UPPSC Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

💹 Economy 📍 India

PM Modi ki festive appeal: Indian products kharido — 'Garv Se Kaho Yeh Swadeshi Hai'

19 Oct 2025 ko PM Modi ne festive season mein Indian products kharidne aur social media par share karne ki appeal ki — 'Garv Se Kaho Yeh Swadeshi Hai'.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

World Osteoporosis Day 2025: Ayush Ministry ne bone health ke Ayurvedic upay bataye

World Osteoporosis Day 2025 par Ayush Ministry ne 19 Oct 2025 ko osteoporosis ke liye preventive Ayurvedic care par zor diya — Ayurveda ise mainly Vata dosha se jodta hai.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India

PM-JANMAN implementation ke liye WCD Ministry ko award; PVTG areas mein 2,000+ anganwadis

PIB (19 Oct 2025): WCD Ministry ko Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan National Conclave (Vigyan Bhawan) mein President se PM-JANMAN ke liye award mila.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Lucknow facility se BrahMos missiles ka pehla batch flag-off, UP Defence Corridor ke tahat

18 Oct 2025, Lucknow: Rajnath Singh aur CM Yogi Adityanath ne BrahMos Integration & Testing Facility Centre mein bani missiles ka pehla batch flag-off kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Nafithromycin — India ki pehli indigenously discovered antibiotic; haemophilia gene therapy trial

18 Oct 2025: Dr Jitendra Singh ne bataya ki DBT + Wockhardt ne Nafithromycin develop ki, aur CMC Vellore mein pehla indigenous haemophilia gene therapy trial safal raha.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Rajnath Singh ne Lucknow mein PTC Industries ka Titanium & Superalloy plant nation ko dedicate kiya

18 Oct 2025, Lucknow: PTC Industries ke Strategic Materials Technology Complex mein aviation-grade titanium aur superalloy banane wala plant dedicate hua.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

GST Bachat Utsav: 54 monitored products par rate cut ka poora fayda pahuncha — FM

18 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Sitharaman, Goyal aur Vaishnaw ki joint press conference; 54 products par Next-Gen GST ka benefit fully pass on.

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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

Chandrayaan-2 ke CHACE-2 ne pehli baar Moon ke exosphere par solar CME ka asar dekha

18 October 2025: ISRO ne bataya ki Chandrayaan-2 orbiter ke CHACE-2 ne pehli baar Sun ke Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) ka Moon ke exosphere par asar observe kiya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

FASTag Annual Pass 25 lakh users paar; Rajmargyatra app se gift kar sakte hain

MoRTH (18 Oct 2025): 15 Aug 2025 ko launch hua FASTag Annual Pass 2 mahine mein 25 lakh users aur ~5.67 crore transactions paar.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

CPI-AL/RL September 2025: AL 136.23, RL 136.42

PIB (18 Oct 2025): Labour Bureau ka CPI-AL 0.11 points gir kar 136.23 aur CPI-RL 0.18 gir kar 136.42 (base 2019=100).

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India

Lt Gen CG Muralidharan bane DGMS (Army)

PIB (18 Oct 2025): Lt Gen CG Muralidharan ne Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair (retired 30 Sep 2025) se DGMS (Army) ka charge liya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

IndiaAI aur WHO ka Global South ke liye AI-in-health casebook, abstracts invite

PIB (18 Oct 2025): IndiaAI Mission (MeitY) + WHO ne AI in health par abstracts maange — last date 31 Oct 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Shivraj Singh Chouhan ki Dumri Khurd, Gorakhpur (UP) mein Gram Chaupal

18 Oct 2025: Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Gorakhpur ke Dumri Khurd gaon mein Gram Chaupal ki; agri machinery par GST 12%/18% se 5%.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 South Africa Important

Cape Town G20 Environment Ministers' Meeting mein Bhupender Yadav ka closing statement

17 Oct 2025, Cape Town (South Africa): Bhupender Yadav ne G20 Climate & Environmental Sustainability WG Ministerial Meeting mein India ka closing statement diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Important

