Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 25, 2022

– IPS Officer Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau

– Tenure of R&AW (Research and Analysis Wing) Chief extended by one year

– Former IAS Officer Parameswaran Iyer appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog

– India test-fires Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from an Indian Naval Ship (INS) off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha; meant for neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges including sea-skimming targets

– IAF participates in Tactical Leadership Programme at Egyptian Air Force Weapon School in Cairo

– India’s foreign exchange reserves declined $5.9 billion to $590.59 billion for the week ended June 17

– National Conference on the development of the Space Start-up Ecosystem in India held in Bengaluru

– Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari approves draft of Bharat-NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) car safety rating system

– RBI extends deadline for tokenisation of debit and credit cards by another three months to September 30

– Tokenisation is a process by which card details are replaced by a unique code or token, allowing online purchases to go through without exposing sensitive card details

– National Logistics Excellence Awards given in 12 categories by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

– Coal India Ltd. ventures into power generation; to set up 660-MW unit in Chhattisgarh

– Media & entertainment industry set to hit Rs.4.3-trn revenues by 2026: PwC

– Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to set up ‘BRO Cafes’ in border areas to boost tourism

– Ukraine asks its forces to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk city in eastern Luhansk region

– European Union grants candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia; the three countries will be required to carry out a series of political and economic reforms to obtain EU membership

– Austrian capital Vienna named world’s most livable city by the Economist; Syrian capital Damascus is least livable

– Xi Jinping announces additional $1 billion for Global Development Fund

– Pakistan announces 10% super tax on large-scale industries like cement, steel, automobiles

– US Senate passes bipartisan gun-safety legislation by a wide margin

– FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup to be held in India from 11th October to 30th October