Daily Current Affairs – 27-06-2025
Tamil Nadu
Winners of
‘Ideas4LiFE’ Initiative
® The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced 21 winning ideas under the ‘Ideas4LiFE’ initiative, launched in collaboration with UNICEF YuWaah. ® The competition sought innovative ideas across seven themes of Mission LiFE: Save Energy, Save Water, Say No to Single-Use Plastic, Sustainable Food Systems, Reduce Waste, Reduce E-waste, and Adopt Healthy Lifestyles. ® Pachaiyappa’s College for Men, Kanchipuram secured 3rd prize in the ‘Save Energy’ category. ® PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore won 1st prize in ‘Say No Single Use Plastic’ and 2nd prize in ‘Adopt Sustainable Food Systems’ themes
CEIR Portal Status
® Developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to combat mobile phone theft and loss by blocking and tracking devices via IMEI numbers. ® Telangana leads as the top-performing state in India for recovering stolen or lost phones, with 78,114 devices recovered.
Telecom Department
Launches Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)
® The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) to combat rising cyber fraud and financial crimes. ® FRI is a risk-based metric that categorizes mobile numbers as ‘Medium’, ‘High’, or ‘Very High’ risk based on their association with fraudulent activity. ® It facilitates real-time intelligence sharing with banks, UPI service providers, and financial institutions. ® UPI platforms may decline or flag transactions linked to ‘Very High’ risk FRI numbers, displaying on-screen fraud alerts to users.
International Day
of Action for Women’s Health 2025
® The International Day of Action for Women’s Health was observed on May 28, 2025. ® The day highlights that the health of women and girls is vital to the well-being of families, communities, and nations. ® Theme for 2025: “In Solidarity We Resist: Our Fight, Our Right!” — emphasizing collective action for women’s health rights and bodily autonomy.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
Ambubachi Mela 2025
Ambubachi Mela, a religious festival, was held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. ‘Ambubachi’ translates to ‘water flowing,’ linking the event to the monsoon rains and agricultural renewal. This festival was celebrated in June; it is a central ritual in Tantrik Shaktism.
PERSONALITIES, AWARDS, AND EVENTS
End of JCB Literary Award
The JCB Prize for Literature has been discontinued after the seven years, with no future editions planned. The prize was known for promoting the linguistic diversity and recognising the translations. It was launched in 2018. The prize was sponsored by the JCB India and managed by the JCB Literature Foundation, a not-for-profit body. It honoured fiction written in English or Indian language works translated into English. Out of the seven winners from 2018 to 2024, five were translated works from languages like Malayalam, Tamil, and Urdu.
STATES NEWS
OBC Status to Transgender Community
Assam has announced that the transgender community in the state will be given Other Backward Class (OBC) status. This move aims to improve their access to education, jobs, and welfare benefits. Additionally, 50% of supervisor-level posts in the Women and Child Development Department will be reserved for Anganwadi workers. These supervisor roles are the part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme and offer a promotion from the current grassroots-level positions.
Tripura - Fully Literate
Tripura has now been declared as fully literate under the ULLAS – the Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram. It is the third state in India to achieve full literacy, after Mizoram and Goa. The state’s literacy rate has reached 95.6%, up from just 20.24% in 1961. ULLAS is a centrally sponsored scheme, launched in 2022 and running till 2027. The programme aims to empower non-literate youth and adults (15+ years). It focuses on foundational literacy, numeracy, and critical life skills.
REPORTS AND INDICES
WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 Report
2024 was the warmest year on record in Asia with widespread and the prolonged heat waves. Global mean temperature in 2024 was the highest from 1850– 2024. It was surpassing 1.45 °C set in 2023. Sea surface temperatures in Asia reached record highs, warming nearly twice as fast as the global average. Sea level rise on Asia’s Pacific and the Indian Ocean coasts exceeded the global average. 23 out of 24 monitored glaciers in the Himalayas and Tian Shan have lost mass, increasing glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) and landslide risks. Marine heatwaves of strong to extreme intensity affected most Asian ocean areas in 2024. UAE saw 259.5 mm rainfall in 24 hours — among the most extreme events since 1949. Lightning strikes across India in 2024 killed about 1,300 people; 72 died on July 10. Drought in China affected 4.8 million people and caused Chinese yuan (CNY) 2.89 billion in direct losses.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS
SSLV Technology Transfer from ISRO
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) wins the bid for SSLV technology transfer from ISRO. It becomes the sole manufacturer of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). The full technology transfer process will take around two years. SSLV is a compact and cost-effective rocket developed by ISRO. It is designed to launch small satellites quickly into Low Earth Orbit. The SSLV helps meet urgent satellite launch needs, especially for defence use.
