One Minute Daily Current Affairs – 25 June 2025

                      Important Days

25 June– Day of the Seafarer (Every year)

• Acknowledging the vital role of seafarers in supporting global trade, driving economies, and sustaining societies.
• Campaign ‘My Harassment-Free Ship’

25 June- 50 Years of Emergency

• On June 25, 1975, exactly 50 years ago, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi advised President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to declare a state of Emergency in India under Article 352 — marking the beginning of a profound suspension of democracy

                                                                                                            Appointments

Kirsty Coventry– First Woman and First African to Lead the IOC (International Olympic Committee

• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) marked its 131st anniversary on June 23, 2025.
• Replace- Thomas Bach (a German lawyer and Olympic fencing champion from 1976, concluded his maximum 12-year tenure)
• Kirsty Coventry birth Place- Harare, capital of Zimbabwe

                                                                                                                Economy

6.5%- S&P Global Ratings Raises India’s GDP Growth Forecast to 6.5% for FY26 Despite Global Economic Uncertainty.

₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh- EPFO Increases limit for auto-settlement Advance Withdrawal Limit from 1 lakh to ₹5 Lakh for Quicker Access to Funds within three working days

• Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
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                   Science & Technology

Gemini 2.5- Google has officially launched its revolutionary AI Mode in India, marking a major milestone in the advancement of search technology.

Kutch, Gujarat- Adani Group Commissions India’s First 5 MW Off-Grid Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant.

• This off-grid setup uses solar-powered electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, enabling a fully sustainable production process.

Dangeti Jahnavi– First Indian to Successfully Complete NASA’s Prestigious International Air and Space Training Program.

• Jahnavi Dangeti was born in Palakollu, located in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Shubhanshu Shukla– On board for Axiom Mission 4 to International space station on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket

• Birth– Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Axiom Mission 4 is partnership between SpaceX and NASA.
• The second time an Indian has ventured into space, and the first to do so aboard the ISS since Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission.

                                                                                                             National News 

Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan (DAJA)- The Government of India has launched the largest tribal empowerment campaign in the history of independent India.

• honouring tribal icon Birsa Munda.
• from 15 June to 15 July 2025
• Reaching over 5.5 crore tribal citizens across 31 States and Union Territories, the campaign spans 550+ districts and covers more than 1 lakh tribal villages and PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups) habitations.

‘ECoR Yatra’ mobile app- East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched for Rath Yatra 2025 pilgrims

                                                                                                                 States News

‘Vidya Shakti’- Andhra Pradesh’s Digital Initiative to Support and Empower Slow Learners.

Bihar- Bihar is poised to set up its first nuclear power plant as part of India’s ₹20,000 crore Nuclear Energy Mission.

• The project, based on Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology

                                                                                                            International News

ConvEx-3– largest-ever international nuclear emergency exercise conducted by Romania with partnership of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

                                                                                                                      Sports

Neeraj Chopra- Wins Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 javelin title

• Best throw of 85.29m
• Held at- Czech Republic
• This victory follows closely after his triumph at the Paris Diamond League, marking his second title in just six days.