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DAILY DOSE 9^thJULY – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

✅ 1. Colombia and Uzbekistan have joined the New Development Bank.

Colombia and Uzbekistan have officially joined the New Development Bank (NDB)
This brings the bank’s total membership to 11 countries.
The NDB was launched in 2015 by the BRICS nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
It was created to finance development projects in emerging economies.

✅ 2. Sahil Kini has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub.

He is the co-founder of fintech infrastructure firm Setu and a former core member of the IndiaStack team.
The appointment comes after Rajesh Bansal, the founding CEO of RBIH, who completed a four-year term earlier this year.
Kini’s background includes stints at McKinsey, Aspada Investments, and Titan before he co-founded fintech infrastructure firm Setu in 2018.
Later, Setu was acquired by Pine Labs in 2022.

✅ 3. Asia’s oldest elephant ‘Vatsala’ passed away in Panna Tiger Reserve.

Vatsala, believed to be Asia’s oldest elephant, passed away on July 8, 2025, at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
The female elephant was over 100 years old at the time of her death, as confirmed by forest officials.
Vatsala had originally been brought from Kerala to Narmadapuram and was later shifted to Panna Tiger Reserve.

✅ 4. Veteran Vedachalam honoured with Tamil Wikki Suran Award.

Renowned epigraphist and archaeologist V. Vedachalam has been conferred with the Tamil Wikki Suran Award in his 51st year in the field.
Vedachalam, now 75, expressed gratitude for the recognition of his lifelong dedication to archaeology.
His journey began with a dig at Karur, capital of the Chera Kingdom, where he helped uncover a portion of a fort wall.
A postgraduate in Tamil literature and archaeology, he found passion in exploring historical roots and inscriptions.

Trinidad and Tobago has joined the global UPI network, enabling BHIM app transactions for digital payments.
Trinidad and Tobago is now the eighth to implement India’s UPI system, becoming the first in the Caribbean to do so.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the nation for embracing UPI during his visit on July 3–4.
Discussions between the two nations included plans to adopt more India Stack technologies like DigiLocker and GeM.

On 8 July, the 2025 season of the ASMITA League was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu was among the dignitaries present at the inauguration of the Asmita Weightlifting League.
Asmita’s 2025 season kicked off with a Weightlifting League, with 42 girls participating in eight different weight categories in a two-day event held in the open category.

✅ 7. Haryana is set to develop the largest jungle safari in Asia.

The safari will be located in the Aravalli Hills. It will cover an area of around 10,000 acres.
The project aims to boost eco-tourism in the state. It will also focus on wildlife conservation.
The safari will host a wide variety of plants and animals. Advanced technology will be used in the development.
Eco-friendly tourism will be a key feature of the project. Local residents will benefit from new job opportunities.

✅ 8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Brazil’s highest civilian award.

The award is called the Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross.
It was presented by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The honour recognizes PM Modi’s efforts to strengthen India-Brazil relations.
It also acknowledges his role in boosting cooperation on global platforms.

✅ 9. The user trials of the Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) has been succesfully carried out.

The trials were conducted from INS Kavaratti between June 23 and July 7, 2025.
ERASR was developed by DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune.
The project was supported by the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory.
The Naval Science & Technological Laboratory also contributed to its development.

✅ 10. Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the first Science Centre in Dholpur, Rajasthan.

Dholpur got the first science center among aspiring districts.
The centre aims to ignite scientific interest and innovation among local youth.
It was developed through collaboration between the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Immunology, and National Science Centre.
The project is a part of a national plan to establish science museums in aspirational districts.