🗞 Daily GK One Liners: May 7, 2025
Your quick summary of the day’s important events across National, International, Appointments, Defence, Science & Technology, Sports, and Important Days.
🇮🇳 National News
- Cashless Treatment Scheme for Road Accident Victims Launched: Offers up to ₹1.5 lakh free trauma cover within seven days post-accident, effective May 5, 2025.
- Greenfield Airports Approved in Kota & Puri: Aimed at boosting regional connectivity under UDAN scheme.
- India to Create First Inter-State Cheetah Corridor: Linking MP’s Kuno & Gandhi Sagar with Rajasthan’s Mukundara Hills under Project Cheetah.
- Miss World 2025 to Be Hosted in Hyderabad: Telangana to host the global event from May 10–31, showcasing culture and tourism.
- Operation Sindoor Launched: India’s precision-guided joint strike mission dismantles terrorist networks post-Pahalgam attack.
🌍 International News
- Retrospective on India’s Major Military Operations: From 1965 war to Balakot 2019 airstrikes, highlighting India’s evolving defence strategies.
👤 Appointments News
- CBI Chief Praveen Sood Likely to Get One-Year Extension: Selection panel failed to finalize successor.
- Parameswaran Iyer Named Interim IMF Board Nominee: Replaces K.V. Subramanian for May 9 climate finance session.
🛡️ Defence News
- Multi-Influence Ground Mine Successfully Tested: Developed by DRDO, tested in Visakhapatnam with Indian Navy.
- INS Sharda Docks at Maldives: Humanitarian assistance drill under “MAHASAGAR” initiative (May 4–10).
🔬 Science & Technology News
- Indian Scientists Develop Metal-Free Catalyst: Converts mechanical energy into hydrogen—boosting green hydrogen generation.
📊 Rankings & Index News
- India Rises to 130th in UNDP HDI 2023 (Report 2025): Up from 133rd, reflecting healthcare and gender parity gains.
🏅 Sports News
- Amanpreet Singh Wins Gold in 25m Pistol Shooting: Scored 587 at 23rd Kumar Surendra Singh Championship.
🕊️ Obituaries
- Jochen Mass Passes Away at 78: Former F1 champion and 1975 Spanish GP winner dies post-stroke complications.
📅 Important Days
- World Athletics Day – May 7: Celebrated under IAAF’s “Athletics for a Better World” campaign.
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🛡️ Quick Summary: India’s Military Operations Against Pakistan – Key Battles, Strategies & Strikes
🌟 Key Highlights
- Decades of Military Rivalry: India and Pakistan have engaged in 4 wars and multiple operations since 1947.
- Major Operations:
- ⚔️ Operation Riddle (1965)
- ⚔️ Operation Cactus Lily (1971)
- ⚔️ Operations Trident & Python (1971 – naval)
- ⚔️ Operation Meghdoot (1984 – Siachen)
- ⚔️ Operation Vijay (1999 – Kargil)
- ⚔️ Surgical Strikes (2016 – post-Uri)
- ⚔️ Operation Bandar (2019 – Balakot)
- Strategic Evolution: From conventional wars (1947–71) to hybrid conflicts and high-precision strikes in 2010s.
- Impact: Elevated India’s global defence stature, reshaped regional geopolitics, strengthened strategic alliances.
- Current Challenges: Balancing modernization, facing dual-front threats from Pakistan and China, safeguarding territorial integrity.
📖 Why Read the Full Article?
- 📌 Explore India’s 70+ year military evolution in response to Pakistani aggression.
- 📌 Understand the tactical shifts from large-scale wars to surgical strikes.
- 📌 Learn how India’s defence policy impacts national security and international diplomacy.
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