KVS / NVS Current Affairs — Saari news

🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Russia Important

Kalmykia (Russia) mein pehli exposition ke baad Buddha ke Holy Relics India laute

Buddha ke Holy Relics 11–18 Oct 2025 Elista (Kalmykia, Russia) mein exposition ke baad 19 Oct 2025 ko India laute; delegation J&K LG Manoj Sinha ne lead kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Mines Ministry ne auctioned mineral blocks ke liye intermediate timelines aur penalties jodi

PIB (19 Oct 2025): Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 amend — LoI se mining lease tak intermediate timelines, delay par penalty, early production par incentive.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Maharashtra Important

Centre ne Karnataka aur Maharashtra ko ₹1,950.80 crore SDRF advance manzoor kiya

19 Oct 2025: Amit Shah ne SDRF Central share ki 2nd instalment (2025-26) ₹1,950.80 crore advance approve ki — Karnataka ₹384.40 cr, Maharashtra ₹1,566.40 cr.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Bihar Important

ECI ne Bihar election aur 8 ACs ke bye-elections ke liye Central Observers lagaye

19 Oct 2025: ECI ne Article 324 aur RP Act 1951 ki Section 20B ke tahat Bihar Phase 1 ke liye 121 General + 18 Police, Phase 2 ke liye 122 General + 20 Police Observers deploy kiye.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India

PM-JANMAN implementation ke liye WCD Ministry ko award; PVTG areas mein 2,000+ anganwadis

PIB (19 Oct 2025): WCD Ministry ko Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan National Conclave (Vigyan Bhawan) mein President se PM-JANMAN ke liye award mila.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Lucknow facility se BrahMos missiles ka pehla batch flag-off, UP Defence Corridor ke tahat

18 Oct 2025, Lucknow: Rajnath Singh aur CM Yogi Adityanath ne BrahMos Integration & Testing Facility Centre mein bani missiles ka pehla batch flag-off kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Nafithromycin — India ki pehli indigenously discovered antibiotic; haemophilia gene therapy trial

18 Oct 2025: Dr Jitendra Singh ne bataya ki DBT + Wockhardt ne Nafithromycin develop ki, aur CMC Vellore mein pehla indigenous haemophilia gene therapy trial safal raha.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Bihar Important

ECI: Bihar polls mein voting day par Section 135B RP Act ke tahat paid holiday

ECI (18 Oct 2025): Bihar Assembly polls (6 aur 11 Nov 2025) aur 8 bye-elections (11 Nov) mein employees ko Section 135B, RPA 1951 ke tahat paid holiday.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Rajnath Singh ne Lucknow mein PTC Industries ka Titanium & Superalloy plant nation ko dedicate kiya

18 Oct 2025, Lucknow: PTC Industries ke Strategic Materials Technology Complex mein aviation-grade titanium aur superalloy banane wala plant dedicate hua.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

GST Bachat Utsav: 54 monitored products par rate cut ka poora fayda pahuncha — FM

18 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Sitharaman, Goyal aur Vaishnaw ki joint press conference; 54 products par Next-Gen GST ka benefit fully pass on.

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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

Chandrayaan-2 ke CHACE-2 ne pehli baar Moon ke exosphere par solar CME ka asar dekha

18 October 2025: ISRO ne bataya ki Chandrayaan-2 orbiter ke CHACE-2 ne pehli baar Sun ke Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) ka Moon ke exosphere par asar observe kiya.

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🎓 Education 📍 Bihar

Kalmyk State University (Russia) aur Nalanda University ka Memorandum of Cooperation

PIB (18 Oct 2025): Elista (Kalmykia, Russia) ki Kalmyk State University ne Nalanda University ke saath MoC sign kiya.

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🛡️ 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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🎓 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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🎓 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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📋 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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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

PM Modi ne Kurnool (AP) mein Rs 13,430 crore ke projects launch kiye

16 Oct 2025, Kurnool: PM Modi ne industry, power, roads, rail, defence aur petroleum ke ~Rs 13,430 crore ke projects ka shilanyas/udghatan kiya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

2 din mein CG aur MH mein 258 Naxalites ka surrender; Abujhmarh aur North Bastar Naxal-free

Amit Shah (16 Oct 2025): 2 din mein 258 Naxalites ne surrender kiya; Abujhmarh aur North Bastar Naxal terror se free declare.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

State Mining Readiness Index jaari; MP, Goa, Punjab apni categories mein top

PIB (16 Oct 2025): Ministry of Mines ne SMRI aur state rankings jaari ki — Cat A: MP, Cat B: Goa, Cat C: Punjab top.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi Important

UNTCC Chiefs' Conclave 2025 New Delhi mein sampann

14–16 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Indian Army ne UN Troop Contributing Countries Chiefs' Conclave host kiya — 32 nations.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Brazil Important

India–Brazil Joint Declaration: MERCOSUR–India PTA ko deepen karna

16 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Brazil VP Geraldo Alckmin aur Piyush Goyal ne MERCOSUR–India PTA ke substantial expansion ki declaration jaari ki.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Rajasthan Important

5th Khelo India University Games Rajasthan ke 7 cities mein, 24 Nov–5 Dec 2025

PIB (16 Oct 2025): 5th KIUG Rajasthan ke 7 shehron mein 24 Nov–5 Dec 2025; 23 medal sports + kho-kho demonstration.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

Most Naxal-affected districts ab sirf 3 — Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur; LWE districts 11

MHA (15 Oct 2025): most affected districts 6 se 3 (Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur — CG); LWE-affected 18 se 11.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Gujarat Must know

2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games ke liye Ahmedabad recommend

PIB (15 Oct 2025): Commonwealth Sport Executive Board ne Ahmedabad (Gujarat) ko 2030 CWG host city recommend kiya; General Assembly 26 Nov 2025.

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