Current Affairs 18th August 2025

Get the latest updates about: NDA’s VP nominee, India’s first all-women street food hub, microbial solution to plastic pollution, India’s sovereign credit rating upgrade, proposed GST on online gaming, and bioplastic adoption by Northeast Frontier Railway.

Current Affairs 18th August 2025
CP Radhakrishnan at a press event, women running street food stalls, Pet-degrading bacteria under microscope, S&P rating chart for India, online gaming illustration, and biodegradable bags on train linen carts.

Key Highlights:

* Politics | NDA Picks Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as Vice Presidential Candidate

* Business | India’s First All-Women Operated Clean Street Food Hub Inaugurated in Mumbai

* Science | Microbe Ideonella sakaiensis Offers Hope Against Plastic Pollution

* Economy | S&P Upgrades India’s Sovereign Credit Rating to BBB

* Economy | Online Gaming Likely to Face 40% GST Under Proposed Restructure

* Environment | Northeast Frontier Railway Becomes First to Use Bioplastic on Trains

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