Current Affairs 16th June 2025

Get the latest updates about rare earth export review to Japan, Axiom-4 mission reschedule, India’s digital connectivity boom, looming urban infrastructure gap, railway electrification, and UDAN’s regional air travel impact.

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Current Affairs 16th June 2025
Rare earth magnets with India-Japan flag, astronaut with ISS backdrop, rising mobile/internet graph, crowded urban skyline with UN alert, electrified railway map with Assam gap marked, UDAN plane flying between small regional airports.

Key Highlights:

•    India halts rare earth exports to Japan; reviews pact, prioritizes magnets amid China’s supply curbs.
•    The Axiom-4 flight to the ISS has been delayed for June 19; astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla achieves a significant space milestone for India.
•    India hits 120 Cr phone connections; internet users up 285%, rural telephony sees major surge.
•    The UN warns of a $827 billion infrastructure deficit in the face of India's predicted 600 million urban dwellers by 2031.
•    Indian Railways 98.83% electrified; delays in Assam, South last-mile lines push full target to late 2025.
•    With 625 trips connecting 90 airports, UDAN offers 1.49 Cr passengers reasonably priced regional air travel.

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