Daily Current Affairs – 23 June 2025

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Sector: Culture, International Recognition, Indian Diaspora Subject: India–UK Cultural Relations, Global Honors, Indian Cultural Diplomacy The 12th edition of the Bharat Gaurav Awards, organized by Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha, will be held on 3rd July 2025 at the British Parliament in London. 25 distinguished individuals, including renowned personalities like Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri lyricist Javed Akhtar, poet Manoj Muntashir, and five eminent personalities from Rajasthan, will be honored. The award recognizes contributions in Indian culture, social service, innovation, leadership, and...

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Sector: Sports Subject: Rajasthan State Kickboxing Achievements and National-Level Selection   The 6th State-Level Kickboxing Championship was held in Jaipur (Gulabi Nagar). Ankit Srivastava won Gold in Under-79 kg Kick Light event. Mantra won Gold in Under-60 kg category. Yogansh secured Silver in Under-87 kg category. Unnat clinched Bronze in Under-84 kg category. Ankit had earlier won Bronze at the WAKO India Senior Kickboxing National Championship 2024–25 in the Under-75 kg Low Kick event, held in Mapusa, Goa. He is...

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Sector: Culture, Environment and Ethics Subject: Environmental ethics, Indian religious traditions, river conservation, literary initiative A new book titled ‘Ganga: Ek Divya Swaroop’ was launched at Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur, under the banner of the VK Poddar Foundation. The ceremony, held on a Sunday, was not only a literary event but also a spiritual and emotional journey, as it paid tribute to the late family elders Mirzamal Poddar, Prabhaschandra Poddar, and Rajeshwari Devi Poddar. The book was unveiled by Life...

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India will unify the Rare Donor Registry with the e-Rakt Kosh to ease utilization and follow-up of exceedingly low frequent blood types, such as Bombay Blood, P-Null and Rh-null. The purpose of such integration is to save lives by identifying the rare blood type faster and managing the stocks of rare blood types. Led by ICMR-NIIH, this step would serve to centralize the real-time information on rare blood availability, increase response to emergencies and strengthen India as a leader in...

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It has been reported that the United States authorized the release of airstrikes to three major Iranian nuclear facilities which included Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan using 30, 000 pound bunker busting bombs. This move which was conducted without the authorization of the U.S conferences has raised tension in the area significantly. Iran has retaliated by labeling the act as violation of its sovereignty and voted to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz which transports oil supplies to many parts of...