CURRENT AFFAIRS JUNE-2025

IMPORTANT DAYS

Date Day Theme

1 June Global Day of Parents Rising Parents
1 June World Milk Day
2 June Telangana Formation Day
3 June World Bicycle Day
5 June World Environment Day Putting an End to Plastic-
pollution
7 June World Food Safety Day Food Safety: Science in
Action
8 June World Ocean Day 2025 Wonder, sustaining what
sustains us
8 June World Brain Tumour Day
9 June World Accreditation Day “Accreditation :
2025 Empowering Small and
Medium Enterprise
(SMEs)”
12 June World Day Against Child Progress is clear but
Labour there’s more to do: let’s
speed up efforts!
12 June Russia Day
13 June International Albinism Demanding our rights:
Awareness Day Protect our skin, Preserve
our lives
14 June World Blood Donor Day Give blood, give hope:
(WHO) together we save lives
15 June World Wind Day
17 June World Day to Combat Restore the land.
Unlock the opportunities
19 June World Sickle Cell “Global Action, Local
Awareness Day Impact: Empowering
Communities for
Effective Self Advocacy”
20 June World Refugee Day 2025 Theme: Solidarity
with Refugees
21 June International Day of Yoga Yoga for One Earth, One
Health
22 June World Rainforest Day
23 June United Nations Public “Five Years to 2030:
Services Day Accelerating Public
Service Delivery for a
Sustainable Future”
23 June International Olympic Day
24 June International Day of ‘Eliminating structural
Women in Diplomacy barriers to women’s
leadership in diplomacy’
25 June Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas Emergency imposed by
Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi 1975
26 June International Day Against  The evidences is
Drug Abuse and Illicit cleat: invest in
Trafficking prevention.
 This year’s campaign
“ Break the cycle.
#StopOrganizedCrime

27 June Micro-Small and Medium Enhancing the role of

sized Enterprises Day Micro-, Small and
Medium sized
Enterprises (MSMEs) as
drivers of Sustainable
Growth and Innovation
27 June International Day of Recognizing
Deafblindness Deafblindness : a distinct
disability requiring
specialized support and
inclusion
29 June National Statistics Day “75 Years of National
2025 Sample Surveys”
29 June International Day of the
Tropics
30 June International Astroid Day
30 June International Day of Achieving gender
Parliamentarism equlity, action by action
BOOKS

Main

HM Amit Shah released ‘The Emergency Dairies’; book chronicles PM

Modi’s role in fight for democracy

 “The Emergemcy Dairies”, book chronicies PM Modi’s role in fight

against emergency
 Published by Bluekraft Digital Foundation
 It delves into the compelling role Modi, then a young RRS Pracharak,
played in the fight against Emergency

Imprtant Headlines

 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to Release President’s Speech

Compilation “Wings to our Hopes - Volume II” and “Ashaon Ki
Udan Khan 2” on 23rd June.

 Author Muralidhar Khajane’s new book Karnad Kaleidoscope takes

a closer look at the legendary actor Grish Karnad’s creative process.

 Debut novel “The stars Light the Way” released, Written by Sucheta
Raj Khanna, a Singapore-based life coach.

 Senthikumar Chandrasekaran - author of ‘Guardians of Heritage’

(about GI Tagged products)

 Eminent climate scientist Dr. Jagadish Shukla tells the story in his
new book, ‘A life in Climate and Chaos Theory’

 Book titled ‘Story of Schisms and Isms’ - Kerala from the Twillight
of Monarchy to the Present - Author - former IRS officer R. Mohan

 A book titled “ India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent”

Authored by Audrey Truschke

 Title: Kashmir Insurgency: Deconstructing the State Response -

Revisiting 1989-90, Author: retired Colonel Yoginder Kandhari

 Shikhar Dawan’s memoir The One: Cricket, My Life and More

  Union Minister Jitendra Singh Unvelied “ History That India Ignored’
a book authored by Asian News International (ANI) Chairman and
vateran journalist Prem Prakash.

 Chowra Makaremi’s upcoming book, “Women! Life! Freedom!”

The book chronicles Iran’s “long autumn of insurrection” following
Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody.

