Daily Current Affairs | For All Competitive Exams | 27-06-2025

1. The Khelo India University Games 2025 will be held in Jaipur, Rajasthan in November. This year, more than 4,000 athletes from over 200 universities are expected to participate, competing in 20 disciplines. The University Games are for under-25 athletes and will be held after the under-18 Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Bihar in May 2025.

2. The brilliant former opener Shikhar Dhawan has penned his autobiography in which he has opened up about everything from his relationships to friendships to all the controversies surrounding him, be it off the field or on the field. Name of the book: "The One: Cricket, My Life and More" Published by Harper Collins. Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on August 24, 2024.

3. All NATO members have agreed to increase defence and security spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. In a declaration at the NATO summit in The Hague, leaders said the defence pledge would include investing at least 3.5 per cent of GDP per year in core defence needs. They also vowed to spend up to 1.5 per cent of GDP on security-related expenditure.

4. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has increased the auto settlement limit for advance claims from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh in 3 days. The EPF auto-settlement facility was introduced during Covid-19 to enable quick disbursement of EPF advances. It helps subscribers get money quickly for medical treatment, marriage, housing or education.

5. To tackle the rise in digital payment frauds, major Indian banks are collaborating with the RBI to develop the Digital Payments Intelligence Platform (DPIP).This digital public infrastructure aims to enhance fraud risk management by sharing real-time intelligence, thereby preventing fraudulent transactions.

6. Kerala has become the first state of India to get its butterfly sanctuary. The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kannur district has been officially renamed as the Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary, a first of its kind move in the country. Spread across 55 sq km in the lush Western Ghats, the sanctuary now serves as a dedicated haven for over 266 butterfly species, including several rare and endangered ones.

7. Bangladesh will celebrate August 8 as New Bangladesh Day, marking the anniversary of the swearing-in of the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus , which followed a student-led uprising. The government has also declared August 5 as July Uprising Day.

 8. The Gujarat Information Commission (GIC) has ruled that private universities fall under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act as they are 'public authorities'. In its order dated June 16, the commission asked the state government to issue directions to ensure that all universities established under the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009, implement the provisions of the RTI Act.

9. India's flagship biodiversity event, the Indian Conservation Conference (ICCON) 2025, is scheduled to be held from June 25 to 27 at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Dehradun. Organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the event aims to bring together over 500 participants.

10.  India is going to set up its first quantum computing valley in Amaravati by January 2026, a visionary initiative driven by the Andhra Pradesh government in conjunction with the National Quantum Mission. This tech park will empower sectors such as pharmaceuticals, it was told during a workshop in Vijayawada.

11.     State Bank of India is set to raise upto ₹25,000 crore through a QIP, its first since 2017,with the aim of increasing its CET-1 capital ratio from the current 11%. Six investment banks, including Kotak and Morgan Stanley, will manage the issue, which is likely to be India's largest QIP ever.