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Technology
India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mining Truck — Chhattisgarh
Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck for mining in Raipur, Chhattisgarh (CM Vishnu Deo Sai). Transports coal from Gare Pelma III Block (Raigarh) to a CSPGCL power plant. Specs: 3 hydrogen tanks, PEM fuel cell stack, 40-tonne capacity, 200 km range. Executed by ANR + ANIL. Emits only water vapour and warm air.
Environment
Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project — World’s Largest Groundwater Recharge
The Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project (₹19,244 crore) — MoU signed between MP and Maharashtra at the 28th Inter-State Control Board meeting, Bhopal — is the world’s largest groundwater recharge initiative. GoI funds 90%. Will irrigate 1,23,082 ha in MP (Burhanpur + Khandwa) and 2,34,706 ha in Maharashtra (Jalgaon, Akola, Buldhana, Amravati).
Business & Economy
India’s PMI — Global #1 in Manufacturing & Services (April 2025)
JP Morgan’s April 2025 PMI data: India topped all economies — Manufacturing PMI: 58.2 (global highest) and Services PMI: 58.7 (global highest). The Global Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.8 in April 2025 (from 50.3 in March) — below the 50-expansion threshold. JP Morgan Chase: Chairman & CEO Jamie Dimon; HQ New York.
Business & Economy
QNB — First MEA Bank in India’s GIFT City
Qatar National Bank (QNB, Doha) — the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) — became the first MEA bank to open a branch in GIFT-IFSC, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. QNB operates across 28 markets on 3 continents. First entered India in 2017; QNB (India) Private Limited is based in Mumbai. GIFT City is India’s first international financial hub and SEZ.
Business & Economy
PSB FY25 Profits — PNB Leads % Growth, SBI Leads Absolute
Punjab National Bank (PNB) recorded the highest % profit growth: 102% rise to ₹16,630 crore in FY25. SBI led in absolute profit: ₹70,901 crore (40%+ of total PSB profits). All 12 PSBs collectively earned ₹1.78 lakh crore — up 26% from ₹1.41 lakh crore in FY24. Punjab & Sind Bank ranked 2nd in % growth at 71%.
Culture & Heritage
CWRDM Water Heritage Museum — 3rd Indian Entry in UNESCO WAMU-NET
The Water Heritage Museum (CWRDM, Kozhikode, Kerala) is India’s 3rd museum in UNESCO’s WAMU-NET (Global Network of Water Museums) under the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP). First two: JAL Water Museum (Udaipur) and Living Water Museum (Pune). UNESCO DG: Audrey Azoulay; HQ Paris; Founded 16 November 1945.
International
Bhuwan Ribhu — First Indian Lawyer with WJA Medal of Honour
Bhuwan Ribhu, Indian child rights lawyer, received the WJA Medal of Honour at the World Law Congress 2025 (4–6 May, Dominican Republic) — the first Indian lawyer to be so honoured. Recognised for two decades protecting children from marriage, trafficking, and abuse. WJA (est. 1963, HQ Washington DC). Past honourees: Mandela, Churchill, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Science & Agriculture
Asian Rice Pangenome — CAS Decodes 144 Varieties
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed the first pangenome of Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) by sequencing 144 wild and cultivated varieties using PacBio HiFi technology. Identified 69,531 genes (28,907 core + 13,728 wild-rice-specific). Added 3.87 billion base pairs absent from earlier genomes. All Asian rice descended from Or-IIIa (subgroup of Oryza rufipogon).
Governance
Subbanna Ayyappan — Founding CEO of NFDB, Padma Shri 2022
Subbanna Ayyappan (b. 10 Dec 1955, Mysuru; d. May 2025) was founding CEO of NFDB (National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad, 2006–08). First non-crop specialist to lead ICAR as DG (2010–2016). Also served as Chairman of NABL, Secretary of DARE, Chancellor of Central Agricultural University (Manipur). Received Padma Shri 2022; championed India’s Blue Revolution.
