17th MAY 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

17th MAY 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

Governor R.N. Ravi approves 4 bills related to finance

• 18 bills were passed by voice vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly session and sent to the Governor. Among them, Governor R.N. Ravi has approved 4 bills related to the financial statement of the Tamil Nadu government presented by Minister Thangam Thennarasu. Out of the 18 bills sent, 14 bills are pending.

UN report on India's economy 2025

• The UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects study says that the global economy is at significant risk due to increasing political uncertainty and trade tensions worldwide. Moreover, many countries are expected to grow slowly.
• Apart from that, the UN says that despite the global economic instability, India continues to progress. It also said that India will continue to be the world's fastest-growing major economy this year, with a growth rate of 6.3 percent in the current financial year.
• Next year, India's economy is expected to grow by 6.4 percent, but this is considered a slight slowdown compared to the previous ones.
• Compared to other major economies, China is expected to grow by 4.6 percent, the US by 1.6 percent, the European Union by one percent, and Japan by just 0.7 percent. It also says that Germany may experience negative growth of 0.1 percent.

16th season of Doha Diamond League - Neeraj Chopra sets a record with a javelin throw of 90.23 meters

• The 16th season of the Diamond League athletics is underway in Doha, Qatar. Athletes including Kishore Jena, Parul Chaudhary, Gulvir Singh participated in this competition. 
• Along with them, Haryana's Neeraj Chopra, who won a gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics and made India proud, also took the field.
• Neeraj Chopra, who threw the javelin 88.40 meters in his first attempt at the Doha Diamond League, was disqualified after his second attempt was declared a 'no throw'. He threw the javelin 90.23 meters in his third attempt. 
• In this way, he created a record by throwing the javelin 90.23 meters in his 18th Diamond League event. With this, Neeraj Chopra became the third Asian player and the 25th player overall to achieve this record.