Current Affairs — 20 October 2025

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Goa Important

INS Vikrant par PM Modi ka Diwali address: Op Sindoor, BrahMos-Akash, Maoist districts ab 11

20 Oct 2025 ko INS Vikrant par PM Modi ne kaha teeno Services ke coordination ne Op Sindoor mein Pakistan ko jaldi surrender karaya; Maoist-affected districts ~125 (pre-2014) se ghatkar 11.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ki Diwali 2025 GRAP Stage II mein, hawa 'very poor'

20 Oct 2025 ko Delhi ne Diwali GRAP Stage II ke beech manayi — CAQM ne 19 Oct ko hourly AQI 300 paar hone par lagaya.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

WWF-India EIACP ka Mission LiFE ke tahat 'Green Diwali' campaign

20 Oct 2025: MoEFCC ke mutabik WWF-India ka EIACP Programme Centre Mission LiFE ke tahat 'Green Diwali' campaign chala raha hai; Rohini (Delhi) mein 'Breathable Art' installation.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌟 Persons in News 📍 Kerala

President Murmu 21–24 Oct Kerala visit par, Sabarimala darshan bhi

20 Oct 2025 ko President's Secretariat ne bataya President Murmu 21–24 Oct Kerala jayengi; 22 Oct ko Sabarimala Temple mein darshan aur aarti.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Railways 12,011 festive special trains chala rahi; 1–19 Oct mein 1 crore+ passengers

20 Oct 2025 ko Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Railway Board War Room mein review kiya; Puja-Diwali-Chhath ke liye 12,011 specials (pichhle saal 7,724).

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Maharashtra

DRI 'Operation Fire Trail': Nhava Sheva par ₹4.82 crore ke 46,640 Chinese firecrackers seize

20 Oct 2025: DRI ne Nhava Sheva port (Maharashtra) par 46,640 Chinese firecrackers (₹4.82 crore) pakde; Veraval, Gujarat se ek arrest.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 3 MCQs