🟢 SBI IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a collateral-free digital SME loan product, ‘SBI Asmita’, for women entrepreneurs to help them expand their business.

🔶 State Bank of India has decided to divest its entire 17.8% stake in Jio Payments Bank Limited, a joint venture between SBI and Jio Financial Services (JFS).

🔷 State Bank of India (SBI) has set a target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2055.

🔶 SBI Singapore's YONO-UPI integration with PayNow will allow for more transactions from Singapore to India.
- YONO: "You Only Need One".
- PayNow: Payment system in Singapore.

🔷 RBI has superseded the board of directors of New India Cooperative Bank and appointed Shreekant, a former Chief General Manager of SBI, as the 'Administrator'.

🔶 SBI Mutual Fund, in collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI), has introduced the JanNivesh SIP scheme, allowing micro SIPs starting from ₹250.

🔷 State Bank of India has a network of 22,542 branches across India as of March 2024.
🔶 SBI has 65,000 ATMs and 85,000 business correspondents.

🔷 SBI plans to increase the threshold of the instant loan scheme for MSMEs from ₹5 crore.

🔶 SBI raised ₹5,000 crore through its first Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 bond issuance for FY 2024-25 at a coupon rate of 7.98%.
- Tenor: Perpetual, with a call option after 10 years.

🔷 State Bank of India (SBI) was recognized as the Best Bank in India 2024 by Global Finance Magazine at its 31st Annual Best Bank Awards in Washington, USA.

🔶 SBI raised ₹50,000 crore through domestic bonds in FY 2024-25:
- AT1 bonds: ₹5,000 crore.
- Tier 2 bonds: ₹15,000 crore.
- Long-term infrastructure bonds: ₹30,000 crore.
(Tenor: 15 years, except AT1 bonds which are perpetual; Call option: After 10 years or anniversaries.)

🔷 SBI launched a nationwide drive to re-activate inoperative accounts, including Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts, to improve the CASA deposit ratio.

🔶 SBI introduced two new deposit schemes:
- Har Ghar Lakhpati Scheme (a recurring deposit scheme to accumulate ₹1 lakh or multiples thereof, tenure: 36-120 months).
- SBI Patrons Scheme (a fixed deposit scheme for senior citizens aged 80+ years).

🔷 Chairman C.S. Setty of SBI heads a committee to recommend accounts for transfer to NARCL (National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited).

🔶 SBI offers collateral-free study loans of up to ₹50 lakh for students heading to top foreign universities.

🔷 Rama Mohan Rao Amara has been appointed as the Managing Director of SBI for a 3-year term.

🔶 SBI introduces a vehicle loan product for Uber’s fleet partners.

🔷 SBI is raising up to $1.25 billion, the largest dollar loan in India, for corporate needs in GIFT City.

🔶 Adani Group has committed a 51% stake in the Navi Mumbai International Airport to SBI, securing funding of ₹12,770 crore for the airport's construction.

🔷 SBI plans to sell its 24% stake in YES Bank, valued at ₹18,420 crore ($2.2 billion), by March 2025.

💠 ABOUT STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI)
- 🔷 Founded: 1 July 1955.
- 🔶 Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- 🔷 Chairman: Challa Sreenivasulu Setty.
- 🔶 Previous name: Imperial Bank of India.
- 🔷 Merger History: Presidency Banks (Bengal, Bombay, and Madras) merged in 1921 to form Imperial Bank of India.

💠 SBI TAGLINES
🔷 Pure Banking, Nothing Else.
🔶 With You All the Way.
🔷 A Bank of the Common Man.
🔶 The Banker to Every Indian.
🔷 The Nation Banks on Us.
(It is one of the largest and oldest banks in India)

🟢 TIGER RESERVE IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 India's tiger population has increased by 30% over the past two decades.

🔶 Central Zoo Authority (CZA) approved India’s first white tiger breeding centre in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

🔷 Ratapani has been declared the 8th Tiger Reserve area of Madhya Pradesh.

