Current Affairs July 2025

QUAD Nations Launch ‘At Sea Observer Mission’ to Boost Maritime Cooperation

The coast guards from QUAD countries (India, Japan, the United States, and Australia) have launched the QUAD at Sea Ship Observer Mission. This mission will further maritime cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific region as a way to strengthen operational connectivity with the QUAD member countries and promote a rules-based maritime order. The mission is compliant with […]

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MoSPI releases SDG publications on 19th Statistics Day 2025

India has taken impressive steps towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as explained in the National Indicator Framework (NIF) Progress Report 2025. The NIF Report, released on Statistics Day, presents time series data on SDG indicators. The Report shows progress in health, education, and social protection sectors, and that over the period from 2015

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India Hosts First ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue to Strengthen Maritime Ties

On July 1, 2025, India took a major step toward increasing both regional connectivity and tourism by hosting the first-ever ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue in Chennai. This inaugural ASEAN-India Cruise Dialogue was hosted onboard the cruise ship MV Empress at Chennai Port. The dialogue had over 30 delegates from all 10 ASEAN Member Countries and Timor

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National Doctor’s Day 2025: Theme, Significance

July 1, 2025, also known as National Doctor’s Day, is set aside to recognize the contributions of doctor’s and healthcare professionals all across India. It began in 1991, to honour Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, and celebrates the selfless dedication to public health. The theme for 2025 is “Behind the Mask: Who Heals the Healers?” and

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Passport Seva 2.0: How to Apply for e-Passport in India

During the 13th Passport Seva Divas, India took an important step forward in the passport issuance system with the launch of the e-Passport nationally under the revamped Passport Seva Programme (PSP) Version 2.0, as part of its overall agenda to make government services even more transparent, efficient, secure, and digital. The launch was made by

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G7 Nations Agree to Exempt U.S. Firms from Global Minimum Tax

The Group of Seven (G7) countries, in a significant policy alteration, will exempt U.S. multinational companies from the global minimum tax in their agreement, providing a specific “side-by-side” taxation treatment for these companies. Earlier in the day, the G7 specified these companies will be taxed solely in the United States on the profits they accrue

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Amit Shah Inaugurates Turmeric Board HQ in Nizamabad

Amid a significant initiative to empower turmeric farmers and expand export opportunities for the turmeric industry, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, inaugurated the National Headquarters of the Turmeric Board at Nizamabad, Telangana on June 30, 2025. The initiative carries significant weight in terms of the government’s spur to improve turmeric production, branding, research, and foreign

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