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DAILY DOSE 2^ndJULY – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

Ayush Shettywon his first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 US Open, defeating Canada’s Brian Yang (21-18, 21-13).
- First Indian male to win a BWF Tour title this season.
- Beat World No. 6 Chou Tien Chenin the semi-final.
- First Indian men’s singles title abroad since 2023 Canada Open.
Tanvi Sharma (16)finished runner-up in women’s singles at the US Open 2025.
- Lost to top seed Beiwen Zhang(11-21, 21-16, 10-21).
- Her first BWF World Tour final appearance.

First ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogueheld on 30 June 2025 at Chennai Port on MV Empress.
- Inaugurated by Sarbananda Sonowal.
- Delegates from 10 ASEAN nations + Timor-Leste attended.
- Focus: Cruise connectivity, tourism, Sagar Mala initiative.
- Target: 1 million cruise passengers by 2029.

INS Tamal (F71)commissioned into Indian Navy on 1 July 2025 in Russia.
- Second ship of Tushil-class, under Project 1135.6.
- Equipped with BrahMos, Humsa-NG sonar, Shtil-1 missiles.
- 26% indigenous content.
- Commanded by Captain Sridhar Tata.
INS Udaygiri (Yard 12652)handed over to Navy on 1 July 2025.
- 2nd stealth frigate under Project 17A.
- Built by MDL, features indigenous sensors, missiles.
- Designed for Blue Water Operationsand multi-threat warfare.
- 54% larger than earlier P17 ships.

NH-87 Four-Lane Project (₹1,853 crore)approved between Paramakudi–Ramanathapuram (TN).
- Under Hybrid Annuity Mode.
- Will boost tourism, trade, and generate 85 lakh employment days.
- Improves connectivity to Madurai, Rameshwaram, Dhanushkodi.

Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Schemeapproved (₹99,446 crore).
- Announced in Union Budget 2024-25, aims to create 5 crore jobs.
- Benefits: EPF contribution subsidy, ₹3,000/month incentive for employers.
- Incentives for employees with salary ≤ ₹1 lakh.
- Focus: First-time job seekers, skilling, savings habits.

RailOne Applaunched by Ashwini Vaishnaw on 1 July 2025.
- Unified app for railway passenger services.
- Features: UTS Tickets (3% discount), e-catering, taxi, porter, grievance redressal.
- Linked to IRCTC, supports biometric login.
Modern Passenger Reservation System (PRS)to be ready by December 2025.
- 10x current capacity, multilingual, 1.5 lakh bookings/minute capability.
- Inclusive features for Divyangjanand students.

Objective: Develop ‘BhashaSetu’, a multilingual AI platform.
Real-time translation, transliteration, and voice localizationin 12 languages.
Deadline for working prototype: 22 July 2025.
Selected startups get incubation, mentorship via WaveX Accelerator.

Focus on research & training in energy efficiency, green hydrogen, EVs, climate adaptation, etc.
Part of India’s journey to net-zero by 2070.
Areas: biomass blending, pumped storage, battery recycling, geothermal, smart grids.