🔶 Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh as the 56th Tiger Reserve of India.

🔷 Ratapani Sanctuary is stretching its arms to get the status of a tiger reserve, and the government is serious in this regard.

🔶 About Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Location: Situated in Raisen and Sehore districts of Madhya Pradesh.

🔷 Pench Tiger Reserve recently launched an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for the early detection of forest fires.

🔶 Pench Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra has become India's first and Asia's fifth tiger reserve with 'Dark Sky Park.'

🔷 Arunachal Pradesh approves constitution of Special Tiger Protection Force for three Tiger Reserves.

🔶 Bihar’s second tiger reserve to come up in Kaimur sanctuary.

🔷 After the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district, Bihar is set to get a second tiger reserve in Kaimur district (Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary) by the end of the year.

🔶 Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve becomes the 7th tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh and 55th in India.

🔷 India got its 54th tiger reserve in Rajasthan's Karauli and Dholpur districts with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approving a proposal.

🔶 India’s Tiger Population reaches 3,925 with 6.1% Annual Growth Rate, holding 75% of Global Wild Tiger Population.

🔷 Bihar government has started considering the constitution of the Rhino Task Force to conserve the Rhino species in Valmiki Tiger Reserve.

🔶 Government of Odisha has recently announced the establishment of the world's first melanistic tiger safari.

🏆 ABEL PRIZE 2025

🎖 2025 Winner: Masaki Kashiwara (Japan) received the prize for his "fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory, particularly the development of D-modules and the discovery of crystal bases."

🏵 The Abel Prize, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics," is awarded annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters to honor outstanding contributions to mathematics. Here's everything you need to know:

📜 History
- Named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), the prize was first proposed in 1899 but officially established in 2001.
- The first Abel Prize was awarded in 2003, and it has since become one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics.

🌟 Important Facts
- The prize includes a monetary award of 7.5 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $714,000 in 2025).
- It recognizes groundbreaking achievements in mathematics, often bridging diverse fields and inspiring future research.

🟢 EXERCISE IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 The 12th edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise Khanjar-XII is set to take place in Kyrgyzstan.

🔶 The Indian Army and Indian Air Force conducted EX Winged Raiders in the Eastern Theater.

🔷 The 13th edition of the joint India-Maldives military exercise 'Ekuverin' is being hosted by the Maldives from 2-15 February 2025.

🔶 The indigenously designed and built guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai is participating in the Exercise LA PEROUSE. It is the fourth edition of the multinational naval exercise.

🔷 Exercise SLINEX 2024 (Sri Lanka–India Exercise) will be conducted from 17 to 20 Dec 24 at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.

🔶 India and Malaysia commenced the bilateral Joint Military Exercise "Harimau Shakti" on 2 December 2024 at Bentong camp, Pahang district, Malaysia.

🔷 The third edition of the joint military exercise AUSTRAHIND commenced at the Foreign Training Node in Pune, Maharashtra.

🔶 India Launches First Space Defense Exercise "Antariksha Abhyas - 2024." The Defence Space Agency, under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, is conducting Antariksha Abhyas - 2024.

🔷 The Indian Navy will conduct the fourth edition of its nationwide coastal defence exercise, Sea Vigil-24, on November 20 and 21.

🔶 Indian Army contingent departs for 9th India-Indonesia joint exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24 in Jakarta.

🔷 The Indian Army contingent departed for the 15th edition of India-US joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 2nd to 22nd November 2024 at Orchard Combat Training Centre in Idaho, USA.

🔶 The 31st edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) is scheduled from 23 to 29 Oct 2024 in the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam.

🔷 India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise (8th edition of KAZIND-2024) commenced at the mountainous Surya Foreign Training Node in Auli, Uttarakhand, on 30 September 2024.