Sri Lanka PM Dr Harini Amarasuriya ki PM Modi se mulaqat

17 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Sri Lanka ki PM Harini Amarasuriya PM Modi se mili; education, technology, innovation, development cooperation, fishermen welfare par baat.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Egypt Important

Egypt ke FM Badr Abdelatty ki PM Modi se mulaqat; pehla India–Egypt Strategic Dialogue

17 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Egypt FM Dr Badr Abdelatty PM Modi se mile, pehle India–Egypt Strategic Dialogue ki briefing di.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India

NHRC ka prison inmates ke human rights par national conference

PIB (17 Oct 2025): NHRC ne New Delhi mein 'Human Rights of Prison Inmates' conference kiya; prison reforms par advisory aayegi.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India

NITI Aayog WEP + DP World ka 'We Rise' initiative women entrepreneurs ke liye

17 Oct 2025: NITI Aayog ke Women Entrepreneurship Platform aur DP World ne 'We Rise' launch kiya — 100 women entrepreneurs ki export readiness.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' Phase I: unclaimed assets camps 25 districts mein

DFS: unclaimed financial assets par 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' ka Phase I 15–17 Oct 2025 ko 13 States/UTs ke 25 districts mein.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India

PLI White Goods Round 4 ki application window 10 Nov 2025 tak badhi

PIB (17 Oct 2025): DPIIT ne PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs + LED lights) Round 4 ki window 10 Nov 2025 tak extend ki.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

State Mining Readiness Index jaari; MP, Goa, Punjab apni categories mein top

PIB (16 Oct 2025): Ministry of Mines ne SMRI aur state rankings jaari ki — Cat A: MP, Cat B: Goa, Cat C: Punjab top.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Brazil Important

India–Brazil Joint Declaration: MERCOSUR–India PTA ko deepen karna

16 Oct 2025, New Delhi: Brazil VP Geraldo Alckmin aur Piyush Goyal ne MERCOSUR–India PTA ke substantial expansion ki declaration jaari ki.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India

India UN-GGIM-AP Regional Committee ka Co-Chair bana (2025–2028)

PIB (16 Oct 2025): Surveyor General Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana ke through India UN-GGIM-AP ka Co-Chair chuna gaya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

NHRC ka 32nd Foundation Day; chief guest Ram Nath Kovind

16 Oct 2025, Vigyan Bhawan: NHRC ka 32nd Foundation Day — chief guest former President Ram Nath Kovind; NHRC 12 Oct 1993 ko bana.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Sri Lanka

Colombo mein 78th WHO SEARO session: India ka healthy ageing par commitment

PIB (16 Oct 2025): MoS Health Anupriya Patel ne Colombo (13–15 Oct 2025) mein 78th WHO SE Asia Regional Committee ke ministerial roundtable mein India ko represent kiya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Australia

India–Australia ka 5th Energy Dialogue New Delhi mein

16 Oct 2025, New Delhi: 5th India–Australia Energy Dialogue — co-chairs Manohar Lal aur Chris Bowen.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Ex-servicemen ki financial assistance double: penury, education, marriage grants

PIB (15 Oct 2025): Rajnath Singh ne KSB schemes mein ESM aur dependents ki assistance 100% badhayi; penury grant Rs 8,000/month (1 Nov 2025 se).

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS Sept 2025: LFPR 55.3%, female LFPR 34.1%, UR 5.2%

PIB (15 Oct 2025): PLFS Sept 2025 — LFPR 55.3% (5-month high), female LFPR 34.1%, unemployment 5.2%.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

DRDO ka Military Combat Parachute System 32,000 ft freefall mein safal

PIB (15 Oct 2025): DRDO ke indigenous MCPS ne IAF test jumpers ke saath 32,000 ft se combat freefall jump poora kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

April–September 2025 mein India ke total exports US$ 413.30 bn, +4.45%

Commerce Ministry (15 Oct 2025): Apr–Sep 2025 total exports (goods + services) US$ 413.30 bn, pichhle saal ke US$ 395.71 bn se 4.45% zyada.

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