Weekly Current Affairs 16-22 June, 2025
🛡 Defense & Military • 🔬 Science & Technology • ⚡ Energy & Power • 🏅 Sports • 💰 Finance & Economy • 🏛 Government & Policy • 👥 Social Issues & Demography • 🎨 Arts & Culture | 30 MCQs | Practice & Earn XP
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📌 Quick Summary — Weekly Current Affairs 16-22 June, 2025
🛡 Defense & Military
- Operation True Promise 3: Retaliatory military campaign launched by Iran against Israel.
- Operation Sindhu: India’s mission to evacuate its nationals from Iran.
- MI6 Head: Blaise Metreweli appointed as the next head of the UK’s foreign intelligence agency.
- Achal Fast Patrol Vessel: Built for the Indian Coast Guard by Goa Shipyard Ltd.
- Green Line Border: Located in Cyprus.
🔬 Science & Technology
- Food Planet Prize: Awarded to NitroCapt in Stockholm for fertilizer industry innovation.
- Bajau Community: Known for unique deep sea free-diving adaptation without equipment.
- ICAR-NIHSAD, Bhopal: Designated as a Category A Rinderpest Holding Facility (RHF).
- Bhagwan Birsa Munda Award: Instituted for research on Sickle Cell Drugs.
⚡ Energy & Power
- Energy Transition Index 2025: Sweden topped the index; India ranked 71st.
- Shongtong Karcham Project: Hydroelectric project located in Himachal Pradesh.
🏅 Sports
- Ultimate Table Tennis Season 6: Title won by U Mumba.
- South Asian Bodybuilding: Yajik Hillang won Gold in Women’s Medal Physique up to 155cm.
- ICC WTC 2025: Won by South Africa.
- Esports World Cup 2025: Cristiano Ronaldo appointed as Global Ambassador.
- Bunny Hop: A term related to the sport of Cricket.
💰 Finance & Economy
- Green Bonds at GIFT IFSC: DFCC Bank PLC became the first foreign corporate issuer to list on NSE International Exchange.
- World Investment Report 2025: India ranked 15th in receiving FDI.
🏛 Government & Policy
- Guinness World Record: Set by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board for water conservation pledges.
- Performance Grading Index 2.0: Chandigarh topped the UT rankings for 2023-24.
- Ambassador to North Korea: Aliawati Longkumer appointed as India’s next ambassador.
- Kananaskis Wildlife Charter (G7): Aligns with the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use.
- Order of Makarios III: Cyprus awarded PM Modi its highest civilian honour.
👥 Social Issues & Demography
- ILO Convention C 192: Focuses on prevention and protection against biological hazards at work.
- Radio Nellikka: Kerala launched the child-centric internet radio station.
- India’s 16th Census 2027: First phase to begin on 1 October 2026.
- World Blood Donor Day 2025: Celebrated on 14 June.
🎨 Arts & Culture
- Portrait of a Genius: Biography of Hiranya Chandra Bhuyan authored by Jayanta Bhuyan.
- Srimanta Sankardeva Award 2023: Conferred upon Sonal Mansingh in Assam.
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