Current affairs 11 April 2025

India’s exports surge to record $820 billion in 2024-25.

• India’s goods and services exports have crossed a record 820 billion US dollars in the financial year 2024-25, despite economic uncertainties in global markets.
• This represents a close to 6 percent increase over the corresponding figure of 778 billion dollars for the previous financial year.

Centre enhances material cost by 9.5% under PM POSHAN scheme.

• Centre has enhanced the material cost by 9.50 percent under the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme.
• The scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme under which hot cooked meals are served to over eleven crore students studying in Balvatika and classes 1 to 8 in government and government-aided schools.

India, UK reaffirm commitment to boost ties in financial services.

• India and the UK have reaffirmed their commitment to continue collaboration in the financial services sector, FinTech and the digital economy.
• India and the UK held the 13th Economic and Financial Dialogue in London.
• Both sides also agreed that a strong and robust UK-India relationship enhances the resilience of both economies.

Japan built a 3D-printed train station in six hours.

• The West Japan Railway Company — a major railway operator in Japan — late last month unveiled a 3D-printed train station, which it claimed was a world first.
• The new station, Hatsushima, replaced a weathered wooden complex which was completed in 1948.

India, Russia Approve Six Strategic Projects to Boost Investment Ties.

• India and Russia have agreed on six new strategic projects to boost bilateral investment cooperation.
• The decision was taken during the eighth session of the India-Russia Working Group on Priority Investment Projects held in New Delhi.
• The session aimed at strengthening economic ties between India and Russia by identifying and advancing collaborative projects in sectors of mutual interest.