MeitY Launched 1st Digital Threat Report 2024 to Support Cyber Security in BFSI Sector

In April 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the 1st edition of Digital Threat Report 2024 for the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. The
report provides a comprehensive overview of current and emerging cyber threats and defense strategies.

✓ The report was developed by CERT-In in collaboration with New Delhi (Delhi)-based Computer Security Incident Response Teams

– Finance Sector (CSIRT-Fin) and SISA, a global forensic-driven cybersecurity solutions company for the digital payment industry.

❇️ 5th May

🤱🏻International Day of the Midwives
मध्याह्न का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

Theme25 : “Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis” 

🤱🏻 The aim of IDM is to inform people about the crucial role that midwives play in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, since their role in healthcare is often undermined and underappreciated.

👩🏻‍🍼It was first celebrated May 7th 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world.

👩‍⚕2020 : International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
▪️By : WHO

👩‍⚕ANM : Auxiliary Nurse Midwife

NOTE :
💠 12 May : International Nurses Day 
Theme 2024 : “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Global Health"

🏢 International Confederation of Midwives
President: Franka Cadee
Headquarters: Hague, Netherlands.

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✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 05 MAY 2025.

1. ALLEGE (VERB): (आरोपित करना): Claim
Synonyms: Assert, Declare
Antonyms: Deny
Example Sentence:
He alleged that he had been immensely assaulted.

2. ELIGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (योग्य): Entitled
Synonyms: Permitted, Allowed
Antonyms: Ineligible
Example Sentence:
Customers who are eligible for discounts would be given the same.

3. DISPOSAL (NOUN): (निपटान): Distribution
Synonyms: Allotment, Allocation
Antonyms: Keeping
Example Sentence:
The disposal of his shares in the company was meant to be done soon.

4. RESURGENCE (NOUN): (पुनरुत्थान): Renewal
Synonyms: Revival, Recovery
Antonyms: Failure
Example Sentence:
A resurgence of interest in religion led him to ultimate peace.

5. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा): Stimulus
Synonyms: Incentive, Encouragement
Antonyms: Disincentive
Example Sentence:
Wars act as a spur to knowledge and practical invention.

6. MERCY (NOUN): (करुणा): Leniency
Synonyms: Lenience, Clemency
Antonyms: Ruthlessness
Example Sentence:
The boy was begging for mercy.

7. INFAMOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कुख्यात): Notorious
Synonyms: Disreputable, Ill-famed
Antonyms: Reputable
Example Sentence:
An infamous criminal was finally caught.

8. ADVENTUROUS (ADJECTIVE): (जोखिम से भरा): Daring
Synonyms: Daredevil, Intrepid
Antonyms: Cautious
Example Sentence:
I am an adventurous traveller.

9. INDUCE (VERB): (भड़काना): Persuade
Synonyms: Convince, Get
Antonyms: Dissuade
Example Sentence:
The pickets induced many workers to stay away

10. AVERT (VERB): (टालना): Prevent
Synonyms: Stop, Avoid
Antonyms: Aid
Example Sentence:
Talks failed to avert a rail strike.

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Private firms get Rs.25,000 cr share in HAL’s 156 LCH mega deal

In April 2025, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) secured a big deal of Rs.62,500 crore from the
Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) to supply
156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) to the Indian Army (IA) and the Indian Air Force(IAF). After getting this deal, HAL has planned to give about Rs.25,000 crore(40%) worth of work to private companies.

✓ The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), named Prachand, is the only attack helicopter in the world capable of taking off and landing at altitudes as high as 5,000 meters(m) (16,400 feet).

❇️ 6th May

🍲 International No Diet Day
अंतराष्ट्रीय नो डाइट डे

🥗 The International No Diet Day, as the name suggests is the day on which one does not diet as all, and gets to eat to their hearts' will.

🥘The International No Diet Day celebration is done on a humongous scale across the globe on May 6 each year. It is a day on which every person accepts hid or her body type with utmost pride. 

