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DAILY DOSE 14^thMAY – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1) International Nurses Day: 12 May.

International Nurses Day is observed every year on 12 May.
This day recognizes contribution of nurses to health care and global health security.
The theme for the International Nurses Day 2025 is ‘Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies.’
The focus of the theme is on nurses’ health and well-being.

2) Justice Sanjiv Khanna retired on 13 May.

Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s term ended on May 13 as he retired from the post of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
He held the position of the 51st Chief Justice of India, having assumed office on November 10, 2024.
Justice Khanna’s term lasted for six months before his scheduled retirement.”

3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for expanding proven strategies to speed up India’s efforts to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB).

He chaired a high-level meeting to review the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).
The meeting also covered the recently concluded 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
This campaign focused on high-burden districts.
During the campaign, 12.97 crore people from vulnerable groups were screened for TB.

4) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s first advanced 3-nanometer chip design centres.

These centres are located in Noida and Bengaluru.
They represent a major step forward in India’s semiconductor capabilities.
The Noida facility is the first in India to design 3nm chips entirely within the country.

This is in response to U.S. tariffs on Indian steel and aluminium.
India argues that the U.S. actions violate the GATT 1994 and the Agreement on Safeguards.
The U.S. defends its tariffs, claiming they are based on national security.
The U.S. says these tariffs should not be considered safeguard measures.

The deal includes a major arms agreement worth nearly $142 billion.
It also covers Saudi investments in artificial intelligence, energy, and healthcare.
Trump started a four-day tour of the Middle East with a visit to Saudi Arabia.
He emphasized his commitment to advancing the Abraham Accords.

7) Anita Anand has been appointed as Canada’s Foreign Minister.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Anita Anand as Foreign minister.
He also appointed Maninder Sidhu as the international trade minister.
He also appointed two others of Indian origin as secretaries of state, the equivalent of ministers of state.
One of Anand’s missions will be to ensure the reset of India-Canada ties, while maintaining the delicate relations with US President.

8) USA and UAE sign economic partnership agreements in various sectors.

The US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic economic partnership agreement at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
The agreement covers several sectors like energy, mining, and defense.
It aims to boost economic ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia, with the hope of promoting growth in these key areas.

9) In Libya, violent clashes occurred in capital Tripoli.

Violent clashes have erupted between rival armed factions amid reports of the death of Abdul-Ghani al-Kikli (known as Ghaniwa), who headed the Stability Support Department affiliated with the Presidency Council.
Local media reported that al-Kikli was killed inside the headquarters of the 444 Brigade, which is affiliated with the Tripoli Military Zone.
The Tripoli Mitiga International Airport announced the suspension of all flights while schools were suspended in some parts of Tripoli due to the clashes.

10) Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced to lay down its arms.

The decision has been taken after a call by the group’s jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, in February, for it to disband.
The PKK initially aimed to create an independent homeland for Kurds, forming 20 percent of Turkey’s population.
It then focussed on greater autonomy and expanded Kurdish rights.