Current Affairs 20th June 2025

Get the latest updates about SEBI’s startup-friendly flip rules, new FASTag pass, Operation Sindhu evacuation, 2025 Yuva literary awards, INS Arnala’s debut, PGI 2.0 education rankings, India’s first blockchain e-voting app, and CDSCO’s new drug disposal norms.

Current Affairs 20th June 2025
Startup IPO chart, FASTag sticker on a windshield, evacuees boarding a bus, young award winners on stage, Indian Navy vessel at dock, PGI ranking map, voter using mobile facial recognition, pharma pills and incinerator icon.

Key Highlights:

1.    SEBI eases reverse flipping rules; supports startups returning to India, boosting local IPO ecosystem.
2.    Govt launches FASTag Annual Pass for seamless toll payments via NPCI; linked to bank accounts.
3.    Operation Sindhu evacuates 110 Indians via Iran-Armenia border amid Iran-Israel conflict tensions.
4.    Sahitya Akademi announces 47 Bal & Yuva Puraskar winners across 24 languages for 2025.
5.    INS Arnala, India’s first ASW Shallow Water Craft, commissioned with indigenous diesel-jet propulsion.
6.    Chandigarh tops PGI 2.0 education rankings; Meghalaya lowest as 24 states show improvement.
7.    Bihar launches India’s first blockchain-based e-voting app with facial recognition to boost participation.
8.    CDSCO issues norms for drug disposal; mandates safe incineration and take-back programs by manufacturers.

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