PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs — Saari news

🎓 Education 📍 India

10 allied aur healthcare professions ke liye naye competency-based curricula

23 April 2025: Health Ministry + NCAHP.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

9 states mein Price Support Scheme ke tahat Tur procurement

Kharif 2024-25: 13.22 LMT tur procurement approve.

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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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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

UPSC CSE 2024 final result: 1,009 candidates recommend

22 April 2025 ko result declare hua.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World Important

PM Modi Jeddah mein: India–Saudi SPC ki 2nd meeting; visit chhota kiya

22 April 2025: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ke saath SPC co-chair.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

Manohar Lal Nepal mein: Arun-3 aur POWERGRID–NEA MoU

22 April 2025: 900 MW Arun-3 (SJVN) mein electromechanical works shuru.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

World Earth Day 2025: Harit Yoga ke tahat plantation drive

22 April 2025: Indian Yoga Association aur state chapters.

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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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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India

India ne M. Revathi ko ITU Radiocommunication Bureau Director ke liye nominate kiya

Revathi DoT mein Joint Wireless Advisor hain.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India

NECTAR ka aerostatic drone demo

Airbotix Technologies, Gurgaon ne develop kiya; 4+ ghante endurance.

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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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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne US VP J.D. Vance ko host kiya

21 April 2025: India–US Bilateral Trade Agreement par progress welcome ki gayi.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat bane Secretary DARE aur DG ICAR

21 April 2025 ko charge liya; term 3 saal (ACC).

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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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🏆 National Awards 📍 India

Poshan Tracker app ko PM's Award 2024 (Innovation, Centre)

WCD Ministry ke Poshan Tracker ko 21 April 2025 ko award mila.

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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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🏅 Other Sports 📍 World Important

Arjun Babuta ne Lima ISSF World Cup me 10m air rifle silver jeeta

Babuta (252.3) Olympic champion Sheng Lihao (252.4) se sirf 0.1 point se gold chooke.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 World Important

Rudrankksh Patil–Arya Borse ko Lima me mixed team silver

20 April 2025: 10m air rifle mixed team gold match me Norway se 11–17 se haar, silver mila.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 World Important

IAF UAE mein Exercise Desert Flag-10 mein shaamil

Al Dhafra Air Base; 21 April – 8 May 2025.

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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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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India

IAS 2023 batch mein record 74 mahilayen (180 mein se)

20 April 2025: Jitendra Singh ne ~41% women representation ko historic bataya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India

I4C alert: pilgrims aur tourists ke liye online booking scams

19 April 2025: Kedarnath helicopter, hotel, cab ke fake websites se savdhaan.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

World Liver Day: PM ne kam tel aur mindful eating ki appeal ki

19 April 2025: Amit Shah ILBS, New Delhi ke programme mein chief guest.

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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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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom Ax-4 se ISS jayenge

18 April 2025: Jitendra Singh ka announcement; tab mission May 2025 ke liye scheduled tha.

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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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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

PM Modi ne Elon Musk se baat ki

18 April 2025: technology aur innovation mein India–US collaboration.

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