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DAILY DOSE 24^thAPR – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1) Chinese aggression increased in the disputed PMZ waters.

China has escalated tensions in the Yellow Sea by building a massive steel rig in the Provisional Maritime Zone (PMZ) near Socotra Rock, southwest of Jeju Island.
The PMZ is a jointly administered area between China and South Korea where their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) overlap.
The structure sparked conflict when South Korean research ship Onnuri attempted to inspect it but was blocked by Chinese coast guard and civilian vessels.
A two-hour standoff occurred between the coast guards of both countries in the disputed waters.

2) National Panchayati Raj Day 2025: 24 April

National Panchayati Raj Day is observed each year on 24 April.
On 24th April 1993, the President gave his assent to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Bill, providing constitutional status to Panchayats.
National Panchayati Raj Day was first announced in 2010.
Mahatma Gandhi advocated the idea of Panchayati rule.

3) India took strict action against Pakistan after the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 and shut down the Integrated Check Post at Attari with immediate effect.
On 23 April, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held an emergency meeting at his residence to review the overall security situation.
The CCS directed all security forces to maintain high vigil across the country.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced that Pakistani nationals will no longer be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES).

4) World Immunization Week 2025: 24-30 April

Every year, World Immunization Week is celebrated in the last week of April.
Its main aim is to promote the use of vaccines to protect people from disease.
The theme of World Immunization Week 2025 is “Immunization for All is Humanly Possible.”
The theme emphasizes the need to ensure that all people, regardless of age or location, have access to life-saving vaccines.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its global growth projection to 2.8% for 2025, down by 0.5 percentage points from its January forecast.
Growth in 2026 is now expected to be 3.0%, 0.3 percentage points lower than previously estimated.
The IMF expects the tariffs to lead to a broad increase in global prices, slightly raising its forecast for world consumer prices to 4.3% for 2025 and 3.6% for 2026.

On 23 April, Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy clinched the Pune FIDE Women’s Grand Prix title with a final score of 7/9 points.
She won her final round game with White pieces against Bulgarian International Master Nurgyul Salimova.
Chinese GM Zhu Jiner also finished with 7/9 points, beating Russian International Master Polina Shuvalova, but was placed 2nd due to tiebreaks.

7) India and Nepal explored new opportunities for energy cooperation.

Indian Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.
They discussed ways to strengthen cultural ties and improve energy infrastructure.
Mr Khattar visited the Arun-3 hydropower project.

8) Indian government will purchase the entire production of Tur, Urad, and Masur at MSP for the 2024-25 season.

9) Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 400m hurdles at the 2025 National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in Kochi.

She is an Olympian. She finished the race in 56.04 seconds.
This time qualified her for the Asian Championships 2025.
She also set a new record. Her time broke Saritaben Gayakwad’s 2019 record of 57.21 seconds.
Anu R came second in the event. She clocked 58.26 seconds.

10) Manipur observed Khongjom Day to pay tribute to the warriors of the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891.

The main event took place at the Khongjom War Memorial in Khebaching, Thoubal district.
Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla led the ceremony.
Ceremonial tributes included a Guard of Honour, General Salute, Last Post, and two minutes of silence.
These were held as a mark of respect for those who died in the battle.