Current Affairs 25 October 2025

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200th Anniversary of Rani Chennamma’s Victory at Kittur Commemorated in New Delhi

The Ministry of Culture organized the grand closing ceremony of the 200th anniversary of Rani Chennamma’s historic victory at Kittur (1824) in New Delhi. During the ceremony, the Union Minister released a special ₹200 commemorative coin in honour of Rani Chennamma of Kittur, one of India’s earliest freedom fighters who defied British rule.

Rani Chennamma’s Victory at Kittur

• Rani Chennamma of Kittur was one of India’s first female freedom fighters who rebelled against British colonial rule in 1824, almost 33 years before the First War of Independence (1857).
• She was the Queen of Kittur (in present-day Karnataka).
• The revolt was sparked when the British East India Company tried to annex Kittur under the Doctrine of Lapse, following the death of her adopted son.
• Rani Chennamma refused to accept British dominance and led her army against them.
• The first battle (October 1824) saw the Kittur forces defeating the British, killing Collector St John Thackeray.
• However, the British later regrouped, captured Kittur, and imprisoned Rani Chennamma in Bailhongal Fort, where she died in 1829.

ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launched two Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) — ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit — at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on October 24, 2025. These are the 7th and 8th vessels in a series of eight indigenously built FPVs by GSL. The ships are designed for multi-mission roles such as coastal patrol, anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fisheries protection, and search & rescue operations within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

‘Mahe’ – First Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC)

‘Mahe’, the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWC), was delivered to the Indian Navy by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi on 23 October 2025. The vessel is named after the historic port town ‘Mahe’ in the Union Territory of Puducherry, symbolising India’s maritime heritage.

New Helpline Number for POSHAN and PMMVY

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) has announced a new helpline number – 1515 for POSHAN and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). The new number 1515 will be active from 1st November 2025, replacing the existing number 14408.

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Madhya Pradesh, India’s largest soybean producer

• Madhya Pradesh, India’s largest soybean producer, is facing a severe soybean crisis due to multiple issues like low yield, poor MSP implementation, high input costs, and fear of U.S. soybean imports.
• Farmers like Arvind Singh Rathore and Dilip Singh report yields have dropped from 4 quintals/acre earlier to 2–2.5 quintals/acre now.
• The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for soybean in 2025 was ₹5,328/quintal, but farmers are forced to sell at ₹3,000–₹3,500/quintal in local markets.
• The Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (price difference payment scheme) has failed to provide real compensation due to model price manipulation.
• SOPA (Soybean Processors Association of India) warns that import of U.S. soybean (priced at ~$380/tonne vs India’s $620/tonne) could collapse domestic industry and farming, putting ₹6–₹7 billion investments and 180 processing plants at risk.
• Soybean cultivation area fell by 9.1 lakh hectares in 2025 kharif season; total output likely to drop by ~20 LMT.

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RBI to Establish Regional Office in Amaravati

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has finalized an agreement to set up its regional office in the Amaravati capital region, Andhra Pradesh. The RBI has purchased 3 acres of land at Nelapadu for ₹12 crore from the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA).

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