🔶 Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman conduct a bilateral maritime exercise called Naseem Al Bahr, or Sea Breeze Exercise. The 13th edition was held off the coast of Oman from November 19 to 24, 2024.

🔷 The seventh edition of the bilateral military exercise Exercise Eastern Bridge between the Indian Air Force and the Royal Oman Air Force commenced at the Air Force Base Masirah, Oman, on 11th September 2024.

🔶 The 5th edition of the bilateral military exercise Al NAJAH between the Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman will be held from September 13th to 26th at the Rabkoot Training Area in Salalah, Oman.

🔷 The 20th edition of the annual India-US Joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2024 commenced at the Foreign Training Node in Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan.

🔶 India will host the international air exercise 'Tarang Shakti' in two phases, taking place in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.

🔷 Indian Army heads to Mongolia to take part in the 21st EX-KHAAN QUEST 2024, scheduled in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

🟢 SEBI IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the 11th chairperson of SEBI for a three-year term.
🔶 He will succeed Madhabi Puri Buch.

🔷 SEBI mandates that Asset Management Companies (AMC) deploy funds from investors in a new fund offering (NFO) within 30 days from the date of unit allotment.
🔶 SEBI introduced a digital platform called MITRA (Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and Retrieval Assistant) to help investors locate inactive or unclaimed mutual fund folios.

🔷 SEBI proposed a minimum investment of ₹1 crore for RBI-regulated originators and unregulated entities involved in securitization.
🔶 It is working on a secure Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mechanism for registered market intermediaries.

🔷 Currently, UPI transactions for capital markets are capped at ₹2 lakh/day; SEBI proposes increasing this limit to ₹5 lakh/day.
🔶 RBI has allowed SEBI-registered non-bank brokers to participate in the Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching (NDS-OM).

🔷 SEBI is revamping its Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) standards to align with internationally recognized ESG norms.
🔶 It is introducing a "when-listed" platform to reduce grey market activity.

🔷 Integrated SEBI Portal for Technical Glitches (iSPOT) launched to streamline reporting technical issues by Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs).
🔶 SEBI has liberalized the MF Lite framework to support passively managed mutual fund schemes with a ₹10 lakh minimum investment.

🔷 SEBI launched a digital knowledge repository, “Dharohar - Milestones in the Indian securities market.”
🔶 It introduced 6 new measures to regulate the equity index derivatives market (F&O) and increased the minimum contract size to ₹15 lakh.

🔷 SEBI now allows Mutual Funds (MFs) to invest in overseas funds and unit trusts (UTs) with 25% exposure to Indian equities.
🔶 Unifi Asset Management received SEBI approval to launch mutual fund operations.

🔷 Proposed changes to the SME IPO process include:
- Increasing the minimum SME IPO size to ₹10 crore.
- Raising the IPO application size to ₹4 lakh.
- Limiting promoters’ offers for sale to 20%.
- Establishing a compliance monitoring agency.

🔶 SEBI launched the Association of Registered Research Analysts of India (ARRAI).
🔷 It is establishing the Past Risk and Return Verification Agency (PaRRVA) as a Performance Validation Agency (PVA).

🔶 Bit-sized SIPs (₹250) proposed to expand mutual fund access in underserved regions.
🔷 Raised the HVDLE threshold to ₹1,000 crore from ₹500 crore to reduce compliance burdens.

🔶 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
- Regulates securities and commodity markets in India (established 1988).
- First chairman: Dr. S A Dave (1988-1990).
- Headquarters: Mumbai.

🔷 11th Chairperson: Tuhin Kanta Pandey.

✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 03 April 2025

1. EVANESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभंगुर) → Vanishing quickly
Synonyms: Fleeting, temporary, ephemeral
Antonyms: Permanent, enduring, lasting
Example Sentence: The evanescent beauty of a rainbow makes it even more mesmerizing.


