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World Trade Organization (WTO): Recently, the WTO revised its global merchandise trade volume growth forecast for 2025 to a decline of 0.2%, amid fears over the U.S. tariff developments.
o Establishment: It came into operation in 1995, following the 1994 Marrakesh Agreement.
o Predecessor: WTO replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), established in 1948.
o Trade Areas: It facilitates trade in goods, services and intellectual property by providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements.
o Agreements: Aim to reduce or eliminate tariffs, quotas, and other restrictions, signed and ratified by member governments.
o Membership: WTO has 164 member states, representing over 96% of global trade and global GDP.
o Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
o Decision-making: By consensus, with all 164 members enjoying veto powers.
o GDP Trends: World real GDP growth slowed from 3.1% in 2022 to 2.7% in 2023, and is expected to stay at 2.6% (2024) and 2.7% (2025).
o Inflation Outlook: Inflation is expected to gradually abate in 2024–25, boosting real incomes and consumption in advanced economies.
Ranthambore National Park: Recently, Tiger Attack killed a seven-year-old boy near the Trinetra Ganesh temple in the Ranthambore National Park, located in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district.
Leptobrachium Aryatium: New Frog Species, named Leptobrachium aryatium, has been officially identified in Assam after a 21-year-long study.
Rashtriya Karmayogi Jan Seva Programme: The Ministry of Ayush conducted a session of the Rashtriya Karmayogi Jan Seva Programme, aimed at enhancing the service orientation and professional skills of its employees.
o Citizen-Centric Approach: The event aimed to inspire and guide employees to adopt the Karmayogi Way, emphasizing a citizen-centric approach to governance.
o Programme Goal: This unique programme aims to lay the foundation for civil servants in the country.
o Learning Approach: There will be more focus on 'on-site learning' to complement "off-site learning".
o Approval Date: On 2nd September 2020, Government approved the NPCSCB with six key pillars.
o Six Pillars: These include Policy Framework, Institutional Framework, Competency Framework, Digital Learning Framework (iGOT-Karmayogi), electronic Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS) and the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
o Coverage: The Programme will cover all civil servants (including contractual employees) across various ministries, departments, organizations, and agencies of the Union Government.
Exercise DUSTLIK-VI: Recently, the Exercise DUSTLIK-VI commenced at the Foreign Training Node, Aundh (Pune), Maharashtra, scheduled from 16 April to 28 April 2025.
o Indian Contingent: 60 personnel from a Battalion of the JAT Regiment and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
o Uzbekistan Contingent: Represented by personnel from the Uzbekistan Army.
o Annual Event: Conducted alternatively in India and Uzbekistan.
o Last Edition: Held in Termez District, Uzbekistan, in April 2024.
o Exercise Theme: Joint Multi-Domain Sub-Conventional Operations in a Semi-Urban Scenario.
o Operational Focus: Response to terrorist action involving capture of defined territory.
o Exercise Scope: Includes drones, counter-UAS measures, and logistics support by the IAF.
o Exercise Objective: Sharing best practices in Tactics, Techniques and Procedures.
o Defence Cooperation: Further strengthened, enhancing bilateral ties between India and Uzbekistan.
Meghayan 25: 3rd edition of the Indian Navy’s Meteorological and Oceanological Symposium - Meghayan 25 was held recently. The event commemorated the formation of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and celebrated WMO Day 2025.
o Participants: Included distinguished experts, senior naval officers, outstation guests, and stakeholders from the meteorological and oceanographic spectrum.
o Participating Organisations: Included IMD, IITM, INCOIS, NIOT, IAF, SAC–ISRO, NMF, and IIT Madras.
o Theme: Aligned with WMO Day theme – ‘Closing the Early Warning Gap Together’.
o Focused on “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together: Enhancing Maritime Security and Coordination”,
o Origin: Evolved from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) founded in 1873.
o Established: WMO was established in 1950.
o Main Goal: Facilitates international cooperation in meteorology, climate, hydrology, and related environmental fields.
o Membership: Comprises 193 Members – 187 Member States and 6 Territories.
o Headquarters: Located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Yimkhiung Tribe: Recently, the Yimkhiung Tribal Council (YTC) led a protest in Pungro Town, Nagaland against the Indo-Myanmar border fencing and abolition of the Free Movement Regime (FMR).
o Society is clan-based, with traditions of oral history, festivals, and communal land ownership.
o Community divided by the international border, which is viewed as an “imaginary line” splitting families and ancestral lands.
o Yimkhiungrü language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family and is spoken by over 100,000 people across 100+ villages/towns.
o Tsüngkamnyo is their most important post-harvest festival.
o FMR earlier allowed visa-free movement up to 16 km (later reduced to 10 km) across the border for social, cultural, and economic exchanges.
India's Retail Inflation: As per the recent PIB report, the India's Retail Inflation fell to 4.6% in FY 2024–25, the lowest since 2018–19, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
o CPI is compiled by the NSO under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, using base year 2012.
o CPI tracks price changes by comparing the current cost of the fixed basket to its previous cost. When prices rise, CPI increases (inflation); when prices fall, CPI declines (deflation).
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