 The launch of senior BJP leader Ram Madhav’s book - ‘News

World: 21st Century Global Order in India’

APPOINTMENTS

 Rajiv Menami Takes Charge as CII President for FY26

 Ernst and Young (EY) India’s Chairman and CEO,

Rajiv Memani, has assumed office as the President of the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the 2025-26 term.
 He takes over from Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Managing Director of
ITC Ltd.
 CII Established in 1895 as a non-government, not-for-profit
organization
 Ministry affiliation: Collaborates with Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, but operates independently.
 Headquaters: Located in New Delhi.

 Yashavi Solanki first women Navy Officer to become President’s

Aide-de-Camp

 An AID is a personal military officer who is attached to high-ranking

officials like the President of India.

 Parag Jain Appointed New Raw Chief for Two-Year Term

 The government has appointed senior IPS officer Parag Jain, who is a
1989-batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre, as the next Secretary of
the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for the term of two years.
 He takes over from Ravi Sinha, who retires on June 30.
Important Headlines

 Economist S Mahendra Dev has been appointed as the Chairman of

the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
 Former Air India chief Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as the
director of the Prime Minister Museum and Library (PMML) in
New Delhi.
 Amitabh Kant has stepped down as India’s G20 sherp, ending a 45-
year career in government services.
 India has appointed Aliawati Longkumer as its next ambassador to
North Korea.
 Air Marsha Manish Khanna, assume the charge of the Southern Air
Command.
 Economic Affairs Secretary designate Anuradha Thakur will be
new member in the Board of the Securities and Exchange Board of
the India (SEBI), the government has notified.
 Government appoints RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar as 16th
Finance Commission member.
 Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corp Managing Director
Sailesh C Mehta has been elected as the new new chairman of the
Fertiliser Association of India (FAI).
 The Government has appointed LIC Managing Director Sat Pal
Bhano to the role of CEO and MD for three months.
 Government extends tenure of Punjab & Sind Bank MD Swarup
Kumar Saha till February 2027.
 Asheesh Pandey appointed as the MD & CEO of Union Bank of
India (UBI), Kalyan Kumar- as MD and CEO of Central Bank of
India.
 The Railway Board appointed Sandeep Mathur as General Manager
of the Visakhapatnam-headquartered South Coast Railway (SCoR)
zone.
 Deutsche Bank has appointed Stefan Schaffer as the new CEO of
Deutsche India, its global capability centre (GCC)
 TVS Motor Company board has named its current managing director
Sudarshan Venu as also its income chairman.
 Indian-origin physician Bobby Mukkamala has been sworn in as the
180th president of the American Association (AMA), becoming the
first physician of India heritage to lead the organisation.
 Professor Anantha Chandrakasan has become the first Indian-
American to be named Provost of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)- chief academic and budget officer.
 Katrina Kaif Appointed Global Tourism Ambassador for the
Maldives.
 Dettol has announced the appointment of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as
the brand ambassador.
 Sivasubramanian Ramann took charge as the Chairperson of the
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
 The Indian Army, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar
Command Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana has taken over as
the 23rd Colonel of the Regiment of Garhal Rifles.
 Zou Jiayi, former Vice Finance Minister, has been appointed as the
incoming president of the Asian infrastructure investment Bank
(AIIB).

AWARDS

 AIMS Mohali Sets Asia Record for Largest Yoga Session by

Healthcare Professionals on Yoga Day

 In Punjab, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences

(AIMS Mohali) set a new Asia Book of Records title.
 for the largest yoga session by healthcare professionals on the
occasion of the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025.

 India among 6 countries conferred with Bloomberg

Philanthropies Award for Global Tobbaco control
Important Headlines

 National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2025 to recognize

outstanding digital initiatives by Panchayati Raj Institutions (RPIS).
 Gold Award: Rohini Gram Panchayat, Dhule District, Maharashtra
 Silver : West Majilshpur Gram Panchayat, West Tripura District,
Tripura

 Sahitya Akademi announced the names of 23 writers for Yuva

Puraskar for 2025, including, English writer Advait Kottary and Hindi
author Parvi Tirkey.

 Sudha Murthy, is to be honoured with the Justice K.S. Hegde

Charitable Foundation Award 2025 for her contributions to society.

 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, presented the Kalaignar M.

Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award for 2025 to eminent Tamil
scholar Thayammal Aravanan.

 NicroCapt was awarded the $2M food Planet Prize 2025, the
world’s largest envirornmental award, in Stockholm, Swaden.