ECONOMY NEWS
States’ Capital Spending to Rise
Capital expenditure (capex) by 26 Indian states will increase to ₹10.2 trillion in FY26 from ₹8.7 trillion in FY25. Just over five states will contribute nearly 50% of this total capex. Uttar Pradesh alone will account for 16.3% of total capital spending. In FY25, the top five capex contributors were Uttar Pradesh (16.9%), Maharashtra (10.9%), Gujarat (8.1%), Madhya Pradesh (7.5%), and Odisha (6.4%). Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim together will make up only 0.4% of the FY26 capital spending. Aggregate receipts across the 26 states are forecast at ₹69.4 trillion in FY26. It is a 10.6% increase over FY25. Revenue receipts are expected to grow by 12.3%. Capital receipts are projected to rise by 6.6%. Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Rajasthan are each projected to contribute 5.9%. Tamil Nadu, a top contributor in FY25, is not among the top five in FY26.
Digital Payment Intelligence Platform (DPIP)
Major Indian banks are teaming up with the RBI to develop the Digital Payment Intelligence Platform (DPIP). The goal is to reduce the digital payment frauds through the real-time intelligence sharing. DPIP will act as a Digital Public Infrastructure for safer transactions. The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) is building the prototype in the very collaboration with 5–10 banks. The platform will use advanced technologies like AI and analytics to detect and prevent fraud. In FY25, the total amount involved in bank frauds rose to Rs 36,014 crore, nearly three times the Rs 12,230 crore reported in FY24.
NATIONAL NEWS
NAVYA Scheme Launch
The central government has launched the NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls) in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. It aims to provide the vocational training to girls aged 16 to 18 years who have completed at least Class 10. The focus is on training girls in non-traditional job roles to open up new career opportunities. NAVYA supports the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 by promoting the women-led development. It is a joint pilot initiative by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The scheme will cover 27 districts across the 19 states, including the Aspirational Districts and areas in the North-Eastern region.
Special PhD Admission Drive for SC/ST Candidates
IIT-Delhi has started its first-ever special admission drive for the PhD candidates from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories. This initiative aims to address the ongoing shortfall in seat occupancy for SC/ST students at the doctoral level. According to the government reservation rules, IITs must reserve 15% seats for SC and 7.5% for ST in higher education admissions. However, IIT-Delhi’s data shows actual SC/ST intake at the PhD level has been below these targets. From 2015-16 to 2024-25, SC enrolment increased slightly from 8.88% to 9.69%, while ST enrolment rose from 0.97% to 3.28%.
e-Rakt Kosh Integration
The Central Health Ministry plans to integrate the Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI) with e-Rakt Kosh, the national blood bank management platform. The e-Rakt Kosh is developed under the National Health Mission (NHM). It offers real-time information on blood banks, availability, and donation camps. It aims to benefit the people with rare blood types like Bombay, Rh-null, and P-Null by easing access to compatible donors. The RDRI was created by ICMR–National Institute of Immunohematology (NIIH) and four partnering institutes.
Training of Trainers (ToT) Program 2025
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has now launched the Training of Trainers (ToT) programme under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. It focuses on enhancing Panchayats’ capacity to generate Own Source Revenue (OSR). This program was implemented under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). It will be conducted in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. It aims to strengthen the grassroots governance through financial empowerment of Panchayats.
TAMIL NADU NEWS
New Varieties of Pulses Seeds
The Department of Seed Certification and Organic Certification has mended the new varieties of pulses seeds procured from Kanpur research institute. It aims to encourage farmers to take up green gram and black gram cultivation, without the fear of yellow mosaic virus attacks. The green gram variety, LGG 600, has come up well and reached the flowering stage on the 28th day with uniform growth. A black gram variety, Kota 5, was found disease-resistant.
Revamped Valluvar Kottam
TN CM inaugurated the newly renovated Valluvar Kottam recently. Valluvar Kottam is dedicated to the classical Tamil poet philosopher Valluvar. It was inaugurated in April 1976 by the then President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. It was designed by South Indian traditional architect V. Ganapati Sthapati.