2. CANDOR (NOUN): (स्पष्टवादिता) → Honesty
Synonyms: Frankness, openness, sincerity
Antonyms: Deception, dishonesty, insincerity
Example Sentence: She spoke with candor about her past struggles.


3. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अशुभ) → Threatening
Synonyms: Sinister, menacing, foreboding
Antonyms: Hopeful, reassuring, promising
Example Sentence: Dark clouds in the sky were an ominous sign of an approaching storm.


4. PRUDENT (ADJECTIVE): (चतुर) → Wise
Synonyms: Sensible, cautious, judicious
Antonyms: Reckless, careless, imprudent
Example Sentence: It’s always prudent to save money for emergencies.


5. VINDICTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिशोधी) → Revengeful
Synonyms: Resentful, spiteful, unforgiving
Antonyms: Forgiving, compassionate, merciful
Example Sentence: His vindictive attitude made it hard for him to move on.


6. DILIGENT (ADJECTIVE): (परिश्रमी) → Hardworking
Synonyms: Industrious, dedicated, assiduous
Antonyms: Lazy, careless, negligent
Example Sentence: She was a diligent student who always completed her assignments on time.


7. FICKLE (ADJECTIVE): (चंचल) → Changeable
Synonyms: Unstable, inconsistent, capricious
Antonyms: Steady, constant, reliable
Example Sentence: His fickle nature made it hard for others to trust him.


8. JUBILANT (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लासित) → Joyful
Synonyms: Elated, ecstatic, triumphant
Antonyms: Depressed, sorrowful, melancholic
Example Sentence: The team was jubilant after their victory in the final match.


9. NEBULOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट) → Vague
Synonyms: Unclear, ambiguous, indistinct
Antonyms: Clear, definite, explicit
Example Sentence: His plans for the future were still nebulous.


10. RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): (अवज्ञाकारी) → Stubbornly disobedient
Synonyms: Defiant, rebellious, uncooperative
Antonyms: Obedient, compliant, submissive
Example Sentence: The recalcitrant student refused to follow the teacher’s instructions.

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❇️ 4th April

🚷 International Day for Mine Awareness
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय खदान जागरूकता दिवस

Theme25: "Safe Futures Start Here"

🥌It is observed to make people aware of the harmful effects of the explosive remnants of war which constitutes a serious threat to the safety and health of the people.

🥌This decision was taken by the General Assembly on December 8, 2005.

🥌 On, April 4, 2006 International Day for Mine Awareness celebrated for the first time.

🔶ICOMS : International Conference On Opencast Mining Technology & Sustainability

🔶World's Biggest Pink Diamond Mine in Australia Stops Production

🔶R&D Portal SATYABHAMA : Mo Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs

🔶 #Committee
◾️ Mines Ministry : issues on Royalty Rates for Major Minerals 👉 K RAJESWARA RAO

🏢 Ministery of Mines
▪️ Minister : Shri G. Kishan Reddy

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✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 04 April 2025

1. COHERE (VERB): (एकीकृत करना): stick
Synonyms: together hold, together bind
Antonyms: fall apart
Example Sentence:
He made the series of fictions cohere into a convincing sequence.


2. UNTENABLE (ADJECTIVE): (असमर्थनीय): indefensible
Synonyms: undefendable, unarguable
Antonyms: tenable
Example Sentence:
This argument which he gave in his defense was clearly untenable.


3. BLUNT (VERB): (शिथिल करना): dull
Synonyms: deaden, dampen
Antonyms: intensify
Example Sentence:
Their determination had completely been blunted.


4. PRECARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनिश्चित): uncertain
Synonyms: insecure unreliable
Antonyms: safe
Example Sentence:
He has made a precarious living as a painter.


5. SOPHISTICATED (ADJECTIVE): (उन्नत): advanced
Synonyms: trailblazing, revolutionary
Antonyms: crude
Example Sentence:
The institute provides highly sophisticated computer systems.


