Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 25, 2021:

Deloitte, Haryana government join hands to launch ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ initiative against COVID-19
India, Israel sign 3-year work programme for cooperation in agriculture: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

FDI (foreign direct investments) equity inflows into the country grew 19% to USD 59.64 billion during 2020-21
Total FDI, including equity, re-invested earnings and capital, rose 10% to the “highest ever” of USD 81.72 billion during 2020-21
In terms of top investor countries, Singapore is at the top with 29% share
The computer software and hardware sector attracted the highest inflows with around 44% share of the total FDI equity inflows
Gujarat is the top recipient state during 2020-21 with 37% share of the total FDI equity inflows

RBI issues guidelines for merging District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) with State Cooperative Banks (StCBs)

China defends CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor), calls it an economic initiative; says it won’t affect its stand on Kashmir
CPEC, which traverses through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), is the flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
President Bidya Devi Bhandari issues ordinance to amend Nepali Citizenship Act
Belarus scrambles jet to force Ryanair plane on Athens-Lithuania fight to land and arrests detained journalist Roman Protasevich
Iran agrees to extend deal with UN’s nuclear watchdog on cameras at its nuclear sites says IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi