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1) India ranked 131st in the WEF Global Gender Gap Index 2025 among 148 countries.
➨ India slipped two ranks from 129th in 2024.
➨ Overall gender equality score: 64.1%
➨ India has the lowest economic participation parity in South Asia at 40.7%
➨ Iceland tops the index with 93.5%.
2) The 10th meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council focused on the theme "Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047," aiming to promote cooperative federalism and align state-specific development goals with national objectives.
3) Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of responses (1,41,150) in the 'Jan Man Survey' launched on the NaMo App to mark PM Modi’s 11 years in office.
➨ Over 500,000 responses were received in 26 hours.
4) ‘Tiger Claw 2025’ Joint Military Exercise was held from 26 May to 10 June 2025 in North India.
➨ It involved the special forces of the Indian and U.S. Air Forces.
5) Priyanka Goswami won gold in the women’s 10 km racewalk at the Austrian Race Walking Championships.
➨ Time: 47 minutes 54 seconds
➨ She holds a national record in the 20 km event (1:28.45)
6) Africa leads globally in child labour, both in total numbers (72 million) and percentage (20%).
➨ World Day Against Child Labour observed on 12 June
➨ Theme: “Progress is clear, but there's more to do”
7) India is participating in the 'Khan Quest 2025' multinational military exercise held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 14–28 June.
➨ Indian Army contingent includes women officers and soldiers.
8) The Reserve Bank of India has reduced the qualifying asset threshold for NBFC-MFIs from 75% to 60%. This change allows NBFC-MFIs to diversify their loan portfolio, freeing up 15% of asset space.
9) Expenditure limit for MGNREGA FY 2025–26:
➨ Only 60% of the total budget can be used in the first half of the year.
➨ Budget in FY 2024–25: ₹86,000 crore
10) India's first Vistadome jungle safari train has been launched in Uttar Pradesh.
➨ It connects Dudhwa Tiger Reserve and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, aiming to boost eco-tourism and wildlife conservation awareness.
➢Uttar Pradesh:-
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple
➨Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
11) The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) meeting was recently held in New Delhi, emphasizing India's growing leadership in biotechnology.
12) Cabinet approved ₹6,405 crore for two major railway doubling projects:
➨ Koderma–Barkakana (Jharkhand, 133 km)
➨ Ballari–Chikjajur (Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh, 185 km)
13) Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company, has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems Limited to jointly manufacture the fuselage of the Rafale fighter aircraft in India.
14) Basic Customs Duty on imported crude edible oils reduced to 10% (from 20%) by the Central Government.
➨ Applies to sunflower, soyabean, and palm oils
➨ Aims to combat inflation
15) Sailesh C. Mehta, Managing Director of Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd., has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI).
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