Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 18th February 2025

RBI, Banking and Economy

• APEDA Facilitates First-Ever Sea Shipments of Indian Pomegranates to Australia

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Adani, GEMS tie up to spend ₹2,000 cr. on ‘affordable’ education

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana turns Nine

NATIONAL

• DoT and ITU Join Hands to Explore Future-Ready Infrastructure Planning with AI- Driven Digital Twin Technologies

INTERNATIONAL

• UNESCO launches ‘’Imagine a world with more women in science’’ campaign

STATES

• To boost investment, Kerala govt. plans to grant industry status to its tourism sector

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• A faunal survey in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Kerala, recorded 15 new species

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Matsya-6000: India's Fourth-Generation Deep-Ocean Submersible successfully Completes Wet Testing

DEFENCE

• SKEGEN to invest ₹360 crore in two defence start-ups

EVENTS

• SILKTECH 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, , New Delhi

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• UK Confers Honorary Knighthood To Tata Group Chief N Chandrasekaran

SPORTS

• Manu Bhaker named BBC Sportswoman of the Year after Paris double medal win