
of quantitative and qualitative project on the Kulsi River, a tributary Capital Amaravati
questions designed to gather of the Brahmaputra in Meghalaya
CM N.Chandrababu Naidu
information about different • The data will be analyzed by IIT
dimensions related to a country's AI Roorkee to develop solutions that Governor S. Abdul Nazeer
ecosystem, including the legal and minimize flooding in Assam
regulatory, social and cultural, Air India & Icelandair Signed
About Assam
economic, scientific and Codeshare Agreement
educational, and technological and Capital Dispur
infrastructural dimensions.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
APEDA and DAHD Organise
Roundtable on Exports of Governor Lakshman Acharya
Livestock and Value-Added • Air India Limited signed a codeshare
About Meghalaya
Products agreement with Reykjavik (Iceland)
Capital Shillong based Icelandair to enhance air
connectivity between India and
CM Conrad Sangma Europe via Iceland.
• This newly signed codeshare
Chadrashekhar H.
Governor agreement will enable passengers
• The Agricultural and Processed Vijayashankar
to travel more easily across 15
Food Products Export Development Andhra Pradesh Govt & ISRO routes in India and Europe.
Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry
Signed MoU About Air India
of Commerce & Industry and
Department of Animal Husbandry ESTD 1932
and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of
Animal Husbandry, Dairying and HQ Gurgaon, Haryana
Fisheries, Government of India jointly
organized a Roundtable Workshop Natarajan
• Andhra Pradesh government has Chairman
on Exports of Livestock and their Chandrasekaran
signed a five-year Memorandum of
Value Added Products Future
Understanding with the Satish MD &
Prospects and Way Forward in New Campbell Wilson
Dhawan Space Centre CEO
Delhi
• The MoU aims to strengthen the
IIT Madras Collaborates with AWARE (Andhra Pradesh Weather
IIT Kharagpur & Singapore’s IME
GRID-INDIA Forecasting and Early Warning Signed MoU for Semiconductor
Research Centre) platform by Research

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About BHASHINI Amul Partners with Spain’s
COVAP to Launch Fresh Milk in
It uses cutting-edge f EU
Artificial Intelligence
(AI) and Natural
• IIT Kharagpur has signed a Language Processing
Memorandum of Understanding with (NLP) technologies to
the Institute of Microelectronics Uses bridge the digital and
Singapore to enhance global literacy gaps by • Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing
collaboration in semiconductor enabling internet Federation Limited marketer of dairy
technology. access and products under the Amul brand
• IME is a core research institute communication in 22 entered into a strategic partnership
under Singapore's Agency for Indian languages with Pozoblanco (Crdoba, Spain)
Science, Technology and Research
ICRISAT, IFFCO and BBSSL Sign based Cooperativa Ganadera del
BHASHINI and CRIS Sign MoU to Valle de los Pedroches (COVAP) to
Build Next-Gen Multilingual AI Agreement to Establish Beej
launch Amul fresh milk in Spain and
Solutions for Indian Railways Anusandhan Kendra in Gujarat the European Union
• This marks the first-ever launch of
Amul fresh milk in the European
market.
• The product rollout will begin in
Madrid and Barcelona, followed by
• International Crops Research
• In a landmark step toward linguistic Malaga, Valencia, Alicante, Seville,
Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics,
inclusion and AI-driven digital Crdoba in Spain and Lisbon in
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative
transformation in Indian Railways, Portugal.
Limited and Bhartiya Beej Sahkari
the Digital India Bhashini Division • The initiative is in line with the United
Samiti Limited formalized a Tripartite
(DIBD) and the Centre for Railway Nations designation of 2025 as the
Service Agreement to establish the
Information Systems (CRIS) signed a International Year of Cooperatives
Beej Anusandhan Kendra, a state-of-
Memorandum of Understanding
the-art seed research center in About Amul
(MoU) to collaborate on the
Kalol, Gujarat.
development and deployment of ESTD 1946
multilingual artificial intelligence • The BAK will function as a cutting-
solutions across key public-facing edge seed research and
HQ Anand, Gujarat
railway platforms. development centre to enhance
India's seed innovation ecosystem MD Jayen Mehta
• The strategic partnership aims to
and advance sustainable agriculture
integrate BHASHINIs state-of-the-art BEL & Tata Electronics signs
language technology stack, CAQM, CSIR-CRRI, SPA sign
agreement to boost India’s
comprising Automatic Speech MoU to reduce dust pollution
Recognition (ASR), Text-to-Text semiconductor self-reliance
via urban road redevelopment
Translation, Text-to-Speech (TTS),
and Optical Character Recognition
(OCR), into CRIS-managed systems
such as the National Train Enquiry
System (NTES) and RailMadad.
• Bharat Electronics Limited and Tata
• This will enable citizens to access • Commission for Air Quality
Electronics Private Limited signed a
critical railway services in 22 Indian Management in NCR and Adjoining
Memorandum of Understanding to
languages. Areas (CAQM) signed a tripartite
jointly develop indigenous
Memorandum of Understanding
About BHASHINI electronics and semiconductor
(MoU) with the CSIR-Central Road
solutions.
Launched in July 2022 Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) and
• The MoU focuses on collaboration in
the School of Planning and
Launched semiconductor fabrication,
Digital India program Architecture (SPA), New Delhi.
under outsourced semiconductor
• The collaboration aims at effective
assembly and testing and design
implementation of the Standard
Implemented Digital India Bhashini services.
Framework for redevelopment of
by Division (DIBD)
urban roads including paving and About BEL
To democratize greening of pathways and
sidewalks, towards abatement of ESTD 1954
access to digital
Aim content and services dust pollution across Delhi-NCR.
HQ Bangalore, Karnataka
across the linguistic
spectrum of India CMD Manoj Jain