🔴 Important News

🍱 AAHAR 2022: Asia’s Biggest International Food And Hospitality Fair

🍱 Odisha And The United Nations World Food Programme To Bolster Food Security Of Small Farmers

🍱 NITI Aayog Tie-Up With UN WFP To Diversify Food Basket

🍱 Piyush Goyal Launched India’s 1st Digital Food Museum In Tamil Nadu

🍱 India Ranks 68th On 2022 Global Food Security Index

🍱 Eric Yirenkyi Danquah Awarded “AFRICA FOOD PRIZE 2022”

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✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 06 May 2025.

1. SUBSTANTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): Substantial
Synonyms: Significant, Essential
Antonyms: Inessential
Example Sentence:
There is no substantive evidence for the efficacy of these drugs.

2 DISPROPORTIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (असंगत): Out of proportion to
Synonyms: Inordinate, Unreasonable
Antonyms: Proportionate
Example Sentence:
People usually spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel.

3. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अमंगल):Threatening
Synonyms: Menacing, Baleful
Antonyms: Promising
Example Sentence:
The door closed with an ominous boom that echoed throughout the room.


4. SUPPRESS (VERB): (दबाना): Subdue
Synonyms: Defeat, Conquer
Antonyms: Incite
Example Sentence:
The rising of the empire was completely suppressed.

5. RIVAL (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी): Competitor
Synonyms: Opponent Contestant
Antonyms: Partner
Example Sentence:
He has no serious rival for the job he wants to do.

6. FACTION (NOUN): (अंदरूनी कलह): Infighting
Synonyms: Dissension, Dissent
Antonyms: Harmony
Example Sentence:
The council was increasingly being split by faction.

7. ABDICATE (VERB): (त्यागना): Disown
Synonyms: Turn down, Spurn
Antonyms: Accept
Example Sentence:
The government was accused of abdicating its responsibility.

8. OVERLY (ADVERB): (अत्यंत): Unduly
Synonyms:Excessively,Inordinately
Antonyms: Moderately
Example Sentence:
She was a jealous and overly possessive woman.

9. EXPATRIATE (VERB): (प्रवासी): Emigrant
Synonyms: Non-native, Emigré
Antonyms: National
Example Sentence:
American expatriates now live in London.

10. IDEAL (ADJECTIVE): (आदर्श): Perfect
Synonyms: Best possible, Supreme
Antonyms: Bad
Example Sentence:
The swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip.

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✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 07 MAY 2025.

1. PROMULGATE (VERB): (घोषणा करना): Publicize
Synonyms: Spread, Communicate
Antonyms: Conceal
Example Sentence:
These objectives have to be promulgated within the organization.

2. ISOLATION (NOUN): (अलगाव): Separation
Synonyms: Segregation, Quarantine
Antonyms: Contact
Example Sentence:
This was a vacation, not an isolation camp.

3. VANDALIZE (VERB): (उपद्रव मचाना): Deface
Synonyms: Demolish, Wreck
Antonyms: Build
Example Sentence:
Stations have been vandalized beyond recognition.

4. STIMULUS (NOUN): (प्रोत्साहन): Spur
Synonyms: Stimulant, Encouragement
Antonyms: Discouragement
Example Sentence:
The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell.

5. RELIANCE (NOUN): (भरोसा): Dependence
Synonyms: Dependency, Credit
Antonyms: Disbelief
Example Sentence:
The universal reliance on animal life stimulated the study of the animal kingdom.

6. POTENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (क्षमता): Possible
Synonyms: Likely, Prospective
Antonyms: Unlikely
Example Sentence:
We are a part of a campaign to woo potential customers.

7. DISMISS (VERB): (विदा करना): Let go
Synonyms: Release, Free
Antonyms: Form
Example Sentence:
I dismissed the taxi at the end of the road.

8. MANIFOLD (ADJECTIVE): (अनेक): Many
Synonyms: Numerous,Multiple
Antonyms: Single
Example Sentence:
The implications of the decision were manifold.

9. PRECISE (ADJECTIVE): (सटीक): Exact
Synonyms: Accurate, Correct
Antonyms: Imprecise
Example Sentence:
The trainer gave us precise directions.

10. FATALITY (NOUN): (मौत): Death
Synonyms: Casualty, Mortality
Antonyms: Birth
Example Sentence:
A sixth fatality involved a newly fledged juvenile.

