Archive · 28 Jun 2025
Weekly News Highlights: Quiz on GI Tags, Medicine, Space, and More
This week's news covers a range of topics.
Scientists found a new blood group, 'Gwada Negative'.
Tripura is boosting pineapple farming.
The IMD provides weather warnings and air quality information.
The US military struck Iranian sites, raising concerns about oil trade.
A new class of medications, semaglutide and tirzepatide, are used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, and the meaning of Docking in space.
Also in the news, the government is also putting more money into improving the infrastructure and is planning to start nuclear plants in the first 6 states in India.
UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz covered topics including GI tags, new medicines, space docking, infrastructure projects, and international events.
A new blood group, 'Gwada Negative,' was discovered in France.
Tripura launched a scheme to boost Queen Pineapple cultivation.
The IMD's systems, including MHEWS and AQEWS, were highlighted.
The US military announced strikes on Iranian installations; concerns exist about the Strait of Hormuz.
- Who
- Covering information from the UPSC quiz, scientists, government bodies.
- What
- Weekly news events covering various topics.
- When
- June 22 to June 28, 2025
- Where
- Worldwide; including India, France, and Iran.
- Why
- To provide awareness and analysis of significant events and advancements.
UPSC Quiz
The UPSC Quiz, June 22 to June 28, 2025
Objective of UPSC Quiz
UPSC Quiz
The UPSC current affairs quizzes serve to inform the public, and also to highlight important events and facts from a variety of categories.
The UPSC Quiz, June 22 to June 28, 2025
The quizzes, from their nature, might cover conflicting subjects with multiple point of view to generate broader interest.
- Blood Group Discovery
- Gwada Negative
- Pineapple Scheme
- Tripura (Rs 132 crore)
- Medicine Use
- Type-2 diabetes and obesity
- Space Docking
- Aligning and connecting spacecraft
- Projects approved in Jammu and Kashmir
- 19 projects worth Rs 10,637 crore
- NATO spending
- 5% GDP defence spending target