Latest current affairs of the Day for 17 May 2025
- The total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions has crossed 150 billion mark, making it a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar ecosystem.
- The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is set to launch its Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme in Mass Communication and Journalism from the upcoming academic year.
- The Ministry of Culture has launched a powerful and binding initiative, Ek Desh Ek Dhadkan (One Nation, One Heartbeat) to honour the bravehearts of the nation.
- Punjab based Lovely Professional University (LPU) has terminated all Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with institutions of Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will lead a 10-member delegation from across parties to the US to brief on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.
- In Haryana, three persons have been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. Haryana Police has arrested Jyoti Rani, a YouTuber from Hisar, on charges of spying for Pakistan. A case has been registered against Jyoti at Civil Lines police station in Hisar.
- The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.3 percent during the current financial year, outpacing China, the United States, and the European Union, according to a United Nations report.
- The Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr. Samir V Kamat visited the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) at Avadi in Chennai and inaugurated the automotive and weapons systems testing Centre at Vellanur.
- Power Minister Manohar Lal is on an official visit to Brazil to participate in the BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting, scheduled for the 19th of this month.
- India and Japan have made significant progress in their joint lunar exploration initiative, Chandrayaan-5 or LUPEX, as the mission prepares to enter its design phase. Targeted for launch in 2027-28, the mission will focus on detecting and analyzing water sources on the Moon.
- An American-Lebanese man Hadi Matar has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2022 knife attack on author Salman Rushdie at a cultural event in New York.
- Nepal’s Yala Glacier has officially been declared “dead,” symbolizing a deepening climate crisis in the Himalayan region. The glacier, which has dramatically receded over the last five decades, was honoured through a ceremonial tribute attended by experts and communities from across the Hindu Kush.
- Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania.