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DAILY DOSE 18th – 19th JULY – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS
✅ 1. Felix Baumgartner Dies (17 July 2025)
- Austrian base jumper and skydiver.
- Known for 2012 stratospheric jump from 24 miles above Earth.
- Set world records for highest freefall and fastest descent without mechanical propulsion.
- Died at 56 in a paragliding crash in Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy.
✅ 2. US Declares TRF a Terrorist Organization
- The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, declared a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US.
- Responsible for Pahalgam attack (April 22) that killed 26 civilians.
- Announcement made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Move supports counterterrorism and global security.
✅ 3. IICT Campus Inaugurated in Mumbai (18 July)
- First campus of Indian Institute of Creative Technology
- Offers training in animation, gaming, XR, VFX, etc.
- Collaboration with Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft.
- IICT to support India’s creative economy and digital skilling.
✅ 4. India’s First Tribal Genome Project (Gujarat)
- Gujarat launched the “Reference Genome Database” for tribal health.
- Led by Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC).
- Sequencing 2,000 tribal genomes from 17 districts.
- Focus: diseases like sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and inherited cancers.
- Linked to 2025–26 state health budget.
✅ 5. Neetu Chandra & Kranti Jha Appointed SVEEP Icons (Bihar)
- Actors Neetu Chandra and Kranti Prakash Jha appointed by ECI for voter awareness.
- SVEEP: Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation.
- Promote voter participation for upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
- Previously, Maithili Thakur was named SVEEP Icon (2023).
✅ 6. India Wins 4 Medals at 57th International Chemistry Olympiad
- Event held in Dubai (5–14 July 2025).
- 2 Golds: Devesh Pankaj Bhaiya (Maharashtra), Sandeep Kuchi (Telangana).
- 2 Silvers: Debadatta Priyadarshi (Odisha), Ujjwal Kesari (Delhi).
- India placed 6th overall; coordinated by HBCSE–TIFR.
✅ 7. Indian Navy at SIMBEX 2025 (Singapore)
- Participating in 32nd edition of SIMBEX naval exercise.
- Ships: INS Delhi, Satpura, Kiltan, Shakti (all Indian-built).
- Part of India’s SAGAR & Act East
- Commanded by Rear Admiral Susheel Menon.
✅ 8. Bihar Wins U18 Boys’ Rugby Title
- Beat Odisha 17–15 in final of 10th Junior National Rugby 7s Championship.
- Also won U18 Girls’ title (double victory).
- Held in Dehradun at Maharana Pratap Sports College.
- Bihar repeated their 2022 clean sweep.
✅ 9. Yulia Svyrydenko Appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine
- First new PM in five years; replaces Denys Shmyhal (now Defence Minister).
- Tasked with boosting local weapons production and economic stability.
- Aims for 50% locally made weapons on battlefield (up from 40%).
- Confirmed with 262 votes in Ukraine’s Parliament.
✅ 10. Indian Open Athletics Meet in Bihar (19 July 2025)
- Bihar hosts first Indian Open Athletics Meet in Patna.
- Over 400 athletes, including Olympians like Kishore Jena, Ankita Dhyani.
- Key events: sprints, jumps, throws, decathlon, etc.
- Organized by Athletics Federation of India & Bihar Sports Authority.
- Focus on selection for Asian and Commonwealth Games.
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