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MoD Signs Rs.2385.36 Crore Contract with BEL for EW Suites for Mi-17 V5 Helicopters

In April 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed
a Rs. 2,385.36 crore contract with Bengaluru (Karnataka)-based Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),
a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the
MoD, for the supply and installation of indigenous
Electronic Warfare (EW) Suites and aircraft modification kits for Mi-17 V5 helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

✓ The contract was signed under the Buy (Indian–Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured, IDDM) category of the Defence
Acquisition Procedure (DAP).

Agricultural Product ‘Amalsad Chikoo’ from Gujarat Gets GI Tag

In April 2025, “Amalsad Chikoo” (sapodilla), a
horticultural fruit from South Gujarat, became the first
agricultural product from the region to receive the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, granted by the Chennai (Tamil Nadu, TN) based GI Registry, under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry(MoC&I).

💠Recent Appointments

🔸Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival 2025 – Payal Kapadia
🔸MD for YouTube India – Gunjan Soni (replace Ishan Chatterjee)
🔸CEO of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) – Amitesh Kumar Sinha (replace Sushil Pal)
🔸Chairman and Public Interest Director of NSE International Exchange – Neeraj Kumar Gupta
🔸CMD of REC Limited – Jitendra Srivastava (replace Vivek Kumar Dewangan)

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💠Recent Award

🔸Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2025 – Kumar Mangalam Birla, Shraddha Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sonali Kulkarni, and violinist Dr N Rajams

🔸Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Award 2025 – Achyuta Samanta

🔸Breakthrough Prize 2025 for Contribution to ALICE Collaboration at CERN – Bose Institute’s High-Energy Physics Team

🔸Knighthood for his services to Cricket – James Andersons
Key to the City of Lisbon – President Droupadi Murmu

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Palna Scheme under Mission Shakti: A Journey of Women Empowerment and Child
Care

The Palna Scheme, integrated into the Samarthya sub- scheme of Mission Shakti, is a significant initiative by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) aimed at providing comprehensive day-care facilities for children aged six months to six years.

✓ To address the difficulties faced by the working mothers in giving due child care and protection to their children, day-care crèche facilities are being provided through this Palna Scheme.

✓ The Palna Scheme, launched in 2022, reorganised and renamed the erstwhile National Creche Scheme.

✓ Palna is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with a funding ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State Governments and Union
Territory (UTs) with legislature except North East & Special Category States where ratio
is 90:10.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Inaugurates Startup Mahakumbh 2025 in New Delhi

Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Commerce
and Industry (MoC&I) inaugurated the 2nd edition
of Startup Mahakumbh which was held from April 3 to
5, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Delhi.

✓ The Startup Mahakumbh 2025, the world’s
largest event for startups and innovation, was
organized by the New Delhi-based Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI), with support from various key industry
associations such as the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital
Association (IVCA), and the Bootstrap Foundation.

✓ During the event, Union Minister Piyush Goyal,
announced the approval of a Second Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) with a corpus of Rs.10,000 crore (USD 1.17 billion).

✓ At Startup Mahakumbh 2025, Union Minister Piyush Goyal, presented the Startup Maharathi Challenge 2025, recognising the remarkable efforts of startups that are shaping India’s innovation journey.

✓ The India Fintech Foundation (IFF), has been officially launched as a proposed self-
regulatory organisation (SRO) for India’s fintech sector. The logo of IFF was unveiled by
Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 (Group of 20) Sherpa.

➤ Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirms the implementation of ceasefire during the Press Briefing on #OperationSindoor

Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India at 15:35 hours, earlier this afternoon. It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, in the air, and sea with effect from 17:00 hours IST today

Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding. The Directors General of Military Operations will talk again on May 12 at 12:00 hours, states the Foreign Secretary

President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

On April 05,2025, President Droupadi Murmu gave her
assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Bill was passed by Parliament after three days of intense
debate in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

✓ The objective of the Waqf (Amendment) Act,2025, is to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, to redress the issues and challenges in regulating
and managing Waqf properties. The Amendment Act seeks to improve the administration and management of waqf properties in India.

