Current Affairs One-liners — 19 February 2025

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

• Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi, on 19 February 2025.
• A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹1,554.99 crore of additional central assistance from the NDRF on 19 February 2025 for five states hit by floods, landslides and cyclones in 2024.
• New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium, Karachi, on 19 February 2025.
• India was elected to the Vice Presidency of the International Organization of Aids to Marine Navigation (IALA) at its first General Assembly in Singapore, the Ports Ministry announced on 19 February 2025.
• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led the 'Jai Shivaji Jai Bharat' Padyatra in Pune on 19 February 2025, the 395th Jayanti of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Diya Kumari presented the state's 2025-26 Budget in the Assembly on 19 February 2025, including Rajasthan's first Green Budget.
• Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited (MECL) signed an MoU with the Provincial Government of Catamarca, Argentina, in New Delhi on 19 February 2025 to cooperate on lithium and critical mineral exploration.
• The 13th Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Committee (MIDCOM) met in Kuala Lumpur on 19 February 2025, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Malaysia's Lokman Hakim Bin Ali.
• The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, a constitutional body under Article 338A, celebrated its 22nd Foundation Day in New Delhi on 19 February 2025.
• The Union Government released Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants for rural local bodies of Bihar, Haryana and Sikkim, the Panchayati Raj Ministry said on 19 February 2025.