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Highlights of 22 May 2025 Current Affairs
- Olive Ridley turtles, classified as vulnerable, exhibit mass nesting behavior called “arribada” with over 7 lakh nests recorded at Odisha’s Rushikulya beach in 2024.
- India’s 480-km Odisha coastline hosts major turtle nesting sites like Gahirmatha, Devi River Mouth, and Rushikulya Beach—among the few global arribada locations.
- Olive Ridley turtles use geomagnetic imprinting to return to their birth beach for nesting, a phenomenon known as philopatry, critical for species survival.
- DGFT is an office under the Ministry of Commerce responsible for framing and implementing India’s Foreign Trade Policy through schemes, codes, and notifications.
- DGFT issues the mandatory Importer Exporter Code (IEC), which is essential for legal international trade, customs clearance, and commercial operations in India.
- Axiom-4 is a private space mission to the ISS involving SpaceX and NASA, aiming for scientific research and includes the first Indian astronaut to ISS.
- Ax-4 experiments cover areas like materials science, biology, and Earth observation, boosting global research and offering commercial applications on Earth.
- Turkey and Azerbaijan’s pro-Pakistan stance led to India suspending academic MoUs, tourism packages, and traders pushing for a boycott of both nations.
- India has minor economic ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan, especially in oil and machinery, limiting the negative impact of any trade boycott or suspension.
- Azerbaijan relies more on India for oil exports, while Turkey–Azerbaijan’s close military ties and India–Armenia cooperation mark shifting regional power equations.
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