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DAILY DOSE 1^st AUG – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

🛡️ Defence

1. SIMBEX-25 Naval Exercise
   • INS Satpura participated in the 32nd SIMBEX-25 with Singapore Navy ships RSN Vigilant & Supreme.
   • Exercise includes Harbour Phase (expert exchanges, ship visits) & Sea Phase (VBSS ops, air defence, precision targeting).
   • Promotes Indo-Singapore naval ties, MAHASAGAR initiative, and India’s Act East Policy.
2. INS Himgiri – Nilgiri Class Frigate
   • 3rd ship under Project 17A, built by GRSE Kolkata.
   • Features: Improved stealth, automation, survivability.
   • Designed by Warship Design Bureau, delivered on time.

🇮🇳 National Appointments

3. Gen. Pushpendra Singh
   • Appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff(1 Aug 2025).
   • Veteran of Operations Pawan, Meghdoot, Rakshak, Orchid.
   • Also served in UN missions (Lebanon, Sri Lanka).
4. Vice Admiral Swaminathan
   • Now Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
   • Succeeded by Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayanas VCNS.

💰 Govt. Schemes & Initiatives

5. Saksham Niveshak Campaign (IEPFA)
   • 100-day national drive (July 28–Nov 6, 2025) to help claim unclaimed dividends, update KYC/nominees.
   • Aim: Promote financial literacy and investor protection.
6. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
   • ₹6520 crore approved for 15th Finance Commission period.
   • Key features:
     • ₹1000 cr for 50 Food Irradiation Units.
     • 100 NABL-certified Food Testing Labs.
     • ₹2000 cr new scheme for NCDC Grant-in-Aid.
     • ₹11,169 cr approved for 4 railway multitracking projects (574 km in 6 states).

🛰️ Corporates/Technology

7. Starlink Licensed for India
   • Elon Musk’s Starlinkgets approval to launch satellite internet.
   • India has 97 cr internet users; 5G now in 99.6% districts.
   • Other players: Eutelsat OneWeb, Jio SES.
8. BSNL Revival
   • Over 83,000 4G sites set up under govt-led revival.

🧑‍🚀 International Appointments

9. Michele Dougherty – UK Astronomer Royal
   • First woman in 350 years to hold the post.
   • Known for discovering water vapor on Saturn’s moon Enceladus(Cassini mission).
   • 16th holder of the honorary post (est. 1675).

🧑‍⚖️ Personality in News

10. Pramila Tai Medhe(Former RSS Leader)

• Passed away at age 97 on July 31.
• 4th Pramukh Sanchalika of Rashtra Sevika Samiti(1978–2003).

🏛️ State News

11. Sikkim – Sabbatical Leave Scheme

• First Indian state to offer sabbatical leave (365–1080 days) with 50% pay.
• Applicable to regular and (since 2024) temporary employees.
• Group C/D leave now approved by Dept Heads.

12. Ladakh – Safai Andolan Day (Aug 12)

• Dedicated to Indus River conservation.
• Large-scale cleanup by govt, army, NGOs, students.
• Mission Indus Clean-uplaunched due to arsenic pollution.

🔍 Quick Facts

• SIMBEX= Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise.
• Project 17A= Advanced stealth frigate construction.
• IEPFA= Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority.
• NCDC= National Cooperative Development Corporation.
• PMKSYlaunched in 2017, by Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

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