Current Affairs — 14 April 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 14 Apr 2025
PM lays foundation of 800 MW Yamunanagar thermal unit, opens Rewari Bypass
In Yamunanagar, Haryana, on 14 April 2025, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of an 800 MW unit at the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant and a compressed biogas plant at Mukarabpur, and inaugurated the ₹1,070 crore Rewari Bypass.
Telangana becomes first state to implement SC sub-categorisation
On 14 April 2025, Ambedkar Jayanti, Telangana published the Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2025 in the state gazette and issued orders dividing Scheduled Castes into three groups within the 15% SC quota, becoming the first state to implement SC sub-categorisation.
135th Ambedkar Jayanti: President, Vice-President and PM pay floral tributes at Prerna Sthal
On 14 April 2025, the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker paid floral tributes at his statue at Prerna Sthal in the Parliament House lawns, at an event organised by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.
PSA's office releases first International Technology Engagement Strategy for Quantum
On World Quantum Day, 14 April 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser released the first edition of India's International Technology Engagement Strategy (ITES) for Quantum.
PM lays foundation of new terminal at Hisar's Maharaja Agrasen airport; Hisar–Ayodhya flights begin
On 14 April 2025, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a new terminal building, worth over ₹410 crore, at Maharaja Agrasen airport in Hisar, Haryana, as flights from Haryana to Ayodhya began.
Bengaluru's QpiAI launches 25-qubit QpiAI-Indus quantum computer
Bengaluru-based QpiAI, one of 8 startups selected under the National Quantum Mission, launched QpiAI-Indus, a quantum computer with 25 superconducting qubits, on World Quantum Day, 14 April 2025.
Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seize 300 kg of methamphetamine worth about ₹1,800 crore
The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized over 300 kg of methamphetamine worth about ₹1,800 crore near the International Maritime Boundary Line in a joint overnight operation on 12–13 April 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 14 April.
Amit Shah addresses All India Forensic Science Summit 2025 organised by NFSU
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the All India Forensic Science Summit 2025, organised by the National Forensic Sciences University in New Delhi on 14 April 2025 on the theme 'Role of Forensic Science in Effective Implementation of New Criminal Laws and Combating Terrorism'.
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth meets Tanzania's Vice-President in Dar es Salaam
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth called on Tanzanian Vice-President Philip Isdor Mpango and Defence Minister Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax in Dar es Salaam on 14 April 2025.
Lucknow bench of Central Administrative Tribunal gets its own building after 38 years
Union Minister Jitendra Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 14 April 2025 inaugurated the building of the Lucknow bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal in Gomti Nagar; the bench was set up in 1987.
Indian Navy holds Meghayan-25 meteorological and oceanological symposium
The third edition of the Indian Navy's Meteorological and Oceanological Symposium, Meghayan-25, was held at Nausena Bhawan, Delhi, on 14 April 2025 to mark WMO Day 2025, whose theme is 'Closing the Early Warning Gap Together'.
NQM startup QNu Labs launches QShield cryptography management platform
QNu Labs, a startup selected by DST under the National Quantum Mission, launched QShield, a platform for cryptography management across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments, on World Quantum Day, 14 April 2025.
Centre frames draft rules for gas meters under Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011
The Department of Consumer Affairs said on 14 April 2025 that it has framed draft rules making testing, verification and stamping mandatory for all domestic, commercial and industrial gas meters before use in trade and commerce.