DAILY GK 22-23 JUNE 2025

 DAILY GK 22-23 JUNE 2025

1.       AIIB’S FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT

·         Zou Jiayi, former Vice Finance Minister of China, was elected President of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) during its 10th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.

·         She will succeed JinLiqun, the founding President of the AIIB, becoming the AIIB’s second President and its first-ever female leader.

·         AIIB is a multilateral development bank, focused on developing Asia, but with members all over the world.

·         China is the largest shareholder of the AIIB, with 26.54% voting shares.

·         India is the second-largest shareholder with 7.58%, followed by Russia with 5.9% and Germany with 4.1%.

 

2.       PGI 2.0 REPORT FOR 2022-23 & 2023–24

·         The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI), released the ‘Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 report for 2022-23 and 2023-24’, which evaluates the performance school education system at the State/Union Territory (UT) level by creating an index for comprehensive analysis.

·         Chandigarh secured the highest score of 703 in 2023-24, becoming the only State/UT to achieve the Prachesta-1 grade (701–760 range), and retained its top position for the third consecutive year.

·         Meghalaya ranked lowest with a score of 417.9, falling into the lowest Akanshi‑3 (401–460) band.

·         No State or UT achieved placement in the top four grade bands, i.e., Daksh, Utkarsh, Atti-Uttam, or Uttam, which require scores above 761 out of 1000.

 

3.       ‘OPERATION SINDHU’ TO EVACUATE NATIONALS FROM IRAN

·         The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India(GoI), launched ‘Operation Sindhu’, a humanitarian evacuation mission to rescue Indian nationals, especially students and pilgrims, stranded in conflict-hit Iran, amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.

·         Following official requests from the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy in Tehran (Iran) extended Operation Sindhu to facilitate the evacuation of Nepalese and Sri Lankan nationals stranded in conflict-affected regions of Iran.

 

4.       INDIA’S TOTAL INSTALLED POWER CAPACITY RISES TO 476 GW

·         Government of India (GoI) released the latest data on India’s power generation capacity.

·         As per the data, India’s total installed power capacity has increased from 305 Giga Watts (GW) in 2015-16 to 476 GW (as of June 2025).

·         The data showed that nearly half i.e. 49% (235.7 GW) of India’s total power generation capacity comes from non-fossil fuel sources, including 226.9 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) and 8.8 GW of nuclear power.

·         Thermal Power alone accounts for 50.52% (240 GW) of India’s total installed power capacity.

·         While, Coal alone contributes more than 91% of all thermal-based energy, which signifies its vital role in meeting the country’s rising power demand.

·         The data also revealed that electricity generation has increased from 1,168 Billion Units (BU) in 2015-16 to an estimated 1,824 BU in 2024-25.

·         The installed RE capacity in India has increased by nearly 3 times i.e. from 76.37 GW (in March 2014) to 226.79 GW (in June 2025).

 

5.       TRIPURA DECLARED INDIA’S THIRD ‘FULLY LITERATE’ STATE

·         Tripura was declared the third ‘Fully Literate State’ in India, after Mizoram and Goa, upon achieving a literacy rate of 95.6%, 

·         The declaration aligns with the criteria set by the Government of India (GoI), where any State or Union Territory (UT) achieving over 95% literacy is granted the status of ‘Fully Literate’.

·         The Government of India(GoI) has set a target to achieve full literacy across India by the year 2030.

 

6.       TEG FOR INDIA’S FIRST HOUSEHOLD INCOME SURVEY 2026

·         The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) announced the formation of an 8-member Technical Expert Group (TEG) to design and oversee India’s first full-scale Household Income Survey, scheduled for February 2026.

·         This survey is conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the MoSPI.

·         The Technical Expert Group will be chaired by Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, former Executive Director(ED) for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

·         This comprehensive survey aims to address the long-standing data gap in income distribution and assess the impact of technology on household wages, marking a significant advancement in evidence-based policymaking.

 

7.       EPFO RAISES AUTO-SETTLEMENT LIMIT FOR ADVANCE CLAIMS TO RS 5 LAKHS

·         Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has increased the auto-settlement limit for advance claims from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, as announced by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Labour & Employment(MoL&E).

·         All valid auto-settled claims up to Rs 5 lakh will be disbursed within 72 hours (three days), eliminating manual intervention.

 

8.       10 YEARS OF AMRUT

·         Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), a transformative initiative of Government of India (GoI), has completed 10 years of successful implementation.

·         Launched by Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi on June 25, 2015, under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the mission aims to improve the quality of life in urban cities by ensuring access to basic services like water supply, sewerage, urban transport, and parks.

·         Under both AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0, total 2.03 crore tap connections and 1.50 crore sewer connections have been provided.

 

9.       INDIA’S FIRST BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY

·         The Kerala State Wildlife Board officially renamed the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Kannur district (Kerala), as the Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary, making it India’s first protected forest dedicated exclusively to butterflies.

·         The sanctuary, established in 1984, spans 55 square kilometres(sq.km) and is situated within the tropical and semi-evergreen forests of the Western Ghats.

 

10.    MORTH MANDATES ABS FOR ALL TWO-WHEELERS FROM JANUARY 1, 2026

·         The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India (GoI), notified draft rules which mandated all two-wheelers manufactured on and after January 1, 2026, to be fitted with Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS).

·         The move is aimed at reducing accidents involving motorcycles and scooters.

·         Nearly 20% of India’s 151,997 road accidents in 2022 were related to two-wheelers.

·         Death due to two-wheeler accidents rose by 8% in 2022, claiming nearly 75,000 lives, which is 44% of the 1,68,491 road accident deaths in 2022.

·         Currently, ABS is mandatory for two-wheeler models above 150 cubic capacity (cc), the lower-capacity models are currently equipped with a Combined Braking System (CBS).

·         ABS is designed to prevent wheel lock-up during sudden braking, reducing the livelihood of skidding and crashes.

·         They achieve this by rapidly pulsing the brakes, preventing the wheels from skidding and allowing the driver to steer around obstacles.

·         ABS helps the driver to maintain steering control and stability, especially on slippery and uneven surfaces.

·         ABS are of two types, such as Single-channel ABS, which controls brakes on only one wheel (usually the front), and Dual-channel ABS, which controls brakes on both wheels.