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Highlights of 17 April 2025 Current Affairs
- Retail inflation in India dropped to 3.34% in March 2025, a five-and-a-half-year low, driven by falling food prices.
- Consumer Food Price Inflation dropped to a 3-year low of 2.7%, with sharp declines in tomato and egg prices.
- Urban inflation slightly rose to 3.43%, while rural inflation declined to 3.25%, indicating differing consumption and pricing patterns.
- Fuel and light inflation rose to 1.48% in March, marking the first price increase since September 2023.
- The RBI cut the repo rate by 50 basis points in two rounds, shifting focus from inflation to growth.
- CBI arrested four individuals under Operation Chakra V for extorting ₹7.67 crore through a sophisticated digital arrest scam.
- Supreme Court slammed Uttar Pradesh over child trafficking, directing suspension of hospital licenses if newborns go missing.
- 14,000 troops from the US and Philippines launched joint military drills amid tensions in South China Sea and Taiwan.
- China warned that the US-Philippines drills could provoke an arms race, expressing concern over growing regional militarization.
- Other updates: new frog species discovered in Assam, first train ATM launched, SC rejects plea for crypto regulation framework.
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