Daily Current Affairs – 23 July 2025

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Sector: Social Welfare | Subject: Senior Citizen Travel Scheme Summary: The Rajasthan government’s Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme will offer free pilgrimage tours to 56,000 senior citizens in 2025-26. A special train carrying 6,000 senior citizens will depart for Ramshwaram from Durga Pura station. The scheme is open to citizens aged 60 and above, who are not taxpayers. The government will provide air travel for 6,000 senior citizens to visit destinations like Kathmandu, Nepal, and the renowned Pashupatinath Temple. Train journeys...

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Sector: Sports | Subject: Khelo India University Games Summary: Rajasthan is gearing up to host the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) in November, with significant involvement from the Indian government’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. A 19-member Organizing and Coordination Committee will be formed, with Rajasthan’s Chief Minister as the chairperson and the Union Sports Minister as the co-chairperson. A 29-member Executive Committee will also be established, led by the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan, to oversee the operational aspects...

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   Sector: Sports Subject: Roller Derby, State Sports Achievement Summary: Rajasthan Boys' team won the Gold Medal at the All India Roller Derby Federation Cup 2025 held in Bikaner. The team defeated Uttar Pradesh with a score of 42-23 in the final match. Lokesh Gurjar, a BCA student from Maharishi Arvind Institute of Science and Management, Ambabadi, played a key role in the victory. The achievement was celebrated by the Institute’s Director Bharat Parashar, who congratulated Lokesh and wished for...

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Sector: Education | Subject: Scholarships & International Education Summary: The Rajasthan government has announced a scholarship scheme for the top three female students from Class 10 board exams in government schools, offering them the opportunity to study abroad at the government’s expense. The students will be given a chance to pursue a four-year undergraduate course overseas. A list of the top 25 students has already been prepared based on the results of the 2024-25 board exams. If any of the...

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On July 24th, National Cooperative Policy 2025 will be launched in New Delhi by the Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah. This new policy will be a great phase of reviving the cooperative movement in the upcoming 20 years (2025 to 2045). It promotes a vision that helps it attain the Sahkar se Samriddhi through establishment of a cooperative structure that is more modern, inclusive and guided by the grassroots people. The policy has been formulated by the 48-member...