Daily GK One Liners: May 13, 2025

🗞 Daily GK One Liners: May 13, 2025

Your quick summary of the day’s important events across National, International, Banking, Business, Appointments, Defence, Books & Authors, Sports, and Important Days.

🇮🇳 National News

• TDB-DST Announces Theme for National Technology Day 2025: “YANTRA – Yugantar for Advancing New Technology, Research & Acceleration.”
• Govt Reviews Safe Harbour for Social Media: Reassessment of Section 79 to enhance accountability against fake news dissemination.
• Delhi Police Launches “Nayi Disha” Campaign: Door-to-door reintegration drive for school dropouts through community and NGO support.
• India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio Falls to 93 (2019–21): Down from 103 in 2017–19, showing improved maternal care nationwide.
• US “Most Favoured Nation” Drug Pricing Order Impacts India: President Trump’s order disrupts Indian pharma’s cost advantage in U.S. markets.

🌍 International News

• India-EU Resume Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Talks restarted on May 12 to ease tariffs and expand bilateral trade volumes.
• Bhutan Becomes First to Allow Crypto Tourism Payments: Binance Pay & DK Bank facilitate crypto-based transactions for international visitors.
• President Trump Proposes Renaming Persian Gulf: Suggests “Arabian Gulf” or “Gulf of Arabia” during Saudi visit, raising diplomatic stir.

🏦 Banking News

• RBI Mandates Digital Lending App Registration: All DLAs to be disclosed on the CIMS portal starting May 13 under updated 2025 guidelines.

💼 Business News

• HCLTech Joins EU AI Pact: Pledges adherence to upcoming EU AI Act principles, focusing on transparency, data safety, and oversight.

👤 Appointments News

• Rameshwar Prasad Gupta Removed as SECI Chairman: Exit announced ahead of his scheduled June 2025 tenure end; reasons not disclosed.

🛡 Defence News

• Operation Sindoor – Phase III: Indian forces destroy nine terror launchpads in PoJK in continued retaliation for Pahalgam terror strike.

📚 Books & Authors

• “PMO: Prime Minister’s Office Through the Years” by Himanshu Roy: Chronicles evolution of India’s top administrative office; released April 15, 2025.

🏏 Sports News

• Virat Kohli Retires from Test Cricket: Ends 14-year red-ball career marked by 29 centuries and 7,500+ runs.

📅 Important Days

• No major observances recorded on May 13, 2025.

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