State Staff Selection Current Affairs — Saari news

🌿 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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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Important

ASI, WMFI aur TCS Foundation ne Rajon ki Baoli restore ki

Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi ki 16th-century Lodi-era stepwell Rajon ki Baoli ka conservation poora — ASI, World Monuments Fund India aur TCS Foundation ka joint kaam.

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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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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory ke 125 saal par postage stamp jaari

16 May 2025: Department of Posts ne IIA Bengaluru mein Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (est. 1 April 1899) ke 125 saal par commemorative stamp jaari kiya.

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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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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

DRDO ne seawater desalination ke liye indigenous polymeric membrane banayi

15 May 2025: DRDO ki Kanpur lab DMSRDE ne Coast Guard ships ke liye high-pressure seawater desalination ki nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane develop ki.

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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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🏛️ 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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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Cabinet ne Jewar ke paas HCL–Foxconn semiconductor unit approve ki

14 May 2025: India Semiconductor Mission ki 6th unit — HCL–Foxconn JV, Jewar airport ke paas YEIDA (UP) — display driver chips banayegi; ₹3,700 crore investment.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Karreguttalu Hill operation: 21 din mein 31 Naxalites ke shav baraamad

14 May 2025 (MHA): Chhattisgarh–Telangana border par Karreguttalu Hill mein 21 April–11 May 2025 ke 21 encounters ke baad 31 uniformed Naxalites ke shav aur 35 weapons mile.

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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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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Delhi Important

New Delhi mein 'Bharat 6G 2025' international conference

14 May 2025: MoS Pemmasani ne 3rd International Conference 'Bharat 6G 2025' ko address kiya; Bharat 6G Vision (23 March 2023) ka goal — 6G by 2030.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

April 2025 mein CPI inflation 3.16% — July 2019 ke baad sabse kam

13 May 2025: MoSPI — April 2025 CPI inflation 3.16% (July 2019 ke baad lowest); food inflation 1.78% (Oct 2021 ke baad lowest).

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

IWAI ka Srinagar mein naya office; J&K ke 3 national waterways develop honge

13 May 2025: IWAI ka office Transport Bhawan, Srinagar mein shuru; J&K government ke MoU ke tahat NW-26 (Chenab), NW-49 (Jhelum), NW-84 (Ravi) par kaam.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Noida aur Bengaluru mein Renesas ke India ke pehle 3nm chip design centres

13 May 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Renesas Electronics India ki Noida aur Bengaluru design facilities kholi — India ka pehla 3 nm chip design centre.

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🔬 Space 📍 Uttarakhand Important

ARIES Nainital aur DRDO ke IRDE Dehradun ka Space Situational Awareness MoU

13 May 2025: ARIES Nainital (DST) aur IRDE Dehradun (DRDO) ne ground-based Space Situational Awareness ke liye MoU sign kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Punjab Important

PM ne Punjab ke AFS Adampur mein air warriors aur soldiers se baat ki

13 May 2025 subah: PM Modi ne Air Force Station Adampur (Punjab) ka daura kiya — address to the nation ke ek din baad.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

PM ne TB elimination programme aur 100-day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan review kiya

13 May 2025: PM Modi ki NTEP review — 100-day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan mein 12.97 crore screened, 7.19 lakh TB cases mile.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Major Ports ne FY 2024-25 mein ~855 million tonnes cargo handle kiya

13 May 2025: Major Ports ka cargo FY 2024-25 mein ~855 MT, FY 2023-24 ke 819 MT se 4.3% zyada.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

Ayurveda Day ab har saal 23 September ko

13 May 2025: Ayush Ministry — 23 March 2025 ki Gazette Notification se Ayurveda Day ab Dhanteras ki jagah har saal 23 September ko.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

PM ka Operation Sindoor par address to the nation; terrorism ke khilaf 3 pillars

12 May 2025: PM Modi ne desh ko address kiya — unke mutabik Operation Sindoor 6-7 May ko hua, 22 April Pahalgam attack ke baad.

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