 The United Nations Ofiicer for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

has conferred the prestigious Sasakawa Award on Mrutyunjay
Mohapatra, the Director General of the India Meterological
Department.

 The Hindu was named Champion of Digital Media Awards South

Asia 2025, picking up 10 awards across various award categories, at
the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards 2025 South Asia, presented by
the World Association of News Publishers

 American Filmmaker Alexander Payne is set to receive the honorary

Leopard award at this year’s Lacorno Film Festival - for his impactful
contributions to cinema.

 Desi Oon, a film by celebrated animation filmmaker Shri Suresh

Eriyat, won the Jury Award for Best Commissioned Film at the
Annecy International Animation Festival 2025, France.
 Javed Akhtar becomes the first Indian writer to receive the
Dostoevsky Star Award by the Russian House for promoting cultural
and literary dialogue

 Vijay Kumar wins James Beard Award for Best Chef in New York,
often called the Oscars of the food world.

 David Bekchan, the former England soccer captain who has been an
ambassador for the U.N. children’s fund for two decades, is to receive
a kinghthood honor from King Charles III.

 Zara Chowdhary has won the 2025 Shakti Bhatt Prize for her debut
memoir, ‘The Lucky Ones’.

 On 28th June Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the
title of ‘Dharma Chakravarti’ at the centenary celebrations of Jain
Acharya Shri 108 Vidyanandi Ji Maharaj.

 The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has been officially recognized as
a Guinness World Records (GWR) icons, celebrating his
extraordinary achievements in athletics.
NATIONAL

Main News

 International Air Transport Association (IATA)

 PM of India addressed the 81st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of

the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in New Delhi.
 This is the first time in 42 years that India is hosting the IATA AGM,
highlighting India’s growing role in global aviation.
 IATA is a global trade association representing airlines.
 It promotes safe, secure, reliable and economical air travel by
fostering cooperation among airlines, developing industry standards
and advocating for their interests.
 Today, India is the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market,
after USA and China.
 The next AGM will be held in Brazil in 2026.
 Director General of the IATA - Willie Walsh
 Established in : Founded in April 1945 in Havana, Cuba.
 Headquarters: Montreal, Canada.

 Bharat Gen

 Launched by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh at BharatGen Summit

- the largest event focussed on Generative AI in the country.
 Bharat Gen’ - India’s first of its Indigenously developed government
funds AI based multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) for Indian
Languages.
 This platform is designed to integrate text, speech and image
modalities, providing seamless AI solutions in 22 in Indian languages.

 NHAI Builds India first animal overpass corridor at Delhi-

Mumbai Expressway

 In a landmark move combining conservation with infrastructure, the

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has constructed the
country’s first wildlife overpass corridor on a national highway.
 Length of Segment: 12km strech of Delhi-Mumbai Express through
the Ranthambore buffer zone.
 India’s longest overpassed corridor build exclusive for animal
movement.
 India’s First Maritime NBFC- Sagarmal Finance Corporation
Limited

 Union Minister of Shipping in inaugarated India’s first maritime

sector NBFC, the Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL),
aiming to bridge financial gaps and boost infrastructure growth in the
maritime domain.
 Registered with RBI as an NBFC.
 Headquarters: New Delhi.

 “Empower Citizens, Expose Corruption” - Lokpal of India adopts

a new motto

 The Lokpal of India is an independent statutory body established

under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 to inquire into allegations
of corruption against public functionaries.
 Establishment: The Act came into affect on 16th Janaury 2014
 16th January observed as the “Lokpal Day”.
 Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh First Chairperson of the Lokpal of
India.

 UPSC Launches ‘Pratibha Setu’ to Connect Top Candidates with

Private Employers

 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a new

platform ‘Pratibha Setu’ that can help employers connect with top
talents.
 PRATIBHA Setu, ‘PRATIBHA’ stands for, Professional Resource
and Talent Integration- Bridge for Hiring Aspirants.
 UPSC Pratibha Setu provides platform for Employer to select non-
recommended willing candidates and provides second gateway for
UPSC aspirants to shine beyond the examination.

 CBSE approves twice-a-year board exams for class 10

 Lokh Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated National Conference

of Estimates committes in Mumbai
Important Headlines

 Government of India, in coordination with WHO, plans to gradually

phase out the National Polio Surveillance Network (NPSN) starting
June 2025, reducing the number of centers from 280 to 140 by 2026-
2027.

 Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) complete 9

years - Launched in June 2016- aims to provide antenatal care, free
cost, universally to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month.

 The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched a

Nationwide Waste Picker Enumeration App under the NAMASTE
scheme to formalize, empower and provide social security to waste
pickers.

 Amit Shah launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (BBA) or Indian

Language Section- This new section will work with C-DAC to
develop KanthasthBahubhashi, a multifaceted translation system for
Indian languages.

 In a first, the National Institute of Immunohaemotology (NIIH) in

Mumbai, operating under the Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR) has launched a national registry for rare blood donors.

 Deparment of Posts has introduced ‘Gyan Post’, a dedicated postal

service for affordable delivery of education, culture social and
religious books.

 The Telecom Regular Authority of India (TRAI) recently prescribe a

cap on tariffs charge to Public Data Offices (PDOs) under the PM-
WANI schemes, in order to keep public Wi-FI affortable.

 The government has decided to make mandotory the use of Indian

Standard Time for all legal, commercial, digital and administrative
activities- will shortly notify Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time)
Rules, 2025.

 India announced launching ‘Operation Sindhu’ to evacuate Indian

nationals from Iran as fears of an all-out Israeli-American military
strikes on Iran increased.
 India hosted the 4th India -Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi under
the chairmanship of EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar.

 A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated by Air India crashed near

Ahmadabad Airport, killing 242 people.

 Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy launched the
C-CARES version 2.0, a web portal of CMPFO (Coral Mines
Provident Fund Organization) developed and designed by the Centre
for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

 India launched its largest-ever tribal environment compaign - Dharti

Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan (DAJA) - covering 1lakhs+tribal villages
across 31 state/UTs - delivering government sevices direct to their
doorsteps.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has luanched

CROPIC - a tech-driven initaitive using AI to monitoring crop health
and automate crop loss assessment.

 Recently, the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), under the

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI),
launched the GolStates mobile application on Statistics Day 2025.
 Operation Chakra - V: CBI cracks down on cyber fraud network, 9
arrested, 42 locationn raided.

 Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative IFFCO is setting up its first

plant abroad for manufacturing nano-soil nutrients in Brazil.
STATE

 Tripura becomes 3rd fully literated state under ULLAS

 Tripura was declared fully literate under the ULLAS - Nav Bharat
Saaksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme), a centrally
sponsored scheme implemented from 2022 to 2027, after Mizoram
and Gao.
 The scheme, aligned with NEP 2020 targets adults (age 15 years and
above) who can’t go to school.
 Noted: Recently the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh has been
declared 1st UT to achieve Full Functional Literacy under the ULLAS
- Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram after having achieved over 97%
literacy.

 UP govt. Announced 20 percent reservation to Agniveers in

various Polices Services

 Centre’s new regulations for jobs and domicile in Ladakh

 Since the abrogation of article 370, demands have been raised

including Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
 The Centre has notified a series of regulation of Ladakh’s land, jobs
and cultural preservation, aimed at addressing concerns raised by the
civil society in Ladakh over past five years.

 Assam and Meghalaya Jont Hydropower Project Initiative

 The govt of Assam and Meghalaya have recently announced a

collaborative initiative to establish a 55 megawatt hydropower and
irrigation project after consultation with local people.
 This development is part of a broader effort to address urban flooding
in Guwahati and resolve a longsranding boundary dispute between the
two states.

 PM Modi laid foundation stone & inaugurated multiple projects

worth over 46 thousand crore rupees in J&K.

 Mr. Modi inaugurated the world’s highest railway arch bridge

Channai Bridge and India’s first cable- stayed rail bridge - Anji Khad
Bridge.
Important Headlines

