India Current Affairs Today (18 August 2025) | Stock Surge, Monsoon Alert & Reforms
Today’s Highlights (18 August 2025): A Friend’s Insight into the News
1. Stocks Skyrocket on Tax Reform & Renewed Optimism
Aap ki subah khushkhabri ke saath shuru hui—Nifty50 ne 25,000 ka milestone cross kiya aur Sensex ek din mein 1,000 points se zyada utha. Ye sab hua jab Pradhan Mantri ne Independence Day speech mein GST reforms ka elan kiya aur S&P ne India ki rating upgrade kar di, jisne bazaar mein ek positive hawaa bhej di.The Times of India
2. Rupee Strengthens Amid Tax Cuts & Global Calm
Rupee ne bhi apni taaqat dikhayi—Dollar ke muqable mein girkar ₹87.39 ke aas-paas pohanch gaya. Ye sur jump PM ki tax cuts aur US se thawed international relations ki wajah se hai.Reuters
3. Monsoon Alert: Heavy Rainfall Forecast in Multiple States
Bharatiya Mausam Vibhag (IMD) ne bhari barish ka alert jaari kar diya hai—Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha sabse zyada prabhavit. Kuch aur rajyon ko bhi satark rehne ki salah di gayi hai.The Economic Times
4. India-Sri Lanka Joint Naval Exercise SLINEX-25 Concludes Successfully
Samundari suraksha ke liye ye ek aham kadam tha—India aur Sri Lanka ne SLINEX-25 naval exercise ki 12th edition sipulu ki, jisme harbour aur sea operations shamil the.Utkarsh Classes
5. Uttarakhand Reforms Minority Education Law
Ek naya, inclusive step—Uttarakhand sarkar ne Madrassa Act ko repeal kar diya aur Minority Educational Institutions Bill, 2025 ko pass kiya. Isse Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, aur Parsi schools ko bhi minority status milega