India-Nepal Supreme Courts Signed MoU to Enhance Judicial Cooperation

In April 2025, the Supreme Court(SC) of India signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the SC of Nepal to strengthen judicial cooperation between the two nations in New Delhi (Delhi).

✓ The MoU aims to enhance mutual judicial cooperation through structured interactions, exchange visits, short- and long-term training, and academic initiatives among judges and judicial officers of both countries.

📅 12th May 2025

🪷 Buddha Purnima 2025 🪷

📍 Significance: Birth, Enlightenment & Parinirvana of Gautama Buddha
✍️ Celebrated on the Full Moon day (Purnima) in the month of Vaisakha

🟢 RELATION
▪️Father: Śuddhodana – King of the Shakya clan.
▪️Mother: Maya Devi – Died 7 days after his birth.
▪️Foster Mother: Mahaprajapati Gautami – Raised Buddha after Maya Devi’s death.
▪️Wife: Yashodhara – Married at age 16.
▪️Son: Rahula

🟢Quick Facts from PYQs
▪️Buddha was born in Lumbini (Nepal)
▪️Obtained his Enlightenment in Bodh Gaya
▪️Gave his first sermon in Sarnath, and died (Mahaparinirvana) in Kushinagar (UP)
▪️Sarnath is the place where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma then Buddhist Sangha has originated.
▪️Gautam Budhha is the founder of the world religion of Buddhism.

UN Recognition: Celebrated as "Vesak" by the United Nations

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✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 12 MAY 2025.

1. CONTEND (VERB): (संघर्ष करना): Face
Synonyms: Cope with, Grapple with
Antonyms: Surrender, Allow
Example Sentence:
She had to contend with his uncertain temper.

2. BAR (VERB): (वर्जित): Prohibit
Synonyms: Debar,Preclude
Antonyms: Admit, Accept
Example Sentence:
Journalists had been barred from covering the elections.

3. SANCTIFY (VERB): (शुद्ध करना): Consecrate
Synonyms: Bless, Ordain
Antonyms: Deconsecrate
Example Sentence:
He was consecrated bishop of York.

4. FURNISH (VERB): (प्रस्तुत): Supply
Synonyms: Equip, Provide
Antonyms: Divest
Example Sentence:
Fish furnish an important source of protein.

5. INCONSPICUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अगोचर): Unnoticeable
Synonyms: Unobtrusive, Unremarkable
Antonyms: Conspicuous, Noticeable
Example Sentence:
That was an inconspicuous red-brick building.

6. VAUNT (VERB): (डींग हांकना): Boast
Synonyms: Show off
Antonyms: Criticized, Unsung
Example Sentence:
They have utterly eclipsed their vaunted American rivals.

7. HEFT (VERB): (वज़न करना): Lift
Synonyms: Raise, Raise up
Antonyms: Put down
Example Sentence:
He lifted crates and hefted boxes.

8. VINDICATE (VERB): (साबित कर देना): Justify
Synonyms: Warrant, Substantiate
Antonyms: Disprove
Example Sentence:
More sober views were vindicated by events.

9. STAMPEDE (NOUN): (भगदड़): Panic
Synonyms: Rush, Flight
Antonyms: Retreat, Standing
Example Sentence:
The herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede.

10. DISCOURSE (NOUN): (बातचीत): Discussion
Synonyms: Conversation, Talk
Antonyms: Silence
Example Sentence:
They understand the language of political discourse only.

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Tri-Services All-Women Circumnavigation Sailing Expedition “Samudra Pradakshina” Flagged Off from Mumbai

In April 2025, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) AK Ramesh,
Commandant of the Pune (Maharashtra) based
College of Military Engineering (CME), flagged off
India’s first all-women tri-services circumnavigation
sailing expedition, “Samudra Pradakshina”, from the
Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (NWTC) in
Colaba, Mumbai (Maharashtra).

✓ This initiative aims to promote gender parity in
maritime endeavors and showcases the indomitable spirit of Nari Shakti (women power). It also serves as a preparatory phase for a more ambitious global circumnavigation sailing expedition planned for 2026.