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India finished its campaign at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 in Suhl, Germany, by topping the medal tally, leaving China behind. India's junior shooters bagged 11 medals—3 golds, 4 silvers, and 4 bronzes. International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) was established in 1907. Headquarters; Munich, Germany
WHO has formally awarded India the Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem. On 8 Oct 2024, WHO declared India, along with Myanmar and Nepal, a trachoma-free country. WHO Estd. On 7 April 1948 & Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
World Turtle Day is observed annually on 23rd May. The day was established in 2000.
India won 43 medals -15 gold, 6 silver, and 22 bronze- to finish third in the overall medal tally at the first Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships 2025 in Amman, Jordan. Asian Boxing headquarters - Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri crowned Miss World 2025 in a dazzling grand finale in Hyderabad.
Mizoram has become the first state in India to achieve full functional literacy. A state or UT where 95% or more of the population is functionally literate is declared fully functionally literate.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed the world’s first genome-edited rice varieties, DRR Rice 100 (Kamla) and Pusa DST Rice 1.
Election Commission of India (ECI) has reduced the maximum number of voters in a polling booth to 1200 from the present 1500. ECI, a permanent constitutional body under Article 324, was formed on 25 Jan 1950; 25 Jan is National Voters Day.
A team led by Dr Riyaz Ahmed Shah, Professor at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir, has created India’s first gene-edited sheep. Dr Riyaz was also the head of the team that created India’s first cloned Pashmina goat, Noori, in 2012. Noori passed away in 2023.
Indian Coast Guard operation, ‘Operation Olivia’ has protected over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nesting at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha. Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are the smallest sea turtle species in the family Cheloniidae
Gujarat has become the 24th State/Union Territory to achieve 100% electrification of rail tracks.
The Indian Railway, in collaboration with Siemens, has set up the Dahod Electric Locomotive Factory to produce India’s first 9000 HP Locomotive engines for freight trains(goods trains). The first electric train to run in India was from Mumbai to Thane in 1925.
PM Modi inaugurated the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai. It was organised by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of External Affairs.
The Shirui Lily festival returns to Manipur after a two-year pause.
Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old Indian-American student from Texas, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling “eclaircissement” in the 21st round.
The New Development Bank (NDB) has admitted Algeria as a new member. NDB was established during the 6th BRICS Summit in Brazil (2014) and has been operational since 2015. Headquarters: Shanghai, China.
The Indian Armed Forces have launched an airstrike code-named ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied J&K. The Indian aircraft fired the SCALP cruise missile, HAMMER Bombs and loitering munitions.
PM Modi released a commemorative coin and stamp on the 50th anniversary of Sikkim’s statehood. The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act 1975 made Sikkim the 22nd state of India.
Madhya Pradesh has initiated the “Rahveer Scheme” to incentivise good Samaritans who assist accident victims.
India has resumed granting visas to Afghan citizens, five years after suspending all visa services following the Taliban’s takeover in Kabul.
Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma has assumed the charge of the Indian Army’s crucial Northern Command. The Northern Command was raised in June 1972 and is based in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir.
The Railway Ministry declares Jammu as a new Rail Division under the Northern Railway (NR) zone.
26th Asian Athletics Championships: Indian athletes won 24 medals - eight gold, 10 silver and six bronze - and finished second in the medal table. China topped the standings. The championship was held in Gumi, Republic of Korea.
The Diu district of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has become the first district in the country to meet its power energy demand entirely from solar energy.
The UK govt has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but it will keep control of the strategic military base on Diego Garcia island for the next 99 years. The UK captured the Chagos Islands and Mauritius in 1810.
China and Pakistan announced the expansion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan. CPEC was launched in 2015. CPEC is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative. BRI was launched in 2013.
Goa has become the second state after Mizoram to achieve full functional literacy status. The 57th Constitutional Amendment Act made Goa the 25th state of India, effective from 30 May 1987.
Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, led the Indian delegation at the United Nations Day of Vesak celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Vesak, marks the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Lord Buddha. The first Day of Vesak was observed in 2000.
PM Modi commissioned the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Vizhinjam is India's first dedicated transhipment and semi-automated port.
Govt has extended the tenure of CBI Director, Parveen Sood, by one year. CBI comes under the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Estd.: 1 April 1963. CBI related GK Facts
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the DRDO Missile Test Range at Nagayalanka in Andhra Pradesh.
Kidambi Srikanth lost to China's Li Shi Feng in the final of the Malaysia Open 2025. Badminton World Federation (BWF) was established as the International Badminton Federation in 1934.
The Union Ministry of Defence granted Miniratna Category-I status to the defence central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) Munitions India Limited (MIL), Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), and India Optel Limited (IOL).
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Neeraj Chopra crossed the 90-meter mark with a throw of 90.23 meters at the Doha Diamond League in Doha, Qatar. He won silver medal at the Doha Diamond League. German Julian Weber won the gold medal with a throw of 91.06 meters.
Air Marshal Narmedashwar Tiwari assumed the office of the Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 as the Royal Indian Air Force.
India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. India is now behind only three countries in terms of GDP size: USA, China and Germany. India’s GDP is currently $4.187 trillion.
The first Khelo India Beach Games will be held in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Manipur topped the medal tally of the inaugural Khelo India Beach Games 2025, with 14 medals—5 gold, 6 silver, and 3 bronze. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu hosted the first Khelo India Beach Games 2025. Mascot - Pearl.