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TCS and Virgin Atlantic Sign • The Khichan Wetland, located in the
About Andhra Pradesh
Deal for AI & Cloud northern Thar Desert. It comprises
Capital Amaravati two water bodies, Ratri Nadi (river)
Transformation
and Vijaysagar Talab (pond)
CM N.Chandrababu Naidu • The Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands, an intergovernmental
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer
treaty adopted in 1971 in
NATIONAL NEWS Ramsar(Iran)
• India joined the Ramsar Convention
• Tata Consultancy Services and Union Home Minister and
on 1st February 1982.
Virgin Atlantic, a premium airline, Minister of Cooperation, Shri
extended their two-decade strategic • The first Ramsar Sites in India were
Amit Shah launches Bharatiya Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
partnership with a new seven-year
Bhasha Anubhag (Indian and Chilika Lake (Odisha),
agreement.
• This collaboration aims to Languages Section) in New designated in 1981.
accelerate digital transformation Delhi • Tamil Nadu holds the highest
through cloud and Artificial number of Ramsar Sites in India with
Intelligence a total of 20 sites followed by Uttar
Pradesh with 10 sites
About Tata Consultancy Services • The largest Ramsar Site in India is
Sundarbans Wetland (West Bengal)
ESTD 1968
• Union Home Minister and Minister of covering 423,000 hectares (2019).
HQ Mumbai Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah • The smallest Ramsar Site is Renuka
launched Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag Wetland (Himachal Pradesh)
Natarajan (Indian Languages Section) in New covering 20 hectares (2005).
Chairman
Chandrasekaran Delhi. Central Consumer Protection
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Authority issues advisory to E-
Andhra Pradesh Government
Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said
Signed MoU with NITI Aayog & Commerce Platforms for self-
with the establishment of the
ISEG Education Foundation Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (Indian
audit
Languages Section), the Department
of Official Language has now
become a complete department.
Khichan & Menar Wetlands in
• Andhra Pradesh signed a Rajasthan Declared Ramsar • The Central Consumer Protection
Memorandum of Understanding with Sites Authority (CCPA) has issued an
NITI Aayog and Institute for advisory to all e-commerce
Sustainability, Employment and platforms to take necessary steps
Growth (ISEG Foundation) on the to ensure that their platforms do not
state energy road transition engage in deceptive and unfair trade
roadmap. practices which are in the nature of
• As per the MoU, the state • Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Dark Patterns.
government aims to increase the Ministry of Environment, Forest & • Alle-commerce platformshave
share of renewable energy in its Climate Change announced the beenadvised to conductself-
power capacity additions. designation of Khichan (Phalodi) and auditsto identify dark patterns, within
Menar (Udaipur) wetlands in 3 months of the issue of the
Andhra Pradesh Signs MoU with
Rajasthan as Ramsar Sites. advisory,and take necessary steps
NVIDIA
• Rajasthan now has 4 Ramsar Sites, to ensure that their platforms are
including Sambhar Salt Lake and free from such dark patterns.
Keoladeo Ghana National Park Government of India had notified the
(Bharatpur). Guidelines for Prevention and
• With this, India's total Ramsar Sites Regulation of Dark Patterns in 2023
rise to 91, the highest in Asia and and specified 13 dark patterns
• Government of Andhra Pradesh
third globally after the United 1. False Urgency Only 1 left in stock! or
signed a Memorandum of
Kingdom (175) and Mexico (142). Sale ends in 2 minutes! Creates fake
Understanding with California, United
• The Menar Wetland Complex, pressure to rush your decision.
States of America based NVIDIA
popularly known as the Bird Village. 2. Basket Sneaking Extra items (like
Corporation, the world's largest
It is a freshwater monsoon wetland donation or warranty) added to your
Artificial Intelligence chip
system consisting of three ponds cart without clear notice.
manufacturer to develop and
(Braham Talab, Dhand Talab, and 3. Confirm Shaming No thanks, I don't
strengthen the AI ecosystem in AP.
Kheroda Talab) connected by want to save money. Makes you feel
agricultural lands. guilty for not accepting an offer.
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4. Forced Action Forcing users to sign climate change issues, fostering manufacturing sector to also supply
up, share data, or download apps eco-friendly behavior and values. domestically into the Domestic Tariff
just to continue using basic services. • Dedicated Microsite: A platform for area as well after payment of
5. Subscription Trap Easy to subscribe, participants to upload selfies with applicable duties.
but difficult to find the cancel option their planted saplings, promoting • Micron will establish its SEZ facility
or stop auto-renewal. community engagement and in Sanand, Gujarat while Aequs will
6. Interface Interference Misleading tracking progress. establish its SEZ in Dharwad,
design like large Accept button and • Mission Lifestyle for Environment Karnataka
tiny or hidden Reject button. (LiFE) is an India-led global initiative PM Modi inaugurated Chenab
7. Bait and Switch You click for one introduced by Prime Minister Bridge and Anji Khad Bridge
thing, but it takes you somewhere Narendra Modi at the United Nations
else or performs a different action. Climate Change Conference
8. Drip Pricing Shows low initial price, (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, in
then adds hidden charges at 2021.
checkout (like taxes, delivery). • The initiative aims to engage at least
9. Disguised Advertisements Ads that one billion people worldwide to • PM Narendra Modi inaugurated
look like normal articles, videos, or undertake both individual and Chenab Bridge, the world's highest
buttons to confuse users. collective actions for environmental railway arch bridge, which is 359
10. Nagging Repeated pop-ups or protection between 2022 and 2028. meters above the Chenab river and
prompts that keep coming back Govt Notifies SEZ Reforms to 35 m or 114 feet taller than the
even after being closed or ignored. Boost Semiconductor and Eiffel Tower Paris located in Reasi
11. Trick Wording Confusing language District of J&K.
Electronics Component
like Uncheck this box if you don't • He also inaugurated Anji Khad
Manufacturing
want emails to trick you. Bridge, India's 1st cable-stayed rail
12. SaaS Billing Vague or hidden bridge
information about billing cycles, • Both these bridges are an integral
renewals, or charges in software part of Udhampur-Srinagar-
services. Baramulla Rail Link
13. Rogue Malwares Fake security Chenab Bridge
• The government has introduced
alerts like Your device is infected! • This bridge is built at a cost of Rs
pioneering reforms in the Special
Click to clean to trick users into 1,486 crore and is part of the Katra-
Economic Zones (SEZ) rules to
installing harmful software. to-Sangaldan stretch that will
address the specialized needs of
Union Minister Dharmendra semiconductor and electronics connect New Delhi directly with
Pradhan Launches Ek Ped Maa component manufacturing sectors. Kashmir via Katra.
Ke Naam 2.0 • After amendments inRule 5 of SEZ • This 1,315 m long steel arch bridge
Rules, 2006, an SEZ set up is designed to withstand seismic
exclusively for the manufacturing of and wind speeds of up to 260
semiconductors or electronic kilometers per hour and is built to
components will require a minimum last 120 years.
contiguous land area of only 10 • The structural steel used in this
• Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, hectares, reduced from the earlier bridge is capable of tolerating
Ministry of Education launched Ek requirement of 50 hectares. temperature ranging from -10 to -40
Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0 in New Delhi • Further, amendment toRule 7 of SEZ degree Celsius thereby ensuring
• He also launched Special Modules, Rules, 2006, allows the Board of resilience across seasonal
Eco Clubs for the Mission LiFE Approval for SEZs to relax the extremes.
(Lifestyle for Environment) Web condition requiring SEZ land to be • The most sophisticated Tekla
Portal and a dedicated Microsite. encumbrance-free in cases where it software was used for structural
• Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam is a nationwide is mortgaged or leased to the detailing
environmental initiative to promote Central or State Government or their • It was constructed by Konkan
tree plantation by encouraging authorized agencies. Railway Corporation, with the
people to plant a tree in honor of • The amended Rule 53 will allow the foundation designed by IISc
their mother. value of goods received and Bengaluru.IIT DelhiandIIT Roorkee
• The initiative aims to plant 10 crore supplied on a free-of-cost basis to conducted seismic analysis, while
trees across India, building upon the be included in Net Foreign Exchange DRDO ensured the bridge was blast-
success of the previous phase in (NFE) calculations and assessed proof.
Haryana, where 1.8 crore saplings using applicable customs valuation • It is designed to withstand
were planted. rules. magnitude 8 earthquakes,
• Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE: • Moreover, amendments have been explosions up to 40 tonnes of TNT
Established in schools to sensitize made inRule 18 of the SEZ Rules to • Chenab(or Chandrabhaga river) is
students to environmental and allow SEZ units in semiconductor as the largest tributary of the Indus
