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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 World

11th BRICS Labour Ministers' Meeting, Brasília

25 April 2025: Brazil presidency mein declaration adopt hua; India ki taraf se MoS Shobha Karandlaje.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

India–Bhutan 6th Joint Group of Customs meeting, Thimphu

24–25 April 2025: co-chairs Surjit Bhujabal (CBIC) aur Sonam Jamtsho.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Ministry of Cooperation–Swiggy Instamart MoU

25 April 2025: cooperative dairy aur Bharat Organics ab Swiggy par.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Odisha

APEDA–Odisha agri export capacity building programme, Bhubaneswar

25 April 2025: OUAT Bhubaneswar mein workshop.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Inland waterways par FY25 mein record 145.5 MMT cargo

FY14 mein 18.1 MMT tha; CAGR 20.86%.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Noida mein NCOL ki Bharat Organics packaging facility

24 April 2025: Cooperation Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani ne udghatan kiya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India

Underground coal mining ke liye Coal Ministry ke naye incentives

Floor revenue share 4% se 2%, upfront payment waive.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

India–South Africa JWGTI ka 2nd session, Pretoria

22–23 April 2025; co-chair Priya Nair (Economic Adviser, DoC).

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Plastics for Change ne Bharat Startup Grand Challenge 2025 jeeta

22 April 2025: ₹10 crore tak ki funding.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Virginia tobacco grower registration aur barn licence ab 3 saal ke liye

Tobacco Board Rules, 1976 mein amendment; AP mein 2025-26 crop season se.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

NPS mein 2024-25 mein 12 lakh+ naye private subscribers

March 2025 tak total 165 lakh+ subscribers.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Steel flat products imports par 12% safeguard duty

21 April 2025: Steel Ministry ne decision welcome kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

CCI ne Google ka Android TV settlement approve kiya: ₹20.24 crore

21 April 2025, majority order, Section 48A(3) ke tahat.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

Core industries March 2025 mein 3.8% badhe

FY 2024-25 cumulative growth 4.4% (provisional).

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Khadi & Village Industries ki sales 2024-25 mein ₹1.70 lakh crore paar

21 April 2025 ko KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar ne provisional data jaari kiya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

EPFO ne Feb 2025 mein 16.10 lakh net members jode

21 April 2025 ko provisional payroll data release hua.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

FM Sitharaman ki USA aur Peru yatra shuru

20–30 April 2025: IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, G20 FMCBG, phir pehli Peru visit.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Maharashtra

Indian anaar ki pehli commercial sea shipment USA pahunchi

19 April 2025: Ahilyanagar (Maharashtra) se ~14 tonne Bhagwa anaar New York pahunche.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

WAVES 2025 se pehle Vaishnaw ki news media se baat

19 April 2025: maiden WAVES Mumbai mein 1–4 May.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

Finance Ministry: UPI par ₹2,000 se upar GST ke claims jhoothe

18 April 2025: UPI par MDR nahi, isliye GST nahi.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India

CNG/PNG ke liye domestic gas allocation mein badlav

Q1 FY 2025-26 se 2 quarter advance allocation; New Well Gas pro-rata.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

FIU-IND aur RBI ka MoU: PMLA compliance aur info sharing

17 April 2025, New Delhi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

CIMS portal par flat ₹500 per consignment registration fee

15 April 2025 se lagu; pehle ₹500 se ₹1,00,000 tak.

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💹 Economy 📍 Odisha Important

Manjhi ne CTTC Bhubaneswar aur Mancheswar pharma cluster ka daura kiya

17 April 2025, Odisha.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Retail inflation 2024-25 mein 4.6%; March 2025 mein 3.34%

FY25 ka CPI inflation 2018-19 ke baad sabse kam; March ka rate August 2019 ke baad sabse kam.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

FY25 mein India ka total export US$ 820.93 billion (est.), +5.5%

Merchandise US$ 437.42 bn (+0.08%), services US$ 383.51 bn (+12.45%).

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

GeM se 2024-25 mein 1.3 crore+ logon ka insurance

Saath hi 1 million manpower hiring.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

NCMM ke tahat Centres of Excellence ke guidelines jaari

16 April 2025: Mines Ministry; hub-and-spoke consortium model.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 India Important

CCI ka UFO Moviez aur Qube Cinema par penalty

16 April 2025 order; Competition Act ki Section 3(4) ka violation.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Baripada (Odisha) mein PM Vishwakarma–National SC-ST Hub Conclave

16 April 2025; co-chairs: Jitan Ram Manjhi aur CM Mohan Charan Majhi.

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