WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 12TH TO 18TH MAY 2025

International Nurses Day -12th May 

1) Virat Kohli Announced Retirement From Test Cricket.

2) 17.89 Billion Transaction Recorded By India In April 2025.

3) C-DOT & Synergy Quantum Signed MoU To Jointly Develop Quantum Key Distribution Technology For Drone Based System.

4) Jason Clare Has Been Appointed As The Minister Of Education Australia.

5) Tanvi Sharma Has Wins Denmark Challenge 2025.

6) Odidha's Industrial gross State Value Added (GSVA) Grew 10% FY 2015-2024 

7) India Extends Financial Support To The Maldives USD 50 Million.

8) An Eminent Artist Manickam Senathipathi Passed Away on 11th May 2025.

9) LA PRENSA Has HONOUR WITH UNESCO Press Freedom Prize.

10) Haryana Government Launched The PANDIT LAKSHMI CHAND KALAKAR SAMAJIK SAMMAN YOJANA To Support Veteran Artist.

11) Bhuwan Ribhu Became First INDIAN Lawer To Received Medal Of Honour From World Jurist Association.

1) 1994 Batch Odisha Cadre IAS OFFICER Officer Santosh Sadangi Gets Additional Charge Of CMD Of Solar Energy Corporation Of India Limited 

2) INDIA Won The Bronze Medal In The Doubles Event At The ASTAF SEPAK TAKRAW Asia Cup 2025 Im Kuala Lumpur.

3) 962 Acres Of Port Land Valued At Rs 7565 Crores Allocated For Port Led Industrialisation With Investment Potential Of Rs 68,780 Crores.

* Cargo Handled Increase From 819 Million Tonnes In FY 2023-24 To 855 Million Tonnes In FY 2024/25 With An Annual Growth Of 4.3%.

4) On 13th May 2025 Indian Army Launched a searched And Destroy Operation - OPERATION KELLER.

5) Madhya Pradesh Set To Became India's First State To Conduct Snake Census.

6) India Ranked 3rd In The Global Clean Energy Leadership. 

7) France Set To Host Thee 78th Edition Of Cannes Film Festival 2025.

8) Researchers From IIT Madras Have Developed A Solar Power' Desalination System That Convert sea Water Into Drinking Water Without Using Fossil Fuel 

( Developed By Dr Thialagan K & Dr Advait S)

9) Sussan Ley Has Been Appointed As The Leader Of The Liberal Party, Australia 

* She Became The First Woman To Lead In Australia In 80 Years.

10) India Is The 4th Largest Defence Spender In The World.

* 916 Billion USA 

* 296 Billion China 

* 109 Billion Russia 

* 84 Billion INDIA 

* 76 Billion SAUDI ARABIA 

11) INDIAN Gulveer Singh Set To Debut In Diamond League.

12) India's Defence Exports In FY 2024/25 23622 Crores (34 Times Higher Than FY 2023/24) 

13) Indian National Received Highest Share Of UK Work Visas In 2024 

* 3,69,419 WORKED Visa Issued By UK ( 81,463 is Indian) 

14) Paradip Port Authority (PPA) And Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) Surpassed The 150 Million Tonne Cargo Handling Mark.

* Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) Set A Record By handling 7.3 million TEUS, 

15) India's Retail Inflation Eases To 3.16% In April From 3.34% In March.

16) PROJECT KUSHA - India's Own Indigenous S-400 And Iron Drone Set To Test In 2026.

17) Record 51,450 Tonnes Of Gypsum Discharge From MV Valiant Ship At Deendayal Port, Kandla in 24 Hours 

18) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Unveiled The India's First 3nm Chip Designed Centres In Noida And Bengaluru 

19) Martina Tudu Became First Santhal Girl From Assam To Get MBBS Degree.

20) Former Rajyasabha MP Nepaldeb Bhattacharya Passed away.

21) Karnataka Examination Authority Has launched The 3 Digital Initiative.

22) India Has Officially Became 8th COUNTRY In The World To Adopt chip Based e-Passport.

23) Government Of India Has Officially Designated 23rd September As The Ayurveda Day Every Year.

1) Former Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar Appointed As The Chairman Of UPSC. (1985 Batch Kerala Cadre IAS/ 

2) Canada's Prime Minister' Mark Carney Appointed Indian Origin Anita Anand As It's Foreign Affairs Minister.

3) According Coal Ministry The Coal Imports During April 2024 To February 2025 Dropped By 9.2%.

4) Justice Bhusan Ramakrishna Gavai Takes As The 52nd Chief Justice Of india 

5) India Won 20 Medals Including 1 Gold, 4 Silver And 15 Bronze Medal At 6th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2025.