well as electronics component River, formed by the confluence of
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the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at genuine passengers, Indian Railways all official purposes as before its
Tandi in Himachal Pradesh. has announced key modifications in enactment
Anji Khad Bridge: the Tatkal ticket booking system. • The Administrator of Ladakh is
• The bridge spans the deep Anji river These changes are aimed at instructed to establish institutional
valley, south of the Chenab river, enhancing user authentication and mechanisms and an Academy of Art,
connecting the Katra Banihal section reducing misuse of the scheme. Culture, and Languages to promote
of the USBRL rail line. Aadhaar Authentication for Online native Ladakhi languages: Shina
• It is about 80 kms away from the Tatkal Bookings: (Dardic), Brokskat (Dardic), Balti, and
Jammu city • Effective 1st July 2025, Tatkal Ladakhi.
• It is anchored by 96 high tensile tickets booked through IRCTCs The Ladakh Reservation (Amendment)
cables and the total length of cable official website and mobile app will Regulation, 2025
strand used in the bridge is 653 be available only to users • Provides 85% reservation in public
kms. It is 331 m above the riverbed authenticated with Aadhaar. employment for residents of Ladakh.
and stretches across 725 m. • Further, Aadhaar-based OTP • Excludes the existing 10%
• PM Narendra Modi dedicated the authentication will become reservation for Economically
272 kilometer long USBRL project to mandatory for Tatkal bookings made Weaker Sections (EWS), resulting in
the country. online starting 15th July 2025. a total reservation of 95%.
• This rail link project was constructed System-Based OTP Authentication at Ladakh Autonomous Hill
at a cost of around Rs 43,780 crore PRS Counters and Agents: Development Councils (Amendment)
comprising 36 tunnels, spanning • Tatkal tickets booked at Regulation, 2025
119 km and 943 bridges. computerised Passenger • One-third (1/3rd) reservation of
• He flagged off two Vande Bharata Reservation System (PRS) counters seats for women in both the Leh
Express trains from Katra Railway and through authorised agents will Autonomous Hill Development
Station that will directly connect require OTP authentication sent to Council and Kargil Autonomous Hill
Jammu division with Kashmir. the mobile number provided by the Development Council.
South Asia’s Largest Battery user at the time of booking. • Reserved constituencies for women
Energy Storage System • This provision will also come into will rotate based on serial numbers
effect from 15th July 2025. assigned via official gazette
Booking Time Restriction for notification.
Authorised Agents: History of UT of Ladakh
• To prevent bulk bookings during the • Ladakh is a region administered by
critical opening period, authorised India as a union territory and
• Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood ticketing agents of Indian Railways constitutes an eastern portion of the
inaugurated India's first will not be permitted to book larger Kashmir region that has been
commercially approved utility scale opening-day Tatkal tickets during the subject of a dispute between
20 Megawatt/40 Megawatt-hour the first 30 minutes of the booking India and Pakistan since 1947 and
Battery Energy Storage System in window. India and China since 1959.
Delhi • For AC classes, this restriction • In August 2019, a reorganisation act
• This facility is South Asia's largest applies from 10:00 AM to 10:30 was passed by the Parliament of
grid-connected BESS project and AM,and for non-AC classes, from India which contained provisions to
marks the first utility-scale energy 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM. reconstitute Ladakh as a union
storage system in India to receive President Droupadi Murmu territory, separate from the rest of
commercial approval. Promulgates Ladakh Official Jammu and Kashmir on 31 October
• The project was developed by BSES 2019.
Languages Regulation 2025
Rajdhani Power Limited (a joint • Under the terms of the act, the union
venture between Reliance territory is administered by a
Infrastructure Limited and the Lieutenant Governor acting on
Government of NCT Delhi) in behalf of the Central Government of
partnership with India Grid Trust India and does not have an elected
(India's first power sector legislative assembly or chief
• The Ministry of Law and Justice
Infrastructure Investment Trust). minister.
announced that Droupadi Murmu,
Key modifications in the Tatkal the President of India has About Ladakh
ticket booking system promulgated The Ladakh Official
Languages Regulation, 2025, which Capital Leh
designates English, Hindi, Urdu,
LT Governor B. D. Mishra
Bhoti, and Purgi as the official
languages of the Union Territory of NHAI Restricts Number of
Ladakh. Projects per Engineer for
• With an aim to ensure fair and • The Regulation also stipulates that Consultancy Firms
transparent access to Tatkal tickets English will continue to be used for
and to safeguard the interests of
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for the Reserve Bank of India, under the Department for Promotion
Security paper (passports, stamps), of Industry and Internal Trade
non-judicial stamp paper, postage • Ozzo Feni which is produced by
stamps, coins (circulation & Cazcar Distillery in Nanora village
commemorative), medallions, near Panaji, Goa.
• To enhance the quality and security inks, and refining bullion. • Goa is home to several products
supervision mechanism of the The nine production units of SPMCIL with GI tags, such as cashew feni,
National Highway projects, NHAI has include: Mancurad mango, Agassaim brinjal,
restricted the maximum number of • Two security presses located in bebinca, Khola chilli, and Harmal
10 projects per Engineer for the Nashik (Maharashtra) and Hyderabad chilli.
consultancy firms for supervision of (Telangana) • Feni is a traditional Indian spirit, well-
construction or maintenance of • Two currency note presses in known in Goa, originally introduced
National Highway projects. Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) and Nashik by the Portuguese missionaries who
• The designated Engineer from the (Maharashtra) brought cashew plant to Goa in the
Consulting firm is required to visit • Four mints situated in Mumbai 1600s.
the assigned project site every (Maharashtra), Kolkata (West • The people who made feni were
month and provide inputs in the Bengal), Hyderabad (Telangana), and called Bhatikars GI tags in India.
Monthly Progress Report as per Noida (Uttar Pradesh) • About GI Tag
Consultancy and Civil contract • GI tags in India, are administered by
• One security paper mill at
provisions. the Geographical Indications of
Narmadapuram (Madhya Pradesh)
ESIC Sanath Nagar Campus ‘Rajnath Aam’: Newly Developed Goods (Registration and Protection)
Emerges as Model of Mango Variety Named in Honour Act, 1999, which came into force on
Excellence in Public Healthcare September 15, 2003.
of Defence Minister
and Medical Education • International agreements like the
Paris Convention for the Protection
of Industrial Property (Articles 1(2)
and 10) and the Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS) Agreement (Articles
• Indian Horticulturist and Padma Shri
• The Ministry of Labour and 22–24) recognize and govern
Awardee Haji Kalimullah Khan,
Employment proudly highlights the geographical indications.
popularly known as Mango Man of
exceptional achievements of the • The registration of GI is valid for a
India, named a newly developed
Employees State Insurance period of 10 years from date of
mango variety Rajnath Aam after
Corporation (ESIC) Medical College registration and can be renewed
Union Minister Rajnath Singh,
and Hospital, and Super Specialty from time to time for a further period
Ministry of Defence
Hospital located at Sanath Nagar, of 10 years each
• The mango was developed using
Hyderabad. • Darjeeling tea, from West Bengal
Khan's signature grafting technique
• The twin hospitals on campus have holds the distinction of being the 1st
at his orchard in Malihabad,
been consistently awarded the title Indian product to receive a GI tag in
• In the past, he has named mango
ofBest Performing ESIC Hospital in 2004.
varieties after several Indian
the category of More than 500 Beds • The GI tag for Darjeeling Tea
personalities such as former Indian
Since 2019. (Agriculture) has been renewed and
cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Indian
is valid up to October 26, 2033.
SPMCIL’s New Corporate Office Actress Aishwarya Rai, Indian
at World Trade Centre in New politician Akhilesh Yadav, former About Goa
Delhi President of Indian National
Congress Sonia Gandhi, Prime Capital Panaji
Minister Narendra Modi, and Union
CM Pramod Sawant
Minister Amit Shah
• Kalimullah Khan was honoured with Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
the Padma Shri award in 2008 in the
field of others for developing over Finland Inaugurates Honorary
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman inaugurated the Security 300 mango varieties. Consulate in Ahmedabad
Printing and Minting Corporation of Goa’s Feni Secured GI Tag
India Limited (SPMCIL) new
corporate office at World Trade
Centre in New Delhi
• It was established on 13 January
• Kimmo Lhdevirta, Ambassador of
2006 in New Delhi
• Goas Ozzo Feni has secured Finland to India inaugurated the
• It is responsible for the printing and
Geographical Indication tag from Honorary Consulate of Finland in
minting of currency and banknotes
Geographical Indication Registry Ahmedabad, Gujarat to strengthen

