Current Affairs One-liners — 03 April 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025
- India and Thailand elevated their relations to a Strategic Partnership on 3 April 2025, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra witnessed the exchange of the joint declaration in Bangkok.
- The Odisha Legislative Assembly passed the Odisha State Highways Authority Bill, 2025 early on 3 April 2025, enabling an autonomous body for the planning, development, maintenance and management of highways and major roads in the state.
- The Lok Sabha passed the Protection of Interest in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025 on 3 April 2025, completing its passage through Parliament after the Rajya Sabha had already accepted it.
- Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil launched the Water Resource Census application and portal in New Delhi on 3 April 2025 for four censuses, including the 7th Minor Irrigation Census and the first Census of Springs.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off an Indian Army expedition to Mount Everest, a joint Indian Army-Nepali Army expedition to Mount Kangchenjunga and an NCC Everest expedition from South Block, New Delhi, on 3 April 2025.
- The National Highways Authority of India said on 3 April 2025 that it has signed a concession agreement for the 121-km Guwahati Ring Road, to be built at ₹5,729 crore on Build Operate Toll mode with zero grant.
- Indian Railways manufactured a record 7,134 coaches in FY 2024-25, 9% more than the 6,541 of the previous year, with the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai rolling out 3,007, the Railway Ministry said on 3 April 2025.