14 June 2025 Important Current Affairs

1. Delhi Excise Policy 2025: Govt Plans Clean, Transparent Liquor Framework with Social Security at Core

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Other Government Exams

• Delhi Government is preparing a new excise policy focused on transparency, accountability, and social safeguards.
• A high-powered committee led by Chief Secretary Dharmendra Kumar will submit recommendations by 30 June 2025.
• Emphasis on digitisation of liquor sales, quality testing, curbing illegal liquor, and strict regulatory oversight.
• The policy prioritises public interest over corporate profits, unlike the previous excise regime.
• CM Rekha Gupta highlights a people-first approach with focus on safety, health, and welfare of vulnerable sections.
• Comparative study of excise policies of other Indian states will guide reforms.

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2. Assam CM Launches Mukhya Mantrir Jiban Anuprerana Scheme to Support Research Scholars

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Government Exams

• Scheme Name: Mukhya Mantrir Jiban Anuprerana Scheme
• Launched by: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
• Year of Launch: 2025
• Purpose: Financial assistance to research scholars, especially those with disabilities
• One-time Grant: ₹25,000 (general scholars); ₹40,000 (Divyang scholars)
• Beneficiaries: Permanent residents of Assam enrolled in public institutions
• Associated Initiative: Swagata Satirtha Portal (for employee transfer transparency)
• Other Related Schemes: Apun Ghar housing loan (limit raised to ₹30 lakh); Nijut Moina (monthly aid for girl students)

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3. KUSUM-C Scheme 2025: Karnataka’s Big Push for Solar-Powered Agriculture

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Other Government Exams

• Scheme Name: KUSUM-C (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan – Component C)
• Launched by: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (Karnataka)
• Launch Year: 2025
• Target: Provide 7 hours daytime electricity for agriculture via solar power
• Solarisation: 389 substations, 2,396 MW capacity
• Beneficiaries: 1,555 agricultural feeders, 6.32 lakh pump sets
• Subsidy: ₹19,000 crore for pump sets; 80% subsidy on solar (50% state + 30% central)
• Electricity goal: 60,000 MW capacity by 2030
• Smart meters: Prepaid meters in govt offices under RDSS, ₹900 subsidy per meter
• Environmental goal: Promote decentralised solar power, reduce fossil fuel use

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4. ADB Approves $109.97 Million Loan for Gujarat Skill Development

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Other Government Exams

• ADB Loan: $109.97 million results-based loan approved for Gujarat.
• Objective: Boost advanced skills, employability, and industry-aligned workforce in Gujarat.
• Focus sectors: Logistics, automotive, manufacturing, IT, renewable energy, healthcare, agri-tech.
• Target: By 2030, train 175,000 disadvantaged individuals; graduate 60,000 with advanced skills.
• Implementing agency: Labor, Skill Development & Employment Department with Kaushalya: The Skill University (KSU).
• Model: Results-based lending (RBL); disbursement linked to measurable results.
• Alignment: National Education Policy 2020, Gujarat Skill Development Plan (2025–2030).
• Inclusion focus: Increased participation of women, socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

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5. 122.1 Million People Displaced Globally as Aid Falls Short

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Other Government Exams

• Global displaced population: 122.1 million (April 2025)
• Internally displaced persons (IDPs): 73.5 million
• Top displacement drivers: Sudan (14.3 million), Syria (13.5 million), Afghanistan (10.3 million), Ukraine (8.8 million)
• Major refugee hosting countries: Iran (3.5 million), Turkey (2.9 million), Colombia (2.8 million), Germany (2.7 million), Uganda (1.8 million)
• 2024 returns: 9.8 million (including 2 million Syrians)
• UNHCR funding crisis: Severe shortfall as nations reduce aid

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6. India Stops Rare Earth Exports to Japan to Boost Local Capacity

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Other Exams

• India suspended rare earth exports to Japan in 2025 to build domestic capacity.
• The decision affects a 2012 bilateral agreement between IREL (India Rare Earths Limited) and Toyotsu Rare Earths India.
• The export halt comes amid China’s rare earth export restrictions (April 2025).
• India holds the 5th-largest rare earth reserves (~6.9 million metric tons) globally.
• India aims to extract 450 MT of Neodymium by FY 2026 and double production by 2030.
• India imported 53,748 MT of rare earth magnets in FY2024-25, mainly from China.
• Rare earth mining in India is done only by IREL under the Department of Atomic Energy.

