Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 23, 2025

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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Kerala as the first fully digitally literate State in India. The achievement marks the completion of the first phase of the Digi Kerala project to bridge the digital divide. The project was implemented at the grassroots level across all local bodies. Surveys covered 1.5 crore people from 83.46 lakh families in the State. 21.88 lakh people were found digitally illiterate. Out of them, 21.87 lakh, or 99.98%, successfully completed training and evaluation. Kerala has presented a model worth emulating for the country.

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Iran launched its first military exercise after the end of its 12-day war with Israel. The exercise, named Sustainable Power 1404, was held in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean. Iran’s navy vessels launched missiles at sea targets during the drill. The frigate IRIS Sabalan and the vessel IRIS Ganaveh fired Nasir and Qadir cruise missiles, successfully striking targets. Such drills are routine, but this one projects strength after heavy Israeli attacks on air defence and nuclear sites. Iran’s navy has around 18,000 personnel and avoided major damage during the June war.

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The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police arrested a 49-year-old contractor in the multi-crore Mithi River desilting fraud. The scam caused losses of over ₹65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Mithi River is one of the four rivers flowing through Mumbai, Maharashtra. It originates from Vihar Lake overflow and also receives overflow from Powai Lake about 2 km downstream. The river flows 18 km before joining the Arabian Sea at Mahim Creek. It passes through Powai, Saki Naka, Kurla, Kalina, Vakola, Bandra Kurla Complex, Dharavi and Mahim.

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India won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal at the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2025 held in Mumbai from August 15–21. The event hosted 288 students from 63 countries. Indian gold medalists are Aarush Mishra (Bengaluru), Banibrata Majee (Delhi), Panini (Patna) and Akshat Srivastava (Kolkata). Sumant Gupta (Gurugram) won the silver medal. Iran emerged as the top performer with all five members winning gold medals. The event was organized by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)

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National Space Day is celebrated on August 23 to commemorate the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s soft landing and deployment of the Pragyan Rover on the Moon in 2023. With this, India became the fourth country to land on the Moon and the first near the lunar south pole. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) leads India’s space programme with innovations, international collaborations, and private sector growth. The theme for 2025 is “Aryabhatta to Gaganyaan: Ancient Wisdom to Infinite Possibilities.” ISRO hosted National Space Meet 2.0 in New Delhi with Ministries, Private Stakeholders, Academia, Startups, and Experts.