Top Current Affairs of the day for 24th June 2025
- The NAVYA initiative is step towards empowering adolescent girls in India. Launched on 24th June 2025, this programme is a collaboration between the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. It aims to provide vocational training to girls aged 16 to 18 years, particularly in non-traditional job roles.
- The Central Health Ministry of India has announced plans to integrate the Rare Donor Registry with the national digital platform e-Rakt Kosh. Developed under the National Health Mission (NHM), e-Rakt Kosh provides real-time data on blood banks, availability of blood units and donation camps across India. This integration is expected to save lives by making rare blood types easily traceable across states and blood banks.
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government has taken several measures to reduce the burden on trade by cutting down tariffs to support manufacturing and promote export. Addressing the Exim Bank Trade Conclave 2025 in New Delhi.
- The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) and the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) have signed an MoU to set up vegan leather manufacturing units in Meghalaya and other northeastern states. The initiative focuses on transforming agro-waste into plant-based leather. It will empower to local farmers, MSMEs and women-led self-help groups while reducing environmental pollution from waste burning.
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has announced that it will conduct the first-ever All-India Household Income Survey in 2026. This move will help understand income distribution, assess technological impacts on wages, and fill existing gaps in welfare and economic inequality data. The survey will be guided by a Technical Expert Group (TEG) chaired by Surjit Bhalla, former Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- India welcomes ceasefire between Iran and Israel; US President Donald Trump lashes out at Tehran and Tel Aviv for ceasefire violation immediately after truce.
- Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday (June 25, 2025) clinched the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance. Chopra emerged on top in a nine-man field in Ostrava, though with a modest effort of 85.29m in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.
- Dilip Doshi passed away in London at 77. He was the Indian left-arm spinner who made a mark in international cricket between 1979 and 1983.