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Tarique Rahman: Set to become the Prime Minister of Bangladesh following a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections. [First elected PM since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina]. [Appointments/International]
Seva Teerth: The newly inaugurated Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) complex in New Delhi. [Part of the Central Secretariat project to replace colonial-era buildings]. [National Affairs]
SHANTI Act: The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act allows private companies to operate nuclear power plants. [Adani Group became the first major power company to enter the sector under this Act]. [Government Schemes/Economy]
Medical Shabd Sindhu: A standard English medical dictionary to be compiled by the Union Home Ministry and translated into 15 Indian languages. [Aims to encourage medical education in mother tongues under NEP 2020]. [Government Schemes]
Indo-Thai Air Exercise: A bilateral air combat exercise conducted by the Indian Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force in the Indian Ocean Region. [Featured Su-30MKI and Gripen fighter jets]. [Defence]
Blessing Muzarabani: Became the third Zimbabwean cricketer to claim 100 T20I wickets. [Achieved the feat during a match against Australia]. [Sports]
New CPI Series: The government released a new Consumer Price Index series with a revised base year of 2024. [Weightage of food and beverages reduced to 36.75% from 45.86%]. [Economy]
General Anil Chauhan: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) stated that the 1954 Panchsheel Agreement was believed to have settled India’s border with China. [Highlighted the evaporation of the Himalayan buffer with Tibet]. [Defence/Person in News]
Spectrum Ownership Ruling: The Supreme Court ruled that telecom spectrum is a natural resource held in trust by the Union and not an asset of telecom companies. [Cannot be used for insolvency or liquidation proceedings]. [Economy/Polity]
Wheat Export Policy: The Centre allowed the export of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat to stabilise domestic markets. [Decision follows a comfortable stock position of 75 lakh tonnes with private entities]. [Economy]
Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam (KMUT): Tamil Nadu government announced an expansion of this scheme with a ₹15,000 credit to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries. [Includes monthly aid and a special summer assistance]. [Government Schemes]
Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar: The Supreme Court directed filmmakers to give credit to this Dhrupad singer for the “Shiva Stuti” composition in Ponniyin Selvan II. [He is a Padma Shri awardee]. [Art & Culture]
Blind Box Regulation: Singapore announced plans to regulate “blind box” toys by mandating the disclosure of probability odds. [Aims to curb gambling risks associated with these collectibles]. [International Affairs]
Face Transplant Initiative: AIIMS Delhi launched a cadaveric workshop to introduce face transplantation procedures in India. [Collaborating with experts from Harvard Medical School]. [Science & Tech]
India-US Trade Framework: A new framework for an interim trade agreement was announced involving reciprocal tariff reductions. [Involves US rescinding punitive tariffs in exchange for India halting Russian oil imports]. [International Relations/Economy]
Results
#1. Who is set to become the Prime Minister of Bangladesh following a landslide victory?
#2. What is the name of the newly inaugurated Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) complex in New Delhi?
#3. Under which Act did the Adani Group become the first major power company to announce entry into the nuclear power sector?
#4. Medical Shabd Sindhu is an initiative by the Union Home Ministry to compile a standard dictionary for which field?
#5. With which country’s air force did the Indian Air Force recently conduct a bilateral air combat exercise in the Indian Ocean Region?
#6. Blessing Muzarabani (who claimed 100 T20I wickets) plays for which cricket team?
#7. What is the revised base year for the newly released Consumer Price Index (CPI) series?
#8. Which Indian defence official stated that the 1954 Panchsheel Agreement was believed to have settled India’s border with China?
#9. The Supreme Court ruled that telecom spectrum cannot be used for what purpose?
#10. The Centre has allowed the export of how much wheat to stabilise domestic markets?
#11. Which state government announced an expansion of the ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam’ with a ₹15000 credit?
#12. The Supreme Court directed filmmakers to give credit to which Dhrupad singer for the “Shiva Stuti” composition in Ponniyin Selvan II?
#13. Which country plans to regulate “blind box” toys to curb gambling risks by mandating odds disclosure?
#14. Which Indian institute launched a cadaveric workshop to introduce face transplantation procedures in India?
#15. India recently announced a framework for an interim trade agreement involving reciprocal tariff reductions with which country?
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