🧭 Table of Contents
- National News
- State Developments
- Agreements & MoUs
- Appointments
- Defence Highlights
- Government Schemes
- Sports Achievements
- Science & Technology Discoveries
- Important International Days
- Source Links, Tags & Hashtags
🇮🇳 National News
📘 NSCSTI 2.0 Framework Launched to Revamp Civil
Services Training in India
On July
18, 2025, Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the NSCSTI
2.0 (National Standards for Civil Services Training Institutions),
developed by the Capacity Building Commission under the
flagship Mission Karmayogi.
🟢 Key Features:
- Simplifies evaluation metrics across institutions.
- Integrates AI, digital tools, and smart analytics.
- Aligned with global models like KCM (Kirkpatrick
Competency Model) and AGK.
- Promotes outcome-based assessments, cross-learning,
and institutional excellence.
- Easily adaptable across central, state, and local levels
of governance.
📌 Impact: NSCSTI 2.0 positions India
as a global pioneer in public service reform and governance.
🩺 Mahila Aarogyam Kaksh: Health and Wellness Hub for
Women at Work
The Department
of Legal Affairs, under Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, launched
the Mahila Aarogyam Kaksh in Shastri Bhawan, New
Delhi.
✨ Highlights:
- Includes a modern gym, lactation room, and
space for relaxation.
- Supports mental wellness, physical fitness,
and workplace inclusivity.
- Promotes Fit India Movement and Viksit
Bharat Vision.
📌 A landmark initiative towards gender-sensitive
work environments in government institutions.
🏙️ State News
🏗️ PM Modi Inaugurates ₹7,200 Cr Projects in Bihar
Under Viksit Bharat Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled infrastructure projects worth ₹7,200
crore in Motihari, Bihar.
🚧 Initiatives Include:
- Urban housing schemes
- Modern infrastructure networks
- Urban development for backward districts
📌 A strategic push to position Bihar as a
new growth engine in India’s development narrative.
🤝 Agreements & MoUs
🎓 NIEPID–JVF MoU for Children with Intellectual
Disabilities
The National
Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID) and Jai
Vakeel Foundation signed a MoU under the DISHA
Abhiyan.
📘 Objectives:
- Launch IEPs (Individualized Education Plans)
- Introduce multi-sensory curriculum
- Develop digital learning platforms and training
modules
🎯 Goal: Achieve SDG 4 (Quality
Education), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and advance inclusive
education under Viksit Bharat.
📌 All educational materials to be distributed
through the DALM Scheme.
👥 Appointments
🏗️ Dr J Ravishankar Appointed as BMRCL Managing
Director
The Bangalore
Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) appointed Dr J Ravishankar,
a 2001-batch IAS officer, as the new MD.
🔁 Reason for Change:
- Public backlash over metro fare hikes
- Delay in Yellow Line project
🚇 Current Status:
- Metro length: 77 km
- Expansion under Phase 2 & 3: Target – 220.2 km by 2029
📌 The new MD aims to ensure timely delivery, transparency,
and efficient connectivity.
⚔️ Defence News
⚓ INS Nistar Commissioned – Aatmanirbhar Milestone
for Navy
On July
18, 2025, the Indian Navy inducted INS Nistar, India’s first
indigenous Diving Support Vessel (DSV), built by Hindustan Shipyard
Limited.
🔧 Capabilities:
- Deep-sea diving & submarine rescue up to 300m
- Acts as a mother ship for DSRVs (Deep Submergence
Rescue Vehicles)
- 80% indigenous content,
with over 120 MSMEs involved
📌 Strengthens underwater operations,
reflects Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat in
defence production.
🌱 Schemes & Government
Initiatives
🌾 36 Schemes Merged into PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi
Yojana (PMDDKY)
Approved
in July 2025, PMDDKY consolidates 36
schemes from 11 ministries, backed by a ₹24,000 crore
outlay over 6 years.
🧩 Key Focus Areas:
- Irrigation and post-harvest systems
- Credit facilities for
farmers
- Promotion of organic farming
- Development of low-performing districts
🤝 Encourages PPP model, climate-smart
agriculture, and supports the goal of doubling farmer income.
📌 A visionary step under Atmanirbhar Bharat to
ensure agri-sector revitalization.
🏊♂️ Sports
Highlights
🏆 Indian Swimmers Set New Records at World
University Games 2025
🏁 At the World University Games in
Germany:
- Srihari Nataraj set
a new Indian best in 200m freestyle: 1:48.22
- B. Benediction Rohit broke
a 7-year-old record in 50m butterfly with 23.96s
📌 India’s swimming landscape is witnessing a paradigm
shift, inspiring future athletes and enhancing global competitiveness.
🔬 Science & Technology
🍃 New Lichen Species Discovered: Allographa
effusosoredica
A team
at MACS-Agharkar Institute discovered a new lichen species
– Allographa effusosoredica – in the Western Ghats.
🔬 Scientific Insights:
- First Indian Allographa confirmed via DNA
sequencing
- Features rare chemical traits and Trentepohlia algal
symbiosis
- Morphologically mimics other Graphidaceae species
📌 Backed by ANRF, the discovery
highlights India’s rich biodiversity and the importance
of integrative taxonomy.
🗓️ Important International
Days
♟️ World Chess Day 2025 – Strategic Thinking &
Mental Wellness
Celebrated
on July 20, World Chess Day commemorates the
founding of FIDE (1924).
🎯 Significance:
- Celebrates intellectual growth and global
unity
- Encourages youth participation and mental stimulation
- Highlights India’s ancient contribution to the game’s origin
📌 A day to reflect on the power of strategic
thinking and cultural heritage.
🌕 International Moon Day 2025 – Celebrating Lunar
Milestones
July 20 also marks International
Moon Day, honoring the Apollo 11 landing (1969).
🛰️ Objectives:
- Promote peaceful use of space
- Encourage sustainable lunar exploration
- Raise public awareness on lunar science
📌 Established via UN Resolution 76/76,
this day guides global cooperation in outer space activities.
🔚 Conclusion
These
developments from July 19, 2025, reflect India’s dynamic progress
across governance, defence, education, agriculture, and science.
Aspirants preparing for UPSC, SSC, Banking, and other competitive
exams must stay updated with such credible, structured current affairs.
🔗 Source Links
- NSCSTI 2.0 Launch - PIB
- Mahila Aarogyam Kaksh - Fit India Movement
- Bihar Infra Projects - PM India
- MoU between NIEPID & JVF - NIEPID Official
- BMRCL MD Appointment - Karnataka Govt Portal
- INS Nistar - Indian Navy
- PMDDKY - Ministry of Agriculture
- Swimming Records - SAI
- New Lichen Discovery - Agharkar Institute
- World
Chess Day - FIDE
- International Moon Day - UN
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