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Highlights of 16 May 2025 Current Affairs
- India approved its sixth semiconductor unit—a ₹3,706 crore HCL-Foxconn joint venture in Uttar Pradesh—to produce 36 million display driver chips annually.
- The HCL-Foxconn facility near Jewar Airport will manufacture 20,000 wafers monthly, enhancing India’s semiconductor ecosystem and reducing reliance on imports.
- The government launched five Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) testbeds in the cement sector to decarbonize heavy industries and meet net-zero targets.
- These CCU testbeds aim to capture CO₂ emissions and convert them into useful products, aligning with India’s climate action goals.
- In a major anti-Naxal operation, security forces eliminated 31 Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Karreguttalu Hills, marking a significant step toward a Naxal-free India.
- The operation dismantled key Maoist infrastructure, including underground weapons factories and bunkers, weakening the insurgents’ capabilities.
- The revamped Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) now provides monthly labour indicators and extends quarterly estimates to rural areas for comprehensive data.
- India is pushing for the UN to designate The Resistance Front (TRF), linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a terrorist organization under the UNSC 1267 sanctions list.
- India’s indigenous Akashteer air defence system successfully neutralized drone and missile threats, enhancing the country’s self-reliant defence capabilities.
- The Bhargavastra anti-drone system, developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited, was successfully tested, showcasing India’s advancements in counter-drone technology.
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