Here’s a concise current affairs article for 25 October 2025, tailored for SSC CGL competitive exam preparation

 🇮🇳 National Developments

1. India Re-elected as Vice Chairperson of COP10 Bureau at UNESCO

At the 10th-Session of the Conference of Parties (COP10) to the World Anti‑Doping Agency (WADA) Framework held in Paris, India was re-elected as the Vice-Chairperson of the Bureau for the Asia-Pacific (Group IV) for the term 2025-27.
Relevance for exams: Highlights India’s growing role in international sport governance, anti-doping efforts and multilateral cooperation.

2. Major Leather Export Impact in West Bengal

The Indian Leather Products Association (ILPA) has projected a 5 % short-term decline in leather and leather-goods exports from West Bengal, due to new U.S. tariff barriers. Bengal accounts for about 15 % of India’s $5.7 billion leather exports.
Relevance: Important for trade policy, export competitiveness, regional economic effects, and impact of external tariffs on Indian industry.

3. Scheduled Outage of Digital Banking Services by State Bank of India (SBI)

On 25 October, SBI announced a planned maintenance window (1:10 AM-2:10 AM IST), during which its digital banking channels (UPI, IMPS, NEFT) will be unavailable. The move is aimed at system upgrades.
Relevance: Reflects banking operations, digital financial infrastructure and service continuity issues; useful for GK/banking awareness.

4. Delhi Declares Holiday for Chhath Puja & Prepares Ghats for Devotees

The government of Delhi announced 27 October as a holiday for Chhath Puja. Around 1,300 ghats along the Yamuna are being prepared for devotees; inspection by the Delhi CM included river-cleaning drives and ghat upgrades.
Relevance: Cultural observances, state administrative decisions, festival management and public-resource allocation are relevant in GK/General Awareness.

5. India’s Statement at United Nations Security Council on Kashmir

Addressing the UN Security Council on UN Day, India’s Permanent Representative emphasised that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India; he called on Pakistan to end rights violations in the region it occupies.
Relevance: Focuses on diplomacy, territorial integrity, human-rights discourse and India–Pakistan relations – critical for GS Paper II.

📌 Snapshot Table for Revision

Topic	Key Insight
India re-elected at COP10 Bureau	Sport governance, global leadership
Leather exports face tariff headwinds	Export challenges, regional industry impact
SBI digital banking outage	Banking operations, digital finance infrastructure
Chhath Puja holiday & ghat preparations	Cultural governance, administration at state level
India’s UNSC statement on Kashmir	Foreign policy, territorial integrity, diplomacy

💡 Exam Tips

• When discussing India’s role at UNESCO/WADA, emphasise anti-doping, clean sport initiatives, and multilateral agreements.
• For the leather export issue, link to tariff barriers, Make in India, and regional industrial clusters.
• For the SBI interruption, note how digital payments systems are vulnerable and how banking infrastructure supports financial inclusion.
• Festival-related holiday announcements can be tied into state governance, festival economy, and public service delivery.
• The UNSC statement provides material for questions on India–Pakistan relations, UN reforms, and human-rights diplomacy.
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