1 Justice B.R. Gavai will be the next Chief Justice of the country, will take charge from May 14
The Central government on Tuesday said that Supreme Court judge B.R. Gavai has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) . ” In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 124(2) of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai as the Chief Justice of India with effect from May 14, 2025 ,” a notification from the Ministry of Law and Justice said. Current Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna is retiring on May 13 on attaining the age of 65 years. He had earlier this month recommended Justice Gavai as his successor. Justice Gavai will be the 52nd Chief Justice of the country. His term will be over six months and he will retire on November 23, 2025. Justice Gavai was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on May 29, 2019. He became an additional judge of the Bombay High Court in November 2003 and was appointed as a permanent judge in November 2005.
2 Department of Posts and SBI Funds Management Limited signed a MoU in New Delhi
Department of Posts and SBI Funds Management Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi . Its main objective is to provide door-to-door KYC verification services for SBI Mutual Fund investors through more than 1.64 lakh post offices across the country . This partnership between the Department of Posts and SBI Funds Management Limited will streamline the KYC process, ensuring convenience, security and regulatory compliance for investors across India and especially in rural areas.
3 PM Modi congratulates Kamla Persad-Bissessar on her victory in Trinidad and Tobago general elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has supported Kamla Persad-Bissessar in Trinidad and Tobago elections . In a social media post, the Prime Minister said that India cherishes its historic and close ties with Trinidad and Tobago. The Prime Minister said that he looks forward to working closely with Kamla Persad-Bissessar to further strengthen bilateral relations for the shared prosperity and well-being of the people of India and Trinidad and Tobago.
4 Mark Carney’s Liberal Party wins the election in Canada
Mark Carney ‘s Liberal Party has won the election in Canada . After the election results, Mark Carney is almost certain to become the Prime Minister again. Carney has won this election by giving a close fight to his rival Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre .
5 Joshua Cheptegei and Sarah Chelangat win TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025
Ugandan pair of Joshua Cheptegei and Sarah Chelangat won the International Elite Men’s and Women’s category of the 17th TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025 race respectively. Abhishek Pal and Sanjivani Jadhav won the Indian Elite Men’s and Women’s race of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025 respectively. The TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025, with a prize money of $2,10,000, was held on April 27, 2025 in Bengaluru, Karnataka . The event, held in Bengaluru, was part of the World Athletics Label Road Race. World Athletics is the world governing body of athletics. The Bengaluru race had two categories: an International Elite and an Indian Elite category.
6 Udan Yojana: Connecting India with one flight at a time
Regional Connectivity Scheme- Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) , is a flagship initiative of the Government of India (GoI), launched on October 21, 2016 , aimed at democratizing aviation by making flying accessible and affordable for all. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) . The first RCS-UDAN flight was inaugurated by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on April 27, 2017 , connecting Shimla (Himachal Pradesh, HP) to New Delhi (Delhi). . RC-UDAN is a key component of India’s National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) 2016, which has a 10-year vision to connect tier-2 and tier-3 cities through a market-driven but financially supported model. The scheme works on a market-driven approach, where airlines assess demand on specific routes and submit proposals during a bidding round. So far, 625 routes have been operationalised under the scheme, connecting 90 airports (including 15 heliports and 2 water aerodromes) across the country.
7 Madhya Pradesh gets approval for India’s first PM Mitra Textile Park project worth Rs 2,100 crore
In April 2025, Madhya Pradesh (MP) has officially received approval from the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) for the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Park project worth Rs 2,100 crore . This will be the first state-of-the-art integrated textile park of its kind in India . This newly approved project is expected to enhance the industrial scenario of the state and strengthen India’s textile sector on the global platform. The state government of Madhya Pradesh has already received investment proposals worth Rs 10,000 crore, indicating strong interest from the industrial sector.
8 India launches first indigenous HPV test kit to detect cervical cancer
In April 2025, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh Minister of State for Science and Technology (MoS&T) launched its first made-in-India human papilloma virus (HPV) test kits for screening cervical cancer . The two kits are TrueNat HPV-HR Plus by Goa-based MolBio Diagnostics and Patho Detect by Pune (Maharashtra) -based Mylab Discovery Solutions . The kits were developed under the Grand Challenges India (GCI) initiative of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology (MoS&T), coordinated by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
9 Humanitarian Madhusudan Sai awarded Fiji’s highest honour
On 25th April 2025 , Indian spiritual and humanitarian leader Sri Madhusudan Sai was conferred the country’s highest civilian award ‘ Companion of the Order of Fiji ‘ by Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu at the State House of Fiji in Suva, Fiji . Previous recipients of the ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’ include Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in 2023 and President of India Draupadi Murmu in 2024 He was honoured for his significant contribution to healthcare and social welfare in Fiji through the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjivani Children’s Hospital, the South Pacific region’s first state-of-the-art, completely free children’s hospital, which focuses on treating children from any background. He founded the global humanitarian mission ‘One World One Family’, which works in over 80 countries to improve access to healthcare, nutrition and education.
10 Sarvam AI will create India’s first indigenous large language model
The Government of India has selected Bengaluru -based startup Sarvam AI to develop India’s first foundational large language model (LLM) under the India AI Mission . Sarvam AI has been selected from among 67 applications received by the Government of India to develop the country’s first large language model . The Government of India’s effort to develop indigenous LLM comes in the backdrop of the success of Chinese startup DeepSeek . The government has given Sarvam AI six months to develop the LLM model. This LLM model will be built in India using local infrastructure and engineers. It will use huge data from various Indian languages and cultures. The LLM developed by Sarvam will handle voice-based tasks in Indian languages and excel in advanced reasoning. The model developed by Sarvam AI will have 70 billion parameters and will include many innovations in programming as well as engineering. This model is expected to be as good as Open AI’s Chat GPT-3 and GPT-4 , Meta’s Llama model, etc.