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Daily Current Affairs: 19 February 2025

Current affairs of 19 February 2025: India-Qatar Strategic Partnership: Trade, FTA and Security; US-Russia Talks on Ending Ukraine War: Key Points; Tamil Nadu Samagra Shiksha Funds Withheld Over NEP, and 10 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

  1. Tamil Nadu Samagra Shiksha Funds Withheld Over NEP

Banking & Finance

  1. Bank Deposit Insurance Reform After New India Co-operative Bank Curbs
  2. Rupee Stability: RBI Intervention and Liquidity Steps (Feb 2025)
  3. SEBI Online Trading Security: SIM Binding and Biometric Login
  4. SEBI Explained: Powers, Functions, Structure and Regulations

Economy

  1. India’s Import Tariffs: High Duties and US Reciprocal Tariff Threat
  2. Urban Unemployment Rate 6.4% in Oct-Dec 2024: Key Data

International Affairs

  1. India-Qatar Strategic Partnership: Trade, FTA and Security
  2. US-Russia Talks on Ending Ukraine War: Key Points

Agriculture & Rural

  1. ₹1,000 Crore Credit Guarantee for e-NWR Pledge Financing

Science & Technology

  1. Saturn’s Rings: New Study Suggests They May Be Ancient
  2. First Private-Built PSLV and ISRO’s NGLV Plans

Environment & Ecology

  1. BTR: India’s First Biannual Transparency Report

National Affairs

Banking & Finance

Economy

3. Rupee Stability: RBI Intervention and Liquidity Steps (Feb 2025)

  • The rupee began stabilising after the RBI's 7 February repo rate cut, following sharp falls in December 2024 and January 2025.
  • State banks sold about $12 billion for the RBI on 10-11 February; the rupee firmed to 86.50 on 14 February.
  • FPIs pulled ₹2 trillion from Indian equities after Trump's re-election and protectionist moves.
  • RBI's forward book deficit rose to $80-85 billion, limiting room for future intervention.
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Economy

Economy

7. Urban Unemployment Rate 6.4% in Oct-Dec 2024: Key Data

  • Urban unemployment (age 15+) stood at 6.4% in Oct-Dec 2024, unchanged from the previous quarter and down from 6.5% a year earlier.
  • Female unemployment was 8.1% (8.6% in 2023); male was 5.8%.
  • Himachal Pradesh had the highest rate at 10.4% overall and 24% for women; Gujarat the lowest overall at 3%.
  • Tertiary sector employs 62.7% of urban workers.
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International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Banking & Finance

10. ₹1,000 Crore Credit Guarantee for e-NWR Pledge Financing

  • A ₹1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme targets pledge financing against electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (e-NWRs).
  • RBI raised the priority sector lending limit for e-NWR loans from ₹50 lakh to ₹75 lakh.
  • Banks have facilitated ₹10,000 crore of loans through e-NWRs; the government expects lending to reach ₹1 lakh crore in 10 years.
  • NCDEX cut its NeRL shareholding to 51% for regulatory reasons.
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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

12. First Private-Built PSLV and ISRO’s NGLV Plans

  • A HAL-L&T consortium is building India's first private-made PSLV under ISRO guidance, with launch targeted for Q3 2025.
  • It carries the Technology Demonstration Satellite TDS-1, which tests up to 35 indigenous technologies.
  • TDS-1 includes a 300 mN electric thruster designed by ISRO's LPSC, the first fully indigenous such system.
  • ISRO's NGLV will have three core stages, two strap-on boosters and about 93 m height.
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Environment & Ecology

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