Current Affairs 20 October 2025

Ayodhya Sets Guinness Record with Over 26 Lakh Diyas on Deepotsav.

• Uttar Pradesh achieved a Guinness World Record by lighting 26,17,215 diyas across 56 ghats of Ayodhya, including the Ram Ki Paidi, during the 9th Deepotsav celebration.
• A new record was also created as 2,128 Vedacharyas performed Maha Aarti and recited Vedic shlokas on the banks of the Saryu River.

NITI Aayog, DP World Launch "We Rise" to Empower Women-Led MSMEs.

• NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), in collaboration with DP World, launched the "We Rise – Women Entrepreneurs Reimagining Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprises" initiative to empower women-led MSMEs for global expansion.
• The initiative is part of WEP’s Award to Reward (ATR) framework, aiming to support 100 high-potential women entrepreneurs.

ADB Signs $3 Billion Exposure Exchange Agreement with World Bank.

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $3 billion sovereign exposure exchange agreement (EEA) with the World Bank, aimed at boosting ADB’s lending capacity for developing member countries.
• This is ADB’s first EEA with the World Bank and the sixth such agreement with other multilateral development banks since 2020, bringing the total exchanged amount to $9 billion.

India Bags Silver at Sultan of Johor Cup 2025.

• India secured a silver medal after narrowly losing 2-1 to Australia in the Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 final in Malaysia.
• The result marked India’s fifth runners-up finish in the tournament, following bronze medals in the last two editions.
• Australia ended a three-final losing streak, avenging their 2022 defeat to India.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam Wins Historic Bronze at Archery World Cup Final.

• Jyothi Surekha Vennam made history as the first Indian woman compound archer to win a medal at the Archery World Cup Final, clinching a bronze in Nanjing, China.
• She defeated second seed Ella Gibson of Great Britain 150-145, shooting a perfect 15 tens across five ends.
• She bounced back to secure India's first-ever women's compound medal at the season-ending final.