Top Current Affairs of the day for 12 June 2025
- An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on the afternoon of 12 June 2025.
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation informed that an operational control room has been activated at the Ministry to coordinate all details, available at contact numbers 011-24610843 and 9650391859. It added that the Ministry is committed to a swift response and full support for all affected. A dedicated helpline number, PLUS 91 99741 11327, has been set up at Ahmedabad airport for passenger queries and assistance.
- Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran has announced a compensation of ₹1 crore for the families of those who lost their lives in Thursday’s tragic Air India crash near Ahmedabad.
- The only Passenger in Seat 11A Survives of Air India Crash said that Recalls Trouble Began Just 30 Seconds After Takeoff.
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in India is set to launch CROPIC, an innovative initiative aimed at enhancing crop monitoring and loss assessment. CROPIC stands for Collection of Real-Time Observations & Photo of Crops.
- S. Somanath who is a eminent scientist and Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been appointed as the Chancellor of Chanakya University of Bengaluru, a private university.
- London-bound Air India plane with 242 people onboard crashes near Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat. 169 Indian, 53 British, one Canadian, and 7 Portuguese nationals onboard. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani among those killed in the crash. One survivor with minor injuries found.
- India is actively considering a landmark proposal from Russia to supply and co-produce the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57E stealth fighter jet, as the country seeks to urgently replenish its shrinking fighter fleet and address a critical gap in its air combat capabilities.
- The Indian Air Force (IAF) is actively assessing two advanced Israeli missile systems: the WIND DEMON from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the ICE BREAKER from Rafael Advanced Defence Systems.
- Global operation was launched to combat cybercrime. Codenamed ‘Operation Secure’, this initiative involved law enforcement agencies from 26 countries. The operation aimed to dismantle malicious infrastructure linked to information-stealing malware.
- Brazil and France initiated the Blue NDC Challenge at the United Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice. This initiative aims to integrate ocean-focused climate strategies into countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) before the upcoming 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) in Belem, Brazil.