Current Affairs One-liners — 31 January 2025

Fri, 31 Jan 2025

• The Budget Session 2025 of Parliament began in New Delhi on 31 January 2025 with President Droupadi Murmu addressing both Houses assembled together under Article 87(1) of the Constitution.
• The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 31 January 2025, estimated India's real GDP growth at 6.4% in FY25 and projected 6.3–6.8% for FY26.
• MeitY notified the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025 on 31 January 2025, allowing government and non-government entities to use Aadhaar authentication for public-interest services.
• The DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence at IIT Hyderabad, Telangana demonstrated a Large Area Additive Manufacturing (LAAM) System for fabricating rocket components, DRDO announced on 31 January 2025.
• The Ministry of Railways introduced 'SwaRail', a SuperApp developed by CRIS that brings Indian Railways' public services into one platform, for beta testing on 31 January 2025.
• The Assam Cabinet on 31 January 2025 approved the Assam Startup and Innovation Policy 2025, the Assam Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Policy 2025 and the Assam Action Plan on BioE3 Policy.
• The Sports Ministry announced on 31 January 2025 approval for an 88-member Indian contingent to the 9th Asian Winter Games, to be held in Harbin, China from 7 to 14 February 2025.
• Maha Kumbh Nagar in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh readied 23 hospitals with 360 beds and activated a medical force ahead of the third Amrit Snan on Basant Panchami (3 February 2025), PIB reported on 31 January 2025.
• The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation launched a WhatsApp version of the SBM Academy at a meeting with 22 States and UTs on Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2024 findings, PIB reported on 31 January 2025.
• The combined Index of Eight Core Industries grew 4.0% (provisional) in December 2024 over December 2023, the Commerce Ministry said on 31 January 2025.
• Ground Level Agriculture Credit of ₹19.28 lakh crore had been disbursed by 31 December 2024, 70% of the FY 2024-25 target of ₹27.5 lakh crore, the Agriculture Ministry said on 31 January 2025.
• The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) imposed a penalty of ₹9.27 crore on virtual digital asset service provider Bybit Fintech Limited under the PMLA by an order dated 31 January 2025.
• The Department of Youth Affairs announced on 31 January 2025 that India will host the BRICS Youth Council Entrepreneurship Working Group Meeting from 3 to 7 March 2025 on the theme 'Youth Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Growth'.