Current Affairs — 20 May 2025

🏆 Literature & Arts Awards 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Banu Mushtaq ki 'Heart Lamp' (translator Deepa Bhasthi) ne International Booker Prize 2025 jeeta

20 May 2025 (London): Kannada se anuvadit 'Heart Lamp' International Booker 2025 jeetne wala pehla short story collection.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs

🎓 Education 📍 Mizoram Must know

Mizoram Bharat ka pehla poorn saakshar rajya ghoshit

20 May 2025: CM Lalduhoma ne Aizawl mein Mizoram ko fully literate State ghoshit kiya — pehla State.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

April 2025 mein eight core industries 0.5% badhe

20 May 2025: Index of Eight Core Industries April 2025 mein 0.5% (provisional) badha.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Metrology Day 2025: Metre Convention ke 150 saal; India OIML certificates de sakega

20 May 2025: Metre Convention (Paris, 20 May 1875) ke 150 saal; India OIML certificates issue karne wala 13th desh.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Aizawl mein North East Apprenticeship Pilot Scheme: 26,000+ yuvaon ko ₹1,500/month extra

20 May 2025: Jayant Chaudhary aur CM Lalduhoma ne NE apprenticeship pilot launch kiya — NAPS stipend ke upar ₹1,500/month, 1 saal.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PDS ke liye Depot Darpan portal, Anna Mitra app aur Anna Sahayata launch

20 May 2025: Pralhad Joshi ne Depot Darpan, Anna Mitra aur Anna Sahayata launch kiye.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

PM ne 78th World Health Assembly ko sambodhit kiya; theme 'One World for Health'

20 May 2025: PM Modi ka WHA78 (Geneva) ko video address; theme 'One World for Health'.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Maharashtra Important

IUCAA ke founding director, astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar ka Pune mein nidhan

Astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar — IUCAA Pune ke founding director aur Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity ke co-developer — ka 20 May 2025 ko 86 saal ki umar mein Pune ghar par neend mein nidhan hua.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

UNOC3 se pehle India ne 2nd Blue Talks host kiye

20 May 2025: MoES ne France aur Costa Rica embassies ke saath Prithvi Bhawan mein 2nd Blue Talks kiye.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India

Padma Awards 2026 ke nominations 31 July 2025 tak

20 May 2025: Padma Awards 2026 ke liye nominations Rashtriya Puraskar Portal par 31 July 2025 tak.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Malaysia

RRM Sanjay Seth ne LIMA 2025 (Langkawi, Malaysia) mein India ka netritva kiya

20 May 2025: 17th LIMA ka udghatan; Sanjay Seth ne India Pavilion inaugurate kiya.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Maharashtra

KVIC ne 'Sweet Revolution Utsav' ke roop mein World Bee Day 2025 manaya

20 May 2025: KVIC Mumbai mein World Bee Day; theme 'Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all'.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Haryana

NCB Ballabgarh mein 'CemHack for Green Infra' hackathon launch

20 May 2025: DPIIT JS Sanjiv ne NCB Ballabgarh mein cement sector ka national hackathon 'CemHack for Green Infra' launch kiya.

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