 The Railway Ministry has declared Jammu as a new rail division

under the Nothern Railway zone from June1.
 The annual Kheer Bhawani Mela was celebrated with great traditional
fervour at the sacred shrine of Mata Ragnya Devi at Tulmulla in
Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir.
 Delhi has announced the establishment of India’s first E-Waste
Recyling Eco Park in Holambi Kalan, North Delhi to trackle the
capital’s electronic waste and promote circular economy.
 No new petrol or diesel-powered vehiles will be allowed to added to
the fleets of cab aggregators, delivery companies and ecommerce
firms operating in Delhi-NCR from January 1, 2026: the Commission
for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
 DU luanches JAIHIND Scheme aimed at empowering school students
from Schedules Tribe through skilled development and higher
education readiness.
 Raja Khas, a village in Kangra district, has been designated as
Himachal Pradesh’s first Solar Model Village.
 The Punjab government launched the Punjab Udyog Kranti initiative-
to simplify and expedite the processes involved in establishing
industries in the state.
 Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vashnaw inaugurated India’s
largest automobile Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal at Maruti
Suzuki’s Manesar facility in Haryana.
 Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan is a major iniative by Madhya
Pradesh Government to rejuvenate rivers, water sources and wetlands.
 Ujjain hosted Spritual and wellness Summit on 5th June, Based on the
theme ‘Wellness- A New Perspective’.
 The Jarkand govt plans to establish the state’s first tiger safari in the
fringe area of the Barwadih Western Forest Range in Latehar district,
which falls under the Palamau Tiger Reserve (PRT).
 The Assam Cabinet announced that it has approved a scheme to issue
arms licenses to “indigenous people” in parts of the state where their
population is in the minority.
 First dedicated maintence depot for Vande Bharat trains is being
constracted at Bhagat ki Kothi in the Jodhpur Railway Division and is
the first of its kind in the country.
 The Karnataka govt has raised the lagal age for purchasing tobacco
products from 18 to 21 and increased penalties for violations with
fines going up from 200 to 1000.
INTERNATIONAL

Importand Headlines

 Lee Jae Myung South Korea’s newly elected President.

 UNGA elected Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Latvia and Liberia to the 15 members U.N security Council
for two-year terms starting on Jan 1, 2026.

 Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides confers highest civillian

honour “Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III” upon Prime
Minister Modi.

 PM Modi virtually addressed 7th India’s Coalition for Dister Resilient

Insfrastructured (ICDRI) held on June 6-7, 2025, in Nice, France.
Theme: “Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions”.

 At the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) held in Nice, France -

Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Challenge was
jointly launched by France and Brazil.

 Vietman officially Joins BRICS as ‘Partner Country’

 The Indian mission in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Indian Arrival

Day, marking 180 years since the arrival of the first Indian
immigration to the Caribbean nation.

 Under Operation Spider Web, a swarm pf Ukrainian drones struck at

least five militaru airbases deep inside Russia’s border on June 1 and
left some 41 bomber aircraft in flames.

 Iran was dealt a major blow on 13 June as Israeli forces launched a

new round of targeted strikes, marketing the beginning of Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Operation Rising Lion.

 The US launched operation Midnight Hanmer, deploying B-2 bomb

and bunker-buster bombs in a precision strike on Iran’s nuclear sites
(Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan) claiming significant damage to Iran’s
nuclear infrastructure.

 Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, erupted. Situated on the

eastern coast of Sicily, Italy.
SPORT

Important Headlines

 South Africa clinched their first ICC title in 27 years, beating

Australia to win the World Test Championship (WTC) final 2025 at
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London.

 Austria all-rounder Glenn Maxwell retires from ODIs.

 Nicholas Pooran from West Indies retires from international cricket,

 TCL India Renews Rohit Sharma as Brand Ambassador for Second

Year.

 Rajeev Shukla is set to replace Roger Binny as BCCI President in an

interim capacity.

 India opener Smirti Mandhana has returned to the world no. 1 spot in
the ICC ODI rankings for the first time in six years, displacing South
Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt who lost 19 rating points.

 Bumrah become first Asian bowler to take 150 Test wickets in SENA
countries (South Africa, England, New Zealamd and Austrailia).

 Badminton- Denmark’s Anders Antonsen beat Taiwan to clinch his

first Indonesia Open men’s single title.

 French club PSG beat Inter Milan to win the 2025 UEFA Champions
League.

 Portugai has been crowned the 2025 UEFA Nations League

champions.

 Cristiano Ronaldo Named Global Ambassador for Esports World Cup

2025.

 Mumbai-based franchise, U Mumbai, clinched their maiden Ultimate

Table Tennies title winning over the Jaipur Partriots.
 Magnus Carlsen Clinches, Seventh Norway Chess Title; Anna
Muzychuk Wins Women’s Event.

