Current Affairs 02 May 2025

ECI Launches New Steps to Clean Voter Rolls.

• The Election Commission has introduced new initiatives aimed at improving the accuracy of electoral rolls and making the voting process more convenient for citizens.
• The Commission will now obtain death registration data electronically from the Registrar General of India.
• This will ensure that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) receive timely information about registered deaths.

US, Ukraine Sign deal granting Washington access to minerals.

• The United States has announced that it has signed an economic partnership agreement with Ukraine that will allow
• Washington access to Kyiv’s rare earth minerals in exchange for a joint fund to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction.
• The two countries have mutually agreed to form a Reconstruction Investment Fund.

Center to launch "Depot Darpan" portal.

• The government will soon launch a new portal to monitor food storage depots in real time, ensuring they adhere to the highest standards of quality and safety.
• The Depot Darpan portal and mobile application, is part of the government’s broader initiative to enhance food security for over 80 crore beneficiaries through scientific warehousing and smart storage solutions for food grains.

WAVES 2025: Govt launches Indian Institute of Creative Technology.

• Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the launch of the Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) in Mumbai during the WAVES 2025 event, positioning it as a national-level initiative to boost animation, gaming, and digital arts in India.
• The institute, envisioned as a national hub for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC).

National Open Relays: men’s 4x100m national record broken.

• A team comprising top sprinters Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain broke the national record in the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2nd Indian Open Relay Competition, held in Chandigarh.
• The quartet clocked a timing of 38.69 seconds to set a new record in the discipline.
• The previous record of 38.89 seconds was set at Delhi’s 2010 Commonwealth Games.