Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 16, 2025

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Telangana government launched the Bhu Bharati portal to make land record management simple, transparent, and accessible. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy launched it on 14th April 2025, marking Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s 135th birth anniversary. The portal replaces the Dharani portal, introduced by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government on 2nd November 2020 for agricultural land registration. Bhu Bharati was launched at Shilpa Kala Vedika in Hyderabad. It began as a pilot in four mandals – Khammam, Mulugu, Kodangal, and Kamareddy. The portal is based on the Telangana Bhu Bharathi (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the 800 megawatt (MW) 3rd unit of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant in Yamunanagar, Haryana on 14 April 2025. The new unit is an ultra-supercritical thermal plant, which uses less coal and produces lower carbon emissions compared to older plants. Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant is located in Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana. It is named after Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram, a prominent freedom fighter and social reformer. It is operated by Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL), a government-owned company.

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The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) launched the STELLAR Model, a new software tool for planning power generation, transmission, and storage with demand response. STELLAR stands for State-of-the-art, Totally indigenously developed Resource adequacy model. It helps Indian states and power distribution companies (discoms) create resource adequacy plans as per Ministry of Power’s June 2023 guidelines. The model ensures reliable electricity supply through smart planning of power resources. It supports integrated planning with demand response and meets changing yearly requirements. The tool is transparent, user-friendly, and made in India under CEA’s guidance. It is available free of cost to all states and discoms. It was developed with support from The Lantau Group (TLG) and Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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The Yimkhiung Tribal Council (YTC) recently led a protest in Pungro Town, Nagaland, against the fencing of the Indo-Myanmar border and the removal of the Free Movement Regime (FMR). The Yimkhiung tribe mainly lives in eastern Nagaland’s Kiphire district and nearby regions of Myanmar. Their villages are based on clans, and they follow a strong tradition of oral history, festivals, and communal land ownership. The international border divides the Yimkhiung people, separating families and ancestral lands they consider as one. The Yimkhiungrü language, part of the Sino-Tibetan family, is spoken by over 100,000 people. Tsüngkamnyo is their most important post-harvest festival.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Global Financial Stability Report warned that high geopolitical risks may affect global financial and economic stability. It highlighted threats like conflicts, cyberattacks, and resource competition disrupting global supply chains. Shifts in global power, new trade alliances, and investment centers are changing traditional economic dynamics. The global tax system is becoming fragmented as some countries adopt a minimum global tax while others move away from shared tax rules. Workforce challenges such as ageing populations, low birth rates, cultural tensions, and artificial intelligence (AI) integration are also stressing economies and labour markets. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) releases the Global Financial Stability Report. This report, published twice a year in April and October, provides an assessment of the global financial system and markets, including emerging market financing.