ISRO
NEWS- ISRO Successfully Carries Out Model Rocket Launch Test in UP
- Test held – on June 14 in Kushinagar, UP
- For students to build and launch mini CANSATs
- Part of – IN-SPACe CANSAT & Rocketry Contest 2024–25
- Organised – by ASI, ISRO & IN-SPACe.
- Rocket – 15 kg, reached 1 km height.
- Uttar Pradesh marked the first successful direct satellite launch using a rocket in the state.
- About Astronautical Society of India (ASI)
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- President – Devendra K. Ojha
- Headquarters – Bengaluru
- Establishment – 1990
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- About Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe)
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- Chairman – Dr Pawan Geonka
- Headquarters – Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Establishment – 2020
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Achal
NEWS- GSL launches 5th FPV for Indian Coast Guard
- It is the 5th Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV)
- Launched – in June 2025 by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL)
- ICGS Achal is 52 m long, 8 m wide, and displaces 320 tons.
- About Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
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- Director General (DG) – Paramesh Sivamani
- Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi
- Established – 1 February 1977
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Decade of Hydropower
NEWS – Arunachal Pradesh declared 2025–2035 as the ‘Decade of Hydropower’
- Period – 2025 to 2035
- Target to generate 58,000 MW of electricity from hydropower.
- State to get 12% free power from each HEP
- About Arunachal Pradesh
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- Chief Minister (CM) – Pema Kandu
- Governor – Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
- Capital – Itanagar
- National Park (NP) – Namdapha NP, Mouling NP
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BRICS
NEWS- Vietnam joined BRICS as the 10th partner country.
- Joined – in June 2025
- As A Partner Country Vietnam can join summits, meetings, and projects, but has no voting rights.
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- Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
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- Partner country status was created at the 16th BRICS Summit (2024) in Kazan, Russia.
- About BRICS
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- BRICS was formed – in September 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India, and China
- Renamed BRICS after South Africa joined in 2010.
- Current members
- Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, Indonesia.
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Edge + RuPay Credit card
NEWS – Jupiter-CSB bank & Scapia- Federal Bank launch RuPay Credit Cards with UPI Integration.
- Jupiter money – Bengaluru based digital money platform
- Jupiter Money launched – Edge + RuPay Credit Card.
- Partnership – with CSB bank
- It integrates UPI with traditional card payment
- Scapia fintech also launch Rupay card.
MCQs
Q1. Which organization led the model rocket launch test in Kushinagar, UP?
A. DRDO
B. CSIR
C. ISRO
D. BARC
Q2. Which shipyard built and launched the 5th FPV ‘Achal’ for the Indian Coast Guard?
A. Mazagon Dock Ltd
B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders
C. Goa Shipyard Ltd
D. Cochin Shipyard
Q3. Which period has Arunachal Pradesh officially declared as the ‘Decade of Hydropower’?
A.2020–2030
B. 2025–2035
C. 2030–2040
D. 2022–2032
Q4. What status has Vietnam recently obtained in BRICS?
A. Full member
B. Observer
C. Founding member
D. Partner country
Q5 . Which two banks partnered with fintechs to launch UPI‑integrated RuPay credit cards?
A. SBI and Paytm
B. HDFC Bank and Niyo
C. CSB Bank with Jupiter & Federal Bank with Scapia
D. ICICI Bank and PhonePe