📖 Important Current Affairs for All Upcoming Exams
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1) Telangana government issued a gazette notification that formally implemented Scheduled Caste sub-categorisation, popularly called reservation within reservation.
➨ According to the notification, Scheduled Castes in the state will be divided into three categories – Group I, II and III. With this, Telangana becomes first state to implement SC sub-categorisation.
▪️Telangana :-
➨CM - A Revanth Reddy
➨KBR National Park
➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve
➨Kawal Tiger Reserve
➨ Pakhal Lake And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Pocharam Dam And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
2) According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2024 released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above in India experienced a slight decline from 5.0% in 2023 to 4.9% in 2024.
3) Suruchi Inder Singh secured the gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2025 held in Argentina.
4) ICICI Bank has entered into a co-lending partnership with Piramal Finance to provide improved credit access to middle and low-income borrowers, particularly in semi-urban and rural areas.
5) Juspay, a Bengaluru-based fintech company specializing in payments infrastructure, became India’s first unicorn of 2025 after raising $60 million in a Series D funding round.
6) Rajesh Unni, the founder of Synergy Marine Group, received the prestigious National Maritime Varuna Award during the 62nd National Maritime Day celebrations in Mumbai.
7) Noted Kathak dancer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Kumudini Lakhia passed away at the age of 95.
➨She founded the Kadamb Centre for Dance and Music in Ahmedabad in 1964.
8) The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced a new Aadhaar-based face authentication feature for generating and activating the Universal Account Number (UAN) via the UMANG app.
9) Mr. Gabriel Boric, President of the Republic of Chile, to India concluded in Bangalore with the signing of two strategic agreements aimed at deepening collaboration in innovation, entrepreneurship, and start-up ecosystems between the two nations.
10) Mauritius has become the first African nation to sign the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), highlighting its commitment to advancing solar energy initiatives.
11) The 9th edition of the three-day Global Technology Summit was inaugurated in New Delhi by the External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.
➨ The Global Technology Summit, to be held from 10-12 April 2025, is India’s flagship dialogue on geo-technology.
12) The ₹9 crore Digital Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder lab, also referred to as the "Black Box Lab", was inaugurated in New Delhi at the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
13) The Maharashtra government has announced the renaming of Khultabad to its original name, Ratnapur, as part of a broader initiative to restore pre-Mughal historical and cultural identities.
➨This decision was declared by State Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat.
▪️ Maharashtra :-
➨ Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park
➨ Tadoba National Park
➨Nawegaon National Park
➨Gugamal National Park
➨Chandoli National Park
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