One Minute Current Affairs 17 July 2025
Important days
July 17 –World Day for International Justice
Banking & Business
“EximPe”- gets RBI’s “in-principle” approval for operating as a Payment Aggregator – Cross Border (PA-CB).
Appointments
Nitu Chandra and Kranti Prakash Jha- appoint by ECI (Election Commission of India) as Bihar’s SVEEP icons.
- SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation).
Yuliia Svyrydenko – Appointed as New Prime Minister of Ukraine.
- She replaces Denys Shmyhal.
State news
Gujarat– Unveils the country’s first tribal genome sequencing initiative.
- Focused on enhancing tribal healthcare using genetic research.
Defence
GE-F404 Engine- for fighter planes purchase by India.
- From GE Aerospace, USA
- HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) use GE-F404 engine for India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk 1A.
Akash Prime missile system- Successfully Tested by Indian Army.
- surface-to-air missile system.
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Awards
Swachh Survekshan 2024–25
- Ahmedabad declared cleanest city in category of cities with population over 10 lakh.
- Super Swachh League Cities (New Category – 2024–25)Recognizes cities maintaining top 3 ranks in their categories for 3 consecutive years. Includes cities like Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Vijayawada, Noida, Mysuru, Tirupati, etc.
- Super Swachh League Cities Winners- 1st– Indore, 2nd-Surat, 3rd– Navi Mumbai.
Science & Technologies
IIM Kozhikode- Launch initiative called “Gyanodaya”.
- Aiming to transform management education through innovative teaching and knowledge sharing.
Sports
Andre Russell- West indies all-rounder cricketer announced retirement.
Deepika Sehrawat (Hockey player)- first-ever Indian player to win the Poligras Magic Skill Award.
- She is from Hisar, Haryana.
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