6. AUGMENT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): increase
Synonyms: add to, supplement
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
He augmented his summer income by painting houses.


7. ALLEVIATE (VERB): (कम करना): reduce
Synonyms: ease, relieve
Antonyms: aggravate
Example Sentence:
He was able to only alleviate her pain.


8. DISENGAGE (VERB): (छुड़ाना): remove
Synonyms: detach, disentangle
Antonyms: attach
Example Sentence:
I disengaged his hand from mine.


9. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:
The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.


10. ENTRENCHED (ADJECTIVE): (आरोपित हुआ): ingrained
Synonyms: established, well established
Antonyms: superficial
Example Sentence:
I have an entrenched resistance to change.

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🟢 LIC IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) launched the ‘One Man Office’ (OMO) digital platform.

🔶 Siddhartha Mohanty reappointed as MD and CEO of LIC.

🔷 LIC has launched ‘Jeevan Samarth,’ an initiative aimed at transforming the agency ecosystem.

🔶 LIC has expanded its stake in IDFC First Bank to 2.68%, purchasing shares at ₹80.63 each. The overall acquisition cost is ₹1,500 Crore.

🔷 Government of India will receive ₹3,662 crore as dividend for being LIC's largest shareholder.

🔶 LIC gets a 3-year extension from SEBI to achieve 10% public shareholding.

🔷 LIC has emerged as the strongest insurance brand globally, according to Brand Finance Insurance 100 (2024).

🔶 LIC receives RBI approval for 9.99% stake buy in HDFC Bank.

🔷 LIC surpassed SBI to become the most valued Indian PSU firm.

🔶 LIC plans to acquire up to 10% equity stake in a company promoted by the National Housing Bank (NHB).

### 🔷 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
🔶 Founded: 1956
🔷 Headquarters: Mumbai
🔶 Chairman: Siddhartha Mohanty
🔷 India’s largest life insurance company and also the country's largest investment company.
🔶 Authorized Capital: ₹25,000 Crore

❇️6th APRIL

🕊 International Day of Sport for development and Peace
विकास और शांति के लिए खेल का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

Theme 2024 : “Levelling the Playing Field: Sport for Social Inclusion"

🤾‍♂ This day aims to aware peoples about role of Sport in Peace, Developmane and Well-being in our Society. This day is celebrated Every Year since 2014.

⛹‍♀ Headquarter Lausanne, Switzerland
• International Olympic Committee-
• International Hockey Federation
• International Boxing Association
• International Swimming Federation
• World Archery Federation
• International Equestrian Federation
• International Golf Federation
• International Gymnastics Federation
• International Judo Federation
• World Rowing Federation
• International Table Tennis Federation
• International Volleyball Federation

🏢 Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
▪️Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya


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✅️Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 06 April 2025

1. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना): linger 
Synonyms: dally, take one's time
Antonyms: hurry
Example Sentence:
She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.


2. WRETCHED (ADJECTIVE): (मनहूस): miserable
Synonyms: unhappy sad
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:
I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.


3. SHORTLY (ADVERB): (एकाएक): sharply
Synonyms: abruptly, bluntly
Antonyms: patiently
Example Sentence:
Do you like cricket?’ ‘I do not,’ she said shortly.


4. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निरावरण): bare
Synonyms: exposed, desolate
Antonyms: lush
Example Sentence:
It was nothing but a bleak moor.

5. SUCCUMB (VERB): (अधीन होना): yield
Synonyms: give in, give way
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:
We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

6. BENIGN (ADJECTIVE): (सौम्य): kindly
Synonyms: kind, warm-hearted
Antonyms: unfriendly
Example Sentence:
His mannerisms are firm yet benign.


7. RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): (अक्खड़): uncooperative
Synonyms: intractable, unmanageable
Antonyms: amenable
Example Sentence:
It is a class of recalcitrant ten-year-olds.

