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Highlights of 17 May 2025 Current Affairs
- President Droupadi Murmu invoked Article 143, seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on whether it can set deadlines for assent to state bills.
- India urged the IAEA to monitor Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, citing security concerns and potential radiation risks from possible leaks or attacks.
- Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct biological experiments aboard the ISS, studying microalgae and cyanobacteria in microgravity conditions.
- India’s Samudrayaan mission, set for a 2026 launch, aims to explore deep-sea resources at 6,000 meters using the indigenously developed Matsya 6000 submersible.
- Nepal’s Yala Glacier, having shrunk by 66% since the 1970s, has been declared “dead,” highlighting the severe impacts of climate change.
- Sikkim celebrated its 50th Statehood Day on May 16, 2025, marking five decades since its integration into the Indian Union.
- India and Japan have entered the design phase of the LUPEX mission, aiming to explore the Moon’s south pole for water ice.
- NASA’s GRAIL mission provided detailed gravity maps of the Moon, revealing significant differences between its near and far sides.
- Pakistan rejected India’s call for IAEA oversight of its nuclear weapons, labeling the suggestion as irresponsible and highlighting its own security measures.
- The LUPEX mission’s preliminary design phase involves collaboration between ISRO and JAXA, focusing on lunar exploration and potential human habitation.
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