Govt. and Zomato Sign MoU to Provide Employment.

• Government of India entered into an MoU with Zomato to post up to 2.5 lakh gig opportunities in a year on the National Career Service (NCS) portal.
• Zomato will indicate on the portal under a new category Aggregator, flexible positions of delivery partners.
• The project is expected to institutionalize gig work, which will enable the workers to have a more significant access to the social security systems as well as stability.
• This is a huge policy change, as platform-based jobs are now accepted as a real form of employment and it encourages people to grow together.

• Index Henley Passport 2025 Published.
• Singapore is leading the global ranking by visa-free entry into 193 destinations reclaiming its position as the strongest passport in the world.
• The index is the category of passports in terms of international mobility and visa-free entry.

• Lionel Messi (Argentina) has moved to the top of the international assist list making 60 international assist in his career in the national team.
• He achieved this record in the 6 goals won by Argentina over Puerto Rico when he assisted two times.
• Messi overtook Neymar Jr. (Brazil) and Landon Donovan (USA) who were at the same level of 58 assists.

• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded India's FY26 GDP growth forecast to 6.6%, from 6.4%, amid global headwinds and US tariff pressures.

• The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has granted significant reforms to streamline provident fund withdrawals and enhance the services to the members at the 238 th CBT meeting led by the Labour Minister Mansukh Mandavia.