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Daily Current Affairs: 13 October 2025

Current affairs of 13 October 2025: Thirumalapuram Excavation: Iron Age Urn Burials in Tenkasi; Indian Wolf Assessed Separately by IUCN, Rated Vulnerable; GBD 2023 Report: NCDs Now Dominate Deaths in India, and 15 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 18 topics

National Affairs

  1. Thirumalapuram Excavation: Iron Age Urn Burials in Tenkasi
  2. Asian TT Championships: India Men Lose 0-3 to Hong Kong

Banking & Finance

  1. Banks Ask RBI to Drop SMS Alerts on Payments Under ₹100
  2. Foreign Banks Seek RBI Relief on Risk Weights, PSL and Domain Rules
  3. IRDAI Orders Fraud Risk Framework for Insurers from April 2026
  4. Payment Aggregators: RBI Eases Rules for New Segments
  5. RBI’s Proposed Credit Card Risk Weights and SBI Cards’ Capital Gain
  6. HDFC Bank ‘My Business QR’ Unveiled at Global Fintech Fest
  7. Irinjalakuda Town Co-operative Bank Board Superseded by RBI

Economy

  1. Black Money Act 2015 (BMA): Government Review Panel
  2. EPFO Plans Separate Benchmarks for EPF, EPS and EDLI
  3. RBI Eases EXIM Rules: EDPMS/IDPMS, MTT and SRVA Changes

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Natural Farming in Himachal: PK3Y and CETARA–NF
  2. Mariculture Target 2047: ICAR-CMFRI’s 2.5 Million Tonne Goal
  3. ICAR Clears 28 Wheat and Barley Varieties Before Sowing

Science & Technology

  1. Gurugram Launches India’s First QR Challan Kiosk

Environment & Ecology

  1. Indian Wolf Assessed Separately by IUCN, Rated Vulnerable

Reports & Indexes

  1. GBD 2023 Report: NCDs Now Dominate Deaths in India

National Affairs

Banking & Finance

Economy

Economy

10. Black Money Act 2015 (BMA): Government Review Panel

  • An internal government committee is reviewing the Black Money Act, 2015 (BMA), India's strict law on hidden overseas wealth.
  • Undisclosed foreign assets face 30% tax plus a 90% penalty, together 120% of asset value.
  • Wilful concealment can bring 3 to 10 years of imprisonment.
  • Tax assessed under the BMA is a scheduled offence under the PMLA, allowing ED involvement.
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