May 2025 Current Affairs – Topic-wise Short Notes for Competitive Exams

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🟩 National Affairs

• A nationwide civil-defence mock drill, code-named Operation Abhyaas, was conducted on 7 May 2025 across 244 districts to test emergency readiness. 

• The 7th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 (KIYG) was inaugurated on 4 May 2025 in Bihar across five cities. 

• A major ‌clash in the Abujhmarh forest region of Chhattisgarh on 21 May 2025 resulted in significant casualties in the fight against Naxal-Maoist insurgency. 

• The Department of Posts (DoP) launched web-platforms ‘Know Your DIGIPIN’ & ‘Know Your PIN Code’ in May to enhance postal-digital services. 

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🌏 International Affairs

• The 78th session of the World Health Organization (WHA) was held from 19-27 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. 

• Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan: a missile-strike and cross-border incident occurred in early May, leading to serious diplomatic fallout. 

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💰 Economy & Banking

• The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) revised India’s growth forecast for 2025 downward to 6.3 %, citing global headwinds. 

• The postal sector’s digital push (DoP platforms) reflects deepening of digital economy and service-integration efforts in public sector. (See National Affairs above)

• Reports in May pointed to rising technology-investment in India and growing high-performance infrastructure focus. 

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🔬 Science & Technology

• In May 2025, India installed North India’s first AI-based digital PET-CT scanner in Gurugram, enhancing cancer-diagnostic capacity. 

• Advances in language-tech and digital transliteration frameworks were highlighted, supporting India’s low-resource language computing drive. 

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🌿 Environment & Ecology

• Environmental & security convergence: heat-waves and conflict preparedness were flagged in May as linked national-resilience issues. 

• The expansion of wetlands and ecosystem-monitoring schemes continued through May under India’s environmental governance agenda. 

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🛡 Defence

• The nationwide civil-defence exercise (Operation Abhyaas) and Indo-Pak border tensions underscored increased focus on homeland security and strategic deterrence in May. (See National & International Affairs above)

• The major forest-insurgency clash in Abujhmarh revealed persistent internal-security challenges for the defence sector. (See National Affairs above)

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🏆 Sports

• Khelo India Youth Games 2025 (4-15 May) engaged thousands of athletes from states/UTs, boosting India’s youth sports ecosystem. 

• Preparations for larger international competitions were emphasised, and athlete‐passport management services got a boost. 

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🥇 Awards & Honours

• Cultural heritage milestones: The inclusion of the Bhagavad Gita and the Natyashastra in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register was reported in May. 

• Recognitions were given to scientists and innovators in imaging tech and diagnostics (e.g., digital PET-CT) during May. (See Science & Technology)

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👔 Appointments & Resignations

• May’s reshuffles: Though detailed names are less highlighted, key regulatory and service appointments lined up during the month alongside broader reforms. 

• The sports sector expanded its passport-management units and athlete support systems signalling management reforms. 

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📅 Important Days & Themes

• 10 May – International Day of Plant Health.

• 15 May – International Day of Families. 

• 22 May – International Day for Biological Diversity. (Theme details to be checked)

• The overarching theme in May: “Preparedness – whether civil defence, health systems or youth sport infrastructure”.

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📚 Miscellaneous

• The postal sector’s roll-out of digital platforms (DIGIPIN / PIN code) signals modernisation of legacy public services in May. (See Economy & Banking)

• Investment flow into diagnostics, high-tech healthcare (digital PET-CT) and digital-governance infrastructure gained momentum in May. (See Science & Technology)

• The overlap of climate impacts, internal-security drills and youth-sport events in May shows the interlinked nature of developmental priorities.