Today’s Current Affairs: 17th May 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: May 17, 2025
Global Report on Food Crises, 2025
Global Report on Food Crises, 2025: The Global Report on Food Crises 2025, reveals that acute hunger has reached a new record high globally. The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) is an annual, consensus-based technical report coordinated by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) in support of the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC). […]
Stagflation : Intensified In The United States
Stagflation: Intensified In The United States In May 2025, concerns over stagflation have intensified in the United States. Banks are now sitting on $482.4 billion in unrealized losses from securities investments, a 32.5% increase from the previous quarter, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Stagflation is an economic phenomenon where an economy experiences […]
Shingles Disease
Shingles Disease: A recent large-scale study from South Korea, published in the European Heart Journal, reveals that individuals vaccinated against shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus responsible for chickenpox. […]
Exercise Teesta Prahar
Exercise Teesta Prahar: The Army recently conducted a comprehensive integrated field training exercise named ‘Teesta Prahar’ at the Teesta field firing range. Exercise Teesta Prahar was a large-scale integrated field exercise conducted by the Indian Army. It was carried out at the Teesta field firing range in West Bengal, near the strategic Siliguri corridor, often […]
Tanot Mata Temple
Tanot Mata Temple: The historic Tanot Mata Temple, a 1,200-year-old sacred site near the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, is set to reopen for visitors as border tensions subside. Tanot Mata Temple is an ancient Hindu temple situated in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. It is dedicated to Tanot Rai, a manifestation of the Hindu goddess […]
Rajon ki Baoli
Rajon ki Baoli: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India (WMFI) and the TCS Foundation, has successfully completed the conservation work of ‘Rajon ki Baoli’, a 16th-century stepwell. Rajon ki Baoli, also known as Rajon ki Bain, is a significant historical stepwell located in south Delhi’s Mehrauli Archaeological […]
Campus Calling Programme
Campus Calling’ Programme: The National Commission for Women (NCW) recently launched the ‘Campus Calling’ programme. ‘Campus Calling’ Programme is an initiative of the National Commission for Women (NCW) that aims to enhance gender sensitivity, raise awareness on the prevention of sexual harassment, and address cybercrimes impacting students. The programme has been launched in collaboration with […]
Multi Agency Centre
Multi Agency Centre: The Union Home Minister recently inaugurated the revamped Multi Agency Centre (MAC). MAC is a national intelligence-sharing fusion centre under the Intelligence Bureau (IB) where states and central agencies and police forces coordinate to share, store, collate, and analyse inputs on terrorism on a daily basis under four heads – J&K, Northeast, […]
What is the Gig Economy
What is the Gig Economy: The gig workers’ meeting on “Current Developments, Challenges, and the Way Forward,” organized by the Gig Workers Association, highlighted critical issues within India’s gig economy and recommended the establishment of minimum wages, social security, and legal protections for gig and platform workers. It also called for the establishment of tripartite […]
