Current Affairs — 17 October 2025

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

HAL Nashik mein 3rd LCA Mk1A aur 2nd HTT-40 production line ka udghatan

17 Oct 2025, HAL Nashik (Maharashtra): Rajnath Singh ne LCA Tejas Mk1A ki 3rd aur HTT-40 ki 2nd production line inaugurate ki; pehla Nashik-built Mk1A flag-off.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 South Africa Important

Cape Town G20 Environment Ministers' Meeting mein Bhupender Yadav ka closing statement

17 Oct 2025, Cape Town (South Africa): Bhupender Yadav ne G20 Climate & Environmental Sustainability WG Ministerial Meeting mein India ka closing statement diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Important

Sri Lanka PM Dr Harini Amarasuriya ki PM Modi se mulaqat

17 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Sri Lanka ki PM Harini Amarasuriya PM Modi se mili; education, technology, innovation, development cooperation, fishermen welfare par baat.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Assam Important

Guwahati mein CCSCH8: large cardamom, vanilla, coriander ke Codex standards final

PIB (17 Oct 2025): Guwahati (Assam) mein Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs ke 8th session ne 3 naye standards final kiye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

IWAI ne Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal (WB) PPP operator IRC Natural Resources ko saunpa

PIB (17 Oct 2025): Haldia MMT (NW-1, West Bengal) IRC Natural Resources ko PPP par mila; royalty ₹105.03/tonne.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Egypt Important

Egypt ke FM Badr Abdelatty ki PM Modi se mulaqat; pehla India–Egypt Strategic Dialogue

17 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Egypt FM Dr Badr Abdelatty PM Modi se mile, pehle India–Egypt Strategic Dialogue ki briefing di.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Rajasthan Important

PM GatiShakti ki 100th NPG meeting: 5 rail, road, metro projects evaluate

17 Oct 2025: 100th Network Planning Group meeting ne 5 projects (2 rail, 2 road, 1 metro) evaluate kiye.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Maharashtra

Navy ne Mumbai mein 11th ACTCM Barge LSAM 25 induct kiya

17 Oct 2025, Naval Dockyard Mumbai: 11th aur last ACTCM Barge LSAM 25 (Yard 135) induct hua.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India

NHRC ka prison inmates ke human rights par national conference

PIB (17 Oct 2025): NHRC ne New Delhi mein 'Human Rights of Prison Inmates' conference kiya; prison reforms par advisory aayegi.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Chandigarh

IISF 2025: Panjab University, Chandigarh, 6–9 Dec, theme 'Vigyan Se Samriddhi'

17 Oct 2025: Dr Jitendra Singh ne IISF 2025 ka curtain raiser kiya — 6–9 Dec 2025, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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💹 Economy 📍 Chhattisgarh

GST cuts aur Chhattisgarh: cement, handloom, tribal crafts, dairy

PIB backgrounder (17 Oct 2025): cement GST 28% se 18%, handloom/handicraft/dairy 5% — Chhattisgarh mein demand aur jobs badhne ki ummeed.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India

NITI Aayog WEP + DP World ka 'We Rise' initiative women entrepreneurs ke liye

17 Oct 2025: NITI Aayog ke Women Entrepreneurship Platform aur DP World ne 'We Rise' launch kiya — 100 women entrepreneurs ki export readiness.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' Phase I: unclaimed assets camps 25 districts mein

DFS: unclaimed financial assets par 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' ka Phase I 15–17 Oct 2025 ko 13 States/UTs ke 25 districts mein.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India

PLI White Goods Round 4 ki application window 10 Nov 2025 tak badhi

PIB (17 Oct 2025): DPIIT ne PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs + LED lights) Round 4 ki window 10 Nov 2025 tak extend ki.

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