Daily Current Affairs – 19 July 2025

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Sector: Social Welfare & Religious-National Integration Subject: Senior Citizen Welfare Schemes, Pilgrimage Tourism, National Integration ·  The scheme will provide free pilgrimages to religious and nationally important sites for citizens aged 60 years and above. ·  As per Budget 2025–26 announcement, 50,000 senior citizens will travel by AC trains, and 6,000 by airplanes. ·  For the first time, the scheme includes Wagah Border as a destination of national importance, apart from traditional temples. The scheme is managed by the Devasthan...

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Sector: Social Justice & Welfare Subject: SC Welfare Schemes, Ambedkar-related Pilgrimage, Social Empowerment   Rajasthan Government has launched a scheme similar to the "Singh Nagarik Teerth Yatra" for Scheduled Castes. Under this, SC citizens of Rajasthan will get free rail travel to five major sites associated with the life of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. The scheme is exclusive to SC permanent residents of Rajasthan. The goal is to spread awareness about Dr. Ambedkar’s life, philosophy,...

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Sector: Environment and Wildlife Conservation Subject: Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife Translocation, Inter-State Tiger Management Rajasthan will receive tigers from Madhya Pradesh starting October 2025. This decision was announced during the meeting of Rajasthan Tiger Conservation Foundation held at Aranya Bhawan. Forest and Environment Minister Sanjay Sharma chaired the meeting. Discussion included tiger count, movement patterns, human-wildlife conflict, radio collar tracking, and surveillance in reserves. Reserves included: Ranthambhore, Sariska, Ramgarh Vishdhari, Mukundra Hills, and Dholpur. The state has received permission to translocate...

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In 2025 the Indian Navy will be part of the 32nd Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise or SIMBEX in Singapore. Since 1994, SIMBEX as the longest active bilateral naval exercise in India improves the maritime security within the region and interoperability. Four Indian navy vessels- INS Delhi, INS Satpura, INS Kiltan and INS Shakti are participating. The exercise is in support of Indian Act East Policy and Vision SAGAR which are in line with secure and inclusive maritime order. It also...