CURRENT AFFAIRS

On 24th July 2025, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah unveiled the National Cooperative Policy 2025.

The Delhi government has announced a new scheme aimed at youth empowerment and promoting sports culture. The move is aimed at encouraging Olympic and Paralympic players and attracting youth towards sports.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), established under the Ministry of Education, will now impose penalties on institutions whose research papers are retracted due to plagiarism, falsified data, or unethical practices.

The Odisha government has taken steps to expedite the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013 in all districts and government institutions.

According to the Supreme Court, companies can also fall under the definition of ‘victim’ under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and are entitled to compensation and legal remedies on the same level as individual (judicial) victims.

On 20th July, Hong Kong issued its most severe warning for Typhoon Wipha.

The Delhi High Court has asked the Central government to explain its stand on why same-sex couples are not allowed to give medical consent for each other, raising concerns about the lack of legal recognition and rights.

On 16 July 2025, the United States deported immigrants from five countries to the African nation of Eswatini.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has called for a review of the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), including the high rate of failure in Aadhaar biometric authentication, which may deprive many beneficiaries of social welfare schemes.

US President Donald Trump has announced to give Patriot missiles to Ukraine which will be paid for by the European Union.