Exam Related Current Affairs with Static GK : 18 August 2025

 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static GK : 18 August 2025

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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off three new Vande Bharat Express trains, including India’s longest route from Ajni (Nagpur) to Pune (881 km in 12 hrs). Other routes were KSR Bengaluru–Belagavi and Katra–Amritsar.
 Karnataka CM – Siddaramaiah
➨ Governor – Thaawarchand Gehlot
➨ Bannerghatta National Park
➨ Kudremukh National Park
➨ Nagarahole National Park
➨ Anshi National Park

2) India carried out its maiden drone- and AI-assisted cloud seeding experiment at Ramgarh Dam in Jaipur, Rajasthan, aimed at inducing artificial rainfall to revive the reservoir and enhance water supply, agriculture, and biodiversity, but the attempt was unsuccessful.

3) Guwahati’s Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam has received the International Architectural Award 2025 in the transportation category, earning it a place among the seven airports worldwide honored with this distinction.
Assam
CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨ Akashiganga Waterfalls
➨ Kakochang Waterfall
➨ Chapanala Waterfalls
➨Kaziranga National Park
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park

4) The All-India Speakers’ Conference will be hosted by the Delhi Legislative Assembly on August 24–25 with the theme “Virasat Se Viksit Ki Ore,” and will be inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

5) Ramesh Budihal created history by becoming the first Indian surfer to secure a medal at the Asian Surfing Championship 2025, winning bronze in the men’s open event held at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.

6) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan digitally released ₹3,200 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) as crop insurance claims, providing relief to around 30 lakh farmers across multiple states.

7) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation for a ₹1,800 crore BEML Rail Hub (Brahma) in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh to manufacture Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat, and Metro coaches.

8) The Japan Boxing Commission reduced OPBF title fights from 12 to 10 rounds after the death of Japanese boxer Hiromasa Urakawa, the third boxer to die in the ring in 2025.

12. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and Income Tax (No. 2) Bill, 2025 were passed in Lok Sabha, introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

9) India’s first Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Laboratory was inaugurated at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, with support from DBT–BIRAC under the National Biopharma Mission.

10) The Nari Adalat initiative, launched in Sikkim, empowers women-led community forums to provide accessible justice by resolving family and social disputes.
 Sikkim :-
➨ CM - Prem Singh Tamang
➨ Governor - Om Prakash Mathur
➨ Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Barsey Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Khangchendzonga National Park
➨ Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary

11) India’s first Underwater Museum and Artificial Coral Reef is coming up at Vengurla in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, centered around the decommissioned warship INS Guldar.
 Maharashtra :-
➨ Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park
➨ Tadoba National Park
➨Nawegaon National Park
➨Gugamal National Park
➨Chandoli National Park

12) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled the State Education Policy (SEP), which upholds the state’s two-language policy while rejecting the three-language formula of the National Education Policy (NEP).

13) A three-day campaign titled “Parthenium Free Pobitora” was launched at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam to eradicate the invasive weed congress grass (Parthenium hysterophorus).

14) Maharashtra has introduced the ‘Garuda Drishti’ system to tackle cybercrime, enabling advanced surveillance of social media activities and prevention of online fraud.

15) Wes Paes, renowned as the Renaissance man of Indian sports, has passed away. An Olympic bronze medalist and member of India’s Hockey World Cup-winning team, he was a versatile athlete who also excelled in divisional cricket, football, and rugby.

16) The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Delhi Disaster Management Authority, and the Indian Army’s Western Command jointly conducted a multi-state integrated disaster management mock drill, ‘Suraksha Chakra Exercise’, across Delhi, NCR, two districts of Uttar Pradesh, and five districts of Haryana.
Uttar Pradesh :-
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple
➨Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary

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