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Daily Current Affairs: 20 June 2025

Current affairs of 20 June 2025: INSTC Explained: India-Iran-Russia Corridor and Chabahar; Rare Earth Magnets: India’s ₹3,500-5,000 Crore Incentive Plan; Right to Privacy and Fair Trial: High Court on Reasonable Curbs, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

Right to Privacy and Fair Trial: High Court on Reasonable Curbs

Government Schemes

FASTag Annual Pass: ₹3,000 Prepaid Toll Plan for Private Cars
PM-GKAY: Free Foodgrain Scheme, Features and Concerns

Banking & Finance

RBI Final Project Finance Norms: Lower Provisioning
SEBI Working Group on Unbundling Trading and Clearing Fees
Bank of Maharashtra and SBI Card Co-Branded Credit Cards
HDB Financial Services IPO: ₹12,500 Crore NBFC Issue by HDFC Bank

Economy

Listed Firms’ Sales Growth 7.1% in Q4 FY25: RBI

International Affairs

INSTC Explained: India-Iran-Russia Corridor and Chabahar
World Refugee Day 2025: 20 June, Theme and Background

Agriculture & Rural

Assam Solar Pumps: NABARD-Backed Irrigation in Tamulpur

Science & Technology

Rare Earth Magnets: India’s ₹3,500-5,000 Crore Incentive Plan

Reports & Indexes

PGI 2.0 Report 2022-24: Chandigarh Tops, Meghalaya Lowest
UNCTAD World Investment Report 2025: India FDI at $27.6 bn

Awards & Persons

Sahitya Akademi Yuva and Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 Announced

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Right to Privacy and Fair Trial: High Court on Reasonable Curbs

A High Court held that privacy is a fundamental right but subject to reasonable restrictions.
Puttaswamy (2017) placed privacy within the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.
Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act protects marital communication, except in proceedings between spouses.

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Government Schemes

2. FASTag Annual Pass: ₹3,000 Prepaid Toll Plan for Private Cars

FASTag annual pass begins 15 August 2025 for private non-commercial vehicles.
It costs ₹3,000, valid one year or 200 trips.
Activate via Rajmarg Yatra app or NHAI/MoRTH websites.

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Government Schemes

3. PM-GKAY: Free Foodgrain Scheme, Features and Concerns

PM-GKAY began in March 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package to cushion the poor during COVID-19.
It gives an extra 5 kg of free wheat or rice per person monthly to NFSA beneficiaries, about 80 crore people.
Total spend across phases was about ₹3.91 lakh crore.

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Banking & Finance

4. RBI Final Project Finance Norms: Lower Provisioning

RBI's final project finance norms apply from October 1, 2025.
Construction-phase provisioning: 1% general, 1.25% CRE, 1.0% CRERH.
The May 2023 draft had proposed 5%.

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Banking & Finance

5. SEBI Working Group on Unbundling Trading and Clearing Fees

SEBI formed a working group on unbundling trading and clearing fees and clearing corporation self-sufficiency.
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey ruled out an immediate change in clearing corporation ownership.
Unbundling should not raise investor costs.

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Banking & Finance

6. Bank of Maharashtra and SBI Card Co-Branded Credit Cards

Bank of Maharashtra has announced a co-branding partnership with SBI Card for credit cards.
The cards will offer reward points, cashback, EMI facilities and merchant discounts.
They will be offered through both digital and branch channels to eligible customers nationwide.
The tie-up combines BoM's network with SBI Card's card expertise.

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7. HDB Financial Services IPO: ₹12,500 Crore NBFC Issue by HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank is launching a ₹12,500 crore IPO for its NBFC arm, HDB Financial Services.
The issue opens on 25 June 2025 and closes on 27 June 2025.
It is expected to be the largest-ever IPO by an NBFC in India.
HDFC Bank is India's largest private-sector lender.

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Economy

8. Listed Firms’ Sales Growth 7.1% in Q4 FY25: RBI

Sales of listed private non-financial firms grew 7.1% year-on-year in Q4 FY25, versus 8% in Q3 and 6.9% in Q4 FY24.
The RBI data covers 1,659 listed private firms.
Manufacturing grew 6.6%, IT 8.6% and non-IT services 10%.

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International Affairs

International Relations

9. INSTC Explained: India-Iran-Russia Corridor and Chabahar

INSTC is a 7,200 km multi-modal corridor linking India with Iran, Central Asia, Russia and Europe.
It was signed on 16 May 2002 by India, Iran and Russia.
FFFAI estimates it is 30% cheaper and 40% shorter than traditional routes.

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International Relations

10. World Refugee Day 2025: 20 June, Theme and Background

World Refugee Day is observed every year on 20 June.
It was set up by UN General Assembly Resolution 55/76, adopted on 4 December 2000.
It was first held in 2001, the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
The 2025 observance focuses on solidarity with refugees.
UNHCR reported 122.1 million forcibly displaced people worldwide as of April 2025.

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Agriculture & Rural

Agriculture & Rural Development

11. Assam Solar Pumps: NABARD-Backed Irrigation in Tamulpur

Gramya Vikash Mancha implemented solar irrigation in Tamulpur district, Assam, with NABARD funding via the Tribal Development Fund.
WRI India served as knowledge partner; the project used solar pumps for 48 acres plus three portable pumps.
Only 21.54% of Assam's net sown area was irrigated in 2022, against a national 49.92%.

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Science & Technology

12. Rare Earth Magnets: India’s ₹3,500-5,000 Crore Incentive Plan

India was finalising a ₹3,500-5,000 crore incentive scheme for rare earth minerals and magnets.
Benefits would flow through a reverse auction.
REEs are 17 metallic elements.

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Reports & Indexes

Health & Social Issues

13. PGI 2.0 Report 2022-24: Chandigarh Tops, Meghalaya Lowest

PGI 2.0 covers 6 domains and 73 indicators, scored out of 1,000 across 10 performance levels.
Chandigarh topped with 703 points in the Prachesta-1 band; Meghalaya was lowest with 417 in Akanshi-3.
No State or UT reached the top bands, Daksh or Utkarsh.
24 States/UTs improved in 2023-24, while 12, including Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal and Ladakh, declined.

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14. UNCTAD World Investment Report 2025: India FDI at $27.6 bn

India's FDI stayed flat at about $28 billion in 2024, ranking 15th (up from 16th), per UNCTAD.
Global FDI fell 11% to $1.5 trillion.
India had 1,080 greenfield projects (4th highest) and led the Global South in digital services greenfield investment.

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Awards & Persons

History, Art & Culture

15. Sahitya Akademi Yuva and Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 Announced

Yuva Puraskar 2025 goes to 23 young writers, covering 24 Indian languages including English.
Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 goes to 24 authors; it targets readers aged 9 to 16.
Each award carries Rs 50,000 along with an engraved plaque; the Bal award also includes a shawl and citation.
Yuva Puraskar was instituted in 2011 and Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2010.

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