State Staff Selection Current Affairs — Saari news

🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Rajasthan Important

Udaipur workshop mein Aravalli Landscape Restoration ka Detailed Action Plan

21 May 2025: Bhupender Yadav ne Udaipur mein Aravalli restoration action plan finalise karne ke liye national workshop shuru ki.

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🏆 Literature & Arts Awards 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Banu Mushtaq ki 'Heart Lamp' (translator Deepa Bhasthi) ne International Booker Prize 2025 jeeta

20 May 2025 (London): Kannada se anuvadit 'Heart Lamp' International Booker 2025 jeetne wala pehla short story collection.

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🎓 Education 📍 Mizoram Must know

Mizoram Bharat ka pehla poorn saakshar rajya ghoshit

20 May 2025: CM Lalduhoma ne Aizawl mein Mizoram ko fully literate State ghoshit kiya — pehla State.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

April 2025 mein eight core industries 0.5% badhe

20 May 2025: Index of Eight Core Industries April 2025 mein 0.5% (provisional) badha.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Metrology Day 2025: Metre Convention ke 150 saal; India OIML certificates de sakega

20 May 2025: Metre Convention (Paris, 20 May 1875) ke 150 saal; India OIML certificates issue karne wala 13th desh.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Aizawl mein North East Apprenticeship Pilot Scheme: 26,000+ yuvaon ko ₹1,500/month extra

20 May 2025: Jayant Chaudhary aur CM Lalduhoma ne NE apprenticeship pilot launch kiya — NAPS stipend ke upar ₹1,500/month, 1 saal.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PDS ke liye Depot Darpan portal, Anna Mitra app aur Anna Sahayata launch

20 May 2025: Pralhad Joshi ne Depot Darpan, Anna Mitra aur Anna Sahayata launch kiye.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

PM ne 78th World Health Assembly ko sambodhit kiya; theme 'One World for Health'

20 May 2025: PM Modi ka WHA78 (Geneva) ko video address; theme 'One World for Health'.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Maharashtra Important

IUCAA ke founding director, astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar ka Pune mein nidhan

Astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar — IUCAA Pune ke founding director aur Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity ke co-developer — ka 20 May 2025 ko 86 saal ki umar mein Pune ghar par neend mein nidhan hua.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

UNOC3 se pehle India ne 2nd Blue Talks host kiye

20 May 2025: MoES ne France aur Costa Rica embassies ke saath Prithvi Bhawan mein 2nd Blue Talks kiye.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp launch; NCERT primers ab 117 languages mein

19 May 2025: Dharmendra Pradhan ne New Delhi mein Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp launch kiya aur 13 languages mein primers/special modules release kiye.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Brazil Important

Brasília mein BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting; India 2026 energy meeting host karega

19 May 2025: Brazil ki Presidency mein Brasília mein BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting; Power Minister Manohar Lal ne India ko lead kiya aur 2026 meeting ke liye invite kiya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Karnataka Important

JNCASR scientists ne 6 minute mein 80% charge hone wali sodium-ion battery banayi

19 May 2025: JNCASR Bengaluru (DST autonomous institute) ki NASICON-based sodium-ion battery — 6 minute mein 80% charge, 3,000+ cycles.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Delhi Important

I4C ka e-Zero FIR pilot Delhi mein — ₹10 lakh se upar ke cyber financial fraud

19 May 2025: MHA ke I4C ne e-Zero FIR shuru kiya — NCRP/1930 par ₹10 lakh se upar ki cyber financial fraud complaints automatically FIR banengi; Delhi mein pilot.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Odisha Important

Operation Olivia: ICG ne Odisha mein record 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles protect kiye

19 May 2025: ICG ke 'Operation Olivia' se Feb 2025 mein Rushikulya river mouth, Odisha par record 6.98 lakh+ Olive Ridley turtles ki nesting protect hui.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Telangana Important

Hyderabad ke Gulzar Houz aur Solapur textile mill mein aag se 25 maut; PM ne ex-gratia announce kiya

18 May 2025: Hyderabad mein Charminar ke paas Gulzar Houz building fire mein ek parivaar ke 17 log, aur Solapur MIDC ki textile mill fire mein 8 log mare; PM ne PMNRF se ₹2 lakh ex-gratia announce kiya.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

NCC cadets ne Mount Everest fateh kiya — NCC ka teesra successful expedition

18 May 2025: NCC ke 10 novice cadets (5 girls, 5 boys, average age 19) ne Mount Everest summit kiya — 2013 aur 2016 ke baad NCC ka teesra ascent.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World Important

International Museum Day 2025: 'The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities'

18 May 2025: ICOM dwara har saal 18 May ko manaya jaane wala International Museum Day is baar theme 'The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities' ke saath.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Maharashtra Important

International Day for Women in Maritime par 'Sagar Mein Samman' launch

18 May 2025: Sarbananda Sonowal ne Mumbai mein women in maritime badhane ki policy 'Sagar Mein Samman' unveil ki.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Maharashtra Important

National Soil Spectral Library inaugurate; Maharashtra soil map wala pehla State

18 May 2025: Nagpur Krishi Samvad mein Shivraj Singh Chouhan aur CM Fadnavis ne National Soil Spectral Library inaugurate ki — Maharashtra soil map wala pehla State bana.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Khelo India Annual Calendar launch — saal bhar competitions

18 May 2025: Mansukh Mandaviya ne Khelo India Annual Calendar launch kiya — CWG 2030 aur Olympics 2036 ki taiyari ke liye year-round competition structure.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Assam mein PMAY-G: 55,000 gharon ka grihapravesh, 3.76 lakh aur sanction; 'Lakhimi Mistri' launch

17 May 2025: Guwahati mein 55,000 PMAY-G houses ka virtual grihapravesh — Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Assam ke liye 3.76 lakh aur ghar sanction kiye, 'Lakhimi Mistri' launch.

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🌐 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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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

MoS Harsh Malhotra ne 210-km Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway inspect kiya

17 May 2025: Harsh Malhotra ne poora 210-km Delhi–Dehradun Expressway inspect kiya — ₹12,000 crore, travel time 6.5 se 2.5 ghante.

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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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📍 Places in News 📍 Sikkim Important

Sikkim ne statehood ki 50th anniversary manayi

16 May 2025: Sikkim Statehood Day — is saal statehood ke 50 saal; PM Modi ne badhai di.

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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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