📚Current Affairs Lecture Update📚

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📝 Topic - May 2025 Part 4 [ Government Scheme In News ]

⏰ Time - 5.30 pm

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🏢 Offline - Hall No 1 , 2 And 3

🪧 Former Indian cricket team captain Anil Kumble has been appointed ambassador of the Karnataka Forest Department and for wildlife conservation.

🏆 मराठीसह हिंदी चित्रपटसृष्टी गाजवणारे अष्टपैलू अभिनेते अशोक सराफ यांना पद्मश्री सन्मान राष्ट्रपती द्रौपदी मुर्मू यांच्या हस्ते प्रदान करण्यात आला.

~ President Droupadi Murmu conferred total Padma Awards to 71 distinguished individuals 2025 at Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhawan 

🥇 Padma Vibhushan - 4
🥈 Padma Bhushan - 10
🥉 Padma Shri - 57

⭐ 28 MAY TOP 10 NEWS ⭐

1. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the continuation of the Interest Subvention (IS) component under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) for the financial year 2025-26

2. Government extends I-T return filing deadline to September 15 from July 31 for financial year 2024-25

3. The government has allocated Rs.18,233 crore under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (Rodtep) scheme in the current financial year

4. In a historic shift, Germany has overtaken Japan as the world's leading creditor nation after 34 years, despite Japan's record ¥533.05 trillion in net external assets.

5. Every year on May 28 World Hunger Day founded in 2011 by The Hunger Project reminds the global community of the urgent need to address hunger and food insecurity, affecting over 800 million people worldwide

6. British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris claimed an impressive victory at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix on May 25, expertly converting his pole position into a win

7. Veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa from Nepal has once again made history by conquering Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time. 

8. To encourage tourism from India, the Philippines has introduced two new visa-free entry options for Indian travellers where eligible Indian citizens can travel to the country for either 14 or 30 days without requiring a visa

9. InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) cofounder Rakesh Gangwal and his family trust on Tuesday offloaded a 5.72 % stake in India's largest airline through a block deal worth Rs 11,564 crore ($1.39 billion), according to exchange filings.

10. Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter Virat Kohli becomes the first batter in IPL history to score 9000 T20 runs for a single franchise

# You Need To Know 🤔

🪧 Every year on May 28 World Hunger Day reminds the global community of the urgent need to address hunger and food insecurity, affecting over 800 million people worldwide

📝 Theme -  “Sowing Resilience.” 

▫️The Hunger Project, 2011, first announced that every year on May 28 would be observed as World Hunger Day to address the global food crisis.

# Today's Special

🪧 International Everest Day

👉 It is observed every year on May 29 to honour the historic ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal in 1953.

⭐⭐⭐ In a historic shift, Germany has overtaken Japan as the world's leading creditor nation after 34 years, despite Japan's record ¥533.05 trillion in net external assets.

⭐ RBI in its annual report released today, projected India to retain its status as the fastest-growing major economy during current financial year.

#Growth will be driven by rising household consumption, strong bank and corporate balance sheets, and continued public capital expenditure.

#Inflation is expected to ease, aided by a good monsoon, lower commodity prices, and improved supply chains.