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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Must know

Government notifies guidelines for Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India

The Ministry of Heavy Industries notified detailed guidelines on 2 June 2025 for the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI).

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Gross GST collections rise 16.4% to ₹2.01 lakh crore in May 2025

Gross GST collections for May 2025 stood at ₹2,01,050 crore, up 16.4% from ₹1,72,739 crore in May 2024, according to data released on 1 June 2025.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

India's real GDP grew 6.5% in 2024-25; Q4 growth at 7.4%

India's real GDP grew 6.5% in FY 2024-25 and 7.4% in the January–March 2025 quarter, according to the provisional estimates released by the NSO on 30 May 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet raises MSP for 14 kharif crops for 2025-26; paddy at ₹2,369 a quintal

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 28 May 2025 approved higher Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif crops for marketing season 2025-26, with common paddy raised by ₹69 to ₹2,369 per quintal.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

IMD forecasts above-normal monsoon at 106% of LPA in updated 2025 forecast

The India Meteorological Department on 27 May 2025 forecast 2025 southwest monsoon rainfall (June–September) at 106% of the Long Period Average with a model error of ±4%, indicating above-normal rainfall.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

Raksha Mantri approves AMCA Programme Execution Model through industry partnership

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on 27 May 2025 approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model, under which the Aeronautical Development Agency will execute the programme through industry partnership open to private and public sectors.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

India records USD 81.04 billion FDI inflow in FY 2024-25, up 14%

India's FDI inflow rose 14% to USD 81.04 billion (provisional) in FY 2024-25 from USD 71.28 billion in FY 2023-24, the Commerce Ministry said on 27 May 2025.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Must know

Bharat Forecast System launched: IITM's 6-km resolution weather model

Union Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 26 May 2025 dedicated the Bharat Forecast System, an indigenously developed high-resolution weather forecast system by IITM Pune that improves resolution from 12 km to 6 km.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

PM chairs 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog on 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 24 May 2025, attended by 24 States and 7 UTs, with the theme 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047'.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 India Must know

Ministry of Ayush and WHO sign agreement to start Traditional Medicine module under ICHI

The Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization signed an agreement on 24 May 2025 that begins work on a dedicated Traditional Medicine module under the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI).

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

PM inaugurates Rising North East Investors Summit 2025; defines EAST as 'Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 23 May 2025, describing the region as a 'front-runner of growth'.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI to provide mobile phone deposit facility outside polling stations; rationalises canvassing norms

The Election Commission of India announced on 23 May 2025 that voters will deposit mobile phones just outside polling stations and that candidates' booths can be set up just beyond 100 metres of a polling station.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

President confers 6 Kirti Chakras and 33 Shaurya Chakras at Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 (Phase-I)

President Droupadi Murmu conferred six Kirti Chakras (four posthumous) and 33 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) at Phase-I of the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 22 May 2025.

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🏆 Literature & Arts Awards 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp', translated by Deepa Bhasthi, wins International Booker Prize 2025

'Heart Lamp' by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, was announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 at London's Tate Modern on 20 May 2025 — the first short story collection to win the prize.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India Must know

Justice B.R. Gavai sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 14 May 2025, succeeding Justice Sanjiv Khanna.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

CPI inflation falls to 3.16% in April 2025, lowest since July 2019

All-India CPI inflation was 3.16% (provisional) in April 2025, the lowest year-on-year rate since July 2019, and food inflation fell to 1.78%, the lowest since October 2021, MoSPI said on 13 May 2025.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

PM addresses the nation on Operation Sindoor; outlines three pillars of response to terrorism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on 12 May 2025 on Operation Sindoor, which he said was carried out on 6-7 May after the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack, and outlined three pillars of India's response to terrorism.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Must know

Foreign Secretary: India and Pakistan DGMOs agree to stop all firing and military action from 1700 hours IST

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated on 10 May 2025 that the DGMO of Pakistan called the DGMO of India at 1535 hours IST and it was agreed that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, in the air and sea from 1700 hours IST that day.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 World Must know

Robert Francis Prevost elected Pope, takes the name Leo XIV; first Pope from the United States

The Conclave elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope on 8 May 2025; he took the name Leo XIV and is the first Pope from the United States of America and the first Augustinian Pope.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Must know

SRS 2021 report: Maternal Mortality Ratio falls to 93, Infant Mortality Rate to 27

The Sample Registration System report 2021, released by the Registrar General of India on 7 May 2025, shows the Maternal Mortality Ratio at 93 per lakh live births (2019-21) and the Infant Mortality Rate at 27 per 1,000 live births in 2021.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet approves ₹60,000-crore National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling

The Union Cabinet on 7 May 2025 approved the National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and setting up of five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an outlay of ₹60,000 crore, covering 1,000 government ITIs.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Must know

Nationwide civil defence mock drill held in 244 districts on MHA directions

The Ministry of Home Affairs directed all States and Union Territories to hold a civil defence mock drill on 7 May 2025 across 244 categorised Civil Defence districts, with air-raid sirens, blackout measures and training of civilians.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

Operation Sindoor: Indian Armed Forces strike nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir

Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces on 7 May 2025, hitting terrorist infrastructure at nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir; the Ministry of Defence described the action as focused, measured and non-escalatory, with no Pakistani military facilities targeted.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

India and UK conclude Free Trade Agreement and Double Contribution Convention

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer on 6 May 2025 announced the conclusion of the India–UK Free Trade Agreement and a Double Contribution Convention, with tariff elimination on about 99% of tariff lines for Indian exports.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

ICAR releases India's first genome-edited rice varieties: DRR Rice 100 (Kamla) and Pusa DST Rice 1

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 4 May 2025 announced two genome-edited rice varieties developed by ICAR, DRR Rice 100 (Kamla) and Pusa DST Rice 1, which the Ministry described as the world's first.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Must know

Anuradha Prasad sworn in as Member, UPSC

Anuradha Prasad, former Secretary of the Inter State Council Secretariat, took oath as Member of the Union Public Service Commission on 2 May 2025.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Must know

Arvind Shrivastava takes charge as Revenue Secretary

Arvind Shrivastava, a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Karnataka cadre, took charge as Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, on 1 May 2025.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

India's coal production rises 3.63% to 81.57 MT in April 2025

India's coal production rose 3.63% to 81.57 million tonnes (provisional) in April 2025 from 78.71 MT a year earlier, the Coal Ministry said on 1 May 2025.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

India Post signs MoU with SBI Funds Management for doorstep KYC of mutual fund investors

The Department of Posts signed an MoU with SBI Funds Management Limited at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 April 2025 to provide doorstep KYC verification for SBI Mutual Fund investors.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Must know

PSA releases Round 2 report on innovation excellence of public-funded R&D organisations

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser released the Round 2 study report 'Evaluation of Innovation Excellence Indicators of Public Funded R&D Organizations' on 29 April 2025.

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