 George Russell wins the Canadian Grand Prix 2025.

 Lando Norris wins Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix.

 Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix.

 Armand Duplantis broke the men’s pole vault world record for a 12th
time with a clearance of 6.28m at the Diamond League meeting in
Stockholm.

 The Indian Under 17 Women’s Wrestling Team has emerged as the

Champion Team at the under-17 Asian Wrestling Championship held
in Vietnam.

 Boxing: Deepak, Naming Tanwar clinch Gold; India finishes with

eight medals at Thailand Open 2025.

 Pardeep Narwal, the most succesful player in Pro Kabaddi League

History with three titles announce his retirement from kabaddi.

 Indian shuttlers won 27 medals at the Asian Para-Badminton

Championship 2025 in Thailand, resulting in the country’s best-ever
performance at the event.

 The Oklahoma City Thunder have won the 2025 NBA title beating
the Indiana Paces.

 The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced the launched of

the Top National Players Stipend Scheme(TNPSS), a financial
support initiative to help in talent development.

 The inaugurated edition of the Hockey India Masters Cup was held at
the Mayor Radhakrishan Hockey Stadium in Channai, Tamil Nadu.
Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu won
the women’s and men’s titles, respectively.
SPORT-IMPORTANTS

1) RCB beat PBKS to lift maiden IPL title

2) Praggnandhaa Wins UzChess Cup, Becomes India’s Top-Ranked
Chess Player
3) ICC makes multiple big changes to cricket rules
4) MCPO Omkar Singh clinched Bronze Medal at World Military
Shooting Championship 2025 held at Elverum, Norway
5) Delhi CM unveils Logo & Mascot of World Para Athletics
Championship
6) Former India captain MS Dhoni inducted into ICC Hall of fame
7) Grand Slam Final: Coco Gauff beats Sabalenka to win first
French Open title.
8) Neeraj Chopra wins Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 javelin throw
title in the Czech Republic.
9) Shrivalli Bhamidipaty wins BJK Cup Heart Award.
10) Yajik Hillang bags Golden medal at South Asian Bodybuilding
and Physique Sports Championships.
11) Khelo India University Games 2025 to be held in November in
Jaipur.
MCQs

Q.1. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of IndiGo,

taking over from Venkataranamani Sumantran?
Ans: Vikram Singh Mehta

Q.2. Which Indian athlete has been signed as the brand

ambassador of Audi India, known for winning two
Olympic medals in javelin throw?
Ans: Neeraj Chopra

Q.3. Which campaign was launched by Union Minister of

Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan,
in Odisha to transform Indian agriculture?
Ans: Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan

Q.4. Which multi-model platform for Pro-Active Governance

and Timely Implementation did Prime Minister Narendra
Modi chair, reviewing infrastructure projects worth over
62,000 crore?
Ans: PRAGATI

Q.5. Which state has become the second in India to be officially

declared fully literate under the ULLAS - Nav Bharat
Saaksharta Karyakram?
Ans: Gao

Q.6. Which Indian cloud Infrastructure and platform services

provider has partnered with Microsoft to accelerate AI
adoption through its Shakti Cloud platform?
Ans: Yotta Data Services

Q.7. What were India’s GDP growth rate in the last quarter (Q4)
and for the full financial year 2024-2025 as per the
Provisional Estimates released by NSO?
Ans: 7.4 in Q4 and 6.5% for fully year
Q.8. India’s fiscal deficit for FY25 stood at 4.8% of GDP,
amounting to how much in absolute terms?
Ans: 15.77 trillion

Q.9. Which bank inaugurated its first ‘Phygital’ branch in the

Kolkata Zone, combining digital enablement with
personalized assistance?
Ans: Bank of Baroda

Q.10. Which NBFC has received regulatory approval to open

branches and expand credit services in the Union Territory
of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans: IIFL Finance

Q.11. Which airline is hosting the IATA Annual General

Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in India after
42years?
Ans: IndiGO (New Delhi-Place)

Q.12. The 17th edition of India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise

“NOMADIC ELEPHANT” will be conducted in which city?
Ans: Ulaanbaatar

Q.13. Which veteran Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former

Union Minister, who returned his Padma Bhushan award
during the 2020 farmer protests, recently passed away?
Ans: Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa

Q.14. World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed every year

on which date?
Ans: 31 May