Daily GK One Liners: May 18, 2025

🗞 Daily GK One Liners: May 18, 2025

Your quick summary of the day’s important events across National, International, Appointments, Economy, Science & Technology, and Books & Authors.

🇮🇳 National News

• Justice Bela M. Trivedi Retires from Supreme Court: Ends a 30-year legal career with key rulings on EWS quotas, POCSO law, and SC classifications:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}.
• President Murmu Invokes Article 143: Requests Supreme Court advisory on Governors’ assent powers under Articles 200–201:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.
• IRFC Cleared to Raise $1.17 Billion: Railway finance arm to issue deep-discount zero-coupon bonds:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}.
• India Prepares for ‘Samudrayaan’ Deep-Sea Mission: MATSYA 6000 submersible to explore 6,000m depths by 2026:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}.

🌍 International News

• Honduras Opens Embassy in New Delhi: Inaugurated by EAM S. Jaishankar & Honduras FM Reina García, strengthening India–Central America ties:contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}.
• Russia–Ukraine Resume Peace Talks in Istanbul: Agree on 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange but no ceasefire yet:contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}.
• Nepal’s Yala Glacier Declared Extinct: Mourning ceremony held in Langtang Valley, spotlighting Himalayan climate change:contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}.

👤 Appointments News

• Anurag Bhushan Appointed Indian Ambassador to Sweden: IFS 1995 officer, currently Additional Secretary (Emigration) in MEA:contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}.

📈 Economy News

• India’s Exports Rise 9% in April 2025: Engineering and electronics lead; U.S. shipments surge 27% despite widening trade deficit:contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}.

🔬 Science & Tech News

• India–Japan LUPEX (Chandrayaan-5) Enters Design Phase: 6.5-ton lander, 350-kg rover to explore Moon’s south pole with 7 global instruments:contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}.
• ISRO & DBT to Launch BioE3 Experiments on AXIOM-4: Sending algae and cyanobacteria to ISS for sustainable food trials in space:contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}.

📚 Books & Authors

• Nagaland Launches PMAY-U Coffee-Table Book: “Transforming Lives” showcases urban housing success stories:contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}.

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