8. BREAKTHROUGH (ADJECTIVE): (उन्नत): advance
Synonyms: development, step forward
Antonyms: setback
Example Sentence:
It was a major breakthrough in DNA research.

9. DECEPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (भ्रामक): misleading
Synonyms: illusory, illusive
Antonyms: honest
Example Sentence:
He put the question with deceptive casualness.


10. BOHEMIAN (ADJECTIVE): (अपरंपरागत): unconventional
Synonyms: nonconformist, unorthodox
Antonyms: conventional
Example Sentence:
As an artist, you live a bohemian lifestyle.

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🟢 ISRO IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 ISRO recently faced a setback in its NVS-02 satellite mission due to thruster failure but is working on alternative strategies to utilize the satellite in its current elliptical orbit for the NavIC navigation system.

🔶 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to mark a milestone with its 100th launch. The GSLV-F15 mission, scheduled for January 29, 2025, will deploy the NVS-02 satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

🔷 The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of the Third Launch Pad (TLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

🔶 Government of India appointed V. Narayanan as the 11th chairman of ISRO and Secretary of the Department of Space (DOS). He will succeed S. Somanath.

🔷 ISRO's 100th mission, the NVS-02 satellite, is set for January 2025.

🔶 Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission will mark this historic achievement, following the successful PSLV-C60 mission, which was ISRO’s 99th launch from Sriharikota spaceport.

🔷 ISRO has successfully launched its critical space docking mission (SpaDex Mission).

🔶 SpaDex mission is a technology demonstrator carrying two small spacecraft:
- SDX01 (Chaser)
- SDX02 (Target)

🔷 ISRO successfully launched the ESA Probe 3 Spacecraft from the First Launch Pad, SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on December 5, 2024.

🔶 ESA Probe 3 was launched onboard ISRO’s PSLV-C59.

🔷 Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched the New Space India Limited (NSIL) GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2 satellite) on November 19, 2024.

🔶 ISRO and NASA will jointly launch NISAR satellite in early 2025 to track Earth’s surface on land and ice-covered regions.

🔷 ISRO launched India’s first analog space mission in Leh, Ladakh.

🔶 EOS-8 (Earth Observation Satellite-8) will be launched on August 15 by Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

🔷 Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla & Prasanth Nair selected by ISRO for the upcoming International Space Station (ISS) mission, Axiom Mission-4.

🔶 Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) signed an agreement to launch Nepal’s Munal satellite.

🔷 Education Ministry sets up a 7-member high-level committee to reform the exam system, chaired by former ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan.

🔶 ISRO successfully tested a new liquid rocket engine at its Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.

🔷 PSLV-C58 rocket, in its 60th mission, successfully deployed XPoSat into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

🟢 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
🔷 Founded: August 15, 1969
🔶 Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
🔷 Founder / 1st Chairman: Vikram Sarabhai
🔶 11th Chairman: V. Narayanan
🔷 Aryabhata – India’s first satellite (Launched April 19, 1975)
🔶 GSAT-1 – India’s first commercial satellite
🔷 SLV-3 – India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle
🔶 APPLE (Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment) – India’s first communication satellite (June 19, 1981)
🔷 Udupi Ramachandra Rao – "Satellite Man of India"

❇️ 7th April

🩺 World Health Day
विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस

Theme25 : "Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures"

🧬It is observed annually to create awareness about health & wellbeing & draws the attention of people from all around the world to highlight important health issues.

🧬 April 7th as the World Health Day with effect from 1950.

