Current Affairs — Saari news

🏆 National Awards 📍 India

NHRC ki 11th human rights short film competition ke liye entries

14 May 2025: NHRC ne 11th annual short film competition ke liye entries maangi; last date 31 August 2025.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

Ayush Ministry: 'Samyoga' aur 'Yoga Unplugged' IDY 2025 ke signature events

14 May 2025: IDY 2025 (21 June, 10th anniversary) ke do signature events — Samyoga aur Yoga Unplugged.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Karnataka

CeNS Bengaluru ne iron-doped nickel selenide catalyst banaya

14 May 2025 (DST): CeNS Bengaluru ka iron-doped nickel selenide catalyst — OER aur ORR mein ruthenium aur platinum catalysts se behtar.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India

NCPCR ka POCSO aur Child Labour Act awareness par national consultation

14 May 2025: NCPCR ne POCSO Act 2012 aur Child and Adolescent Labour (P&R) Act 1986 ki awareness par online national consultation kiya; ~300 participants.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Haryana

NRFMTTI Hisar ko tractors ki CMVR testing approval

14 May 2025: Northern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Hisar ab agricultural tractors ki CMVR testing kar sakega; tractors aur combine harvesters ke liye NABL accreditation bhi.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

April 2025 mein CPI inflation 3.16% — July 2019 ke baad sabse kam

13 May 2025: MoSPI — April 2025 CPI inflation 3.16% (July 2019 ke baad lowest); food inflation 1.78% (Oct 2021 ke baad lowest).

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

IWAI ka Srinagar mein naya office; J&K ke 3 national waterways develop honge

13 May 2025: IWAI ka office Transport Bhawan, Srinagar mein shuru; J&K government ke MoU ke tahat NW-26 (Chenab), NW-49 (Jhelum), NW-84 (Ravi) par kaam.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Noida aur Bengaluru mein Renesas ke India ke pehle 3nm chip design centres

13 May 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Renesas Electronics India ki Noida aur Bengaluru design facilities kholi — India ka pehla 3 nm chip design centre.

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🔬 Space 📍 Uttarakhand Important

ARIES Nainital aur DRDO ke IRDE Dehradun ka Space Situational Awareness MoU

13 May 2025: ARIES Nainital (DST) aur IRDE Dehradun (DRDO) ne ground-based Space Situational Awareness ke liye MoU sign kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Punjab Important

PM ne Punjab ke AFS Adampur mein air warriors aur soldiers se baat ki

13 May 2025 subah: PM Modi ne Air Force Station Adampur (Punjab) ka daura kiya — address to the nation ke ek din baad.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

PM ne TB elimination programme aur 100-day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan review kiya

13 May 2025: PM Modi ki NTEP review — 100-day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan mein 12.97 crore screened, 7.19 lakh TB cases mile.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Major Ports ne FY 2024-25 mein ~855 million tonnes cargo handle kiya

13 May 2025: Major Ports ka cargo FY 2024-25 mein ~855 MT, FY 2023-24 ke 819 MT se 4.3% zyada.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

Ayurveda Day ab har saal 23 September ko

13 May 2025: Ayush Ministry — 23 March 2025 ki Gazette Notification se Ayurveda Day ab Dhanteras ki jagah har saal 23 September ko.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Puducherry

Amit Shah ne Puducherry mein new criminal laws ka implementation review kiya

13 May 2025, New Delhi: Amit Shah aur Puducherry LG K. Kailashnathan ki review — FIR Tamil mein darj ho.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Chhattisgarh

Shivraj Chouhan aur CM Vishnu Deo Sai ne Chhattisgarh agriculture aur rural development review kiya

13 May 2025, Mahanadi Bhawan Raipur: Chouhan aur CM Sai ki review; Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan 29 May se.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

April 2024–Feb 2025 mein coal imports 9.2% ghate

13 May 2025: Coal imports Apr 2024–Feb 2025 mein 220.3 MT (pichhle saal 242.6 MT) — 9.2% kam; ~US$ 6.93 bn forex bacha.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

PM ka Operation Sindoor par address to the nation; terrorism ke khilaf 3 pillars

12 May 2025: PM Modi ne desh ko address kiya — unke mutabik Operation Sindoor 6-7 May ko hua, 22 April Pahalgam attack ke baad.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Important

Virat Kohli ne 123 Tests ke baad Test cricket se retirement liya

12 May 2025: Virat Kohli ka Test retirement — 14 saal, 123 Tests, 9,230 runs @ 46.85, 30 centuries.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Important

National Museum mein Kapilavastu relics ki vandana ke saath Buddha Purnima

12 May 2025, Buddha Purnima: Shekhawat aur Rijiju ne National Museum, New Delhi mein floral offerings ki — Piprahwa (UP) se mile Kapilavastu Relics.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World Important

International Nurses Day 2025; State of the World's Nursing 2025 report

12 May 2025: International Nurses Day — ICN theme 'Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies'; duniya mein 29.8 million nurses (2023).

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

C-DOT aur Synergy Quantum ka drone-based Quantum Key Distribution MoU

12 May 2025: C-DOT (DoT) ne Synergy Quantum India ke saath drone-based QKD systems banane ka MoU sign kiya — TRL 6 ya upar.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Bihar

Bihar ka Rural Roads Strengthening and Management Programme — 6,938 roads

12 May 2025: CM Nitish Kumar ne RRSMP launch kiya — pehle phase mein 6,938 rural roads, 12,105 km, ₹8,716 crore.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Goa

Manohar Lal ne Goa ki urban schemes review ki; 24x7 Drink from Tap par vichaar

12 May 2025, Panaji: Manohar Lal aur CM Pramod Sawant ki review — AMRUT 2.0 ke tahat 24x7 Drink from Tap request par vichaar karenge.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Chhattisgarh

PM ne Raipur road accident victims ke liye PMNRF ex-gratia announce kiya

12 May 2025: PM Modi ne Raipur (Chhattisgarh) road accident par dukh jataya; PMNRF se har mritak ke parivaar ko ₹2 lakh, ghayalon ko ₹50,000.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Ethiopia

Ethiopia ke Governors aur Ministers ka delegation Dr Jitendra Singh se mila; NCGG mein training

12 May 2025: Ethiopia ka high-level delegation (Governors, Vice-Governors, Ministers) Dr Jitendra Singh se mila; NCGG mein ek hafte ki training (MEA ka ITEC).

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Goa

Manohar Lal ne Goa ka power sector review kiya; AT&C losses 9.32%

12 May 2025, Panaji: Power Minister Manohar Lal — Goa ke AT&C losses 9.32% (national average se kam); nuclear power facility explore karne ka sujhav.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

32 airports par civil flights ka temporary closure hata

12 May 2025: Civil Aviation Ministry — 32 airports ka temporary closure (15 May 05:29 hrs tak tha) turant hata diya gaya.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Haryana Important

DST ke cement sector mein 5 CCU testbeds — India ka pehla cluster

11 May 2025 (Tech Day): DST ne cement sector ke liye 5 Carbon Capture & Utilisation testbeds announce kiye — academia–industry PPP model.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Lucknow mein BrahMos Integration & Testing Facility Centre ka udghatan

11 May 2025 (Tech Day): Rajnath Singh ne Lucknow ka BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre virtually inaugurate kiya — 200 acres, ~₹300 crore, 40 months mein poora.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

National Technology Day 2025 — theme 'YANTRA'

11 May 2025: National Technology Day (1998 Pokhran tests ki yaad) — TDB ka theme 'YANTRA – Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration'.

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