Hydrogen Fuel Cell based Bus
NEWS- India’s First Hydrogen buses flagged off in Leh, Ladakh.
- Date – 19 June 2025
- Event – 5 hydrogen fuel cell-based buses flagged off in Leh, Ladakh
- Use – hydrogen gas to power electric motor
- Developed By – NTPC Limited (New Delhi).
- Hand over to – State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO).
- Location of Ceremony – Hydrogen mobility station, NTPC, Palam, Leh.
- Range – ~300 km per 25 kg hydrogen.
- World’s first high-altitude hydrogen station (11,562 ft) – Launched by NTPC in Nov 2024
Rhino Conservation Project
NEWS- UP Govt. Approved Rhino Conservation Project in Dudhwa NP.
- Date – 19th June 2025
- Park – Dudhwa National Park, Lakhimpur Kheri, UP
- Approved By – Govt of UP under CM Yogi Adityanath
- Purpose – Establishment of 2 new Rhino Rehabilitation Areas.
- Region Focused – Terai region, UP
UPI Service
NEWS – India-Cyprus Sign MoU to Enable UPI Services.
- MoU signed between – NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL) and Eurobank Cyprus.
- Purpose – To introduce UPI-based cross-border payment services in Cyprus.
- Occasion During PM Modi’s visit to Cyprus.
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- Launched by – National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
- Launch Year – 2016
- Regulated by – Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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International Yoga Day
NEWS-International Yoga Day 2025.
- Date – 21st June 2025.
- Edition – 11th International Yoga Day.
- Theme – “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”
- Proposed by – PM Narendra Modi at UN in 2014
- Main Event 2025 – Held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- Led by – PM Narendra Modi.
- Participation – Over 2 crore people nationwide.
- Yoga is listed under UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
Sahitya Akademi Puraskar
NEWS -Sahitya Akademi Yuva & Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025.
- Purpose – To honour outstanding literary works.
- It is India’s second-highest literary award (after the Jnanpith Award).
- Yuva Puraskar – Given to 23 young writers.
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar – Given to 24 authors in 24 Indian languages.
- About sahitya Akademi
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- Established – In 1954
- Head Office – Located in New Delhi.
- Awards – Confers Sahitya Akademi Award, Yuva Puraskar, and Bal Sahitya Puraskar annually.
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MCQs
Q1. Who developed the hydrogen fuel cell-based buses?
A) BHEL
B) NTPC Limited
C) ISRO
D) DRDO
Q2. Who is the Chief Minister under whose leadership the project was approved?
A) Nitish Kumar
B) Yogi Adityanath
C) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
D) Pushkar Singh Dhami
Q3. Who launched UPI in India?
A) RBI
B) SBI
C) NPCI
D) NITI Aayog
Q4. When is International Yoga Day 2025 celebrated?
A) 5 June
B) 21 June
C) 15 August
D) 1 July
Q5. When was Sahitya Akademi established?
A) 1950
B) 1954
C) 1962
D) 1947