🟢 NEWS
🔶Supreme Court Establishes National Task Force For Student Mental Health Concerns

🔷Star Health Insurance Launches ‘SheTARA’ Campaign To Mark International Women’s Day

🔶Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards Honor India’s Healthcare Legacy

🔷Haryana Launches ‘Har Khet-Swasth Khet’ To Boost Soil Health

🔶Govt. Enhances Haj Experience With ‘Haj Suvidha App’ & Healthcare Support

🔷Budget 2025 Prioritizes Healthcare With ₹98,311 Cr Allocation

🏢 World Health Organization (WHO)
🔹Founded - 7 April, 1948
🔹HQ - Geneva Switzerland
🔹D.G - Tedros Adhanom

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🟢 FESTIVAL IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 Makaravilakku Festival – Kerala

🔶 Kagyed Dance Festival – Sikkim

🔷 Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav – New Delhi

🔶 Ningol Chakkouba Festival – Manipur

🔷 Mera Hou Chongba Festival – Manipur

🔶 25th Hornbill Festival – Nagaland

🔷 Naga King Chilli Festival – Nagaland

🔶 Hemis Tsechu (Hemis Festival) – Ladakh

🔷 Ambubachi Mela – Assam

🔶 Saga Dawa Festival – Sikkim

🔷 Koothandavar Festival – Tamil Nadu

🔶 Seng Khihlang Festival – Meghalaya

🔷 Gorsam Kora Festival – Arunachal Pradesh

🔶 Chapchar Kut Festival – Mizoram

🔷 Orange Festival – Nagaland

🔶 Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival – Arunachal Pradesh

🔷 Ethnic Mamani Festival – Ladakh

🔶 International Camel Festival – Bikaner, Rajasthan

🔷 Chandubi Festival – Assam

🔶 International Purple Fest 2024 – Goa

🔷 National Street Food Festival – New Delhi

🔶 Kuno Forest Festival – Madhya Pradesh

🔷 'Shar Amartala Torgya' Festival – Arunachal Pradesh

🔶 Dhillo Festival – Goa

🔷 Longte Festival – Arunachal Pradesh

https://t.me/SBI_RBI_SEBI

🟢 Summits & Conferences

1. Olympic (2028) -Los Angeles, USA (34th)
2. BRICS(2024) - Kazan, Russia
3. G20(2024) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. G7(2024) - Fasano in Apulia, Italy
5. COP29 (2024) - Baku, Azerbaijan
6. Asian Buddhist Summit - New Delhi
7. 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - Bhubaneswar, Odisha
8. SCO Summit - Islamabad, Pakistan
9. 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits - Vientiane, Laos
10. 1st BIMSTEC Business Summit - New Delhi

BOOK RELEASES

🔶Ek Samandar, Mere Andar - Sanjeev Joshi
🔷Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns – M.J. Akbar & K. Natwar
🔶Four Stars of Destiny – General Manoj Mukund Naravane
🔷Fertilising the Future: Bharat’s March Towards Fertiliser Self-Sufficiency – Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
🔶Ram Mandir Rashtra Mandir Ek Sanjhi Virast – Geeta Singh & Arif Khan Bharti

✍ Manpreet kaur

🇮🇳 April 9, 2025

👮🏻‍♂ CRPF Valour Day (60th)
केंद्रीय रिज़र्व पुलिस बल वीरता दिवस

🔰 Motto: "Service and Loyalty"

👮🏻‍♀ On this day in 1965, the brave soldiers of CRPF showcased immense courage in the battle of Sardar Post, repelling Pakistani forces despite being heavily outnumbered. Their unwavering dedication and sacrifice make this day a testament to their valour.

👮🏻 The CRPF continues to be the largest paramilitary force safeguarding India's internal security and aiding disaster management, ensuring the nation’s safety with resilience and commitment.

🟢 NEWS
🔶 CRPF launches ‘Veer Sena’ Initiative to train young cadets in paramilitary strategies.
🔷 CRPF unveils memorial at Sardar Post to honour fallen heroes.
🔶 CRPF establishes ‘Raksha’ Tech Hub for AI-driven security solutions.

