Current Affairs — 21 May 2025

🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Karnataka Must know

Ancient stitched ship Karwar mein INSV Kaundinya ke roop mein Navy mein shamil

21 May 2025: Naval Base Karwar mein 'ancient stitched ship' INSV Kaundinya ke naam se induct; chief guest Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs

🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

Narayanpur mein security forces ne CPI (Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju samet 27 Maoists ko neutralise kiya

21 May 2025: Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh mein operation; 27 Maoists including Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Brazil Important

India ne Brasília mein 9th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting mein bhaag liya

21 May 2025: Itamaraty Palace, Brasília mein 9th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting; Joint Declaration adopt.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

iGOT Karmayogi platform ne 1 crore registered users paar kiye

21 May 2025: iGOT Karmayogi par 1 crore civil servants registered — Jan 2023 ke 3 lakh se 30 guna.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

DoT ne cyber fraud rokne ke liye 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator' shuru kiya

21 May 2025: DoT ka FRI mobile numbers ko Medium, High ya Very High financial fraud risk mein classify karega.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌐 International Organisations 📍 Indonesia Important

India ne 2025–26 ke liye Asian Productivity Organization ki chairmanship sambhali

21 May 2025: Jakarta mein 67th Governing Body Meeting mein India APO Chair (2025–26) bana.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Bihar Important

Patna mein Bihar ki pehli International Buyer-Seller Meet

21 May 2025: Gyan Bhawan, Patna mein Bihar ki first IBSM; litchi ke liye APEDA–Bihar–Lulu Group MoU.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Brazil Important

15th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting: India ne members ke beech export controls hatane ki maang ki

21 May 2025: Brazil presidency mein 15th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting; Joint Declaration + 3 annexures.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Rajasthan Important

Udaipur workshop mein Aravalli Landscape Restoration ka Detailed Action Plan

21 May 2025: Bhupender Yadav ne Udaipur mein Aravalli restoration action plan finalise karne ke liye national workshop shuru ki.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

NMCG ki 63rd Executive Committee ne Agra ke liye ₹126.41 crore ka sewerage project manzoor kiya

21 May 2025: NMCG EC — Agra sewage project ₹126.41 crore; tributaries ke e-flow studies.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

March 2025 mein EPFO se 14.58 lakh net members jude

21 May 2025: EPFO provisional data — March 2025 mein 14.58 lakh net members, ~7.54 lakh naye subscribers.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Banking & Insurance +1 2 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Tripura

Tripura ki Kamalpur Nagar Panchayat ne single-use plastic ki jagah compostable PBAT bags shuru kiye

21 May 2025: Kamalpur (Tripura) mein CIPET-certified PBAT compostable bags, 180 din mein decompose.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs