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DAILY DOSE 24th MAY – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. Important Days
- World Turtle Day 2025: Observed on 23 May, theme – “Dancing Turtles Rock!”
- Started in 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue.
- Turtles are protected under Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
- IUCN Status:
- Olive Ridley, Leatherback, Loggerhead– Vulnerable
- Green Turtle– Endangered
- Hawksbill– Critically Endangered
2. Obituary
- Saroj Ghose (1936–2025)passed away on 17 May 2025 in Seattle, USA at age 89.
- Pioneer of India’s science museum movement.
- Founding Director General of NCSM (1979–1997).
- Contributed to Parliament Museum, Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, and Town Hall Museum Kolkata.
- Body donated to Washington University.
3. Government Schemes & Initiatives
- ESI Scheme(March 2025):
- 33 lakhnew employees registered.
- 49%aged ≤25 years.
- 61 lakhfemale employees; 100 transgender employees.
- 31,514new establishments added.
- Anti-Substance Drive (May 31–June 26, 2025):
- Tobacco- and drug-free campuses enforcement.
- Based on COTPA, 2003– bans sale within 100 yards of educational institutions.
- Implemented by Ministry of Education.
4. National News
- Wings India 2026:
- To be held at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad (28–31 Jan 2026).
- Theme: “Indian Aviation: Paving the Future…”
- Focus on SAF, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)like drones/eVTOLs.
- Rising North East Investors Summit 2025:
- Held at Bharat Mandapam, Delhion 23–24 May.
- PM Modi launched the EAST framework: Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform.
5. Indian Economy
- India’s GDP Growth (Q4 FY25): 8%, FY25 projected at 6.3%.
- Strong sectors: Agriculture, Hotels, Construction, Transport.
- Rabi sowing↑ 2%, Tractor sales ↑ 23.4%, Fertilizer sales ↑ 5.4%.
- Air passenger traffic↑ 12% YoY in Q4.
6. MoUs/Agreements
- UK–Mauritius Agreement:
- Sovereignty transfer of Chagos Archipelago, incl. Diego Garcia.
- UK retains 99-year leasefor military base.
- India welcomed the move; supports Mauritius’s decolonization.
7. Banking/Finance
- RBI Surplus Transfer: Record ₹68 lakh croreto Centre for FY25.
- Under revised Economic Capital Framework.
- CRBraised to 5% (upper limit).
8. Corporates/Companies
- ED Raidson Jaypee Group, Gaursons, Gulshan, Mahagun, Suraksha Realty.
- Linked to ₹12,000 crore fraudinvolving homebuyer funds.
- Based on FIRs; Jaypee Wish Towndelays since 2010.
- NCLATextended possession deadline to Dec 2028.
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