PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs — Saari news

🌐 International Relations 📍 India Important

Terrorism ke khilaf India ka message le jaane ke liye 7 all-party delegations announce

17 May 2025: Parliamentary Affairs Ministry ne 7 all-party delegations announce kiye — Shashi Tharoor, Ravi Shankar Prasad aadi MPs lead karenge; UNSC members samet partner countries jayenge.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

DGFT ne Bangladesh se kuch imports par port restrictions lagaye

17 May 2025: DGFT Notification 07/2025-26 — Bangladesh se readymade garments sirf Nhava Sheva aur Kolkata seaports se; kai goods NE land ports aur Changrabandha/Fulbari LCS se band.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World Important

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2025: 'Gender equality in digital transformation'

17 May 2025: WTISD theme 'Gender equality in digital transformation'; ITU ki 160th anniversary.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World

World Hypertension Day 2025: 'Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer'

17 May 2025: World Hypertension Day — World Hypertension League ki initiative (pehli baar 14 May 2005); theme 'Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer'.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Climate-tech startups ke liye DPIIT–GEAPP MoU; ENTICE challenge mein $500,000 tak rewards

17 May 2025: DPIIT aur GEAPP ka 2-year MoU — early-stage climate-tech startups ke liye; GEAPP ENTICE challenge launch karega ($500,000 tak rewards).

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India

ASI ne International Museum Day par monuments aur museums mein free entry announce ki

17 May 2025: ASI — 18 May (International Museum Day) ko sabhi ticketed monuments aur 52 site museums mein free entry; Sarnath (1910) sabse purana site museum.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India

DGTR ka 8th Foundation Day; trade remedy cases ke liye e-filing platform jaldi

17 May 2025: DGTR ka 8th Foundation Day — 1995 se India ne 1,200+ trade remedy investigations shuru ki; digital e-filing platform jaldi live.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

IDY 2025 ki youth initiative 'Yoga Unplugged' ko support; 10 signature events announce

17 May 2025: Ayush Ministry — Kaivalyadhama jaise institutes 'Yoga Unplugged' se jude; 11th IDY mein 10 signature events, Yoga Sangam 1 lakh locations par.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

India–US Aircraft Carrier Technology JWG ki 8th meeting India mein hui

13–16 May 2025: DTTI ke tahat bane India–US JWGACTC ki 8th meeting Delhi aur Goa mein; US delegation ko RAdm Casey Moton ne lead kiya.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 Qatar Important

Neeraj Chopra ne Doha Diamond League mein 90.23 m ka national record banaya

16 May 2025: Neeraj Chopra ne pehli baar 90 m paar kiya (90.23 m, Indian record), lekin Julian Weber (91.06 m) ke baad 2nd rahe.

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🎓 Education 📍 United Arab Emirates Important

IIFT ka pehla overseas campus Dubai mein

16 May 2025: Commerce Ministry ke autonomous body IIFT ne Dubai, UAE mein pehle overseas campus ka elaan kiya.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Nepal Important

Bhupender Yadav ne pehle Sagarmatha Sambaad mein mountains ke liye five-point call di

16 May 2025, Kathmandu: pehla Sagarmatha Sambaad (theme 'Climate Change, Mountains, and the Future of Humanity') — Bhupender Yadav ne India ki taraf se five-point global action call di.

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🏆 Literature & Arts Awards 📍 India Important

President ne Jagadguru Rambhadracharya ko 58th Jnanpith Award diya

16 May 2025: President Droupadi Murmu ne Vigyan Bhavan mein Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya ko 58th Jnanpith diya; Gulzar ceremony mein nahi aa sake.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

MoSPI ne National Accounts Statistics 2025 jaari kiya

16 May 2025: MoSPI ka 'National Accounts Statistics – 2025' — GDP, GVA, consumption, savings, capital formation ke detailed estimates, current aur constant (2011-12) prices par.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Aadhaar authentication 150 billion ke paar

April 2025 ke end tak cumulative Aadhaar authentications 150 billion (15,011.82 crore) cross; data 16 May 2025 ko jaari.

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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

India ISS par pehle space biology experiments karega (BioE3)

15 May 2025: Dr Jitendra Singh — Axiom-4 mission mein ISS par India ke pehle biological experiments; crew mein Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

DPIIT ne Section 80-IAC ke tahat 187 startups ko tax relief di

15 May 2025: DPIIT ne 187 startups ko 80-IAC tax exemption di — 79th IMB mein 75, 80th IMB (30 April 2025) mein 112; total 3,700+.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

India–EU ne marine plastic aur waste-to-green-hydrogen par joint research calls launch ki

15 May 2025: India–EU Trade and Technology Council ke tahat do coordinated calls — Marine Plastic Litter aur Waste to Green Hydrogen — ₹391 crore (~€41 mn) joint investment.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

NHRC ne states se manual scavenging par SC ke 14 directives lagu karne ko kaha

15 May 2025: NHRC ne sabhi States/UTs ko likha — Dr. Balram Singh v. Union of India (2023) ke 14 SC directives turant lagu karein; ATR 8 hafte mein.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

PM ne EEZ aur high seas fishing par focus ke saath fisheries sector review kiya

15 May 2025: PM Modi ki high-level fisheries review — focus EEZ aur high seas fishing; satellite tech, drones aur seaweed par zor.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Former Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar bane UPSC Chairman

15 May 2025: Dr Ajay Kumar (IAS 1985, Kerala cadre; former Defence Secretary) ne UPSC Chairman ki oath li.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS monthly bulletin: April 2025 mein unemployment rate 5.1%

15 May 2025: MoSPI ka PLFS April 2025 bulletin — UR (CWS, 15+) 5.1%, LFPR 55.6%.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

BCAS ne Celebi ki security clearance revoke ki

15 May 2025: Bureau of Civil Aviation Security ne national security ke aadhaar par M/s Celebi aur associated companies ki security clearance revoke ki.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

April 2025 mein India ka total export US$ 73.80 billion, 12.70% growth

15 May 2025 data: April 2025 total exports (goods + services) US$ 73.80 bn vs US$ 65.48 bn April 2024 — 12.70% growth.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

New Sainik Schools ke liye registration ka 4th round shuru

15 May – 14 June 2025: MoD ne sainikschoolsociety.in par partnership mode new Sainik Schools ka 4th round registration khola; target 100 schools.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India Must know

Justice B.R. Gavai bane India ke 52nd Chief Justice

14 May 2025: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai ne Rashtrapati Bhavan mein President Droupadi Murmu ke saamne 52nd CJI ki oath li; Justice Sanjiv Khanna ki jagah.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

April 2025 mein WPI inflation 0.85%

14 May 2025: All-India WPI inflation April 2025 mein 0.85% (provisional), March mein 2.05% thi.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India

ECI ne IIIDEM mein Bihar, Haryana, Delhi ke 371 field officials ko train kiya

14 May 2025: CEC Gyanesh Kumar ne IIIDEM, New Delhi mein 2-day training shuru ki — 306 Bihar BLOs, Haryana ke 30 aur Delhi ke 35 EROs/BLO Supervisors.

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🏆 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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