Daily Current Affairs – 22 August 2025

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Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence 2025–26: New Guidelines Released Higher Education Department has revised the guidelines for Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence 2025–26. Now there are 150 seats(300 in the last session) for foreign universities and 350 seats(200 in the last session) for national universities. The department has mandated certain conditions for the benificiaries Beneficiaries must seek jobs in Rajasthan after course completion. Students must prepare project reports on comparative studies of state schemes and suggest improvements. Engineering...

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Language Lab to be Established in Rajasthan Rajasthan government will set up an English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU)  and in association with Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, will set up a Language Lab in the state.The lab will provide training in English and other foreign languages which includes French, Spanish, and Japanese.The Objective of this initiative is to enhance communication skills, global exposure, and employability of students and youth. Detailed Explanation (For RAS Aspirants): EFLU (English and Foreign...

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Rising Rajasthan Partnership Conclave 2025 – Investment, Employment and Global Connect Rising Rajasthan Partnership Conclave will be held in Jaipur on 9th  and 10th  December 2025.Road Shows are planned  for Delhi, Hyderabad, Surat, Kolkata and UAE for attracting domestic and global investors.Special Sessions will be held on following themes-Youth and women empowerment,Health, energy, industry and tourism discussionsIn addition there will be a Mining and petroleum pre-summit. For the first time Pravasi Rajasthani Day will also be organized on 10th December...

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Kota-Bundi Greenfield Airport linked with NIP and PM Gati Shakti Kota-Bundi Greenfield Airport project has been integrated with the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) and it has also included PM Gati Shakti Master. These moves provide the project with the status of a national priority project. The project will commence next month and it will be completed by September 2027.First commercial flight is expected in 2027.Another important decision with regard to current aerodrome taken was that it will be converted into...

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ISRO to Conduct First Gaganyaan Test Flight in December 2025 According to ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan, the first ever unmanned test of Gaganyaan will be conducted in December 2025, with more than 80% of the critical test worked out. The mission will have three Indian astronauts take a trip into the Low Earth (LEO) orbit of up to 7 days. A total 9, 000 tests shall be conducted with 7, 700 already done with the remaining being carried out by...