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bilateral ties between Finland and NSE Sustainability Launches • This framework specifically governs
India. ESG Ratings for Listed social bonds, sustainability bonds,
• Kulin Lalbhai, Vice Chairman of and Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Companies
Ahmedabad based Arvind Limited while excluding green bonds. The
appointed as Honorary Consul of new regulations came into effect on
Finland in Ahmedabad. June 5, 2025.
• This framework is aligned with SEBIs
About Finland
Sustainable Finance Roadmap for
Capital Helsinki 2025-2028.
• National Stock Exchange
• These instruments are required to
Sustainability launched the
Currency Euro comply with recognized
Environmental, Social and
international standards, including the
PM Petteri Orpo Governance (ESG) ratings for listed
International Capital Market
companies with an aim to enhance
OBITUARIES Association (ICMA) Principles,
innovation in sustainable finance.
Climate Bonds Standard (CBS),
Canadian First Astronaut & • NSE Sustainability has received
Association of Southeast Asian
Former Foreign Minister Marc Registration certificate from Security
Nations (ASEAN) Standards, or any
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to
Garneau Passed Away guidelines issued by Indian financial
operate as a Category I ESG Rating
regulators.
Provider
Bonds can be labelled as social,
• Larsen and Toubro has announced a
sustainability, or SLBs only if
Rs. 500 crore ESG bond issuance
proceeds finance projects aligned
deal, becoming the first Indian
with defined ESG standards.
corporate under the SEBI and
• The First Canadian astronaut in • Social Bonds: Debt securities
introduced ESG and sustainability-
space and former Minister of issued to raise funds exclusively for
linked bond framework.
Foreign Affairs of Canada Marc projects that deliver positive social
Garneau passed away • Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation (HSBC) will act as the outcomes, such as affordable
• In 1984, he became the first housing, healthcare, education, and
sole lead arranger in the transaction.
Canadian to travel to space, aboard employment generation.
the United States of America Space ESG Stands For:
• Sustainability Bonds: Bonds that
Shuttle Challenger as part of • Environmental Carbon footprint,
finance a combination of both
National Aeronautics and Space pollution control, energy efficiency,
environmental and social projects,
Administration (NASA)s space climate impact
supporting broader sustainability
shuttle program STS-41-G mission. • Social Labor practices, diversity,
goals.
• He completed three spaceflights in employee safety, human rights
• Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs):
total: STS-41-G (1984), STS-77 • Governance Board structure,
Bonds where the issuer commits to
(1996), and STS-97 (2000). transparency, business ethics,
achieving predefined SPTs
• He served as Minister of Transport shareholder rights
(Sustainability Performance Targets)
(20152021) and Minister of Foreign About NSE Indices Limited: with financial or structural incentives
Affairs (2021) in the Canadian linked to the achievement of these
government, under Prime Minister ESTD 1998 goals.
Justin Trudeau.
HQ Mumbai About SEBI
RBI & SEBI CORNER

