Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 17th June 2025

RBI, Banking and Economy

• India’s total trade deficit narrows to $6.6 billion as total exports grow

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• In a first, HDFC MF hybrid funds AUM tops ₹ 1 trillion

NATIONAL

• MoTA Launches Largest Tribal Empowerment Campaign – DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan

STATES

• Telangana Education Dept signs MoUs with NGOs to enhance teaching infrastructure in govt schools

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Monthly Bulletin [May 2025]

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• DRDO & IIT Delhi demonstrate Quantum Entanglement-Based Free-Space Quantum Secure Communication over more than 1 km distance

DEFENCE

• Fifth FPV ‘Achal’ built by Goa Shipyard Ltd Launched for ICG

EVENTS

• Union Minster Bhupender Yadav presides over the First Assembly of the International Big Cat Alliance, in New Delhi

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Prime Minister receives the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III

SPORTS

• Armand Duplantis Breaks World Record For 12th Time, Clears 6.28m In Stockholm