Current Affairs — 16 April 2025

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Retail inflation 2024-25 mein 4.6%; March 2025 mein 3.34%

FY25 ka CPI inflation 2018-19 ke baad sabse kam; March ka rate August 2019 ke baad sabse kam.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

FY25 mein India ka total export US$ 820.93 billion (est.), +5.5%

Merchandise US$ 437.42 bn (+0.08%), services US$ 383.51 bn (+12.45%).

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

GeM se 2024-25 mein 1.3 crore+ logon ka insurance

Saath hi 1 million manpower hiring.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

NCMM ke tahat Centres of Excellence ke guidelines jaari

16 April 2025: Mines Ministry; hub-and-spoke consortium model.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Maharashtra Important

India–Uzbekistan exercise DUSTLIK-VI Aundh (Pune) mein shuru

16–28 April 2025, Foreign Training Node, Aundh.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 India Important

CCI ka UFO Moviez aur Qube Cinema par penalty

16 April 2025 order; Competition Act ki Section 3(4) ka violation.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

5 Armed Forces personnel ko MacGregor Memorial Medal (2023, 2024)

16 April 2025, USI New Delhi; CDS Gen Anil Chauhan ne diye.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

India ka pehla indigenous hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel; CSIR ka role

Cochin Shipyard ne banaya, drivetrain KPIT ka; Jitendra Singh ne 16 April 2025 ko saraha.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Baripada (Odisha) mein PM Vishwakarma–National SC-ST Hub Conclave

16 April 2025; co-chairs: Jitan Ram Manjhi aur CM Mohan Charan Majhi.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI ki pehli Booth Level Agents training: Bihar se shuruaat

16 April 2025: 10 recognised parties ke ~280 BLAs, IIIDEM New Delhi mein.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Karad (Maharashtra) sanitary waste management mein benchmark

Satara district ka Karad: sanitary aur biomedical waste ka 100% segregation, collection, processing.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

PM Modi ko Finland ke President Alexander Stubb ka phone

16 April 2025; digitalisation, sustainability, mobility par baat.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Meghalaya

Savitri Thakur ne East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) mein WCD schemes review kiye

16 April 2025: One Stop Centre 'Shakti Sadan', Mawroh.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad High Court mein 6 judicial officers judge appoint

16 April 2025 notification; President ne CJI se consultation ke baad.

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