UPPSC Current Affairs — Saari news

🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI polling stations ke bahar mobile deposit facility dega; canvassing norms rationalise

23 May 2025: ECI — voters mobile phone polling station ke bahar jama karenge; candidates ke booth 100 m ke thik bahar lag sakenge.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Education Ministry ne schools-colleges ko tobacco aur nasha-mukt banane ke liye mahine bhar ka drive maanga

23 May 2025: DoSEL ne States/UTs se 31 May–26 June 2025 tak COTPA Section 6(b) enforcement drive chalane ko kaha.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India Important

Sports Ministry ne National Sports Federations ko assistance ke norms badle

23 May 2025: NSF assistance norms revise — 20% grassroots, 10% coach development, ₹10 crore+ budget par HPD zaroori.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

March 2025 mein ESIC se 16.33 lakh naye employees jude

23 May 2025: ESIC provisional data — March 2025 mein 16.33 lakh naye employees, 31,514 naye establishments.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

UPSC ne CDS (II) 2024 ka final result ghoshit kiya: 574 safal

23 May 2025: CDS (II) 2024 final result — 574 candidates (510 men + 64 women) OTA Chennai courses ke liye.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Fisheries Secretaries Conference 2025 mein PMMSY, FIDF aur PM-MKSSY ki review

23 May 2025: New Delhi mein Fisheries Secretaries Conference; 2015 se fisheries mein ₹38,572 crore ka nivesh.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 (Phase-I): President ne 6 Kirti Chakra aur 33 Shaurya Chakra diye

22 May 2025: Rashtrapati Bhavan mein 6 Kirti Chakra (4 posthumous) aur 33 Shaurya Chakra (7 posthumous).

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

Udaipur mein Biodiversity Day 2025; WED se pehle 'End Plastic Pollution' campaign

22 May 2025: IDB 2025 ka national celebration Udaipur mein; theme 'Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development'.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

PM E-DRIVE: Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat ko electric buses

22 May 2025: Bengaluru ~4,500, Delhi ~2,800, Hyderabad ~2,000, Ahmedabad ~1,000, Surat ~600 e-buses (PM E-DRIVE).

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United Arab Emirates Important

Shrikant Shinde ki all-party delegation Abu Dhabi pahunchi; four-nation outreach ka pehla padav

22 May 2025: Shrikant Shinde ki delegation Abu Dhabi mein; UAE chaar deshon ki yatra ka pehla stop.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan Important

Sanjay Kumar Jha ki all-party delegation Japan mein; FM Takeshi Iwaya se mili

22 May 2025: Sanjay Kumar Jha ki delegation ne Japan mein Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya se mulaqat ki.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

Central Government housing allotment mein divyangjan ke liye 4% reservation

22 May 2025: Directorate of Estates ke OM se Central Govt housing allotment mein PwDs ko 4% reservation.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India

MoEFCC ne 'Ideas4LiFE' ke 21 winning ideas ghoshit kiye

22 May 2025: 1,384 entries mein se 21 winning ideas — Mission LiFE ke 7 themes mein har ek ke top 3.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

IPPB ne loans ke liye Aditya Birla Capital se partnership ki

22 May 2025: IPPB apne customers ko Aditya Birla Capital ke loan products ke liye referral service dega.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

BPR&D ka CCTV Solutions for Law Enforcement national hackathon

22 May 2025: BPR&D ne NCRB aur CyberPeace Foundation ke saath CCTV hackathon launch kiya; finale June 2025 ke aakhri hafte.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Brazil Important

India ne Brasília mein 9th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting mein bhaag liya

21 May 2025: Itamaraty Palace, Brasília mein 9th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting; Joint Declaration adopt.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

iGOT Karmayogi platform ne 1 crore registered users paar kiye

21 May 2025: iGOT Karmayogi par 1 crore civil servants registered — Jan 2023 ke 3 lakh se 30 guna.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

DoT ne cyber fraud rokne ke liye 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator' shuru kiya

21 May 2025: DoT ka FRI mobile numbers ko Medium, High ya Very High financial fraud risk mein classify karega.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Indonesia Important

India ne 2025–26 ke liye Asian Productivity Organization ki chairmanship sambhali

21 May 2025: Jakarta mein 67th Governing Body Meeting mein India APO Chair (2025–26) bana.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Brazil Important

15th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting: India ne members ke beech export controls hatane ki maang ki

21 May 2025: Brazil presidency mein 15th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting; Joint Declaration + 3 annexures.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

NMCG ki 63rd Executive Committee ne Agra ke liye ₹126.41 crore ka sewerage project manzoor kiya

21 May 2025: NMCG EC — Agra sewage project ₹126.41 crore; tributaries ke e-flow studies.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

March 2025 mein EPFO se 14.58 lakh net members jude

21 May 2025: EPFO provisional data — March 2025 mein 14.58 lakh net members, ~7.54 lakh naye subscribers.

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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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💹 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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🌿 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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🏆 National Awards 📍 India

Padma Awards 2026 ke nominations 31 July 2025 tak

20 May 2025: Padma Awards 2026 ke liye nominations Rashtriya Puraskar Portal par 31 July 2025 tak.

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