6) The Jute Corporation Of India (JCI) Has Increases The Minimum Selling Price (MSP) Of Jute From Rs 5,335 To Rs 5,650 For Crop Year 2025/26.

7) A 4 Years Old Girl Discovered PANGIO JUHUAE - The New Fish Species In Kerala ( NAMED After Juhu)

8) Jose Mujica, President Of Uruguay (Who Part Role In VW BEETLE) Passed away.

9) The Maharashtra Government Has Approved The Implementation Of The Criminology Reserch Project - RUDRA ( Research Unit For Detection And Resolution Of Anomalies In Criminals).

10) Bihar Introduce French And German Language Courses in 15 Engineering College's.

11) Union Cabinet Has Approved The India's 6th Semiconductor In Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.

12) The Department Of Science And Technology (DST) Unveiled A Pioneer NATIONAL Initiative - FIVE CARBON CAPTURE AND UTILISATION ( CCU) Testbeds In The Cement Sector.

13) Researchers From Centre For Nano And Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) Bengaluru Based Institute Under DST Have Creates a New Catalyst Designed To Make Crucial Oxygen Related Catalytic Reaction - Faster And More Efficient.

14) President Draupadi Murmu Honour Javelin Master Neeraj Chopra In Lt Col In Indian Territory.

15) JOURANALISM THROUGH RTI Book Author - Shyamlal Yadav ( Journalist)

16) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced 11.25% Quota For SEBC Students In All Educational institutions For Admission 

17) Kasish Chaudhary Became The First Hindu Woman Assistant Commissioner In Balochistan.

18) Nagpur Based Solar Defence (SDAL) Has Successfully Conducted The 2nd Test Of Indigenous BHARGA ASTRA Counter Drone System At Gopalpur, Odisha On 13th May 2025 

19) Indian Origin Manindar Sindhu Has Given Ministry Of International Trade In Canada..

20) Robert Benton, 3 Times Oscar Winning Director Passed away.

1) Canara Bank Has Launched A New banking Solution Called CANARA TruEdge.

2) Union Bank Of India Has Launched a New Scheme Called Wellness Deposit For Retail Customers.

3) World's First Commercial Scale e- Methanol Plant Opens In Denmark.

4) Veteran Actor & Filmmaker Robert DeNiro Honoured With Palme Dor For Lifetime achievement.

5) Odisha State Government Has Appointed Asit Kumar Mohapatra As Chairperson Of Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority  (RERA).

6) Four Institutions Of Different ICAR Has Assembled First Ever Chromosome Level Genome - Of Indian Yak 

7) DRDO Has Successfully Developed Indigenous NANOPOROUS Multi-layered Polymeric Membrane For High Pressure Sea Water Desalination. (kanpur) 

8) Four Indian Athletes From India Including Neeraj Chopra Are Set To Compete In Doha Diamond League On 16th May 

9) 70 Orchids Species From 36 Genres Documented In kaziranga National Park, Assam.

10) The Appointment Cabinet Of India Has Assigned 1989 Batch Maharashtra Based IAS Rajesh Agarwal As Secretary Of Ministry Of Minority Affairs.

11) 1995 Batch IFS Officer Anurag Bhushan Has Been Appointed As The Indian Next Ambassador To Sweden.

12) PayU Has Received RBI Approval To Operate As An Online Payment Aggregator Under The payment And Settlement Systems Act 2007.

13) Srihari LR Became India's 86th GRAND MASTERS.

14) Veteran Indian Cricketer Sunill Gavaskar Has Inaugurated The 10000 GAVASKAR - A Board Room Names After Him In Mumbai.

15) Bharti Airtel Has Launched The Fraud Detection And Block Malicious Website.

16) Goverment Appoints Dinesh Pant Ratnakar Pattnaik As Managing Director Of LIC ( Life Insurance Corporation Of India) From 1st June 2025.

17) 4base Care - a BENGALURU BASED Precision Oncology Company, Unveiled The Global Cancer Diversity Atlas On 14th May 2025.

18) External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar Along With FM Of Honduras Inaugurated The Embassy Of Honduras In New Delhi.

National Dengue Day - 16th May 

1) Maharashtra Concluded As Winner (Most Medals) At 7th Khelo India Youth Games 2025. ( With 149 Medal)

2) India And European Union (EU) Have Joins Hand To Find Innovative Research Solution To Marine Plastic Litter And Wastes To Hydrogen. (391 Crores SIGNED) 

3) National Law University, (NLU) Delhi Appoints Former Chief Justice Of india DRE D Y Chandrachud As Professor.

4) ISRO Has Signed a Joint Statement Of Intent With ESA To Collaborate On Human Spaceflight 

5) India Won Bronze Medal in Woman's Asian Beach Handball Championships.

6) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Inaugurated The State Of Art DBT - ICGEB Bio foundry, Launched At The International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology New Delhi.

7) The Appointment Committee Of Cabinet Has Approved The Extension Of Tenure Of professor Abhay Karandikar As Secretary Of Department Of Science And Technology (DST) For Another One YEAR.

8) First Ever Clouded Leopards Preying Capture On Slow loris, Assam.

9) QpiAI Qvidya - Launched India's First 8qubit Super Conducting Quantum Computer Developed Exclusively For Educational institutions 

10) Kathmandu, Nepal Host The First SAGARMATHA SAMBAD 

11) India's Total Trade Reached A Historic Figures Of USD 825 Billion in 2024/25 Growing At CAGR of 5.8%.

12) Seven Beaches Of Maharshtra Gets Blue Flag Tag.

13) BEL And Indian Army Air Defense SIGNED a Contract For IDDIS Counter Drone System.

14) UN Reports India Ranked Fastest Growing Major Economy Growth Country With 6.3% GDP GROWTH.

15) Chandigarh Based Mehra Autonomous System Has Developed Indigenous NAV-iC Enabled GPS Module.

16) Odisha Government Has Constituted A Transgender Welfare Board For The Welfare Of Transgender 

17) Balchandra Rao, Classical Indian Astronomy Has Passed away 

( Book - INDIAN ASTRONOMY) 

18) IPS OFFICER Aarti Singh Became Mumbai's First Joint Commissioner Of Police Of Intelligence 

19) Barcelona Crowned As Laliga Champion.

World Hypertension Day -17th May 

1) Brazil confirm Outbreak Of Avian Influenza.

2) IITF Set Up First Overseas Campus In Dubai. (Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade) 

3) SRFTI's Short Film A Doll Made Up Of Clay Has Been Officially Selected For The Prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

4) JAGADGURU Rambhadracharya Received 58th Janpith Award 2025.

5) Grand Master R Pragganandha Won The Grand Chess Tour Superbet Chess Classic 2025. (Bucharest, Romania)

6) Neeraj Chopra Finishes As Runners Up Diamond League (90.23m).

Arshad Nadeem ( 92.97m) 

Chao (91.36m) 

7) IIT Bombay has Opening Its First International Campus In Japan.

8) Veteran Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Inaugurated SACHIN 100 At Mumbai.

9) Scientists From Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Discovered A Unique Wild Banana Species From Andaman Islands 

Musa Indandamanensis L J Singh ( Musaceae) 

10) Bihar Government Has Renamed Gaya City As Gaya jee. 

11) The  Department Of Post Has Released The Commemorative Postage Stamp Celebrating 125 Years oF Kodaikonal Solar Observatory.

12) DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamath Inaugurated A New Automotive And Weapon's System Testing Center ( AWTC) And A Morden Engine Testing Center At CVRDE ( Chennai).

13) Bengaluru Based New SPACE Research & Technologies Has Delivered The First' Batch Of Tethered Drones To Indian Army.

14) Jasmine PAOLINI Wins The Women's Single Title At Rome Open 2025.

15) Crystal Palace Wins FA Cup.

16) Philopher And Author ACHARYA PRASANTH Launched His Book - DECODING SUCCESS 

17) Rehman Patel Has Selected For Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy Award.

18) Harvansh Chawala Appointed As The Chairman BRICS Chamber Of Commerce And Industry.

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World Hypertension Day - 18th May 

International Museum Day - 18th May 

1) Jayanthi Rajan, a Dalit Leader From Wayanad, Kerala And Fathima Muzaffer A Corporarional Councillor From Tamilnadu Selected As National Assistant Secretariat In IUML National Committee (IUML - INDIAN UNION MUSLIM LEAGUE) For The First Time In 75 Years 

2) ISRO Launched The Earth Observation Satellite EOS -09 Abroad The PSLV C-61 From Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

3) IRCTC Launched The SWARAIL Application, For Ticket Booking, Catering Etc.

4) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone of Various Development Project Worth Rs 708 Crores in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

5) World's First AI Doctor Clinic Opens In SAUDI ARABIA 

6) Purnima Shrestha Successfully Climbed The Mt Everest (8848.46 m) 5th Summit.

7) Assam Sales Khadi In FY 2023/24 was Rs 8.49 Crores.

8) Uttar Pradesh Government Has Launched India's First Vistadome Jungle Safari Train Connecting Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary And Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.

9) Nobel Prize Winner And Development Economist Abhijit Banerjee Joins As Vision Board Of Telengana Rising As Advisor.

10) Miss Estonia Eliise Randmaa Bagged Gold In Miss World SPORTS Challenge 2025.

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