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7. India Slips to 131st Rank in Global Gender Gap Index 2025: Gender Gap Widens Further

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Govt Exams

• India’s Rank (2025): 131 out of 148 countries (129th in 2024)
• Gender Parity Score: 64.1% — among the lowest in South Asia
• Top Performer (Global): Iceland (Rank 1, 16th year in a row)
• Top Performer (South Asia): Bangladesh (24th rank globally)
• India’s Economic Participation Parity: Improved to 40.7%
• India’s Education Attainment Parity: 97.1%
• India’s Health & Survival Parity: Improvement in sex ratio at birth
• India’s Political Empowerment Parity: Decline in women’s representation in Parliament (13.8%) and ministerial positions (5.6%)

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13 June 2025 Important Current Affairs

1. Priyanka Goswami Wins Gold at Austrian Racewalking Championships 2025

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Govt Exams

• Priyanka Goswami won gold in the women’s 10 km racewalk at the Austrian Racewalking Championships 2025 in Innsbruck.
• She clocked 47:54, securing her first win of the season.
• In the men’s 35 km racewalk, Sandeep Kumar won silver (2:38:45) and Ram Baboo bagged bronze (2:41:47).
• Jaromír Morávek (Czech Republic) won gold in men’s 35 km with 2:34:41.
• Sandeep Kumar is India’s 50 km racewalk national record holder and a 2020 Tokyo Olympian; he also won bronze at 2022 Commonwealth Games (10,000m).
• Ram Baboo holds the Indian 35 km racewalk record (2:29:56).

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2. Eurasian Otter Returns to Kashmir After 30 Years: A Sign of River Revival

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Government Exams

• Species Spotted: Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra), locally known as Wuddar.
• Location: Tributary of Lidder River near Srigufwara, Bijbehara, South Kashmir.
• IUCN Status: Near Threatened.
• Importance: Indicator of clean water and healthy ecosystems; keystone species.
• Other Sightings: Chenab River, Rambiara stream (Shopian), Gurez Valley (Bandipora).
• Threats: Habitat loss, water pollution, poaching, wetland destruction.
• National Presence: Western Ghats, Himalayan foothills, Goa, North-East India, Chambal river stretch.

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3. Hortoki–Sairang Rail Link: CRS Nod Connects Mizoram Capital to Indian Rail Network

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Other Government Exams

• Hortoki–Sairang line length: 33.86 km
• Bairabi–Sairang rail project length: 51.38 km
• No. of tunnels in Bairabi–Sairang project: 48 (cumulative length 12,853 m)
• No. of major bridges: 55
• Tallest bridge: Bridge no. 196, 104 m (42 m taller than Qutub Minar)
• Speed limit on the new stretch: 90 kmph
• Final CRS inspection: June 6–10, 2025
• Ministry overseeing CRS: Ministry of Civil Aviation
• Project aim: To connect all northeast state capitals to Indian Railways
• Northeast rail projects (as of April 1, 2024): 18 projects (13 new line, 5 doubling), 1,368 km planned, Rs 74,972 crore cost
• Expenditure till March 2024: Rs 40,549 crore
• Capital of Mizoram: Aizawl

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4. Lok Samvardhan Parv 2025: 11 Years of Government’s Inclusive Development Celebrated at Raj Ghat

