DAILY GK 24-26 OCT 2025
1.
INDIA AND EU COUNTER
TERRORISM TRAINING
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India and
the European Union (EU) conducted a first-of-its-kind counterterrorism
training at the National Security Guard (NSG) campus in Manesar,
Gurugram, Haryana.
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The exercise, focused on
defending critical infrastructure and
soft targets against emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS),
commonly referred to as drones.
2.
JAPAN-INDIA MARITIME
EXERCISE ‘JAIMAX 2025’
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The Indian Navy (IN)
and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense
Force (JMSDF) conducted the Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JAIMEX)
2025 off the coast of Kyushu,
Japan.
·
It
is held in 2 phases Sea Phase & Harbour Phase.
·
Japan Currency- Japanese
Yen (JPY).
3.
MULTINATIONAL EXERCISE
‘OCEAN SKY 2025’
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The Indian Air Force (IAF)
is participating in ‘Ocean Sky 2025’, a multinational air combat exercise which is being hosted by the Spanish Air Force in the Canary Islands
in Spain.
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The IAF, deploying its Su-30MKI
fighter jets, is the first non-
North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)
country to participate in this exercise.
4.
BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK
PRIZE
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Indian-origin
historian Sunil Amrith has won the 2025 British Academy Book Prize for the book– “The Burning
Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years”.
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The British
Academy Book Prize, a prestigious GBP 25,000 award celebrating
the world’s best works of non-fiction, was presented to the winner.
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To be eligible for the
prize, books must be works of
non-fiction published in the United Kingdom (UK), with authors of any nationality, based anywhere in the world and working in any language, provided
that the nominated work is available in the English language.
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Amrith
is a professor of History at Yale University in USA.
5.
NEERAJ CHOPRA
HONORED WITH RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN TERRITORIAL ARMY
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Union Minister Rajnath Singh,
Ministry of Defence (MoD), formally
conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army (TA) upon star javelin
thrower and two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra
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He the Indian
Army (IA) in August 2016 as Naib Subedar in 4 Rajputana Rifles, and subsequently promoted
to Subedar (2021), Subedar Major (2022).
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He won Gold medal in Tokyo 2020(Japan) (first-ever Olympic gold in athletics for India),
Silver in Paris 2024(France).
6.
AMONG TOP 2% SCIENTISTS
WORLDWIDE
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Dr. Ashokkumar Veeramuthu from
Nilgiris(Tamil Nadu ), has been
featured among the World’s Top 2% Scientists list, published
annually by Stanford University (
USA) in partnership with Elsevier Publishers, for the 3rd consecutive
year (2023, 2024 and now in 2025).
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The ranking uses a composite c-score, combining six citation
metrics to measure research impact.
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Researchers are categorized into 22 fields and 174
subfields using the Science-Metrix system.
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This year, a total of 6,239 Indian faculty members have been named
in the list under the ‘single-year
category’.
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3,372
were alone recognized in the ‘career-long’ category.
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Under the ‘single-year’ category, the Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs) with 755 researchers, has
emerged as the most represented Indian
institute on the list.
7.
BOOK ‘MODI’S MISSION’
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Maharashtra Chief
Minister Governor Acharya Devvrat released a book titled
“Modi’s Mission” authored by Berjis Desai
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The book follows the
journey of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, from his
formative years in Gujarat’s Vadnagar to the Prime Minister (PM’s) office in
New Delhi.
8.
ADB, WORLD BANK SIGNED
USD 3 BILLION EEA
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The Asian Development
Bank (ADB) has signed a USD 3 billion sovereign
Exposure Exchange Agreement (EEA) with
the World Bank (WB) to
increase the lending capacity of ADB
for its developing member nations.
·
This marked ADB’s 1st EEA
with WB and 6th EEA with other Multilateral Development Banks
(MDBs) since 2020.
·
Following this agreement,
the cumulative exchanged amount
to USD 9 billion.
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The EEA acts as a risk management tool, enabling Multilateral Development
Banks (MDBs) to lower portfolio concentration risks by swapping exposure
from countries with large sovereign loans to those with limited or no exposure.
·
Asian
Development Bank (ADB) President– Masato
Kanda (Japan).
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Headquarters Manila,
the Philippines.
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Established– 1966.
9.
SEBI PANEL PROPOSES
HIGHER TRANSACTION FEES FOR CLEARING CORPORATIONS
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The Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) constituted working group headed
by Rama Subramaniam (R.S) Gandhi, former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has proposed increasing transaction charges for clearing
corporations such as NSE Clearing Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
National Stock Exchange (NSE).
·
However, SEBI clarified that broker charges will remain unchanged.
