Current Affairs One-liners — 25 July 2025

Fri, 25 Jul 2025

• On 25 July 2025 in Male, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu; outcomes included a ₹4,850 crore Line of Credit and the launch of India-Maldives FTA negotiations.
• On 25 July 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth about ₹2,000 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited for Air Defence Fire Control Radars for the Indian Army.
• On 25 July 2025, the Finance Ministry said gross enrolments under the Atal Pension Yojana, administered by PFRDA, had crossed 8 crore.
• On 25 July 2025, a Government school building collapsed in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan; NHRC, citing a media report of seven children dead and 28 injured, issued notices.
• On 25 July 2025, DRDO announced successful flight-trials of the UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile ULPGM-V3 at the National Open Area Range, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
• On 25 July 2025, President Droupadi Murmu completed three years in office and launched initiatives including Rashtrapati Bhavan websites in 22 Indian languages.
• On 25 July 2025 in Male, PM Modi and President Muizzu inaugurated the India-funded Ministry of Defence building of Maldives and released commemorative stamps for 60 years of diplomatic ties.
• On 25 July 2025, the Labour Ministry announced that the Cabinet-cleared Employment Linked Incentive scheme will take effect from 1 August 2025 as the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY).
• On 25 July 2025, the second round of India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded in New Delhi.
• On 25 July 2025, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu reviewed rail plans for the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha 2027, including ₹1,011 crore of works at five stations.
• On 25 July 2025, a two-day WHO External Expert Group Meeting on Siddha, held with the Ministry of Ayush and CCRS, concluded with recommendations on Siddha standards.