19th JUNE 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Men's Hockey Junior World Cup 2025 in Chennai, Madurai
- Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin unveiled the official logo of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 at a function held in Chennai today (19.6.2025).
- At this event, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for hosting the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 was signed in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
- A shallow-water anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and mine-laying frigate built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata was commissioned into the Navy on May 8.
- The ship is named after the historic Arnala fort in Vasai, Maharashtra. The 77-metre-long ship is the largest diesel-powered waterjet ship in the Indian Navy.
- The ship is designed to conduct underwater surveillance, search and rescue operations, and attack enemy submarines. It can also lay mines. This ship will further strengthen the Indian Navy.
- To strengthen the ecosystem for startups and to focus more on innovation and entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed a MoU with YourStory Media, a private digital platform.
- The MoU aims to promote and unleash the talents of entrepreneurs in tier-II and tier-III cities and rural areas across the country. The objective is to empower 10 lakh entrepreneurs through AI-powered tools, websites and storytelling initiatives in regional languages under the Bharat Mission.
- Such initiatives will help improve the ecosystem for startups and technology companies in the country and provide impetus to the creation of websites, showcases and investment attraction activities. The MoU will also facilitate the development of emerging technology-based sectors such as AI and blockchain.
