Daily Current Affairs: 23 August 2025

Current affairs of 23 August 2025: Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan: Tribal Leadership Programme Explained; NITI Aayog homestay report: single-window registration, 30-day approvals; Kerala Declared India’s First Fully Digitally Literate State, and 9 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 12 topics

National Affairs

Kerala Declared India’s First Fully Digitally Literate State
Elavenil Valarivan Wins Asian Shooting Air Rifle Gold

Government Schemes

Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan: Tribal Leadership Programme Explained
Fortified Rice Scheme: Supply Extended Till December 2028

Banking & Finance

SEBI Chief’s Caution on Micro-Caps at AMFI’s 30th Anniversary
L&T Finance and Google Pay Tie Up for In-App Personal Loans
Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds Reconstituted
Federal Bank Cleared for Maharashtra GRAS Receipts

Economy

RBI Widens Counterparty Credit Risk Capital Charge to More Derivatives

Science & Technology

National Space Day 2025: Chandrayaan-3 Landing Anniversary

Environment & Ecology

Great Nicobar Project: Tribal Council Alleges FRA Violation

Reports & Indexes

NITI Aayog homestay report: single-window registration, 30-day approvals

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Kerala Declared India’s First Fully Digitally Literate State

Kerala was declared India's first fully digitally literate state in August 2025.
This marks completion of Phase I of the Digi Kerala Project.
A household counts as literate when one member aged 5+ can use a computer and the internet.

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Awards & Persons

2. Elavenil Valarivan Wins Asian Shooting Air Rifle Gold

Elavenil Valarivan won the women's air rifle gold at the 16th Asian shooting championship in Shymkent.
Her winning margin over Peng Xinlu was 0.6 points.
It is her second individual Asian championship gold; the first came in 2019.

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Government Schemes

Polity & Governance

3. Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan: Tribal Leadership Programme Explained

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan, billed as the world's largest tribal grassroots leadership programme.
It aims to build 20 lakh change leaders across 550 districts in 30 States/UTs.
Vision 2030 plans cover 1 lakh tribal villages, with 100% scheme saturation targeted.

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Government Schemes

4. Fortified Rice Scheme: Supply Extended Till December 2028

Union Cabinet approved universal fortified rice supply under all government schemes till December 2028.
Outlay is ₹17,082 crore, fully funded by the Centre.
Rice is fortified with iron, folic acid and vitamin B12.

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Banking & Finance

Economy

5. SEBI Chief’s Caution on Micro-Caps at AMFI’s 30th Anniversary

SEBI chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey urged fund houses to be careful with micro-cap exposure.
He backed promoting small SIPs from Rs 250 a month.
AMCs must act quickly on fraudulent redemption complaints.

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Banking & Finance

6. L&T Finance and Google Pay Tie Up for In-App Personal Loans

L&T Finance Ltd., an NBFC, partnered with Google Pay to offer personal loans on the payments platform.
Eligible Google Pay users can apply for and receive LTF personal loans within the app.
The tie-up supports LTF's product diversification and wider credit access.

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Polity & Governance

7. Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds Reconstituted

The Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds was reconstituted for two years from 21 August 2025.
Public sector banks must refer fraud cases of Rs 3 crore and above to it before a criminal probe.
Its advice goes to agencies like the CBI.

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Banking & Finance

8. Federal Bank Cleared for Maharashtra GRAS Receipts

RBI allowed Federal Bank to collect Maharashtra government receipts via GRAS.
GRAS began in 2010 and works as a virtual treasury.
Federal Bank is headquartered in Aluva, Kerala.

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Economy

9. RBI Widens Counterparty Credit Risk Capital Charge to More Derivatives

RBI proposed extending the CCR capital charge to equity derivatives, precious metals other than gold, and commodity derivatives.
The draft aligns Indian norms with BCBS guidelines and updates rules last revised in August 2008.
CCR is the risk that a trading counterparty defaults before final settlement of a transaction.

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Science & Technology

10. National Space Day 2025: Chandrayaan-3 Landing Anniversary

The second National Space Day was celebrated across India on 23 August 2025.
It marks the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander's soft landing on the Moon on 23 August 2023.
The day also marks the deployment of the Pragyan Rover on the lunar surface.

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Environment & Ecology

Polity & Governance

11. Great Nicobar Project: Tribal Council Alleges FRA Violation

The ₹72,000-crore Great Nicobar Island Project covers a transshipment port, airport, power plant and township.
The Nicobarese Tribal Council renewed its opposition to the project.
It accuses the A&NI administration of falsely certifying compliance with the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
The alleged false certification was used to obtain forest clearances.

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Reports & Indexes

Economy

12. NITI Aayog homestay report: single-window registration, 30-day approvals

NITI Aayog's report "Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways" urges a digital single window with 30-day approvals.
India's homestay market was ₹4,722 crore in 2024, projected to grow 11% CAGR.
It wants homestays treated as residential properties for utilities and tax.

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Daily Current Affairs: 23 August 2025

In this issue: 12 topics

National Affairs

1. Kerala Declared India’s First Fully Digitally Literate State

2. Elavenil Valarivan Wins Asian Shooting Air Rifle Gold

Government Schemes

3. Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan: Tribal Leadership Programme Explained

4. Fortified Rice Scheme: Supply Extended Till December 2028

Banking & Finance

5. SEBI Chief’s Caution on Micro-Caps at AMFI’s 30th Anniversary

6. L&T Finance and Google Pay Tie Up for In-App Personal Loans

7. Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds Reconstituted

8. Federal Bank Cleared for Maharashtra GRAS Receipts

Economy

9. RBI Widens Counterparty Credit Risk Capital Charge to More Derivatives

Science & Technology

10. National Space Day 2025: Chandrayaan-3 Landing Anniversary

Environment & Ecology

11. Great Nicobar Project: Tribal Council Alleges FRA Violation

Reports & Indexes

12. NITI Aayog homestay report: single-window registration, 30-day approvals

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