Daily GK One Liners: May 17, 2025

🗞 Daily GK One Liners: May 17, 2025

Your quick summary of the day’s important events across Banking & Finance, National, International, Defence, and Sports.

🏦 Banking & Finance News

• IRFC Gets Government Approval to Raise $1.17 Billion: Will issue deep-discount bonds to fund railways without periodic interest payouts.
• Global DAP Prices Surge Over 13%: Now at $652/tonne, likely to raise India’s fertilizer subsidy burden.

🇮🇳 National News

• Supreme Court Directs Establishment of Exclusive POCSO Courts: Aims to expedite child sexual offence trials nationwide.
• President Murmu Invokes Article 143: Seeks SC advisory on Governors' assent powers under Articles 200–201.
• India Readies ‘Samudrayaan’ Deep-Sea Mission: First manned submersible ‘MATSYA 6000’ to explore 6,000m by 2026.

🌍 International News

• India–EU Launch Joint R&D Projects: ₹391 crore Horizon Europe investment for marine plastic cleanup and waste-to-hydrogen tech.
• Nepal’s Yala Glacier Declared Extinct: Langtang Valley holds mourning ceremony with scientists and monks.
• Trump Revokes US Sanctions on Syria: Major shift to support post-war reconstruction and regional reintegration.

🛡 Defence News

• Army Hospital (R&R) Inaugurates Femto-LASIK Suite: Advanced laser eye surgery facility commissioned in Delhi Cantt.
• DRDO Develops Marine Desalination Membrane: Indigenous nanoporous polymer for high-pressure use on Coast Guard vessels.

🏅 Sports News

• Sunil Gavaskar Honored at BCCI HQ: “10000 Gavaskar” boardroom unveiled to celebrate 10,000 Test-run milestone.
• Bologna FC Wins Coppa Italia 2025: Defeats AC Milan 1–0 with a goal by Dan Ndoye; first title since 1974.
• R. Praggnanandhaa Wins Superbet Classic 2025: Claims first Grand Chess Tour title after a dramatic blitz tiebreak win.

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