Current Affairs One-liners — 04 October 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025
- On 4 October 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi launched PM-SETU, a ₹60,000 crore centrally sponsored scheme to upgrade 1,000 Government ITIs, at the 4th National Skill Convocation.
- On 4 October 2025 at Karaikal, Puducherry, the Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Akshar, the second of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
- On 4 October 2025, the Ministry of Mines said it had issued guidelines on 2 October for the ₹1,500 crore Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme, with applications open until 1 April 2026.
- On 4 October 2025, a government explainer citing the Labour Ministry said employment in India rose from 47.5 crore in 2017–18 to 64.33 crore in 2023–24, and unemployment fell from 6.0% to 3.2%.
- On 4 October 2025 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar', a nationwide campaign from October to December 2025 to help citizens trace and claim unclaimed financial assets.
- On 4 October 2025, UIDAI said it had waived charges for children's Mandatory Biometric Update in Aadhaar for one year from 1 October 2025, benefiting about 6 crore children.
- On 4 October 2025, the Road Transport Ministry notified that from 15 November 2025, vehicles without a valid FASTag will pay twice the toll in cash but only 1.25 times if they pay by UPI.
- On 4 October 2025 in Singapore, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal gave the keynote at the 'India-Singapore @60: Partnership for Growth & Engagement' business session, marking 60 years of India–Singapore diplomatic relations.
- On 4 October 2025, the Statistics Ministry released Discussion Paper 2.0 on how free Public Distribution System (PDS) foodgrains should be treated in compiling the Consumer Price Index, as part of the CPI base revision.
- On 4 October 2025 at Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 75-day Bastar Dussehra and reiterated that Naxalism will be wiped out by 31 March 2026.
- On 4 October 2025, the Ministry of Textiles announced a nationwide 'Swadeshi Campaign', running for 6 to 9 months, to boost domestic demand for handloom, handicrafts and textiles, especially among millennials and Gen Z.
- On 4 October 2025 in Goa, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Goa government's 'Mhaje Ghar Yojana' to give home ownership rights, and opened or laid foundations for 21 projects worth ₹2,452 crore.