Para Athletics Championships
News – India Launches Logo and Mascot ‘Viraaj’ for 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- Event – 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- Edition – 12th
- Dates – September 27 to October 5, 2025
- Venue – Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
- Host Nation – India (for the first time)
- Medal Events – 186
- Participating Nations – Over 100 countries expected.
- event’s brand ambassador – Kangana Ranaut
- Mascot & Logo Launch–
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- Mascot Name – Viraaj (Elephant with blade prosthesis).
- Unveiled by – Paralympic Committee of India.
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Operation Midnight Hammer
News – US Air Force and Navy Attacked 3 Iranian Nuclear Sites.
- Operation Midnight Hammer – Characterized by a precision strike that devastated the Iranian nuclear programme.
- Date – Midnight of June 21–22, 2025.
- Targets – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.
- Bombers – B-2 stealth bombers
INS Tamal
News- INS Tamal to Be Commissioned on July 1.
- INS Tamal – Stealth multi-role frigate.
- Commission – On 1st July 2025 at Kaliningrad, Russia.
- Class – Krivak/Tushil class frigate.
- Length – 125 metres.
- Built at – Yantar Shipyard in Russia.
- Significance – Last foreign-built warship of Indian Navy to have been built outside India.
NPCI
News- NPCI to Roll Out NACH.
- NPCI announced – NACH 3.0 on June 6, 2025
- Rollout begins – from July 2025
- Aim – modernizing the National Automated Clearing House (NACH) system.
- Focus – Speed, security, and scalability for recurring digital transactions like salary, EMI, SIP.
- About National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)
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- Established – In 2008
- Founded – By RBI & Indian Banks’ Association
- Objective – Promote secure and scalable digital payments in India.
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SSLV and Technology Transfer
News- HAL Wins ₹511 Crore Deal to Manufacture and Commercialize SSLV Launches
- SSLV – Low-cost, quick-assembly rocket for small satellite launches.
- ISRO transferred SSLV tech to HAL – A major step toward space sector commercialization
- HAL won the rights to – Own, build, market, and operate SSLV.
- ISRO will support – HAL for 2 years, full control – to HAL starts after 2027.
- About HAL(Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) –
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- Established – 1940 (as Hindustan Aircraft); became HAL in 1964.
- Headquarters – Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Owned by – Government of India (under the Ministry of Defence).
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MCQs
Q1. What is unique about the mascot Viraaj?
A) It wears boxing gloves
B) It is a flying bird
C) It has a blade prosthesis
D) It holds a torch
Q2. What was the name of the operation in which the US attacked Iranian nuclear sites in June 2025?
A) Operation Desert Storm
B) Operation Freedom Strike
C) Operation Hammer
D) Operation Thunderbolt
Q3. What type of warship is INS Tamal?
A) Aircraft Carrier
B) Submarine
C) Stealth Multi-role Frigate
D) Destroyer
Q4. NACH 3.0 rollout begins from which month?
A) June 2025
B) July 2025
C) August 2025
D) September 2025
Q5. Where is the headquarters of HAL located?
A) New Delhi
B) Bengaluru
C) Hyderabad
D) Mumbai