🌏 Top Current Affairs Today – 05 September 2025 | Exam-Focused One Liner Question – Answer

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📰 1. APEDA Launches BHARATI Initiative for Agri-Food Startups

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched the BHARATI initiative in 2025 to empower 100 agri-food and agri-tech startups. The programme aims to promote innovation, export readiness, and global competitiveness in agriculture and food processing, supporting India’s target of $50 billion agri-food exports by 2030.

✅ Exam-Focused One-Liners

1. BHARATI was launched by which organisation? – APEDA
2. What does BHARATI stand for? – Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement and Incubation for Export Enablement
3. How many startups are supported in the pilot phase? – 100 startups
4. BHARATI aligns with India’s goal of achieving how much in agri-food exports by 2030? – $50 billion
5. Name some focus areas of BHARATI. – GI-tagged products, organic foods, AYUSH, superfoods, livestock products
6. Which advanced technologies are promoted under BHARATI? – AI, blockchain, IoT, agri-fintech

Static GK:
7. APEDA was established in which year? – 1986
8. APEDA operates under which ministry? – Ministry of Commerce & Industry
9. Headquarters of APEDA? – New Delhi

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📰 2. Delhi Forest Department Clarifies Legal Definition of a Tree

The Delhi Forest Department issued a circular in 2025 reaffirming the legal definition of a “tree” under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994. The clarification ensures accuracy in tree counting, prevents inflated figures, and standardises pruning and conservation practices.

✅ Exam-Focused One-Liners

1. Which Act defines a tree in Delhi? – Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994
2. What is the minimum trunk diameter for a plant to qualify as a tree under DPTA? – 5 cm
3. At what height above ground is the trunk measured for tree classification? – 30 cm
4. What is the minimum height requirement for a plant to be considered a tree? – 1 metre
5. Why was the clarification issued? – To avoid miscounting branches/shoots as trees

Static GK:
6. Delhi is located on the banks of which river? – Yamuna River
7. Delhi became the capital of India in which year? – 1911

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📰 3. WHO Report Highlights Global Mental Health Crisis

The World Health Organization (WHO) report (2024) highlights the global mental health crisis. Suicide remains a leading cause of death, especially among the youth. Mental health disorders affect over 1 billion people worldwide. The report warns that the UN target of reducing suicide by one-third by 2030 will not be met.

✅ Exam-Focused One-Liners

1. Which organisation released the “World Mental Health Today” and “Mental Health Atlas 2024” reports? – WHO
2. How many people died by suicide globally in 2021? – 727,000
3. Suicide is the leading cause of death among which group? – Young people worldwide
4. By what percentage is suicide expected to reduce by 2030 (vs 33% SDG target)? – 12%
5. What percentage of the global population lives with mental health disorders? – Over 13%

Static GK:
6. WHO headquarters is located where? – Geneva, Switzerland
7. WHO was founded in which year? – 1948
8. What is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2024? – “Mental Health is a Universal Human Right”

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📰 4. India–Thailand Bilateral Exercise MAITREE 2025

The 14th edition of Exercise MAITREE began on 1 September 2025 at the Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya. The two-week bilateral army exercise focuses on counter-terrorism and semi-urban warfare and enhances defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

✅ Exam-Focused One-Liners

1. Exercise MAITREE is held between which two countries? – India & Thailand
2. Which edition is being held in 2025? – 14th edition
3. Where is Exercise MAITREE 2025 conducted? – Umroi, Meghalaya (India)
4. Focus of Exercise MAITREE? – Counter-terrorism operations in semi-urban terrain
5. Under which UN Charter chapter is it conducted? – Chapter VII
6. When was Exercise MAITREE first launched? – 2006

Static GK:
7. Capital of Thailand? – Bangkok
8. Currency of Thailand? – Baht

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📰 5. National Annual Report & Index on Women’s Safety (NARI 2025)

The NARI 2025 Report surveyed 12,770 women across 31 cities, giving India a 65% safety score. While some cities ranked high for safety, nearly 40% of women still feel unsafe.

✅ Exam-Focused One-Liners

1. What is the national women’s safety score in NARI 2025? – 65%
2. How many women were surveyed across how many cities? – 12,770 women in 31 cities
3. Which cities ranked highest in safety? – Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar
4. Which cities ranked lowest in safety? – Patna, Jaipur, Delhi
5. What percentage of women reported feeling unsafe in cities? – 40%
6. Which workplace safety policy was assessed in the report? – POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) Policy

Static GK:
7. The capital of Nagaland (where Kohima is located)? – Kohima
8. POSH Act was enacted in which year? – 2013

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📰 6. TUDA Launches Operation SWARNA for Swarnamukhi River

The Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) has launched Operation SWARNA to restore the Swarnamukhi River by removing encroachments and reviving its natural flow.

✅ Exam-Focused One-Liners

1. Which authority launched Operation SWARNA? – TUDA (Tirupati Urban Development Authority)
2. Which river is being restored under the project? – Swarnamukhi River
3. Operation SWARNA is the first such waterbody restoration project in which state? – Andhra Pradesh
4. Which technology is being used for mapping river boundaries? – Drone survey
5. Which departments support TUDA in this initiative? – Irrigation, Survey, and Revenue Departments

Static GK:
6. Swarnamukhi River flows into which sea? – Bay of Bengal
7. Famous temple near Swarnamukhi River? – Srikalahasti Temple
8. Tirupati is world-famous for which temple? – Sri Venkateswara Temple (Tirumala)

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📰 7. PM Launches Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi for Women Entrepreneurs

On 2 September 2025, PM Modi launched the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited to provide affordable credit to 20 lakh women entrepreneurs. ₹105 crore was transferred directly into its account.

✅ Exam-Focused One-Liners

1. Who launched the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi? – PM Narendra Modi
2. How much initial funding was transferred? – ₹105 crore
3. How many women entrepreneurs are expected to benefit? – Around 20 lakh
4. What interest rate problem does it address? – Microfinance loans at 18–24%; Jeevika Nidhi offers lower rates
5. How many cadres are equipped with tablets for digital operations? – 12,000

Static GK:
6. Current CM of Bihar (2025)? – Nitish Kumar
7. Capital of Bihar? – Patna
8. Which river flows through Patna? – The Ganga River
9. When was the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) launched? – 2011