🗞️ National News Highlights
🇮🇳 India Secures 7th Rank at the International Mathematical Olympiad
2025 🥇📊
India made
headlines globally by finishing 7th among 110 nations at
the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2025, earning three
golds, two silvers, and one bronze. With a historic score of 193
out of 252, this is India’s best performance yet.
- The Olympiad success was mentored by Prof. Shanta Laishram from
HBCSE.
- The achievement underlines India’s strengthening Olympiad
ecosystem and global academic prowess.
🌍 PM Modi’s Strategic Visit
to UK & Maldives (July 23–26) 🤝✈️
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi is set for a two-nation diplomatic mission:
- In the UK, he’ll meet PM Keir Starmer and King
Charles III to discuss trade, defence, tech, and climate.
- In the Maldives, Modi is the Guest of Honour at
the 60th Independence Day, aligning with India’s “Neighbourhood
First” policy and the Vision MAHASAGAR maritime
partnership.
🏛️ State News Snapshot
🌧️ Saaral Vizha 2025:
Courtallam’s Monsoon Cultural Festival 🌸🎭
Tamil
Nadu’s Courtallam hosted the lively Saaral Vizha 2025,
inaugurated by Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran.
- Featured flower exhibitions, folk art,
and youth competitions.
- Emphasized the state's commitment to inclusive cultural
development and tourism.
🎓 IICT’s First Campus
Inaugurated in Mumbai 🎮📱
Union
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Maharashtra CM Devendra
Fadnavis unveiled the Indian Institute of Creative Technology
(IICT).
- Offers courses in VFX, XR, gaming, and animation,
backed by Google, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft.
- A strategic move to boost India’s AVGC-XR industry and creative
economy.
🌐 International Affairs
🕊️ India’s Evolving UN
Voting: Record 44% Abstentions in 2025 🌐⚖️
India’s United
Nations voting pattern saw a 44% abstention rate,
highlighting its strategic autonomy.
- Abstained on sensitive issues like Russia-Ukraine, Myanmar,
and Israel-Palestine.
- Reinforces India’s non-alignment diplomacy in an
increasingly polarised world.
🏦 Banking & Economy News
🏦 HSBC Faces Criticism After
Leaving Net-Zero Banking Alliance 🌱💼
HSBC exited
the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) in July 2025,
citing bias against carbon-intensive sectors.
- Sparked backlash from eco-conscious clients like Ecotricity.
- Raises questions about the future of ethical banking and
climate finance.
💳 NSDL Payments Bank Now a
Scheduled Bank 🏦✅
The Reserve
Bank of India added NSDL Payments Bank to its Second
Schedule, enabling:
- Access to RBI liquidity windows.
- Membership in clearinghouses.
- The move enhances its regulatory status and operational
capacity.
🍵 Economic Performance
📈 India’s Tea Export Sees
2.85% Growth in FY 2024-25 ☕📦
India
exported 257.88 million kg of tea in FY 2024–25, up by 2.85%,
despite South India’s 4.92% decline.
- North India showed
strong growth at 8.15%.
- Average export price rose to Rs 290.97/kg, boosting
revenue.
🌏 India’s Tourism Vision
2047: Towards a $32 Trillion Economy 🌄💼
India
targets 10% GDP contribution from tourism by 2047 under Vision
2047.
- Focus areas: Spiritual, adventure, medical, and heritage
tourism.
- Government supports through Swadesh Darshan, PRASHAD,
and e-visa facilitation.
🛡️ Defense & Security
🛰️ India Boosts Military
Surveillance with Global Satellite Partnerships 📡🇮🇳
Following
China’s support to Pakistan in Operation Sindoor, India is partnering
with Maxar and others to enhance surveillance.
- Under SBS-III, 52 satellites to be launched by 2029.
- Project managed by Defense Space Agency with
a $3.2 billion budget.
🗂️ Government Schemes
👨💼 PM Modi Announces ₹15,000 Incentive for First-Time Private Sector
Employees 💸👷
Starting August
1, 2025, a new scheme will offer ₹15,000 incentives to new
private sector employees.
- Funded with ₹1 lakh crore, with focus on eastern
states like Bihar.
- Aims to generate employment and formalize
labor markets.
🏆 Sports Update
🏸 Shi Yuqi Wins Men’s
Singles at Japan Open 2025 🏅🇨🇳
At
the Japan Open 2025, Shi Yuqi of China secured the
men’s singles title.
- An Se-young of
South Korea won her sixth title of the year in women’s
singles.
- The event reinforced Asia’s dominance in world badminton.
🚴 Fit India Sundays on
Cycle: A Youth Movement for Wellness 🚴♀️🧘
A
nationwide program under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports,
encouraging fitness and drug-free living through:
- Cycling, yoga, and awareness rallies.
- Strong participation from BHU Varanasi and youth
bodies nationwide.
🏏 England to Host WTC Finals
for 2027, 2029, 2031 🏟️🇬🇧
England has
secured hosting rights for three more ICC World Test Championship
Finals, announced during the ICC Annual Conference 2025 in Singapore.
- Follows successful events in 2021, 2023, and 2025.
- Signals continuity and commitment to Test cricket's global
prestige.
🏎️ MRF F2000: Teen Drivers
Steal the Show at Kari Motor Speedway 🚗🔥
The MRF
MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2025 opened with
impressive performances by:
- Ishaan Madesh, Arjun
Chheda, Bhuvan Bonu in F2000 and F1600 categories.
- Signifies youth dominance and motorsport growth in
India.
🛰️ Science & Tech
Innovations
🚀 ISRO Targets Indian Space
Station by 2035 & Moon Mission by 2040 🌕🛰️
Under Chairman
V. Narayanan, ISRO has laid out:
- Plans for an Indian Space Station by 2035.
- Human moon mission by 2040.
- Builds upon past achievements like Aditya-L1 and docking
tech.
🌌 Martian Meteorite NWA
16788 Sold for $5.3 Million 🌠💰
A 54-pound
Martian meteorite, discovered in Niger in 2023, was auctioned
at Sotheby’s for $5.3 million.
- Largest known Martian rock.
- Ejected 5 million years ago and travelled 140
million miles to Earth.
🧫 ICMR to Commercialize
Indigenous Malaria Vaccine AdFalciVax 💉🌿
The Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has opened EoIs to
commercialize AdFalciVax, targeting Plasmodium falciparum.
- Developed by ICMR-RMRC Bhubaneswar.
- Four-stage plan with full technical and developmental
support for manufacturers.
🕯️ Obituary
🎼 Oscar-Winning Lyricist
Alan Bergman Passes Away 🎤🕊️
Alan
Bergman, a legendary lyricist known for works like “The Way We Were,”
passed away in 2025.
- Won 3 Academy Awards and collaborated with Barbra
Streisand and Michel Legrand.
- Left an enduring legacy in Hollywood music history.
🔚 Conclusion: Why These
Updates Matter
From
India's rising academic and diplomatic clout to its technological milestones
and employment initiatives, the updates of July 21, 2025, represent the
nation's multi-sector progress. These developments are especially crucial for
aspirants of UPSC, SSC, Banking, and
other competitive exams, as they cover a wide range of GK domains.
📚 Source Links:
- India Ranks 7th in IMO 2025 – The Hindu
- PM Modi’s Upcoming Visit to UK & Maldives – MEA India
- IICT Inauguration Mumbai – PIB
- ISRO’s 2035 Space Station Plan – ISRO Official
- ICMR AdFalciVax Malaria Vaccine – ICMR India
- HSBC Exits NZBA – Reuters
- Tea Export Data FY 2025 – Tea Board India
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