Wise gets RBI nod to operate as Managing Aniruddha Estd April 12, 1988
cross-border payment Director Chatterjee
HQ Mumbai
aggregator SEBI issues new ESG debt
framework to regulate social, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey
sustainability, and linked bonds REPORTS & INDICES

NSO Releases ‘EnviStats India

2025: Environment Statistics’
• London based financial technology
company Wise, previously known as
TransferWise, received in-principle
• Securities and Exchange Board of
approval from the Reserve Bank of
India introduced a comprehensive
India to operate as a Payment
framework to govern the issuance
Aggregator Cross Border (PA-CB) for • National Statistical Office has
and listing of Environmental, Social,
export transactions. released the 8th edition of the
and Governance (ESG) debt
securities. publication titled EnviStats India
2025: Environment Statistics during
the National Workshop on Using
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Alternate Data Sources and Frontier Climate Action Network (CAN) Space Research Organisation by
Technologies for Policy Making in International September 2025.
New Delhi • The CCPI 2025 edition evaluates the • The upcoming satellite will differ
• The report provides a detailed climate performance of 63 countries from traditional ones by processing
overview of India's environmental and the European Union which data in orbit using an AI inference
status, highlighting key trends, collectively account for over 90% of model, which allows it to analyse
sectoral challenges, and progress global Greenhouse Gas emissions. and extract insights without needing
made across multiple domains. Assessment Framework (Weightage to send raw data back to Earth.
• The data presented in this report are of 14 Indicators): SPORTS NEWS
organized into six components, such • GHG Emissions: 40% 124th Edition French Open 2025
as Environmental Conditions and • Renewable Energy: 20%
Quality; Environmental Resources • Energy Use: 20%
and their Use; Residuals; Extreme • Climate Policy: 20%
Events and Disasters; Human
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Settlements and Environmental
Health; and Environmental Dhruva Space Partnered with
• Men's singles final of the French
Protection, Management, and France’s Sodern ArianeGroup
Open 2025 held at Stade Roland
Engagement.
Garros, Paris, France.
• For the first time, the report includes
• The French Open 2025 men's
detailed information on how many
singles final lasted 5 hours and 29
people in India have access to
minutes, making it the longest final
electricity, transport, and sanitation.
in Roland Garros history and the
• The report also features a specially • Dhruva Space, a private space
second-longest final in Grand Slam
prepared list of Ramsar Sites company from India, has partnered
history.
Foundational Literacy and with a French company called
• Paris, France based BNP Paribas is
Sodern (part of ArianeGroup) to
Numeracy Assessment Test the official sponsor of French Open
launch a special space device
Data called the HORUS star tracker. This
2025.
tracker will be sent into space in • The first edition of the French Open
2026 as part of Dhruva's LEAP was held in 1891.
program, which supports small • Men's singles title winner received a
space experiments. cash prize of 2.55 million euro and
• The HORUS device will be installed the women's singles title winner
• Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and Delhi have on Dhruva's own small satellite received a cash prize of 2.55 million
emerged as top performers in adult model, the P-30, which was euro.
literacy certification, according to successfully tested in space during • Rafael Nadal of Spain holds the
the latest data from the an ISRO rocket launch in January record for the most Men's Singles
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy 2024. HORUS uses advanced titles at the French Open, having
Assessment Test conducted under technology to help satellites won the tournament 14 times.
the Understanding of Lifelong understand their position in space • Richard Gasquet (France) received a
Learning for All in Society (ULLAS) with great accuracy. In addition, special trophy, marking his 22nd
Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram another space tracker from Sodern, Roland Garros appearance, a record
• The assessment, designed by called Auriga, will be used in in the Open Era
National Institute of Open Schooling Dhruva's future satellite missions to • Novak Djokovic (Serbia) became the
evaluates non-literate adult learners help control their direction and second player after Rafael Nadal to
across three components: Reading, stability. reach 100 match wins at Roland
Writing, and Numeracy, with each Garros, and the third man to reach
TakeMe2Space to Launch
section carrying 50 marks, making a 100 Grand Slam wins
total of 150 marks. India’s First ‘Thinking Data
• The longest Grand Slam final in
CCPI 2025: Climate Change Compute’ Satellite Open Era history was the 2012
Performance Index Australian Open final in Melbourne
between Novak Djokovic and Rafael
Nadal. The match lasted for five
hours and 53 minutes.
• Djokovic won the match 5-7, 6-4,
• TM2Space Technologies Private 6-2, 6-7, 7-5.
Limited announced its plan to launch • French Tennis Federation president
• The CCPI has been published
India's first thinking data compute Gilles Moretton and tournament
annually since 2005 by three
satellite, an Artificial Intelligence director Amlie Mauresmo unveiled a
environmental non-governmental
powered orbiter, aboard the Small permanent plaque etched with
organisations (NGOs): Germanwatch,
Satellite Launch Vehicle of the Indian Rafael Nadal's footprint on Court
NewClimate Institute and the
Philippe-Chatrier at the 2025 French
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Open closing ceremony at the Stade • MS Dhoni holds the record of only
Roland Garros in Paris. This tribute captain in cricket history to win all 3
honors his legendary legacy and ICC white-ball trophies i.e. India's 1st
cements his status as the King of T20 World Cup (2007), One Day
Clay International World Cup (2011) and
Norway Chess 2025 • National Rifle Association of India Champions Trophy (2013).
(NRAI) officially unveiled the logo of • As part of the ICCs centennial year
the Shooting League of India at the celebrations, the ICC and Federation
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New of International Cricketers
Delhi, ahead of the league's Association (FICA) jointly
inaugural season scheduled to be established the ICC Cricket Hall of
• The 13th edition of Norway Chess held from 20th November to 2nd Fame on 2nd January, 2009.
2025, an annual international chess December 2025. • According to ICC Hall of Fame
tournament, was held in Stavanger, • SLI aims to inspire a new generation eligibility criteria, players can only
Norway. of shooters by making the sport be inducted five years after
• The event included both the Open more accessible and aspirational. retirement from international cricket
section and the 2nd Norway Chess • The logo, designed by Sportwalk Indian Squash player Anahat
Women's tournament • The SLI will feature mixed team
Singh Wins Dual Honours at
• Five-time World Chess Champion events in pistol (10m, 25m), rifle
(10m, 50m 3 positions), and shotgun PSA Awards 2024–25
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) won his
7th Norway Chess title in the Open (Trap & Skeet).
section About NRAI
• Fabiano Caruana (United States of
America) finished second while ESTD 1951
Dommaraju Gukesh (India) secured • India's No. 1 women's squash player,
HQ New Delhi
third place 17-year-old Anahat Singh (World No.
Taiwan Athletics Open Kalikesh Narayan Singh 56), won two honours at the
President
Deo Professional Squash Association
Awards 2024-25 held at
Former Indian Cricketer MS Birmingham, England
Dhoni Inducted to ICC Hall of • She clinched the Women's
Fame Challenger Player of the Season
• The 2025 Taiwan Athletics Open, award and shared the Women's
part of the World Athletics Young Player of the Season title with
Continental Tour Bronze (Category Egypts Amina Orfi
C), was held at Taipei Municipal • Anahat Singh became the youngest
Stadium in Taipei City, Taiwan Indian to win these honours at the
Portugal Claims Second UEFA • Former Indian Cricket Team Captain PSA Awards.
Nations League Title MS Dhoni was inducted into the • The PSA Awards are given every
International Cricket Council - ICC year by the Professional Squash
Hall of Fame in the Class of 2025 Association which runs the global
• MS Dhoni was among 7 international squash tour for both men and
cricketers (5 men and 2 women) women.
who joined the ICC Hall of Fame VISITS & CONFERENCES
• Portugal clinched their second such as: Graeme Smith and Hashim
Amla (South Africa), Matthew DPIIT & Copyright Office to Host
Union of European Football
Hayden (Australia), Daniel Vettori Event on 68th Anniversary of
Associations (UEFA) Nations League
title by defeating Spain in the final at (New Zealand), Sana Mir (Pakistan) Copyright Act, 1957
the Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany. and Sarah Taylor (England).
• Nuno Mendes was awarded the • With this, the total number of ICC
Player of the Match for his Hall of Fame inductees reaches to
performance in the final and 122.
contribution in the semi-final. • MS Dhoni now becomes the 11th
Indian and 9th Indian male cricketer • The Department for Promotion of
• Spain scored 25 goals in the
to join the prestigious list of Industry and Internal Trade under the
2024-25 UEFA Nations League, the
international cricketers. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
most by any team in a single edition.
• Last year, former Indian spinner in collaboration with the Copyright
NRAI Unveiled Logo for Office under the Office of Controller
Neetu Lawrence David became the
Inaugural Edition of SLI 2025 2nd Indian women as well as 10th General of Patent, organized a
Indian who joined this group. special event in New Delhi to

