Current Affairs — 09 May 2025

🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 United States Important

UNFF20 mein India: forest cover 25.17%, IBCA join karne ka nyota

5–9 May 2025, New York: UNFF20 mein India ne forest & tree cover 25.17% bataya aur sabhi UN Member States ko International Big Cat Alliance join karne ko kaha.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Jan Suraksha schemes — PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY ke 10 saal

9 May 2025: PM Modi dwara 9 May 2015 ko launch ki gayi teen Jan Suraksha schemes ke 10 saal poore.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

CGSS expansion notify: per borrower cover ₹20 crore

9 May 2025: DPIIT ne Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups ka expansion notify kiya — ceiling ₹10 cr se ₹20 cr; 27 Champion Sectors ke liye AGF 2% se 1%.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

Morningstar DBRS ne India ko 'BBB' (Stable) kiya

9 May 2025: Morningstar DBRS ne India ki long-term rating BBB (low) se BBB, Stable trend; short-term R-2 (middle) se R-2 (high).

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

India–New Zealand FTA ka pehla round New Delhi mein khatam

5–9 May 2025: India–NZ FTA negotiations ka first round New Delhi mein; agla round July 2025 mein.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 India Important

PSA report: Zero-Emission Trucking ke 10 priority corridors

9 May 2025: PSA Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood ne report release ki — zero-emission trucks ke early adoption ke liye 10 highway corridors.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

TRAI ki satcom spectrum terms par recommendations

9 May 2025: TRAI ne satellite-based commercial communication services ke spectrum assignment ki terms par recommendations di — assignment 5 saal tak, 2 saal extend ho sakta hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Russia

Sanjay Seth Moscow mein 80th Victory Day celebrations mein

9 May 2025: RRM Sanjay Seth ne Moscow mein Victory Day (WWII Soviet victory ki 80th anniversary) attend kiya aur President Putin se mile.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 West Bengal

PM ne Gurudev Tagore ko Jayanti par shraddhanjali di

9 May 2025: PM Modi ne Rabindranath Tagore ki Jayanti par tribute diya — India ki literary aur cultural soul ko shape karne aur Santiniketan ko nurture karne ko yaad kiya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Switzerland

GFTM ki 6th meeting Geneva mein

9 May 2025: Group of Friends of Traditional Medicine ki chhathi meeting Permanent Mission of India, Geneva mein; Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha ka virtual keynote.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

CCPA ke walkie-talkie sale par 13 notices

9 May 2025: CCPA ne e-commerce platforms ko 13 notices diye — walkie-talkies bina frequency disclosure, licence info ya Equipment Type Approval ke bik rahe the.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 Maharashtra

IEPFA–SEBI ki 'Niveshak Shivir' preparatory meeting Mumbai mein

9 May 2025: IEPFA aur SEBI ne BKC Mumbai mein 'Niveshak Shivir' ki taiyari meeting ki — unclaimed dividends aur shares reclaim karne mein madad.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Rajasthan

PM aur Lok Sabha Speaker ne Maharana Pratap ko Jayanti par naman kiya

9 May 2025: PM Modi aur Lok Sabha Speaker ne Maharana Pratap ki Jayanti par tribute diya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

FWC-02 Manekshaw Centre mein sampann

9 May 2025: Tri-Services Future Warfare Course ka doosra edition khatam — pehli baar 15 private defence industry representatives shamil.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Assam

IASST Guwahati ka eco-friendly lubricant — castor oil + g-C3N4

9 May 2025: IASST Guwahati ke researchers ne castor oil mein surface-modified graphitic carbon nitride mila kar lubricant banaya — friction ~54% kam.

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