📢 Daily GA Dose (June 6, 2025) – IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB Exam Prep!

RBI’s New Digital Lending Guidelines
- Mandates 24-hour cooling-off period for all digital loans
- Caps prepayment penalty at 2% for personal loans
India’s GDP Growth Revised Upwards
- Q1 FY2025-26 growth at 7.3% (from earlier estimate of 7.1%)
- Manufacturing sector grows at 9.2%
PM Modi Launches ‘AI for All’ Initiative
- ₹10,000 crore fund for AI startups
- 100 AI labs to be set up in engineering colleges
New Semiconductor Policy
- Approval for 2 new plants in Gujarat and Odisha
- Expected to create 50,000 jobs

UPI Transactions Cross 22 Billion Mark
- Records 22.3 billion transactions in May 2025
- PhonePe leads with 47% market share
SBI Introduces ‘Green FD’ Scheme
- Funds to be used for renewable energy projects
- Offers 0.5% higher interest than regular FDs
SEBI’s New Mutual Fund Rules
- TER capped at 1% for large-cap funds
- Mandatory direct plan disclosure in ads

World Bank’s India Growth Forecast
- Projects 6.9% GDP growth for FY2025-26
- Highlights strong services sector performance
BRICS Currency Initiative Progress
- Members agree to increase local currency trade to 35%
- New payment system development underway
OECD’s Global Tax Agreement
- 136 countries implement 15% minimum corporate tax
- Expected to generate $150 billion annually

Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2025
- Conferred on Amitabh Bachchan
- Second actor after Dilip Kumar to win twice
Pulitzer Prize 2025
- Public Service: Reuters for AI surveillance exposé
- Fiction: Abraham Verghese for ‘The Covenant of Water’

French Open 2025
- Carlos Alcaraz wins Men’s Singles
- Iga Świątek claims Women’s title
ICC Test Rankings
- India retains No.1 spot
- Jasprit Bumrah tops bowling rankings

ISRO’s Aditya-L1 Mission
- Detects strongest solar flare of 2025
- Provides crucial space weather data
India’s Quantum Computing Milestone
- Develops 54-qubit processor
- Second only to USA in capability