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commemorate the 68th anniversary Sasakawa Award 2025 for Disaster Trade and Economic Partnership
of the Copyright Act, 1957. Risk Reduction in individual Agreement (TEPA) between India
• Since the digitization of the category. and the European Free Trade
copyright registration system, over • The 2025 theme of the award was Association (EFTA).
3.5 lakh copyrights have been Connecting Science to People: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan chairs
registered in India Democratizing access to innovation Global Young Scientists
• THEME: Copyright Act in the Digital and technology for disaster-resilient
Conference and Annual General
Era communities
• The award was established in 1986 Meeting of the Global Young
The Copyright Act, 1957 forms the
backbone of intellectual property with the support of Tokyo based Academy
rights (IPR) in India, safeguarding the Nippon Foundation.
interests of creators across: • It is the most prestigious
• Literary, musical, dramatic, and international recognition in the field
artistic works of disaster risk reduction.
• Cinematograph films Earth Sciences Minister Dr.
• Union Minister for Education, Shri
• Sound recordings Jitendra Singh and the UNESCO Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the
International IDEA Stockholm emissary Vidar Helgesen hold Global Young Scientists Conference
Conference on Electoral bilateral with focus on and Annual General Meeting of the
Integrity conservation of oceans Global Young Academy at IIT
Hyderabad.
• The Indian Institute of Technology
Hyderabad (IITH), in collaboration
with the Global Young Academy
(GYA), the Indian National Young
• Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) • Union Minister of Earth Sciences Academy of Science (INYAS), and
of India, Shri Gyanesh Kumar, who is (Independent Charge), Dr. Jitendra the Indian National Science
visiting Sweden to attend the Singh and the UNESCO emissary Academy (INSA), is hosting the
International IDEA Stockholm Vidar Helgesen held a bilateral International Conference of Young
Conference on Electoral Integrity, meeting with focus on conservation Scientists Confluence of Visionaries:
being organised in Sweden. of oceans. Empowering Science for Global
• He highlighted initiatives such as the • Leading the Indian delegation to the Change
Online Voter Registration System 3rd United Nations Ocean India Hosts ITU FG-AINN
and the Electronic Transmission of Conference (UNOC3), Dr Jitendra Meeting to Advance AI-Native
Postal Ballot Management System Singh is currently in Nice, France.
Telecom Networks
(ETPBMS), aimed at enabling greater • The conference, co-hosted by
participation of overseas voters. France and Costa Rica, brings
Global Platform for Disaster together heads of state, ministers,
Risk Reduction scientists, and civil society leaders
to discuss ways to accelerate
progress on Sustainable
• The third meeting of the ITU-T Focus
Development Goal 14 to conserve
Group on Artificial Intelligence
and sustainably use the oceans,
Native for Telecommunication
seas and marine resources.
Networks (FG-AINN) was
• The Global Platform for Disaster Union Commerce and Industry inaugurated in New Delhi. This event
Risk Reduction 2025 was organized Minister Shri Piyush Goyal is part of global efforts to explore
by the Geneva (Switzerland) based Engages with Swiss Industry to how AI can be deeply integrated into
United Nations Office for Disaster telecom networks. It is being hosted
Deepen India–Switzerland
Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Geneva, by the Telecommunication
Switzerland. Economic Partnership
Engineering Centre (TEC), which is
• The theme of 8th session of GPDRR the technical branch of the
(2025) is Every Day Counts: Act for Department of Telecommunications
Resilience Today, (DoT).
• Dr. P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to • The FG-AINN was set up in July
the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2024 by ITU-T Study Group 13. Its
• Union Minister of Commerce and
represented India in the G20 DRR main goal is to identify and define
Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, held
Working Group Roundtable the major architectural changes
extensive engagements with Swiss
• Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, popularly required in telecom networks to
industry leaders in Bern, Switzerland,
known as The Cyclone Man of India, make them AI-native meaning
aimed at deepening economic
Director General of Meteorology networks that are built with AI at
cooperation and exploring new
was awarded the United Nations their core, not just added later.
avenues under the recently signed
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ICG Chairs 137th meeting of the Greater Flamingo Sanctuary at
Offshore Security Coordination Dhanushkodi
Committee (OSCC) in New Delhi