Sports
Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 2 — India 2nd Overall (Shanghai)
At the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 2 (6–11 May, Shanghai): Madhura Dhamangaonkar won Women’s Individual Compound gold (first individual WC gold). Men’s Compound Team gold: Ojas Deotale, Abhishek Verma, Rishabh Yadav (beat Mexico). India: 7 medals (2G-1S-4B), finished 2nd overall. South Korea topped with 5 gold. Deepika Kumari won a bronze.
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In which state was India’s first hydrogen fuel cell mining truck flagged off?
Chhattisgarh (Raipur)
By Adani AEL; 40-tonne capacity, 200 km range, PEM fuel cell; emits only water vapour
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What type of project is the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project and what is its cost?
World’s largest groundwater recharge — ₹19,244 crore
MP + Maharashtra MoU; GoI funds 90%; irrigates 3.5+ lakh hectares across both states
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India’s Manufacturing PMI and Services PMI in April 2025 (JP Morgan)?
58.2 (Manufacturing) & 58.7 (Services) — both global highs
Global Manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.8 (below 50 expansion threshold) in April 2025
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Which PSB recorded highest % profit growth in FY25?
Punjab National Bank — 102% rise to ₹16,630 crore
SBI led in absolute profit (₹70,901 cr); all 12 PSBs earned ₹1.78 lakh crore collectively
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Name the 3 Indian museums in UNESCO’s WAMU-NET (in order).
JAL Water Museum (Udaipur), Living Water Museum (Pune), CWRDM Museum (Kozhikode)
WAMU-NET = Global Network of Water Museums under UNESCO’s IHP programme
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How many rice varieties were decoded for the Asian Rice Pangenome by CAS?
144 (wild + cultivated)
69,531 genes identified; 3.87 billion new base pairs; all Asian rice descended from Or-IIIa
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Subbanna Ayyappan was the founding CEO of which body?
NFDB — National Fisheries Development Board (2006–08)
First non-crop specialist DG of ICAR (2010–16); Padma Shri 2022; Blue Revolution champion
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Who won Women’s Individual Compound gold at Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 2?
Madhura Dhamangaonkar
Shanghai; India 2nd overall with 7 medals (2G-1S-4B); Deepika Kumari won bronze
Think & Discuss
Hydrogen Trucks vs. Groundwater Recharge: Which Infrastructure Investment Will Define India’s Climate Resilience by 2047?
Context from today’s quiz: Two landmark infrastructure firsts emerged this week — India’s first hydrogen-powered fuel cell mining truck (Chhattisgarh) and the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project (₹19,244 crore), touted as the world’s largest groundwater recharge initiative. Both address climate vulnerability through different lenses: clean energy transition and water security.
🤔 Your Perspective Matters
India faces a dual climate stress: its industrial sector contributes heavily to carbon emissions (with mining being among the dirtiest), while its agricultural heartland is experiencing rapid groundwater depletion. Hydrogen trucks represent the energy transition; groundwater recharge represents water security. Both require massive, long-term public investment — and India cannot afford to underfund either.
How should India sequence and prioritise its climate infrastructure investments — clean energy transition vs. water security — when both are urgent, expensive, and geographically concentrated in different regions?
How should India sequence and prioritise its climate infrastructure investments — clean energy transition vs. water security — when both are urgent, expensive, and geographically concentrated in different regions?
- Should India create a unified Climate Infrastructure Fund (combining green energy and water security) rather than managing them as separate sector budgets under different ministries?
- The Tapti Basin project covers 27 lakh hectares across MP and Maharashtra — what institutional mechanisms are needed to prevent inter-state water disputes from derailing such mega projects?
- Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are currently far more expensive than diesel — should India mandate a timeline (like EV mandates) for hydrogen adoption in heavy mining and logistics, or rely on market-driven transition?
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