Current Affairs- April 25, 2023
INDIA
- India launches ‘Operation Kaveri’ to bring back citizens stranded in Sudan.
- DRDO and Indian Navy successfully conduct trial of BMD Interceptor from naval platform.
- Supreme Court: ‘Governors should return Bills they do not agree to as soon as possible and not sit over them’.
- Vibrant Villages plan to be merged with Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti mega project.
- Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launches new features on eShram portal.
- PM Modi to flag off Vande Bharat Express and other development projects in Kerala.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- OPEC’s share of India’s oil imports fell in 2022-23 to the lowest in at least 22 years.
- India is considering linking its power grid to those of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates through undersea cables.
- LVMH becomes first European firm to cross market capitalization (m-cap) of USD 500 billion.
WORLD
- Japan’s Health Ministry approves country’s first abortion pill.
- Australia’s new Defence Strategic Review was launched by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- World Malaria Day: India registers over 85 per cent decline in malaria cases from 2015 to 2022.
- Bangladesh officially unveiled its Indo-Pacific Outlook (IPO) outlining four guiding principles and 15 objectives.
- Md. Sahabuddin takes oath as the 22nd President of Bangladesh.
- International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace was observed on April 24.
SPORTS
- Archery World Cup: India end campaign with two golds and one silver and bronze medal each at Turkiye’s Antalya.
