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DAILY DOSE 23rd AUG – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 23rd AUG – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

🔹 PERSONALITY IN NEWS

Lord Swaraj Paul passed away (Age 94, London)

  • Prominent NRI industrialist and philanthropist.
  • Born in Jalandhar, Punjab in 1931.
  • Moved to UK in 1960s for daughter’s treatment.
  • Life peer in the House of Lords since 1996.
  • Known for saving the London Zoo and charitable work.
  • PM Modi condoled, highlighting his role in India-UK ties.

🔹 IMPORTANT DAY

National Space Day 2025 – August 23

  • Theme:“India’s journey from Aryabhatta to Gaganyaan and envisions the infinite possibilities ahead.”
  • Marks the successful soft landing of Vikram Lander (Chandrayaan-3)on 23 Aug 2023.
  • India: 4th country to land on Moon; 1st to land near south pole.
  • Landing site named “Shiva Shakti Point”.
  • Pragyan Roverdeployed post-landing.

🔹 INDIAN POLITY

Five Maritime Bills Passed to Boost Blue Economy

  1. Bills of Lading 2025– Simplifies legal docs, ease of doing business.
  2. Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025– Replaces 1925 Act; adopts Hague-Visby Rules.
  3. Coastal Shipping Bill 2025– Targets modal share revival, Rs 10,000 crore savings.
  4. Merchant Shipping Bill 2025– Replaces 1958 Act; wreck removal, salvage made easier.
  5. Indian Ports Bill 2025– Replaces 1908 Act; forms Maritime State Development Council.

🔹 SUMMITS / CONFERENCES / MEETINGS

28th National Conference on e-Governance (Visakhapatnam, 22–23 Sep 2025)

  • Organizers: DARPG, MeitY, Andhra Pradesh Govt.
  • Knowledge partner: IIM Visakhapatnam.
  • Theme:“Viksit Bharat: Civil Service and Digital Transformation.”
  • Inaugurated by CM N. Chandrababu Naidu.
  • National Awards for e-Governance to be given by  Jitendra Singh.

56th GST Council Meeting (New Delhi, Sep 3–4, 2025)

  • Proposal to shift to a two-rate GST system.
  • Chaired by GoM head Bihar Dy CM Samrat Chaudhary.
  • Concerns raised by Kerala FM N. Balagopalover revenue loss.
  • First GST meeting in over 8 months (last in Dec 2024).

🔹 SPORTS

Asian Shooting Championship (Shymkent, 22 Aug 2025)

  • Elavenil Valarivanwon gold (Women’s 10m Air Rifle) – Score: 253.6
  • 2nd continental gold (1st: 2019 Taiwan).
  • Mehuli Ghosh– 4th place; Manu Bhaker – Bronze (Women’s 10m Air Pistol).

U-20 World Wrestling Championships (Bulgaria)

  • Kajal Dochak (Haryana)– Gold in 72kg; defeated China’s Yuqi Liu 8-6.
  • Saarika– Bronze (53kg); Shruti – Bronze (50kg).
  • Suraj– Bronze (Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg).
  • Total for India: 9 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze).

🔹 INDIAN ECONOMY

RBI ED Indranil Bhattacharyya appointed to MPC

  • Appointment approved in RBI Board meeting chaired by  Sanjay Malhotrain Lucknow.
  • MPC: Decides benchmark interest rate.
    • Meets at least 4 times a year.
    • 6 members (3 RBI, 3 Govt-appointed).

🔹 AWARDS AND PRIZES

KVK Wokha (Nagaland) named Best KVK in NE Region

  • Given by ICAR-NRC for Banana.
  • Recognized for impactful work in agriculture.
  • Award presented at 32nd Foundation Day & Kisan Mela (Tiruchirappalli, TN).
  • Farmers to attend banana farming training in Kerala from Aug 23.

🔹 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Famine declared in Gaza Governorate – IPC Phase 5

  • Over 500,000 peoplein famine (Phase 5); 54% in emergency hunger (Phase 4).
  • By Sep end: 641,000 peoplemay face famine; 1.14 million in Phase 4.
  • Severe malnutrition crisisamong:
    • 132,000 children under 5by June 2026.
    • 55,500 pregnant & breastfeeding womenneed urgent nutrition.
  • First official famine classification in Gaza under IPC.

 

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