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Other Govt Exams

• Event Name: Lok Samvardhan Parv 2025
• Organised By: Ministry of Minority Affairs
• Venue: Birsa Munda Lawn, Gandhi Darshan, Raj Ghat, New Delhi
• Dates: 11th to 15th June 2025
• Purpose: Celebrating completion of 11 years of Government, promoting inclusive development, cultural pride, and empowerment of minority communities
• Key Schemes Showcased: PM VIKAS (Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan), NMDFC schemes
• Participating States: Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
• Features: Exhibition-cum-sale of handicrafts, cultural performances, market linkages for artisans

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5. Retail Inflation Hits 6-Year Low: CPI at 2.82% in May 2025

Key Points for SSC, UPSC, and Government Exams

• Retail inflation (CPI) in India fell to 2.82% in May 2025, the lowest since February 2019.
• Decline mainly driven by fall in food prices, including pulses, vegetables, fruits, cereals, and sugar.
• Rural headline inflation in May 2025 was 2.59%, compared to 2.92% in April.
• Urban headline inflation stayed below 3% as well, reflecting moderation in price rise.
• Housing inflation at 3.16% (May) vs 3.06% (April).
• Education inflation at 4.12% (May) vs 4.13% (April).
• DBS and Elara Securities expect full-year inflation below 4%, keeping space open for policy rate adjustments.
• Monetary policy focus: RBI may consider a 25 bps rate cut depending on inflation trends and monsoon impact.

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12 June 2025 Important Current Affairs

1. Neutrino Breakthrough 2025: KATRIN Sets Strongest Mass Limit

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Exams

• KATRIN (Germany) sets the most precise upper limit on the mass of electron neutrinos.
• Neutrino mass now estimated to be below 0.2 eV.
• Neutrinos are chargeless, nearly massless, and rarely interact with matter.
• Neutrino oscillation proves they have non-zero mass, challenging the Standard Model of physics.
• India’s INO project (Tamil Nadu) is a global-level initiative in neutrino research.
• India first detected atmospheric neutrinos in 1965 at Kolar Gold Fields.
• KATRIN uses tritium beta decay to track the energy of electrons for measuring neutrino mass.

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2. India’s Population Hits 146.39 Cr with Falling Fertility: UNFPA 2025 Report Insights

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Exams

• India’s population: 146.39 crore as of April 2025.
• Total Fertility Rate (TFR): 1.9 – below the replacement level of 2.1.
• Report by: UNFPA – State of the World Population 2025.
• Global Population: 8.2 billion; fertility slowing globally.
• India’s demographic transition: Large working-age group (68%), youth (24%), and ageing (7%).
• Important Concepts: TFR, Reproductive Agency, Demographic Dividend.
• Policy Focus Areas: Reproductive health, elderly care, census completion by 2027.

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3. Blue NDC Challenge: Global Push to Integrate Oceans in Climate Action Ahead of COP30

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Govt Exams

• The Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Challenge was launched by France and Brazil.
• Announced at the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3).
• Aims to include ocean-focused climate actions in national climate commitments.
• Countries joined: Australia, Fiji, Kenya, Mexico, Palau, Seychelles.
• Backed by: Ocean Conservancy, World Resources Institute (WRI), Ocean and Climate Platform, and WWF-Brazil.
• Targets COP30, to be held in Belem, Brazil.
• Part of the commitments under the Paris Agreement (UNFCCC COP21).
• Connected to the concept of the Blue Economy.

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4. Pakistan Heads Major UNSC Committees (2025-26)

Key Points for SSC, UPSC & Other Govt Exams

• Pakistan elected as a non-permanent member of UNSC (2025-2026).
• Appointed Chair of the 1988 Taliban Sanctions Committee.
• Holds Vice Chair position in the 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC).
• Also Co-Chair of 2 UNSC informal working groups.
• These roles are procedural, not power-driven.
• India previously chaired three key UNSC committees (2021-22).
• Pakistan will hold rotational UNSC Presidency in July 2025.

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