National Affairs
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched a nationwide Mascot Design Contest to find an official visual ambassador for Aadhaar .
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The Government of India introduced the ₹600 crore Kapas Kranti Mission to boost long-staple cotton cultivation and improve productivity.
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India and Brazil agreed to expand the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between New Delhi and MERCOSUR to enhance trade and investment.
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NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) , in partnership with DP World , launched the ‘We Rise’ initiative under its Award to Reward (ATR) framework.
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The Government of India introduced a major policy reform allowing private sector professionals to apply for top Public Sector Bank (PSB) roles, including MD of SBI .
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State Bank of India (SBI) aims to increase its women’s workforce share to 30% within five years, up from the current 27%.
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The Application Tracking System (ATS) was launched on the RBI website , allowing public users to submit and track applications to the central bank.
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Tokenization was highlighted as the process of replacing card details with a unique alternate code (token) for secure transactions.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated HAL’s third production line for the Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft and the second line for the HTT-40 trainer at Nashik.
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All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) celebrated its 9th Foundation Day at its New Delhi campus.
Appointments & Resignations
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India was elected as the Co-Chair of the UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for a three-year term till 2028 .
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Akkai Padmashali , transgender rights activist, was appointed to a Supreme Court committee to draft an equal opportunity policy for transgender persons.
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Nirmal Kumar Minda , Executive Chairman of Uno Minda Group , took charge as President of Assocham on October 17, 2025 .
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Harsh Sanghvi was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat under CM Bhupendra Patel’s reconstituted Cabinet .
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Month: Current Affairs - October 21, 2025
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