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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

ARIES: Devasthal telescope se NGC 4395 ke middleweight black hole ka study

3.6m DOT, India ka sabse bada optical telescope; galaxy ~4.3 million light-years door.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 West Bengal Important

Bose Institute, Kolkata ko ALICE (CERN) ke through Breakthrough Prize 2025

Fundamental Physics ka $3 million prize, LHC ke chaar collaborations ko.

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💹 Economy 📍 Odisha Important

Manjhi ne CTTC Bhubaneswar aur Mancheswar pharma cluster ka daura kiya

17 April 2025, Odisha.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Jharkhand Important

Namkum, Ranchi mein 220-bed ESIC Hospital ka udghatan

17 April 2025: Mansukh Mandaviya ne inaugurate kiya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Retail inflation 2024-25 mein 4.6%; March 2025 mein 3.34%

FY25 ka CPI inflation 2018-19 ke baad sabse kam; March ka rate August 2019 ke baad sabse kam.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

FY25 mein India ka total export US$ 820.93 billion (est.), +5.5%

Merchandise US$ 437.42 bn (+0.08%), services US$ 383.51 bn (+12.45%).

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

GeM se 2024-25 mein 1.3 crore+ logon ka insurance

Saath hi 1 million manpower hiring.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

NCMM ke tahat Centres of Excellence ke guidelines jaari

16 April 2025: Mines Ministry; hub-and-spoke consortium model.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Maharashtra Important

India–Uzbekistan exercise DUSTLIK-VI Aundh (Pune) mein shuru

16–28 April 2025, Foreign Training Node, Aundh.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 India Important

CCI ka UFO Moviez aur Qube Cinema par penalty

16 April 2025 order; Competition Act ki Section 3(4) ka violation.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

5 Armed Forces personnel ko MacGregor Memorial Medal (2023, 2024)

16 April 2025, USI New Delhi; CDS Gen Anil Chauhan ne diye.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

India ka pehla indigenous hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel; CSIR ka role

Cochin Shipyard ne banaya, drivetrain KPIT ka; Jitendra Singh ne 16 April 2025 ko saraha.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Baripada (Odisha) mein PM Vishwakarma–National SC-ST Hub Conclave

16 April 2025; co-chairs: Jitan Ram Manjhi aur CM Mohan Charan Majhi.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI ki pehli Booth Level Agents training: Bihar se shuruaat

16 April 2025: 10 recognised parties ke ~280 BLAs, IIIDEM New Delhi mein.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Karad (Maharashtra) sanitary waste management mein benchmark

Satara district ka Karad: sanitary aur biomedical waste ka 100% segregation, collection, processing.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Meghalaya

Savitri Thakur ne East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) mein WCD schemes review kiye

16 April 2025: One Stop Centre 'Shakti Sadan', Mawroh.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad High Court mein 6 judicial officers judge appoint

16 April 2025 notification; President ne CJI se consultation ke baad.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

IMD: 2025 monsoon above normal, LPA ka 105%

15 April 2025 ka first-stage forecast; model error ±5%.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

March 2025 mein WPI inflation 2.05%

February mein 2.38% tha; base year 2011-12.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Uttarakhand Important

AIIMS Rishikesh ka 5th convocation: 434 students ko degrees

15 April 2025; JP Nadda ne adhyakshata ki, CM Dhami bhi maujood.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Himachal Pradesh Important

Pehli baar Pangi valley mein state-level Himachal Day; Pangi pehla natural farming sub-division

15 April 2025, Killar (Chamba); 78th Himachal Day.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

IREDA ka FY25 PAT ₹1,699 crore, ab tak ka sabse zyada

+36%; audited results sirf 15 din mein — pehli PSU.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

OALP Round-IX mein 28 blocks; DSF Round-IV launch

15 April 2025: 8 basins, 1.36 lakh sq km.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Labour Ministry–Swiggy MoU: NCS portal par gig aur logistics jobs

15 April 2025; 2–3 saal mein 12 lakh+ job opportunities ka lakshya.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

AP Cabinet ne SC sub-categorisation ordinance ko manzoori di

15 April 2025: 59 SCs teen groups mein.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Delhi

DRI ne IGI Airport par 7.56 kg cocaine (₹75.6 crore) pakdi

Dubai se aayi Indian passenger; 5 handbags mein 10 packets.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India

National Highways Excellence Awards 2023 (6th edition), Bharat Mandapam

Nitin Gadkari ki maujoodgi mein; 125 nominations, 22 shortlisted, 5 project awards.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Haryana Must know

PM ne Yamunanagar mein 800 MW thermal unit ki neev rakhi

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant ki nayi unit; Rewari Bypass ka udghatan.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Telangana Must know

Telangana SC sub-categorisation lagu karne wala pehla state

14 April 2025 (Ambedkar Jayanti) ko gazette notification aur GO jaari.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Must know

135vi Ambedkar Jayanti: Prerna Sthal par floral tributes

President, VP, PM aur Lok Sabha Speaker ne Parliament House lawns mein tribute diya.

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