• Bengaluru was declared India's

Leopard Capital after a year-long
camera- trap survey (2024-2025) by
• Tamil Nadu government officially
the Holmatthi Nature Foundation led
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) notified the creation of the Greater
by conservation biologist Dr. Sanjay
chaired the 137th meeting of the Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi
Gubbi, revealed that it had the
Offshore Security Coordination in Ramanathapuram district
highest number of free-ranging wild
Committee (OSCC) in New Delhi. About Tamilnadu leopards among metropolitan cities,
The meeting aimed to review the
surpassing Mumbai
preparedness & effectiveness of the Capital Chennai
• The study estimated 8085 leopards
security of India's offshore
Muthuvel Karunanidhi across the forests and shrublands
installations and enhance joint CM
Stalin surrounding Bengaluru, surpassing
response mechanisms.
Mumbai's 54 leopards documented
• The OSCC was constituted in 1978
Governor R. N. Ravi within Sanjay Gandhi National Park,
to ensure the effective functioning
Mumbai
of offshore security arrangements. Bengaluru Becomes India’s • With this, Bengaluru earned the
WILDLIFE ‘Leopard Capital’ distinction of being the Leopard
Capital of India

Clean Plant Programme

Fruit Category / Crop Research Institute Location

Grapes National Research Centre Pune

Temperate Fruits (Apple, Almond, Srinagar, J&K and Mukteshwar,

Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture
Walnut) Uttarakhand

Citrus Fruits ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute Nagpur

ICAR-Central Institute of Arid Horticulture Bikaner

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural

Mango, Guava, Avocado Bengaluru
Research

ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical

Mango, Guava, Litchi Lucknow
Horticulture

Pomegranate National Research Centre Sholapur

Various ICAR Institutes focused on Eastern

Tropical/Sub-Tropical Fruits Eastern India
India

List of Technologies Transfer: DRDO to Industries

Product/Technology Industry Partner

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Recce Vehicle (Tracked) Mk-II Bharat Electronics Limited

Mounted Gun System Bharat Forge Limited

Anti-Terrorist Vehicle - Tracked Version Metaltech Motor Bodies Private Limited

Full Trailer of 70t Tank Transporter for Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-1A BEML Limited

Tata International Vehicle Applications

SDR Auto Private Limited

John Galt International

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List of Technologies Transfer: DRDO to Industries

Product/Technology Industry Partner

Expandable Mobile Shelter Bharat Electronics Limited

Vajra-Riot Control Vehicle Tata Advanced Systems Limited

Unit Maintenance Vehicle for MBT Arjun BEML Limited

Unit Repair Vehicle for MBT Arjun

Multi-Purpose Decontamination System Dass Hitachi Limited

Goma Engineering Private Limited

‘EnviStats India 2025: Environment Statistics’

Category Details

Increased from 7,92,053 GWh to 13,26,549 GWh (2013-14 to

Thermal Power Generation
2023-24)

Increased from 65,520 GWh to 2,25,835 GWh (2013-14 to

Renewable Energy Generation
2023-24)

Inland Fish Production Increased from 61.36 lakh tonnes to 139.07 lakh tonnes

Marine Fish Production Increased from 34.43 lakh tonnes to 44.95 lakh tonnes

Annual Mean Temperature (2001 to 2024) Rose from 25.05°C to 25.74°C

Annual Minimum Temperature (2001 to 2024) Rose from 19.32°C to 20.24°C

Annual Maximum Temperature (2001 to 2024) Rose from 30.78°C to 31.25°C

Global Marine Faunal Species 2,47,605 species

India Marine Faunal Species 20,613 species

India Freshwater Species 9,436 species

India Mangrove System Species 5,023 species

India Estuarine Ecosystem Species 3,383 species

India Soil Ecosystem Species 22,404 species

Global Total Faunal Species 1,673,627 species

India Total Faunal Species 104,561 species

Highest Environmental Sector Expenditure

2,433.24 crores (Environment Sustainability Sector)
(2021-22)

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test Data

State/UT Success Rate (%) Learners Certified

Tamil Nadu 100 509694

Delhi 99.3 7901

Tripura 98.1 13909

Uttarakhand 85.7

Gujarat 87.1

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State/UT Success Rate (%) Learners Certified

Himachal Pradesh 88.3

CCPI 2025: Climate Change Performance Index

Country Rank (CCPI 2025) Notes

Denmark 4

Netherlands 6

United Kingdom 7

India 10 Dropped 3 spots from 7th in CCPI 2024

China 55 World's biggest GHG emitter

United States (USA) 57 World's 2nd largest GHG emitter; among very low performers

124th Edition French Open 2025

Category Winners Runner-Up

Men's Singles (Musketeers Cup) Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Jannik Sinner (Italy)

Women's Singles (Suzanne-

Coco Gauff (USA) Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
Lenglen Cup)

Men's Doubles (Jacques- Marcel Granollers (Spain) & Horacio

Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski (UK)
Brugnon Cup) Zeballos (Argentina)

Women's Doubles (Simonne- Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) & Aleksandra

Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
Mathieu Cup) Kruni (Serbia)

Mixed Doubles (Marcel-Bernard

Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori (Italy) Taylor Townsend & Evan King (USA)
Cup)

Taiwan Athletics Open

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 India 12 3 1 16

2 Australia 7 3 4 14

3 Japan 3 4 3 10

ICC Hall of Fame

Name Role Year of Induction

Sunil Gavaskar Batsman 2009

Bishen Singh Bedi Spinner 2009

Kapil Dev All-rounder 2010

Anil Kumble Leg Spinner 2015

Rahul Dravid Batsman 2018

Sachin Tendulkar Batsman 2019

Vinoo Mankad All-rounder 2021

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ICC Hall of Fame

Name Role Year of Induction

Diana Edulji All-rounder 2023

Virender Sehwag Batsman 2023

Neetu David Bowler 2024

MS Dhoni Wicketkeeper 2025

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Timeline
09/06/2025
Wise: RBI nod as aggregator
Adani Airports: USD 750 Million raised
Amit Shah launches Bhasha Anubhag
Rajasthan: Khichan & Menar Ramsar sites
IBA, IOCL boost Bio-Energy sectors
Uttarakhand signs agreements with Tata Trusts
UNESCO, MeitY: AI Readiness Consultation
APEDA, DAHD: Livestock export roundtable
DPIIT: Copyright Act Anniversary event
UNGA: Five new UNSC members
Birla honored with USISPF award
Solanki: ADC to President
TCL India extends Rohit Sharma

