This session provides a monthly current affairs round-up for June 2025, primarily targeting law entrance exams. The speaker outlines a rapid-fire structure covering minor topics (one-liners) and six major topics, relying heavily on pre-covered material for fundamental background topics. Key items discussed include Ukraine's use of non-conventional drone warfare ("Operation Spider's Web"), India's first government-funded large language model (Bharat Jain), new region-specific domicile and reservation policies in Ladakh, the inauguration of the Chenab Railway Bridge, advancements in global quantum computing capability, and updates from the G7 Summit and UN Population Report data. As far as I can tell, the information is presented as a list of facts for memorization rather than deep analysis.
June 2025 Current Affairs Round Up
0:00 Introduction and Structure: The session is structured into three parts: prerequisite topics (previously covered, needing self-study), one-liners, and 7-8 major topics.
3:12 Self-Study Topics (Required Reading): A list of important topics not covered in depth in this session but required for exams, including the Census of India, Bar Council decision on foreign lawyers, XM4 Mission, Global Gender Gap Report 2025, Israel-Iran Conflict/US operations, FTFA/Pakistan, Operation Sindhu, and 50 years of Emergency.
7:05 Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Ukraine executed "Operation Spider's Web," a large-scale, high-precision, long-range drone offensive that reportedly destroyed $7 billion worth of Russian aircraft. This is cited as an example of modern non-conventional warfare.
9:54 India's AI Initiative (Bharat Jain): India launched "Bharat Jain," the first government-funded multi-modal large language model (LLM). It is designed to support text, speech, and image inputs and outputs in approximately 22 Indian languages. It was developed by TIH Foundation at IIT Bombay and is reportedly funded under the National Quantum Mission (NQM)—a connection that seems structurally odd, but I don't care to investigate further.
13:37 Israel's Defense System (Megan): Israel successfully deployed the non-age laser defense system "Megan" (also called Shield of Light or Iron Beam Laser Weapon). This system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, was used to intercept Hezbollah drones during recent conflicts.
16:21 Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB): Following a tragic Air India crash near Ahmedabad, the AAIB launched a formal investigation. The AAIB is a statutory investigating body (established 2012, HQ New Delhi) responsible for investigating all aircraft accidents in Indian airspace, aligning with ICAO standards and the 1944 Chicago Convention.
20:23 New Ladakh Policies: The Central Government introduced five new regulations for the Union Territory of Ladakh under Article 240 of the Constitution (governing UTs without legislature). This addresses demands for protection following the removal of J&K's special status in 2019.
Regulation 1 mandates domicile-based job reservation. Domicile is defined as 15 years of residency, counted starting from 2019 (meaning non-Ladakhis cannot gain residency rights until 2034).
Regulation 3 increased SC/ST reservation to 85% in public employment and college admissions due to the high tribal population. An additional 10% is reserved for EWS, leaving only 5% for the General Category.
35:09 Ladakh Official Languages and Governance: The UT now recognizes five official languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Bhooti, and Purgi. Furthermore, Regulation 5 reserves one-third of seats for women in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections on a rotational basis.
38:44 Stampede Incident and NDMA Guidelines: A stampede at the Chanaswamy Stadium (Bokaro/Bangalore) during the RCB IPL parade (June 4, 2025) resulted in 11 fatalities, exposing critical crowd management flaws. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines require strict measures including pre-event planning, access control, trained personnel, multilingual communication, emergency preparedness, and real-time surveillance (CCTV, drones, heat maps).
42:40 Chenab Railway Bridge: The world's tallest railway bridge (359 meters high, 35 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower) was inaugurated by PM Modi, completing a critical section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link Project. It connects Katra to Sangaldan/Srinagar.
45:22 Quantum Computing Advancements: Google, IBM, and China demonstrated capabilities exceeding 100 qubits. Quantum computing uses quantum mechanism principles and qubits (which utilize superposition and entanglement) to solve complex problems in seconds that would take current supercomputers billions of years.
51:00 India's Quantum Status: India launched the National Quantum Mission (NQM) in 2020 (₹8000 crore funding). India targets 5-10 qubit systems and is among the top five global investors in quantum computing, aiming to develop quantum safe cryptography and communication.
52:27 G7 Summit (Canada, June 2025): The 50th G7 Summit was held in Canada. India attended as a special invitee for the sixth consecutive year since 2019. G7 (an informal group of seven wealthy democracies) lacks a permanent secretariat; Russia was expelled in 2014.
55:47 UNFPA Population Report 2025: The State of World Population Report 2025 revealed India's population reached 146.39 crores. Crucially, India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) dropped to 1.9, below the 2.1 replacement level.