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28 August 2025 Current Affairs
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
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Launched On: 28th August 2014
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Purpose: To provide banking access to every household in India, especially the poor.
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Main Goal: Financial inclusion – bringing everyone into the formal banking system.
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Zero Balance Account: People can open a bank account with no minimum balance required.
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Free RuPay Debit Card: Every account holder gets a RuPay debit card for ATM and online transactions.
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Insurance Benefits: Accidental insurance ₹1 lakh and Life insurance ₹30,000
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Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
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Mobile Banking Facility Overdraft Facility
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa qualifies for Grand Chess Tour final in the US
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Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured his place in the Grand Chess Tour finale by finishing as the runner-up at the Sinquefield Cup, where American Wesley took the title.
India-China cooperation on global AI governance
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to China since the Galwan Valley clash.
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He is visiting Tianjin to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
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The visit could help improve India-China diplomatic relations.
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A major goal of the visit is to talk about working together on artificial intelligence (AI) governance.
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India and China want to help shape international rules for AI.