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The working group is also
exploring a proposal under which the
‘clearing members’ of these corporations would have to contribute to the Settlement Guarantee Fund (SGF).
·
Internal Report: The
panel has also studied and examined the
findings of an internal report which indicates that the current earning
structure of these corporations is not robust enough to make them
self-sufficient.
·
Currently, NSE Clearing
receives nearly 5% to 6% of the fees that NSE collects from members.
·
The proposed fee revision could lower standalone earnings of
major exchanges like NSE, while brokers and clearing members may face
increased cost pressures.
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Settlement Guarantee Fund
(SGF): The fund, maintained by Clearing Corporations, is created specifically to
meet contingencies arising from payment default by any member or broker of the
stock exchange.
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Clearing Member (CM): CM,
a member of the Clearing Corporation, is responsible
for clearing and settling trades on behalf of themselves and/or his
clients.
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The SEBI was initially formed as a non-statutory body on April
12, 1988, and later granted statutory
powers through the SEBI Act, 1992, which came into effect on January 30, 1992.
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Chairperson- Tuhin Kanta Pandey.
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Headquarters – Mumbai.
10.
RBI GLOBAL HACKATHON ‘HARBINGER 2025’
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The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) launched the 4th edition of its
global hackathon ‘HaRBInger 2025: Innovation for
Transformation’, designed to leverage
emerging technologies to build innovative, secure and user-centric financial
solutions.
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This year’s global
hackathon is centred on the theme
‘Secure Banking: Powered by Identity, Integrity, and Inclusivity’.
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Under this hackathon, the
eligible entities and individuals are invited to develop technology-driven
solutions under three problem statements: tokenized Know Your
Customer (KYC); offline Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC); and enhancing
trust.
·
The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has allowed SWAMIH Investment
Fund-I, the Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing, to
operate under a specified exemption from certain Reserve Bank
of India (Investment in Alternate Investment Fund,AIF) Directions, 2025.
11.
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE
ERADICATION OF POVERTY 2025 – OCTOBER 17
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The United Nations (UN’s)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) is observed
globally on October 17 to foster understanding and dialogue
between people living in poverty and society.
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2025 Theme: “Ending social and institutional
maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for families.”
12. NATIONAL
SOLIDARITY DAY 2025 – OCTOBER 20
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National Solidarity Day is
observed every year on October 20 in India to honour soldiers who died in the 1962 Indo-China War.
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The 1962 war occurred in
Ladakh (Aksai Chin) and Arunachal Pradesh.
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Major
Shaitan Singh (posthumous), Major Dhan Singh Thapa, and Subedar Joginder
Singh (posthumous) won the Param Vir Chakra(PVC),
India’s highest military decoration.
13.
POLICE COMMEMORATION DAY
2025 – OCTOBER 21
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Police Commemoration Day is
annually observed across India on October 21 to honor police personnel in India who
sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
·
The day commemorates the
martyrdom of 10 policemen who were
killed by Chinese troops at Hot Springs in Ladakh in 1959.
14.
WORLD IODINE DEFICIENCY
DAY 2025 – OCTOBER 21
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Global Iodine
Deficiency Disorder (IDD) Prevention Day or
World Iodine Day is observed annually across the globe on October 21 to
create awareness about iodine and its usage among the people.
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Iodine is a micronutrient
essential for the thyroid, a gland that
regulates heart rate, metabolism, body temperature, and muscle
contractions.
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Low
or Inadequate intake of iodine will lead to
diseases like high rate of infant mortality rate, goitre (enlarged
thyroid gland), hyperthyroidism and delay in intellectual growth of children.
15.
INTERNATIONAL SNOW
LEOPARD DAY 2025 – OCTOBER 23
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World Snow Leopard Day (WSLD),
also known as International Snow Leopard Day, is observed globally on 23rd
October each year to raise awareness about the conservation of
the Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia).
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2025 Theme:”
Protecting the Mountain Guardian”.
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On the occasion of WSLD
2025, Project BRAHMANK of the Border
Roads Organisation (BRO) under the Ministry of Defence(MoD) joined
the worldwide campaign “#23for23: “23 Minutes for Snow Leopards”, highlighting
its support for global snow leopard conservation efforts.
16.
UNITED NATIONS DAY 2025 –
OCTOBER 24
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The United Nations (UN)
Day is annually observed across the globe on 24th
October to mark the anniversary of the day on which the UN Charter entered into force in 1945.
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2025 Theme: “Education
Shapes the Future”.
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24th October 2025 marks
the 80th anniversary of the UN,
observed with the theme “United
Nations at 80: Building Our Future Together”.
