Current Affairs Quiz – July 2025

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Recently, the Ministry of Power announced a task force to develop the India Energy Stack, a new digital platform for the energy sector. The India Energy Stack is a Digital Public Infrastructure to create a secure, standard, and open system for managing and innovating across the electricity sector. It will give unique identification numbers for consumers, assets, and transactions. It will allow real-time, consent-based data sharing and use open Application Programming Interfaces for smooth integration.

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Recently, the ‘Raj Bhavan Annadhan’ scheme was launched in Goa by Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The scheme is an initiative by Governor Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai. Under this scheme, the Governor will donate his book royalties to support the cause. On the occasion, financial help from the Governor’s Discretionary Funds was given to around 40 patients suffering from cancer and undergoing dialysis. Each patient received ₹25,000 as assistance under this program.

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Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed all Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, and Co-operative Banks to use the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI). FRI was launched by the Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). It is a risk-based tool that marks a mobile number as Medium, High, or Very High financial fraud risk. It helps banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) providers protect customers.

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Recently, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti inaugurated the C-FLOOD platform. C-FLOOD means “Unified Inundation Forecasting System”. It is developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune and Central Water Commission (CWC), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti. It is part of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) run by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST).

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Recently, Bangladesh announced August 8 as “New Bangladesh Day” to mark the anniversary of the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. This government took charge three days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5 last year following a student-led uprising. August 5 will be observed as “July Uprising Day”.

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Recently, botanists discovered a new species in Assam called Garciniakusumae. Garciniakusumae belongs to the Garcinia genus, known as thoikora in Assamese. It is a dioecious evergreen tree growing up to 18 metres tall. The tree flowers from February to April and bears fruit from May to June. The fruit is used culturally and medicinally in Assam. Its sun-dried pulp is made into a sherbet to prevent heat stroke and quench thirst.

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Recently, the third National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2025 was inaugurated by Shri Harsh Malhotra, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Road Transport & Highways, at Taj Palace, New Delhi. It was organised by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), the two-day event focused on “Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) for Viksit Bharat.” The event highlighted India’s shift from regulatory prosecution to trust-based corporate governance with ESG at the centre of business strategy.

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Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government announced the third edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS-2025) in Greater Noida from 25th to 29th September. The event will showcase Uttar Pradesh as a rising Expressway State and a growing manufacturing hub. It will highlight key projects like the Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) and Integrated Manufacturing and Logistics Clusters (IMLC). These projects are led by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA).

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July is observed as Sarcoma Cancer Awareness Month to highlight rare and misunderstood cancers. Sarcoma is a group of cancers starting in bones and soft tissues like fat, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and deep skin layers. Sarcomas are divided into soft tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas with over 70 subtypes. Sarcoma often appears as a painless lump that grows over time. Diagnosis is delayed because symptoms look like cysts or injuries. Sarcomas make up 1% of adult cancers and 15% of paediatric cancers but cause severe impacts due to poor awareness.

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The Odisha government recently invited bids to build a high-level bridge over the Mahanadi River near Satkosia Tiger Reserve, raising ecological concerns. Satkosia Tiger Reserve is located in Odisha across Angul, Cuttack, Boudh, Nayagarh districts. It includes Baisipalli Sanctuary and Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary. It is part of the Mahanadi Elephant Reserve. Satkosia lies at the junction of the Deccan Peninsula and Eastern Ghats biogeographic regions.