Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 30 Oct 2025

• Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal chaired the first regional meeting of Urban Development Ministers of southern states and UTs in Bengaluru on 30 October 2025.
• India and Sri Lanka held their first Joint Working Group meeting on agriculture at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, on 30 October 2025.
• States adopted the 'New Delhi Resolution on NeVA 2025' as the third National Conference on the National e-Vidhan Application ended in New Delhi on 30 October 2025.
• The National Highways Authority of India said on 30 October 2025 that its cost of toll collection at public-funded plazas fell by ₹2,062 crore in FY 2024-25.
• The seventh Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD-2025), the Indian Navy's annual apex-level strategic dialogue, concluded in New Delhi on 30 October 2025.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid homage to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at Pasumpon in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, on 30 October 2025, his Jayanthi and Guru Pooja.

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Power said on 29 October 2025 that India's installed electricity capacity reached 500.89 GW as of 30 September 2025, with non-fossil sources making up over 51%.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Maritime Leaders Conclave and chaired the Global Maritime CEO Forum at India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai on 29 October 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu took a sortie in a Rafale fighter at Air Force Station Ambala, Haryana, on 29 October 2025, becoming the first President of India to fly in two IAF fighter aircraft.
• NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub unveiled the roadmap 'Reimagining Manufacturing: India's Roadmap to Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing' in Pune on 29 October 2025.
• The Ministry of Coal launched the 14th round of commercial coal mine auctions on 29 October 2025, offering 41 mines and including Underground Coal Gasification provisions for the first time.
• POWERGRID and the Nepal Electricity Authority signed agreements in New Delhi on 29 October 2025 to build the Inaruwa-New Purnea and Lamki (Dododhara)-Bareilly 400 kV cross-border transmission systems.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on 29 October 2025 to congratulate her on taking office and discuss the India-Japan partnership.
• DRDO handed over 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology (LATOTs) for eight products to industry at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru on 29 October 2025.
• Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched the Koyla Shakti dashboard and the CLAMP coal land acquisition portal on 29 October 2025.
• Law Minister of State (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal joined the 12th Justice Ministers' Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation by video on 29 October 2025, where a Joint Statement was adopted.
• NHAI said on 29 October 2025 that it has issued a Standard Operating Procedure to its Delhi-NCR field offices to curb air pollution from National Highway construction and related activities.

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

• The Union Cabinet approved the Terms of Reference of the 8th Central Pay Commission on 28 October 2025; the Commission, headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, must report within 18 months.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the opening plenary of the Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 28 October 2025, the first address by an Indian President to the Assembly.
• Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near Narsapur, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around midnight of 28-29 October 2025, IMD said.
• The National Biodiversity Authority said on 28 October 2025 that it has released ₹55 lakh to 18 Red Sanders farmers in Tamil Nadu under the Access and Benefit Sharing framework, the first such payout to cultivators.
• APEDA facilitated the first-ever air shipment of GI-tagged Indi lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka, and Puliyankudi lime from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, to the United Kingdom on 28 October 2025.
• The Index of Industrial Production grew 4.0% year-on-year in September 2025, driven by 4.8% growth in manufacturing, according to the quick estimate released on 28 October 2025.
• NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on 28 October 2025 launched two reports on India's services sector, covering GVA trends and employment trends with state-level dynamics.
• The Union Cabinet on 28 October 2025 approved Nutrient Based Subsidy rates on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for Rabi 2025-26, with a tentative outlay of about ₹37,952.29 crore.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said on 28 October 2025 that the Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform has crossed 2 crore registrations.
• South Eastern Coalfields Limited released an India Post special cover on 28 October 2025 marking Coal India's Golden Jubilee and SECL's Ruby Jubilee (40 years).
• Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹20 crore to Nagaland on 28 October 2025, as the second instalment of the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund for 2025-26.

Mon, 27 Oct 2025

• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced approval of the first seven projects, worth ₹5,532 crore, under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme on 27 October 2025.
• Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated two deep-sea fishing trawlers for fishermen's cooperatives under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai, on 27 October 2025.