Topics Highlight for Today’s Current Affairs Quiz – 25/07/2026

25 July Special: World Drowning Prevention Day — Officially proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2021 to raise global awareness and accelerate action against preventable drowning fatalities.

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: CM GRID Scheme (Mukhyamantri Green Road Infrastructure Development Scheme in municipal corporations), Chandra Shekhar Azad (Nawabganj) Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar site in Unnao), Jalaun ODOP (Handmade Paper Industry / Hathkagaj in Kalpi), Bansagar Canal Project (Joint venture of UP, MP, and Bihar on Son River), UP Police Commissionerate System (Operational across 7 major urban centers), Muirpur Airport (RCS-UDAN airport in Sonbhadra tribal/energy belt), and the Bithoor Heritage & History (Kanpur Nagar Valmiki Ashram & 1857 rebellion).

National & International (UPSC/UPPSC Mixed): ISRO’s POEM (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module using spent PS4 stage), Rotterdam Convention (Prior Informed Consent PIC procedure for hazardous chemicals), Exercise Surya Kiran (India-Nepal military training), World Investment Report (WIR) by UNCTAD, National Commission for Women (NCW) (Statutory status under 1990 Act), FATF Secretariat (Housed at OECD Headquarters in Paris), Phage Therapy (Bacteriophages as an AMR antibiotic alternative), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) (RBI overnight penal borrowing vs Repo Rate), Global Shield against Climate Risks (G7 & V20 Group COP27 launch), Thomas Cup & Uber Cup (World Men’s & Women’s Team Badminton Championships), PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (Rs 78,000 solar subsidy & 300 free units), and the Global Gender Gap Index (WEF core dimensions).