🟢 CRPF
▪️Formation : 27 July 1939
▪️Director General: Gyanendra Pratap Singh

✍ Credit: Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅ MOST IMPORTANT LIST OF REPORTS PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

💠 Democracy Index :  Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

💠 Global Liveability Ranking : Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

💠 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) : Transparency International

💠 Global Corruption Index :  Transparency International

💠 Human Capital Index : World Bank

💠 Ease of doing business index  : World Bank

💠 Global Risks Report : World Economic Forum (WEF)

💠 Global Competitiveness Index :  World Economic Forum (WEF)

💠 Global Gender Gap : World Economic Forum (WEF)

💠 Global Energy Transition Index : World Economic Forum (WEF)

💠 World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index : World Economic Forum (WEF)

💠 World Competitiveness Index : Institute for Management Development (IMD)

💠 Environment Performance Index  : Yale University and Columbia University

💠 Global Terrorism Index : Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), Australia

💠 Global Peace Index : Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), Australia

💠 Global Hunger Index  :  US based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Germany based Welthungerhilfe and Irish NGO Concern Worldwide

💠 World Press Freedom Index : Reporters Without Borders (RWB)

💠 Global Financial Stability Report : International Monetary Fund (IMF)

💠 World Economic Outlook Report : International Monetary Fund (IMF)

💠 World Investment Report : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

💠 World Happiness Report : United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network

💠 Human Development Index (HDI) : United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

💠 World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends (WESO Trends) report :  International Labour Organisation (ILO)

💠 Climate Change Performance Index : Germanwatch

💠 Global Innovation Index : World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

💠 Global Economic Freedom Index  : Fraser Institute, Canada

💠 International Intellectual Property (IP) Index : U.S. Chamber’s Global Intellectual Property GIPC


✍ Credit : Manpreet kaur

 

❇️ 10th April

🥣 World Homeopathy Day
विश्व होम्योपैथी दिवस

Theme25 :  "Ye to be Announced"

🪴World Homeopathy day is widely known each year on 10 April to pay a Tribute to Homeopathy and likewise Conscious peoples about Homeopathy and its position in Hospital and medical World.

🪴Additionally on this Day, Foundar of Homeopathy “Samuel Hahnemann” was born in 1755.

● The Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill , 2019 Passed In Lok Sabha.

🔷Dubai Hosts The First Homeopathy International Health Summit

🏢 Ministry of AYUSH
▪️ Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🟢 NEW UPDATED IMPORTANT MILITARY EXERCISES

📌 MITRA SHAKTI — India + Sri Lanka
📌 SLINEX — India + Sri Lanka
📌 SURYA KIRAN — India + Nepal
📌 HAND IN HAND — India + China
📌 ZAIR-AL-BAHR — India + Qatar
📌 INDRA — India + Russia
📌 DUSTLIK — India + Uzbekistan
📌 SAMUDRA SHAKTI — India + Indonesia
📌 CORPAT — India + Bangladesh
📌 SHINYUU MAITRI — India + Japan
📌 DHARMA GUARDIAN — India + Japan
📌 IMNEX — India + Myanmar
📌 NOMADIC ELEPHANT — India + Mongolia
📌 EKUVERIN — India + Maldives
📌 SAMUDRA LAKSHMANA — India + Malaysia
📌 KAZIND — India + Kazakhstan
📌 SITMEX — India + Singapore + Thailand
📌 VINBAX — India + Vietnam
📌 MALABAR — India + USA + Japan
📌 GARUDA — India + France
📌 SHAKTI — India + France
📌 VARUNA — India + France
📌 TIGER TRIUMPH — India + USA
📌 VAJRA PRAHA — India + USA
📌 YUDH ABHYAS — India + USA
📌 BOLD KURUKSHETRA — India + Singapore
📌 AUSINDEX — India + Australia
📌 AL NAGAH — India + Oman
📌 NASEEM-AL-BAHR — India + Oman
📌 SAMPRITI — India + Bangladesh
📌 AJEYA WARRIOR — India + UK
📌 SAHYOG-KAIJI — India + Japan
📌 INDRA DHANUSH — India + UK

✍ Credit: Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