Daily Current Affairs: 19 August 2025

Current affairs of 19 August 2025: FAO SOFI 2025: Hunger Falls, India Cuts Undernourishment to 12%; Removal of the Chief Election Commissioner: Procedure Explained; India’s Crewed Moon Landing by 2040: Roadmap and Milestones, and 10 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

Removal of the Chief Election Commissioner: Procedure Explained
Archery Premier League: Indian Archers Named for October

Banking & Finance

SEBI Consultation on Minimum Public Shareholding and Offer
SEBI Norms for Sectoral and Thematic Derivative Indices
Tata AIA Momentum 50 Index Fund NFO Opens at ₹10
IRDAI orders QIS 2 for move to Risk-Based Capital regime
LIC Revival Campaign for Lapsed Policies, 18 August to 17 October

Economy

SMA and NPA: Plan to Extend MSME NPA Period to 180 Days

Agriculture & Rural

Agri Startup 2.0 at SRMIST Promotes Sustainable Farming

Science & Technology

India’s Crewed Moon Landing by 2040: Roadmap and Milestones
India’s first removable solar panels between rail tracks, Varanasi

Environment & Ecology

E20 Petrol: Ethanol Blending Facts, Concerns and Brazil Case

Reports & Indexes

FAO SOFI 2025: Hunger Falls, India Cuts Undernourishment to 12%

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Removal of the Chief Election Commissioner: Procedure Explained

Opposition parties considered impeaching Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Removal needs 50 MPs to start, a judicial inquiry and a two-thirds majority in both Houses.
No CEC has been removed since Independence.

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Sports

2. Archery Premier League: Indian Archers Named for October

The inaugural Archery Premier League is scheduled for October at the Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi.
Recurve names include Olympians Deepika Kumari and B. Dhiraj.
Compound names include V. Jyothi Surekha and Abhishek Verma.

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Banking & Finance

Economy

3. SEBI Consultation on Minimum Public Shareholding and Offer

SEBI's consultation paper seeks more flexibility in Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) and Minimum Public Offer (MPO).
Present MPS rule: 25% public shareholding within 3 years of listing.
Proposed for ₹50,000 crore to ₹1 lakh crore market cap: 15% in 5 years, 25% in 10 years.

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Banking & Finance

4. SEBI Norms for Sectoral and Thematic Derivative Indices

SEBI's 29 May 2025 consultation paper seeks tighter norms for sectoral and thematic indices used in derivatives.
Each index needs at least 14 stocks; no stock above 20% weight; top three together capped at 45%.
Remaining stocks should follow descending weightage.

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Economy

5. Tata AIA Momentum 50 Index Fund NFO Opens at ₹10

Tata AIA Life launched the Momentum 50 Index Fund on August 19, 2025; NFO price ₹10 per unit.
The NFO stayed open until August 25, 2025.
The fund tracks the BSE 500 Momentum 50 Customised Index of 50 high-momentum stocks.

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Banking & Finance

6. IRDAI orders QIS 2 for move to Risk-Based Capital regime

IRDAI asked insurers to conduct QIS 2 for the Risk-Based Capital framework.
RBC replaces the fixed solvency margin system.
Capital will match investment, underwriting, operational and market risks.

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Banking & Finance

7. LIC Revival Campaign for Lapsed Policies, 18 August to 17 October

LIC launched a nationwide campaign to revive lapsed individual policies, running from 18 August to 17 October.
The late fee concession is up to 30%, subject to a maximum of ₹5,000.
The offer covers all non-linked insurance plans.

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Economy

8. SMA and NPA: Plan to Extend MSME NPA Period to 180 Days

The government weighed lifting the MSME NPA period from 90 to 180 days.
SMA-0, SMA-1 and SMA-2 mean overdue 1-30, 31-60 and 61-90 days.
Beyond 90 days overdue, a loan is an NPA.

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Agriculture & Rural

Agriculture & Rural Development

9. Agri Startup 2.0 at SRMIST Promotes Sustainable Farming

SRM College of Agricultural Sciences (SRMIST, Kattankulathur) organised 'Agri Startup 2.0'.
Its partner was the Isha Save Soil Movement, working in Tamil Nadu for almost thirty years.
Themes: soil health, natural farming, farmer livelihoods and toxin-free food.

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Science & Technology

10. India’s Crewed Moon Landing by 2040: Roadmap and Milestones

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said in Lok Sabha that an Indian astronaut will walk on the Moon by 2040.
The plan fits the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision and targets a bigger share of the $45 billion global space economy.
Milestones: Vyommitra 2026, Gaganyaan 2027, Bharat Antariksh Station 2035, Moon landing 2040.

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Environment & Ecology

11. India’s first removable solar panels between rail tracks, Varanasi

India's first removable solar panel system between railway tracks was commissioned at Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi, on 15 August 2025.
The installation is 70 metres long and has 28 panels.
Its installed capacity is 15 KWp.
Panels can be lifted for maintenance or emergencies, and no land acquisition is needed.
It is a pilot project backing Indian Railways' net-zero carbon goal.

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Environment & Ecology

Economy

12. E20 Petrol: Ethanol Blending Facts, Concerns and Brazil Case

India targeted 20% ethanol blending (E20) by 2025; E20-compatible vehicles began rolling out from April 2025.
Ethanol has a higher octane number but lower calorific value than petrol, and is hygroscopic.
Brazil uses E27 petrol after phased policy since 1975.

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Reports & Indexes

Health & Social Issues

13. FAO SOFI 2025: Hunger Falls, India Cuts Undernourishment to 12%

FAO's 2025 report put global undernourishment at 8.2%, or 673 million people.
India's rate fell from 13% (2020-22) to 12% (2022-24), about 30 million fewer hungry people.
NFHS-5 shows 35.5% of children stunted and 19.3% wasted.
Post-harvest losses in India were put at ₹92,000 crore a year (ICAR, 2022).

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Daily Current Affairs: 19 August 2025

In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

1. Removal of the Chief Election Commissioner: Procedure Explained

2. Archery Premier League: Indian Archers Named for October

Banking & Finance

3. SEBI Consultation on Minimum Public Shareholding and Offer

4. SEBI Norms for Sectoral and Thematic Derivative Indices

5. Tata AIA Momentum 50 Index Fund NFO Opens at ₹10

6. IRDAI orders QIS 2 for move to Risk-Based Capital regime

7. LIC Revival Campaign for Lapsed Policies, 18 August to 17 October

Economy

8. SMA and NPA: Plan to Extend MSME NPA Period to 180 Days

Agriculture & Rural

9. Agri Startup 2.0 at SRMIST Promotes Sustainable Farming

Science & Technology

10. India’s Crewed Moon Landing by 2040: Roadmap and Milestones

11. India’s first removable solar panels between rail tracks, Varanasi

Environment & Ecology

12. E20 Petrol: Ethanol Blending Facts, Concerns and Brazil Case

Reports & Indexes

13. FAO SOFI 2025: Hunger Falls, India Cuts Undernourishment to 12%

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