India successfully tested an indigenous counter-drone system called "Bhargavastra”.
Anil Chauhan, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), will represent India at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, or the Asian Security Summit, to be held in Singapore.
Robert Francis Prevost became the first American to be elected as the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. After being elected as the 267th Pope in the Vatican, he assumed the name of Leo XIV.
India clinch the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-19 Championship 2025, defeating Bangladesh in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh. Headquarter of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) is in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
PM Modi inaugurated 103 redeveloped railway stations from Bikaner, Rajasthan. These stations are designated as “Amrit Stations” and have been upgraded under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) with modern amenities. This scheme spans 86 districts across 18 states & UTs.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF): Subhasish Bose and Soumya Guguloth were respectively named the Men's and Women's Players of the Year 2024-25. AIFF President - Kalyan Chaubey.
Maharashtra approved the merger of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) with Indian Railways.
WHO has officially declared a polio outbreak in the Southwest Pacific island country of Papua New Guinea. Wild Polio was endemic in 125 countries, and it has now been reduced to only two - Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Ahmedabad, will host the 2026 edition of the annual Asian Weightlifting Championship from 1-10 April 2026. The first Asian Weightlifting Championship was held in 1957 at Tehran, Iran. It hosted the Asian Weightlifting Championship in 1982 in Delhi.
Sanjay Seth, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, represented India at the 80th Victory Day celebration in Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2025. On this Day in 1945, Nazi Germany signed the instrument of surrender, ending WW2.
The Indian Army has conferred the honourary rank of Lieutenant Colonel on 2020 Tokyo Olympic Gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.
India has agreed to provide Angola with a $200 million line of credit to modernise its armed forces. Recently, Angola has become the 123rd country to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement.
Maharashtra finished at the top of the medals tally at the 7th Khelo India Youth Games 2025, held in Bihar. Maharashtra won 158 medals - 58 gold,47 silver, and 53 bronze. Haryana was at the 2nd place while Rajasthan was 3rd.
The Delhi Legislative Assembly will become the first legislative assembly in the country to be fully powered by solar energy.
President Droupadi Murmu on 14th May 2025 has appointed former Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar as the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Chairperson or a member of the UPSC holds office for 6 years or until they reach the age of 65, whichever is earlier.
The 7th Khelo India Youth Games 2025 is being hosted for the first time by Bihar from 4 to 15 May 2025, though three sporting events will also be held in New Delhi. New Delhi will host the gymnastics, shooting, and cycling events. The Khelo India Youth Games was initially called Khelo India School Games. It was held in New Delhi in 2018.
India has approved the setting up of the sixth semiconductor plant in India near Jewar International Airport in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Agency in Uttar Pradesh.
FC Goa defeated Jamshedpur FC in the 5th edition of the Kalinga Super Cup football tournament 2025. FC Goa, also known as Gaurs, became the first team in the Kalinga Super Cup history to win it twice (2019 & 2025).
The Canadian Prime Minister has appointed Anita Anand of Indian origin as the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. Capital of Canada - Ottawa
16th Asiatic Lion Census 2025: 891 Asiatic lions recorded in Gujarat, a 32.2% increase from 674 lions in 2020. Amreli district has the highest count with 257 lions. Their kingdom is Animalia & the scientific name is Panthera Leo persica. The first Lion Census was conducted by the Nawab of Junagadh in 1936.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated Sagar Bhavan and Polar Bhavan at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Goa, marking India’s first integrated infrastructure for polar and ocean research. India has two permanent Antarctic stations — Maitri (1989) and Bharati (2011).
The Ministry of Earth Sciences has launched the Bharat Forecasting System (BFS). Developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, to deliver highly localized weather forecasts with a 6 km resolution - the most advanced globally.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow. It will produce 80-100 BrahMos missiles per year. The other production facilities are in Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Pillani and Nagpur.
Modi virtually inaugurated the 103 railway stations in 18 states/Union Territories, developed under the Indian Railways’s Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, at a function in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme was launched in 2022.
Tapan Kumar Deka was given another one year extension as Intelligence Bureau chief. His term was also extended by one year in June last year.
India has designated 23rd September as Ayurveda Day. Earlier, Ayurveda Day was observed on Dhanvantari Jayanti or Dhanteras Day.
MR Srinivasan, a veteran nuclear scientist and former atomic energy commission chairman, has died. Srinivasan worked with Homi Bhabha on India's first nuclear research reactor, Apsara.
India has become the chairman of the Asian Productivity Organisation for the 2025-26 term. Asian Productivity Organisation is an intergovernmental organisation that was established in 1961. Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Nicaragua has announced its withdrawal from UNESCO. UNESCO is a United Nations (UN) agency, founded in 1945 and headquartered in Paris.
The Indian Navy formally inducted a handmade stitched ship, INSV Kaundinya, inspired by a 5th-century CE painting of the Ajanta Caves, at its Karwar Base in Karnataka.
Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria has been awarded the World Food Prize 2025. Estd. in 1986 by Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug. The first recipient was India’s M.S. Swaminathan (1987), father of Indian Green Revolution.
Banu Mushtaq has become the second Indian, after Geetanjali Shree, to win the International Booker Prize. Mushraq’s short story collection “Heart Lamp,” originally written in Kannada as “Hridya Deepa” and translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, won the prestigious literary prize.
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