Current Affairs 30 July 2025

AP partners with MasterCard to boost tourism experience in state.

• Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has signed an MoU with Mastercard, a global payments company.
• Purpose: To boost international tourism in Andhra Pradesh.
• The partnership will highlight the state's cultural heritage, natural beauty, and modern hospitality.
• CM N. Chandrababu Naidu held discussions with Mastercard executives during the WEF to promote this initiative.

J&K Gets First Direct Unlocking System at Dinanagar Railway Station.

• The first direct unlocking system in Jammu & Kashmir has been installed at Dinanagar railway station.
• It falls under Northern Railway’s Jammu division.
• It helps ensure safe train movement, thereby reducing the risk of accidents.
• The system provides direct control over railway signalling and point machinery, minimizing human error.

Girl from Mangalore Creates World Record with 170-Hour Bharatanatyam.

• Remona Evette Pereira, a 20-year-old Catholic student from Mangalore, has set a world record.
• She performed Bharatanatyam (an ancient Indian classical dance) for 170 continuous hours.
• This feat has been recognised by the Golden Book of World Records.
• Remona is a student at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
• She danced non-stop for 7 days, completing 10,200 minutes of performance.

Odisha signs MoUs with 33 companies in textile sector.

• Odisha signed 33 MoUs worth $902 million (₹7,808 crore) to boost the textile and apparel sector.
• The announcements were made at the Odisha-TEX 2025 summit held in Bhubaneswar.
• Part of the Odisha Apparel & Technical Textile Policy 2022, aiming to make the state a textile hub of eastern India.
• Textile hubs will be developed in six districts.

India’s insurance sector on track to more than double by 2030.

• Recently, a joint report by the Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI) and McKinsey & Company outlined that India’s insurance industry is projected to surge by 123% by 2030 — from ₹11.2 lakh crore in 2024.
• India is the fifth largest life insurance market in the world’s emerging insurance markets, growing at a rate of 32-34% each year.