🗞 Daily GK One Liners: May 20, 2025
Your quick summary of the day’s important events across National, Business, Banking, International, Science & Technology, Environmental & Strategic Industry, Important Days, and Obituaries.
🇮🇳 National News
- ICG’s Operation Olivia: Protects 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nesting at Rushikulya, Odisha, reinforcing marine conservation:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}.
- India Receives WHO Certificate: Certified for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.
- Tamil Nadu Wildlife Fund Restructured: ₹50 Cr Endangered Species Fund moved to AIWC Vandalur for focused administration:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}.
💼 Business News
- DAP Fertilizer Price Surge: Global prices rise 13% to $652/tonne; may increase India’s subsidy burden:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}.
- GeM Celebrates 8 Years: Government e-Marketplace onboards 10 lakh MSEs; empowers 1.84 lakh women entrepreneurs:contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}.
- PNB Exits ISARC: Sells 2.09 Cr shares for ₹34.04 Cr to streamline operations:contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}.
- Reliance Raises $2.98B Loan: India’s largest offshore syndicated borrowing in 2025:contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}.
🏦 Banking News
- New ₹20 Notes Issued by RBI: Carry Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s signature; maintain current design/security features:contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}.
🌍 International News
- Denmark’s E-Methanol Plant Operational: Produces 42,000 t/year for Maersk; waste heat powers homes:contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}.
🔬 Science & Technology
- ICBM Comparison Report: Strategic study compares Russian RS-28 Sarmat and US Minuteman III to assess nuclear parity:contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}.
⚙️ Environment & Strategic Industry
- China Tightens Rare Earth Exports: Supply squeeze may disrupt India’s EV motor manufacturing:contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}.
📅 Important Days
- World Metrology Day: 2025 theme – “Measurements for All Times, for All People” – marks global importance of measurement standards:contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}.
🕊️ Obituaries
- Astrophysicist Dr. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Passes Away: Padma Vibhushan awardee and cosmic theory pioneer dies at 87 in Pune:contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}.
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📏 Quick Summary: World Metrology Day 2025 – “Measurements for All Times, for All People”
🌟 Key Highlights
- Date: Observed on May 20 globally to honor the 1875 Metre Convention:contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}.
- Theme: “Measurements for all times, for all people” emphasizes the timeless value of accurate measurement:contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}.
- Why Metrology Matters:
- ⚖️ Ensures fair trade, safe infrastructure, and precise medical dosing
- 🌐 Powers GPS, AI, robotics, and clean energy applications
- Global Celebrations:
- 🌍 50+ countries host workshops, webinars, youth contests
- 🏛 Forums on tech policy and standardization
- Historic Milestones:
- 1875 – Metre Convention signed
- 1985 – First global WMD observance
- 2023 – UNESCO officially recognizes May 20
📖 Why Read the Full Article?
- ✔️ Understand the unseen role of measurement in global life
- ✔️ Celebrate metrologists and measurement pioneers
- ✔️ Explore how accuracy shapes science, trade, and equity
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🌕 Quick Summary: NASA GRAIL Mission – Why the Moon Has Two Faces
🛰️ Mission Overview
- GRAIL – Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory: Twin spacecraft “Ebb” and “Flow” launched in 2011 to map the Moon’s gravitational field:contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}.
- Main Discovery: Solved the mystery of lunar hemispherical asymmetry:contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}.
- Near Side: Thinner crust, warmer mantle, volcanic maria (lava plains)
- Far Side: Thicker crust, less heat, rugged terrain with fewer volcanic flows
🔭 Scientific Impact
- 📍 Landing site planning for future missions
- ⚡ Thermal zones suitable for colonization
- ⛏ Resource hotspots identified via density mapping
- 🌌 Insights applied to Mars, Mercury, and exoplanet geology
📖 Why Read the Full Article?
- ✔️ Understand why one side of the Moon is darker and rougher
- ✔️ Learn how GRAIL’s data helps future lunar missions
- ✔️ Explore gravitational science that’s shaping interplanetary strategy
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