Exam Related Current Affairs with Static GK : 13 August 2025

  Exam Related Current Affairs with Static GK : 13 August 2025

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1) The newly constructed Bairabi–Sairang broad gauge railway line in Mizoram has been inaugurated, enhancing regional connectivity and integrating the state capital’s vicinity with India’s railway network under the Act East Policy.
Mizoram CM – Lalduhoma
➨ Governor –V. K. Singh
➨ Dampa Tiger Reserve
➨ Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Phawngpui National Park (known as Blue Mountain National Park– highest peak in Mizoram)
➨ Murlen National Park

2) Vedika Bhansali from India won the Girls 9-year category at the US Kids World Championship in Pinehurst Village, USA, with a bogey-free 4-under 32 in her final round.

3) Telangana is emerging as a major handloom hub with the ₹10,000 crore Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal, expected to generate around two lakh jobs.

4) Senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao has been appointed as the new Director General of Police in charge of the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement, where he will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and protection of civil rights laws across the state.

5) Paradip Port won the Major Port of the Year – Non-Containerized Cargo award at the All India Maritime and Logistics Awards (MALA) 2025 for excellence in cargo handling.

6) NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has signed an MoU with BARC to set up a pilot project in Neyveli for extracting rare earth elements from fly ash, a by-product of thermal power plants.

7) The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Kenya has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) as a public health problem, becoming the 10th country to achieve this milestone.

8) S. Radha Chauhan took charge as Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission, succeeding Adil Zainulbhai.

9) Abdulla Aboobacker clinched the gold medal in men’s triple jump at the Qosanov Memorial 2025 in Kazakhstan with a best jump of 16.08 m.

10) Moldova became the 107th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in August 2025.

11) Punjab has become the first state in India to telecast its Assembly proceedings in sign language, a step aimed at ensuring greater inclusivity and accessibility for the deaf community in governance.

12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the M.S. Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace in honour of the father of India’s Green Revolution, Professor M.S. Swaminathan, with the inaugural award presented to Nigerian scientist Dr. Ademola Adenle for his significant contributions to reducing hunger in Nigeria.

13) Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have signed a historic agreement to end decades of conflict, during a meeting hosted by former U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

14) BSNL & Numaligarh Refinery Limited signed an MoU to set up India’s first 5G captive non-public network in the refinery sector, promoting Industry 4.0 technologies.

15) Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi inaugurated ‘Agnishodh’, the Indian Army’s research cell at IIT Madras, with the objective of transforming academic innovations into mission-ready indigenous defence technologies.

16) At the 2025 U17 World Wrestling Championships held in Athens, Indian women wrestlers secured an impressive medal haul, winning two golds – Rachana (43 kg) and Ashwini Bishnoi (65 kg) – along with three silver and one bronze medal.

17) The Assam government has rolled out the second phase of the Nijut Moina initiative to eradicate child marriage and boost girls’ education, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announcing that the expanded scheme will benefit over 4 lakh girls across the state.
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

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