1 Operation Sindoor: Indian Army targeted terrorist camps
In response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam , Jammu and Kashmir , India has carried out a major military action named ‘ Operation Sindoor ‘ . Indian armed forces carried out precision attacks on terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) late on Tuesday night . Its purpose was to eliminate those terrorist camps which were engaged in planning and carrying out attacks on India. A total of 9 places have been targeted under this operation. The Indian Army carried out this operation in a very restrained, limited and non-escalatory manner. The special thing was that no Pakistani military establishment was attacked. The government said that India has shown restraint in the selection of targets and the entire process of the operation.
2 Gaganyaan mission is in its final stage, India’s first manned mission will go to space in 2027
India’s first manned space mission “Gaganyaan” has now entered its final phase. Union Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said that India will send its astronauts into space from Indian soil through indigenous rockets in the first quarter of 2027. The first unmanned tests under this mission have been successfully completed, including TV-D1 (Test Vehicle Demo-1) . The next test TV-D2 mission will be by the end of 2025 and after this there will be unmanned orbital flights of Gaganyaan. Dr. Singh informed that the testing and integration of LVM3 rocket, crew escape system, crew module and service module for the mission are in the final stages . Recovery trials have been done with the Indian Navy and there will be more sea recovery exercises going forward. Dr. Singh also reminded that Prime Minister Modi had announced to send an Indian Space Station (Bharatiya Antariksha Station) by 2035 and an Indian to the Moon by 2040. ISRO chief Dr. V. Narayanan is
3 Free trade agreement between India and UK completed
India and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a major economic agreement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday that India and the UK have signed an ambitious and mutually beneficial economic agreement. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) . He called it a ‘historic achievement’. The announcement was made along with a Double Taxation Avoidance Convention, which will help boost trade and investment between the two countries.
4 The length of India’s coastline was revised to 11,098.81 km after the updated methodology
In April 2025 , as per Survey of India (SoI) data, the length of India’s coastline was officially updated to 11,098.81 kilometres (km), up from 7,516.60 km recorded since the 1970s. . The revision follows a multi-year scientific review led by the Dehradun (Uttarakhand)-based National Hydrographic Organisation (NHO) in coordination with the SoI. As per the updated measurements, among states, Gujarat has the longest coastline, while Goa has the shortest. Among Union Territories (UTs), Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) islands have the longest and Puducherry has the shortest. For decades, different government departments used different coastline data due to outdated measurement methods. The Coastal Protection and Development Advisory Committee (CPDAC) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), New Delhi (Delhi) began addressing this issue in its 11th meeting (2010). During its 16th meeting (16 July 2019), CPDAC accepted the revised coastline length of 11,084.50 km of NHO, calculated using advanced hydrographic data. On August 10, 2023, the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), New Delhi finalised the updated Terms of Reference (TOR) for maritime standardisation. This revised length of 11,098.81 km was accepted during a meeting held with representatives of coastal States/UTs and other stakeholders in January 2024 at NSCS, New Delhi (Delhi).
5 India’s GDP growth rate is expected to be 6.3% in 2025: Moody’s
Global credit rating agency Moody’s on Tuesday projected India’s GDP growth rate to be 6.3 per cent in 2025 and expects the country’s economy to pick up pace and grow by 6.5 per cent in 2026. Moody’s forecast is in line with the IMF’s outlook , which sees India as the only major economy in the world to register a growth rate of more than 6 per cent in 2025. “Uncertainty over global economic policies is likely to weigh on consumer, business and financial activity,” Moody’s said in the May update of its Global Macro Outlook. The rating agency had earlier projected a growth rate of 6.5 per cent for India. Moody’s said that despite the US tariff cuts, policy uncertainty and trade tensions between the US and China could impact global trade and investment, which could also impact G-20 countries.
6 India will become the world’s fourth largest economy in 2025
India’s GDP will overtake Japan in 2025 to become the fourth largest economy in the world . This information was given in the World Economic Outlook April 2025 released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) . According to the report, India’s nominal GDP will increase to $ 4,187.017 billion in 2025. At the same time, the size of Japan’s GDP is estimated to be $ 4,186.431 billion. India is currently the fifth largest economy in the world . America, China, Germany and Japan are ahead of India in GDP . According to IMF estimates, India can also become the third largest economy in the world by overtaking Germany in the coming years . By 2027, India’s economy can cross the $ 5 trillion mark and during this time the size of GDP is estimated to be $ 5,069.47 billion. At the same time, by 2028, the size of India’s GDP will be $ 5,584.476 billion, whereas during this period, the size of Germany’s GDP is estimated to be $ 5,251.928 billion.
7 India has the highest skill set in the world in the field of AI
India has the highest skill capacity in the field of Artificial Intelligence in the world. UNDP report released the country has made significant progress in empowering farmers and small businesses using AI. With over 20 lakh software developers skilled, India is steadily growing in the AI landscape. The report also highlights the effective integration of AI in critical sectors such as healthcare and agriculture.
11th Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East Conference opens at 8 Dubai World Trade Centre
The 11th Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East Conference started at the World Trade Centre in Dubai . During this, the Indian Shipping Register -IRS announced the inauguration of a new office in Dammam, Saudi Arabia . IRS Managing Director PK Mishra said that the new office in Saudi Arabia is an important milestone in the global growth journey of IRS.
9 Conservative leader Friedrich Merz elected new Chancellor of Germany
Germany ‘s conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected the country’s new Chancellor after securing a majority in the second round of voting in the lower house of parliament . This time a total of 325 out of 630 MPs voted in favour of Mr Merz, helping him cross the required 316 mark. Earlier, in the first round, only 310 members had voted for Mr Merz, dealing a significant blow to his reputation and an unprecedented failure in post-war German history. The conservative CDU-CSU bloc and its centre-left Social Democrat coalition partners together have a mathematically sufficient majority of 328 MPs, a substantial majority.
10 Maharashtra approves India’s first Shipbuilding, Repair and Recycling Policy 2025
In April 2025 , the Maharashtra State Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, approved the ‘ Shipbuilding, Ship Repair and Ship Recycling Policy 2025 ‘, making Maharashtra the first state in India to introduce a dedicated policy in the maritime manufacturing sector . The initiative is aligned with the central government’s Maritime India Vision 2030 and Amrut Kal Vision 2047, which aim to position India among the top five countries in global shipbuilding by 2047. The policy focuses on transforming Maharashtra into a maritime hub: Investment of Rs 6,600 crore by 2030, aiming to create 40,000 jobs. Financial incentives: Capital subsidy of 15% of the project cost. Up to Rs 1 crore per project for skill development. Up to Rs 25 crore for research and development (R&D). Land allotment : Concessional land allotment on long-term lease (renewable) of 30 years.
11 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched new digital platform to provide faster services to CGHS beneficiaries
In April 2025 , the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched a new version of its flagship programme, Health Management Information System (HMIS) to make services under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) faster accessible . Developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) , the platform went live from April 28, 2025. Apart from HMIS, the ministry has re-launched the CGHS mobile application (app) for Android and iOS (formerly iPhone operating system) with enhanced interface and digital services.