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Daily Current Affairs: 16 July 2025

Current affairs of 16 July 2025: Yakten in Sikkim Named India’s First Digital Nomad Village; Second GE-F404 Engine Delivered for Tejas LCA Mk-1A; Statathon Grand Challenge by NSO and Ministry of Education, and 15 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 18 topics

National Affairs

Yakten in Sikkim Named India’s First Digital Nomad Village
Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill 2024 Passed in Assembly

Government Schemes

Statathon Grand Challenge by NSO and Ministry of Education
ADEETIE Scheme: ₹1,000 Crore for MSME Energy Efficiency
PMKVY Completes 10 Years: Skill Scheme Notes
PMJDY Adds 140k New Accounts in Just Two Weeks

Banking & Finance

SEBI Settlement Scheme for Expired Venture Capital Funds
IRDAI Proposes Higher REIT, InvIT and Gold ETF Limits
PSB FDI Cap Hike Deferred Until RBI Reviews Voting Rights
Ageas Federal India Sector Leaders Fund: ULIP NFO Notes
Life Insurers Report Strong Q1 FY26 Profit After Tax Growth

Economy

India’s Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.6% in June 2025: MoSPI

International Affairs

Jaishankar at SCO-CFM: Terrorism Must Not Be Compromised

Agriculture & Rural

GM Maize Field Trials at PAU Ludhiana: Key Points
TAFE-ICRISAT MoU for JFarm Research Centre in Patancheru
Sai Subhiksha Kisan Health Card for Free Farmer Care
India’s First Aqua Tech Park Opens at Sonapur, Assam

Defence & Security

Second GE-F404 Engine Delivered for Tejas LCA Mk-1A

National Affairs

1. Yakten in Sikkim Named India’s First Digital Nomad Village

Yakten in Pakyong district, Sikkim, is India's first digital nomad village.
The Nomad Sikkim initiative is run with NGO Sarvahitey.
It has dedicated internet lines, village Wi-Fi and inverter backup.

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Polity & Governance

2. Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill 2024 Passed in Assembly

The Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSPS) Bill, 2024 was passed by voice vote on 10 July.
The Maha Yuti government led by CM Devendra Fadnavis moved it in the Legislative Assembly.
The report's headline claimed the law could jail people for peaceful protest.

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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

3. Statathon Grand Challenge by NSO and Ministry of Education

NSO and the Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell launched the Statathon Grand Challenge.
It runs under MoSPI's Data Innovation Lab and marks 75 years of the National Sample Survey.
Emerging tech such as AI is to be used to modernise official statistics.

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4. ADEETIE Scheme: ₹1,000 Crore for MSME Energy Efficiency

Power Ministry launched ADEETIE at Panipat; the Bureau of Energy Efficiency implements it.
Outlay ₹1,000 crore for FY 2025-26 to FY 2027-28.
Interest subsidy: 5% for micro and small units, 3% for medium units.

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Government Schemes

5. PMKVY Completes 10 Years: Skill Scheme Notes

PMKVY completed ten years, having trained over 1.63 crore youth since 2015.
It is run by MSDE under the Skill India Mission; the latest phase is PMKVY 4.0.
About 45% of beneficiaries are women.

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Banking & Finance

6. PMJDY Adds 140k New Accounts in Just Two Weeks

About 140k new accounts were opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).
The accounts were opened within a span of two weeks.
The figure is equal to about 1.4 lakh accounts.

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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

7. SEBI Settlement Scheme for Expired Venture Capital Funds

SEBI's settlement scheme for migrated VCFs runs from 21 July 2025 to 19 January 2026.
It covers delays or defaults in winding up expired schemes and unliquidated investments.
Eligible funds were registered under the VCF Regulations, 1996 and migrated to the AIF Regulations, 2012.

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8. IRDAI Proposes Higher REIT, InvIT and Gold ETF Limits

IRDAI proposed raising insurer caps on REITs and InvITs from 3% to 6%.
Up to 5% of a segregated ULIP fund could go into gold ETFs, within the 15% mutual fund cap.
Kiwi General Insurance received R1 approval, the first stage toward a licence.

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9. PSB FDI Cap Hike Deferred Until RBI Reviews Voting Rights

The government will delay raising PSB FDI limits until RBI completes its review.
PSB FDI is capped at 20%; government must hold at least 51%.
Private banks allow FDI up to 74%.

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Banking & Finance

10. Ageas Federal India Sector Leaders Fund: ULIP NFO Notes

Ageas Federal Life Insurance launched the India Sector Leaders Fund, a unit-linked insurance fund (ULIP).
Its NFO began on 14 July 2025 at a flat initial NAV of ₹10 per unit.
It tracks the BSE India Sector Leaders Index across 22 sectors.

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11. Life Insurers Report Strong Q1 FY26 Profit After Tax Growth

Private life insurers named in the report posted strong year-on-year growth in Profit After Tax for Q1 FY26.
Q1 FY26 covers April to June 2025.
Growth was attributed to steady premium inflows and better underwriting performance.

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Economy

12. India’s Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.6% in June 2025: MoSPI

The unemployment rate for ages 15+ was 5.6% in June 2025.
It was unchanged from May.
MoSPI released the data; urban-rural and gender gaps persisted.

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International Affairs

International Relations

13. Jaishankar at SCO-CFM: Terrorism Must Not Be Compromised

S. Jaishankar spoke at the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (SCO-CFM) meeting held in China.
He said the 22 April Pahalgam attack aimed to hurt the Jammu and Kashmir economy.
He also said it aimed to sow a religious divide.

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Agriculture & Rural

Agriculture & Rural Development

14. GM Maize Field Trials at PAU Ludhiana: Key Points

GM maize field trials were set for PAU Ludhiana in kharif 2025 after GEAC and Punjab government approval.
The maize has herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant traits; Bayer supplies the technology.
Environmental groups demanded cancellation over consultation and biosafety worries.

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Agriculture & Rural Development

15. TAFE-ICRISAT MoU for JFarm Research Centre in Patancheru

TAFE and ICRISAT signed an MoU for a JFarm Adaptive Agriculture Research and Extension Centre.
Site: ICRISAT campus, Patancheru, Hyderabad.
Focus: sustainable practices and mechanisation for small and marginal farmers.

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Agriculture & Rural Development

16. Sai Subhiksha Kisan Health Card for Free Farmer Care

The Sai Subhiksha Kisan Health Card was launched in Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka, for free farmer healthcare.
Organisers were SMSIMSR and Subhiksha Organic Farmers Multi-State Co-Operative Society Ltd.
Over 1,500 farmers attended; ragi growers were honoured.

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Agriculture & Rural Development

17. India’s First Aqua Tech Park Opens at Sonapur, Assam

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma opened the country's first Aqua Tech Park.
It stands at Sonapur near Guwahati and targets modern fish farming.
Goals: higher fish output, rural jobs and better farmer incomes.

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Defence & Security

Defence & Security

18. Second GE-F404 Engine Delivered for Tejas LCA Mk-1A

A second US-made GE-F404 engine reached HAL for the Tejas Mk-1A jets.
The Mk-1A carries an AESA radar and electronic warfare systems.
HAL builds the LCA fleet.

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