10/06/2025
Central Bank: Stake in Future Generali
ADB plans India urban transformation
CCPA advisory: E-Commerce self-audit
Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0
IIT Madras partners GRID-INDIA
NSO releases EnviStats India 2025
Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test Data
CCPI 2025: Climate Change Performance
TASL, Dassault: Rafale Fuselage Production
President Murmu confers service awards
Shri T. Rabi Sankar: Finance Commission
India elected to UN ECOSOC
Netherlands PM Dick Schoof resigns

11/06/2025
NSE: ESG Ratings for Companies
Flipkart: RBI Secured NBFC License
Govt: SEZ Reforms for Manufacturing
PM Modi: Bridges Inaugurated
Largest Utility-Scale Battery Storage System
Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi
Assam, Meghalaya: Hydropower-Irrigation Project
Andhra Pradesh, ISRO Signed MoU
Air India, Icelandair: Codeshare Agreement
IIT Kharagpur, IME: Semiconductor Research
TSSEZL Inducted into WEF Initiative
Stockholm Conference: Electoral Integrity
Disaster Risk Reduction Global Platform
ICG: Jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour
DRDO Transfers Nine Systems Tech

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12/06/2025
AU SFB: Climate Risk Management
Serentica: $100M renewables funding
Murugan: NeVA Platform for Puducherry
Rijiju Launches UMEED Portal
BHASHINI, CRIS: AI for Railways
ICRISAT, IFFCO: Beej Anusandhan Kendra
Dust pollution: MoU for road redevelopment
Amul, COVAP: Fresh milk in EU
Singh, Helgesen: Ocean conservation focus
Goyal: India-Switzerland economic partnership
Pradhan: Young Scientists Conference
QuBeats: Quantum navigation defence grant
Bhanoo: Interim LIC MD, CEO
French Open 2025
Norway Chess 2025
Astronaut Marc Garneau Passed Away
QCI: World Accreditation Day 2025
World Food Safety Day 2025

13/06/2025
SEBI: New ESG debt framework
IREDA raises funds: Green financing
Centre reduces duty: Edible oils
Clean Plant Programme: Pune
Bengaluru: India's Leopard Capital
Aadhaar: Tatkal tickets on IRCTC
India hosts ITU: AI networks
Dhruva Space, Sodern Ariane Group partner
Indian Army: Mongolia military exercise
Mahendra Dev: EAC-PM Chairperson
Taiwan Athletics Open
Portugal wins UEFA Nations League
NRAI unveils SLI 2025 logo

14/06/2025
DFCC Bank lists Green Bonds
IFSCA: FME registration @ GIFT
Ladakh gets official languages regulation
NHAI limits projects per engineer
ESIC Sanath Nagar: Healthcare excellence
SPMCIL opens office in Delhi
Mango variety named: Rajnath Aam
Goas Feni gets GI Tag
Finland opens consulate in Ahmedabad
ICG chairs offshore security meeting
BEL, Tata: Semiconductor self-reliance deal
TCS, Virgin Atlantic: AI, Cloud
Andhra, NITI Aayog: Education MoU
Andhra Pradesh signs MoU: NVIDIA
TakeMe2Space: Data compute satellite launch
Srimanta award: Sonal Mansingh honored
TVS Motor: Sudarshan Venu CMD
Dhoni inducted into ICC Hall
Anahat Singh wins PSA awards

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IMPORTANT Q&A
1 Which city hosted the 8th Annual Leadership Summit where Kumar Birla was honored?

2 Who has been appointed as ADC to the President of India?

3 Which country has the highest number of Ramsar Sites in Asia?

4 What is the theme of the 68th anniversary of the Copyright Act, 1957 event?

5 Which company received RBI's in-principle approval as a PA-CB?

How many Param Vishisht Seva Medals (PVSM) were conferred by the President of India during the Distinguished Service
6
Awards Ceremony?

7 What is the total amount of loan ADB is giving to Tripura for a green upgrade?

8 In which city was the National Workshop held where 'EnviStats India 2025' was released?

9 Which country will host the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on June 24, 2025?

10 Which country's electrical grid infrastructure is IIT Madras helping strengthen?

11 Who inaugurated South Asia's largest utility-scale battery energy storage system?

12 Which financial institution will act as the sole lead arranger for L&T's ESG bond issuance?

13 Which river is the hydropower and irrigation project planned on by Assam and Meghalaya?

14 What is the reduced minimum contiguous land area required for SEZs manufacturing semiconductors?

15 With which organization did the Andhra Pradesh government sign a MoU to strengthen the AWARE platform?

16 Which organization will act as the lead ESG and climate risk advisor for AU SFB?

17 For which Legislative Assembly was the NeVA digital platform inaugurated by Dr. L. Murugan?

18 Which organization signed a tripartite MoU with CSIR-CRRI and SPA to reduce dust pollution?

19 Which language technology stack will be integrated into CRIS-managed systems?

20 In what city did Dr. Jitendra Singh lead the Indian delegation to the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference?

21 Where was the third meeting of the ITU FG-AINN inaugurated?

22 Which country did Portugal defeat to claim the UEFA Nations League title?

23 Which Union Minister announced the launch of the Clean Plant Programme?

24 Which organization led the survey declaring Bengaluru as India's Leopard Capital?

25 From which regiment are the troops primarily representing the Indian Army in Exercise KHAAN QUEST?

26 Which foreign corporate listed Green Bonds on NSE IX at GIFT IFSC?

27 Which ministry announced the promulgation of The Ladakh Official Languages Regulation, 2025?

28 Which city is home to the newly inaugurated Honorary Consulate of Finland in India?

29 With which entities did Andhra Pradesh sign a MoU regarding state energy road transition roadmap?

30 Which Indian classical dancer was presented with the Srimanta Sankardeva Award?

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1 Washington 11 Ashish Sood 21 New Delhi

2 Yashasvi Solanki 12 HSBC 22 Spain

3 India 13 Kulsi River 23 Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Reform in Copyright Act in Holmatthi Nature

4 14 10 hectares 24
the Digital Era Foundation

15 ISRO
5 Wise 25 KUMAON REGIMENT

6 30 16 IFC 26 DFCC Bank PLC

7 USD 85.4 million 17 Puducherry 27 Ministry of Law and Justice

18 CAQM 28 Ahmedabad, Gujarat

8 New Delhi

NITI Aayog and ISEG

9 Netherlands 19 BHASHINI's 29
Education Foundation

10 Tanzania 20 Nice, France 30 Dr Sonal Mansingh

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