Today Current Affairs & G.K. 06/08/2025
1. With which country has India recently signed a ‘Digital India’ cooperation agreement?
Answer : Japan
India has recently signed a “Digital India” cooperation agreement with Japan.
Specifically, an MoU was signed under the framework of the India‑Japan Digital Partnership, aimed at implementing India’s digital public infrastructure—including UPI payments and related digital stack architecture—in Japan. The agreement formalizes collaboration between India’s Ministry of Electronics & IT and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry, with Japan committing to adopt and integrate India’s UPI system and digital stack into its own banking and digital infrastructure environment.
2. Which country has recently launched the world’s first 6G satellite?
Answer : China
what is widely reported as the world’s first 6G test satellite. According to state media and telecom operator China Mobile, a satellite carrying 6G architecture was deployed into low Earth orbit in early February 2024, developed in collaboration with the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites (Chinese Academy of Sciences).
• China Mobile announced it had successfully launched the satellite, describing it as the first satellite to test 6G architecture in orbit. The experimental payload supports in-orbit network functions, flexible deployment, and high throughput communication.
• Earlier, in November 2020, China had launched a 6G experimental satellite (UESCT or Star Era‑12) for terahertz communication tests—but the February 2024 launch by China Mobile is considered the major milestone establishing China as the first country to operate a 6G-capable test satellite.
3. In which country was the 15th Ramsar COP meeting held?
Answer : Zimbabwe
The 15th Ramsar COP (Conference of the Contracting Parties) was held in Zimbabwe. This international conference focuses on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention. Member countries discuss strategies to protect wetlands, share progress, and adopt new resolutions for wetland management.
4. Which Indian scientist has recently received the UNESCO award?
Answer : Suman Chakraborty
The Indian scientist who has recently received a UNESCO award is Suman Chakraborty, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. In March 2025, he was awarded the prestigious TWAS‑UNESCO Award in Engineering and Computer Sciences for developing affordable diagnostic innovations such as the Covirap COVID‑19 test kit and Oroscreen for early oral cancer detection
5. India has recently signed a ‘Food Security Mission’ agreement with which organization?
Answer : FAO
India has recently signed a Food Security Mission agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The agreement—structured as a Memorandum of Understanding—aims to strengthen food and nutrition security in India through technical cooperation, capacity building, and sustainable agricultural practices in alignment with national development priorities
6. Where will the COP30 Climate Change Conference 2025 be held?
Answer : Brazil
The COP30 Climate Change Conference 2025 will be held in Belém, a city in the northern part of Brazil, located in the Amazon rainforest region.
About COP30:
• COP stands for Conference of the Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• COP30 will be the 30th annual global climate summit, where world leaders, scientists, activists, and organizations come together to discuss and negotiate actions to combat climate change.