Current Affairs One-liners — 31 August 2025

Sun, 31 Aug 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin on 31 August 2025, their first meeting since Kazan in October 2024.
• A study led by Prof. Anupam Bhardwaj of IUCAA, Pune, with Nobel laureate Adam Riess as co-author, used 40 oxygen-rich Mira variable stars to measure the Hubble constant with 3.7% precision.
• The Department of Posts announced on 31 August 2025 that it had completely suspended booking of all categories of mail to the United States, including letters, documents and gifts up to USD 100.
• In the 125th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 31 August 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the UPSC 'Pratibha Setu' portal, the first Khelo India Water Sports Festival on Dal Lake and Bihar's 'Solar Didi'.
• The Election Commission's Bihar SIR bulletin of 31 August 2025 said one day was left for filing claims and objections on the draft electoral roll of 7.24 crore electors.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs on 31 August 2025 constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to assess damage from heavy rain, floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir.
• The National e-Governance Division announced on 31 August 2025 that 1,938 e-Government services are now available on DigiLocker and e-District platforms across all 36 States and UTs, with Maharashtra offering the most.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar's State Security and Peace Commission, in Tianjin on 31 August 2025.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the '112 Janrakshak' projects under Dial 112 in Ahmedabad on 31 August 2025, launching a fleet of 1,000 police vehicles in Gujarat.
• The Sports Authority of India's Mumbai centre hosted the 38th edition of 'Sundays on Cycle' at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, on 31 August 2025 with over 500 cyclists.