World Current Affairs — Saari news

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ki Diwali 2025 GRAP Stage II mein, hawa 'very poor'

20 Oct 2025 ko Delhi ne Diwali GRAP Stage II ke beech manayi — CAQM ne 19 Oct ko hourly AQI 300 paar hone par lagaya.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

WWF-India EIACP ka Mission LiFE ke tahat 'Green Diwali' campaign

20 Oct 2025: MoEFCC ke mutabik WWF-India ka EIACP Programme Centre Mission LiFE ke tahat 'Green Diwali' campaign chala raha hai; Rohini (Delhi) mein 'Breathable Art' installation.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Kerala

President Murmu 21–24 Oct Kerala visit par, Sabarimala darshan bhi

20 Oct 2025 ko President's Secretariat ne bataya President Murmu 21–24 Oct Kerala jayengi; 22 Oct ko Sabarimala Temple mein darshan aur aarti.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Railways 12,011 festive special trains chala rahi; 1–19 Oct mein 1 crore+ passengers

20 Oct 2025 ko Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Railway Board War Room mein review kiya; Puja-Diwali-Chhath ke liye 12,011 specials (pichhle saal 7,724).

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Maharashtra

DRI 'Operation Fire Trail': Nhava Sheva par ₹4.82 crore ke 46,640 Chinese firecrackers seize

20 Oct 2025: DRI ne Nhava Sheva port (Maharashtra) par 46,640 Chinese firecrackers (₹4.82 crore) pakde; Veraval, Gujarat se ek arrest.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Russia Important

Kalmykia (Russia) mein pehli exposition ke baad Buddha ke Holy Relics India laute

Buddha ke Holy Relics 11–18 Oct 2025 Elista (Kalmykia, Russia) mein exposition ke baad 19 Oct 2025 ko India laute; delegation J&K LG Manoj Sinha ne lead kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Mines Ministry ne auctioned mineral blocks ke liye intermediate timelines aur penalties jodi

PIB (19 Oct 2025): Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 amend — LoI se mining lease tak intermediate timelines, delay par penalty, early production par incentive.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Maharashtra Important

Centre ne Karnataka aur Maharashtra ko ₹1,950.80 crore SDRF advance manzoor kiya

19 Oct 2025: Amit Shah ne SDRF Central share ki 2nd instalment (2025-26) ₹1,950.80 crore advance approve ki — Karnataka ₹384.40 cr, Maharashtra ₹1,566.40 cr.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Bihar Important

ECI ne Bihar election aur 8 ACs ke bye-elections ke liye Central Observers lagaye

19 Oct 2025: ECI ne Article 324 aur RP Act 1951 ki Section 20B ke tahat Bihar Phase 1 ke liye 121 General + 18 Police, Phase 2 ke liye 122 General + 20 Police Observers deploy kiye.

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💹 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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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttarakhand

Army Chief ne Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) ke forward posts aur Vibrant Village initiatives review kiye

PIB (19 Oct 2025): COAS Gen Upendra Dwivedi ne central sector ke high-altitude Pithoragarh posts visit kiye; Garbyang aur Kalapani mein homestays jaise VVP initiatives dekhe.

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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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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Gujarat

Notaries (Amendment) Rules 2025: Gujarat, TN, Rajasthan, Nagaland mein notary limit badhi

PIB (19 Oct 2025): Law Ministry ne 17 Oct 2025 ko Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025 notify kiye — 4 states mein max notaries badhe.

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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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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Tamil Nadu

DRI ne Tuticorin port par ₹5.01 crore ke 83,520 Chinese firecrackers pakde; 4 arrest

19 Oct 2025: DRI 'Operation Fire Trail' — Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) par 83,520 Chinese crackers (₹5.01 crore), engineering goods bata kar laaye gaye; 4 giraftar.

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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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🏛️ Elections 📍 Bihar Important

ECI: Bihar polls mein voting day par Section 135B RP Act ke tahat paid holiday

ECI (18 Oct 2025): Bihar Assembly polls (6 aur 11 Nov 2025) aur 8 bye-elections (11 Nov) mein employees ko Section 135B, RPA 1951 ke tahat paid holiday.

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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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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Kerala

6th ASW Shallow Water Craft 'Magdala' Cochin Shipyard mein launch

18 Oct 2025, CSL Kochi (Kerala): BY 528 (Magdala), 8 ASW SWCs mein se 6th, launch hua.

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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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🎓 Education 📍 Bihar

Kalmyk State University (Russia) aur Nalanda University ka Memorandum of Cooperation

PIB (18 Oct 2025): Elista (Kalmykia, Russia) ki Kalmyk State University ne Nalanda University ke saath MoC sign kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

HAL Nashik mein 3rd LCA Mk1A aur 2nd HTT-40 production line ka udghatan

17 Oct 2025, HAL Nashik (Maharashtra): Rajnath Singh ne LCA Tejas Mk1A ki 3rd aur HTT-40 ki 2nd production line inaugurate ki; pehla Nashik-built Mk1A flag-off.

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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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