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Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17th May to 23rd May 2025

May Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

Competitive exams such as SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railways, and other government and competitive exams require candidates to have knowledge of General Awareness, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs. The section on general awareness and current affairs is critical in determining overall scores in these exams.

To help candidates prepare for these exams, we offer weekly one-liner current affairs that cover essential and major topics. These current affairs will keep you up-to-date with current events and help you in upcoming exams.

National News

  • EU and India Launch €41 Million Joint R&D Initiatives to Combat Marine Pollution and Advance Green Hydrogen Technologies
  • DST Launches India’s First-Ever Carbon Capture Testbeds in Cement Sector to Accelerate Net Zero Goals
  • ReNew Power Commits ₹22,000 Crore for India’s Largest Renewable Energy Complex in Andhra Pradesh
  • Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates ‘Corporate Bhavan’ in Kolkata
  • ASI Completes Restoration of 16th-Century Rajon ki Baoli Stepwell in Delhi
  • Arti Sarin and Sadhna S Nair Inaugurate Advanced Femto-LASIK Suite at Army Hospital Delhi Cantt
  • Minister of State for Defence to lead Indian delegation at LIMA 2025 in Malaysia
  • India Launches ‘Sagar Mein Samman’ to Boost Women’s Participation in Maritime Sector
  • Rajiv Ranjan Lays Foundation Stone for ₹100-Crore Integrated Aqua Park in Tripura
  • Jitendra Singh Launches Digital Civil List 2025 with Enhanced AI Features
  • GeM Celebrates 8th Incorporation Day with Launch of GeMAI
  • TCS ranked among World’s top 100 most valuable brands in Kantar BrandZ 2025 Report
  • Kerala Becomes First State to Mandate Robotics Education for All Class 10 Students
  • Honduras Opens Embassy in New Delhi
  • Operation Olivia’ Helps Protect 98 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles In Odisha
  • Telangana CM Revanth Launches ‘Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam’ Scheme
  • Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launches Depot Darpan, Anna Mitra, Anna Sahayata Apps
  • NCC Cadet successfully climbs Mount Everest for the third time
  • India Assumes Chairmanship of Asian Productivity Organization at 67th Governing Body Meeting in Jakarta
  • India hosts second Blue Talks ahead of UN Ocean Conference 2025
  • Santosh Sarangi addresses the 2025 World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam
  • Mizoram becomes the first state to achieve full functional literacy
  • WHO Certifies India as free from Trachoma as a Public Health Problem
  • Tripura Launches Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan to Empower Farmers

International News

  • China Revamps Military Education with New Academies to Boost Defence Modernisation
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport Becomes India’s Busiest Airport in 2024

Banking and Financial

  • UN cuts India’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 6.3%
  • HDFC Bank Launches ‘Biz+ Current Accounts’ for Growing Indian MSMEs
  • RBI Fines Deutsche Bank ₹50 Lakh, Yes Bank ₹29.6 Lakh for Regulatory Violations
  • SEBI mandates e-book mechanism for pvt debt securities above ₹20 cr
  • ICRA Projects India’s GDP Growth at 6.3% for FY2024- 25
  • SBM Bank India Partners with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance to Expand Retail Banking and Insurance Offerings
  • RBI Imposes ₹1.66 Lakh Penalty on Union Bank of India
  • RBI Grants In-Principle Approval to Emirates NBD Bank to Set Up Wholly Owned Subsidiary in India

Appointment and Resignation

  • Anurag Bhushan Appointed as India’s Next Ambassador to Sweden
  • Syndicate Bank Appoints Arun Shrivastava as MD and CEO
  • Arunabha Ghosh Appointed South Asia Envoy for COP-30 Climate Summit in Brazil
  • Tapan Kumar Deka Gets One-Year Extension as Intelligence Bureau Chief Till June 2026
  • Justice Kempaiah Somashekar Appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
  • HCLTech Appoints Kiran Cherukuri as Global GCC Practice Leader

Awards

  • President Murmu Confers 58th Jnanpith Award on Sanskrit Scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
  • Eliise Randmaa Creates History as Miss Estonia Wins Miss World 2025 Sports Challenge
  • Banu Mushtaq Becomes First Kannada Author to Win International Booker Prize 2025 for ‘Heart Lamp

Science

  • ‘Samudrayaan’: India’s first manned deep ocean mission to be launched by 2026 end

Defence

  • Indian Army Conducts Teesta Prahar Exercise in West Bengal
  • BEL signs contract with Army for Indigenous Counter-Drone System
  • Exercise Raahat: Army, NDRF join forces for disaster relief excellence in Nagaland

Sports

  • Srihari becomes India’s 86th Grandmaster
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Kathryn Bryce Win ICC Players of the Month for April 2025
  • Bologna Clinches First Italian Cup Title in 51 Years with 1-0 Win Over AC Milan
  • Sunil Gavaskar Inaugurates ‘10000 Gavaskar’ Board Room at BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai
  • India Beat Bangladesh 4-3 to Lift 2025 SAFF U-19 Football Title
  • R Praggnanandhaa Wins Superbet Chess Classic After Thrilling Three-Way Tiebreak
  • Max Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025
  • India’s First Khelo India Beach Games Inaugurated by Mansukh Mandaviya at Diu’s Ghoghla Beach
  • Shooter Kanak wins India’s first gold medal at Junior World Cup in Germany

Important day

  • 16 May – International Day of Light
  • 17 May – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
  • 18 May – World AIDS Vaccine Day (Theme 2025 – Immunize. Inspire)
  • 17 May – World Hypertension Day (Theme 2025 – Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer)
  • 20 May – World Bee Day (Theme 2025 -Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all)
  • 19 May – World Fair Play Day
  • 20 May – World Metrology Day (Theme 2025- Measurements for all times, for all people)
  • 22 May – Internation Day for Biological Diversity (Theme 2025 – Harmony with nature and sustainable development)
  • 21 May – National Anti-Terrorism Day

Obituary

  • Saroj Ghose, father of India’s science museum movement, passes away
  • Legendary Nuclear Scientist Dr. M.R. Srinivasan Passes Away at 95
  • Eminent Astrophysicist Dr Jayant Narlikar passes away at 86
  • Jayant Narlikar, astrophysicist who challenged Big Bang theory, passed away

 

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