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CUET Current Affairs: 15 October 2025

 

Google

Google announces world's largest AI and data hub in Visakhapatnam, to invest $15 bn in 5 years – Firstpost

News-Google to Build Largest AI and Data Infrastructure Hub Outside the U.S. in Visakhapatnam.

  • Event – Google announced a $15 billion investment to build its largest AI and data infrastructure hub outside the U.S. in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Partners – Collaboration with Adani Group and Bharti Airtel.
  • Project – 1-gigawatt data center campus powered by renewable energy.
  • Infrastructure – Supported by subsea cable and fiber networks.
  • Objective – Enhance AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure in India.
  • Occasion – Unveiled at the Bharat AI Shakti event in New Delhi (October 2025).
  • Employment – Expected to create over 1 lakh jobs.
  • Impact – Boost AI adoption and strengthen Indo-U.S. tech collaboration.

GalaxEye

Indian space startup GalaxEye to launch world's first multi-sensor EO satellite early next year | Science News – India TV

News-GalaxEye to Launch World’s First Multi-Sensor EO Satellite in 2026

  • Event – GalaxEye to launch the world’s first multi-sensor Earth Observation (EO) satellite, Mission Drishti, in early 2026.
  • Company – Indian space-tech startup GalaxEye.
  • Satellite Details – 160-kg satellite, India’s largest privately built.
  • Technology – Combines Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and high-resolution optical sensors.
  • Image Quality – Offers 1.5-meter resolution imagery for real-time geospatial analysis.
  • Applications – Defense, disaster management, agriculture, and infrastructure.
  • Capability – Operates day and night, in all weather conditions.
  • Future Plans – GalaxEye to launch 8–10 such satellites over four years.
  • Goal – Build a constellation for AI-driven imagery intelligence.
  • Significance – Major leap for India’s private space sector.

India Mobile Congress

News- 9th Edition of India Mobile Congress 2025.

  • Event– India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025.
  • Type – Asia’s largest telecom, media, and technology event.
  • Theme – “Innovate to Transform.”
  • Date – October 8–11, 2025.
  • Venue – Yashobhoomi India International Convention & Expo Centre (IICC), New Delhi.
  • Edition – 9th.
  • Co-organizers –Department of Telecommunications DoT and Cellular Operators Association of India COAI.
  • Inaugurated by – PM Narendra Modi.
  • 6 Main Components of IMC 2025: 
    • International 6G Symposium, the International AI Summit, the Cyber Security Summit, SATCOM Summit, IMC Aspire Competition and OpenAI API Hackathon.
  • IMC Awards – 15.
  • Technology Demonstrations – Reliance Jio, Tejas Networks, MediaTek, Ericsson, Samsung.
  • Announcement – To install 1 lakh telecom towers
  • Telecom sector’s contribution to India’s GDP – Rise from 14% to 20% by 2037.

AUSTRAHIND 2025

News- India–Australia Joint Military Exercise ‘AUSTRAHIND 2025’ Commenced in Australia.

  • What– 4th Edition of Joint Military Exercise ‘AUSTRAHIND’ commenced.
  • Participants – Indian Army and Australian Army.
  • When – October 13–26, 2025.
  • Where – Irwin Barracks, Perth, Australia.
  • Participants – IA (120 personnel led by a Battalion of Gorkha Rifles) & Australian Army.
  • Phases – Training and Validation.
  • Objective –To Enhance joint urban warfare skills.
  • First Edition – 2022, Rajasthan.
  • Previous Edition – 2024, Pune, Maharashtra.
  • Frequency – Annually held alternately in India and Australia.

World Standards Day

News- World Standards Day 2025.

  • Event – World Standards Day (WSD) 2025.
  • When – October 14.
  • 2025 Theme – “ A Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)”.
  • Formation of ISO – Established in 1947.
  • First Celebration – October 14, 1970.
  • Organizers – IEC, ISO, and ITU.
  • 2025 Events –
    • Organized by – Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) at NITS, Noida (UP).
    • Presided by –Union Minister Pralhad Joshi (MoCAF&PD and MNRE).
    • Key Launches – National Lighting Code of India 2025, Learning Management System (LMS), and Online Standards Development (OSD) Module of the BIS Portal.

MCQs

Q1. Where is Google building its largest AI and data infrastructure hub outside the U.S.?
 a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Visakhapatnam
d) Pune

Q2. What is the name of GalaxEye’s upcoming multi-sensor EO satellite?
 a) Vision India
b) Mission Drishti
c) Project Netra
d) SkyEye One

Q3. What was the theme of IMC 2025?
 a) “Digital India Ahead”
b) “Innovate to Transform”
c) “AI for Everyone”
d) “5G to 6G Transition”

Q4. Which countries participate in the AUSTRAHIND military exercise?
a) India and U.S.
b) India and France
c) India and Australia
d) India and U.K.

Q5. When is World Standards Day observed?
a) October 12
b) October 13
c) October 14
d) October 15