Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 30 Aug 2025

• Indian Highways Management Company Ltd, promoted by NHAI, signed an agreement with ICICI Bank on 30 August 2025 to implement India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at Choryasi Fee Plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat.
• Indian Navy's indigenous anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt arrived at Port Moresby on 30 August 2025 to take part in Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day celebrations.
• At the first-ever Sports Goods Manufacturing Conclave in New Delhi on 30 August 2025, Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a task force for a sports goods policy and the country's first nutritional supplement testing referral labs at NFSU Gandhinagar and NIPER Hyderabad.
• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India's first tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile devices, set up by Optiemus Electronics with Corning Incorporated, at Noida on 30 August 2025.
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty settled for bronze at the 2025 BWF World Championships in Paris after losing the men's doubles semi-final to China's Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi on 30 August 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 30 August 2025 and reaffirmed India's consistent position for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, closing the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of SC/ST Welfare Committees of Parliament and State Legislatures in Bhubaneswar on 30 August 2025, urged every State Assembly to set up such committees.
• The Directorate General of GST Intelligence's Belagavi Zonal Unit said on 30 August 2025 that it had uncovered fake GST invoices of about ₹145 crore involving tax evasion of about ₹43 crore, and arrested one person.
• Waves Film Bazaar, held alongside IFFI, opened calls on 30 August 2025 for the Co-Production Market of its 19th edition, set for 20–24 November 2025 in Goa, with $20,000 in cash grants.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025

• The National Statistics Office estimated on 29 August 2025 that India's real GDP grew 7.8% in April–June 2025, up from 6.5% a year earlier, led by a 9.3% rise in the services sector.
• The Environment Ministry notified the Environment Audit Rules, 2025 on 29 August 2025, creating a system of certified and registered environment auditors overseen by an Environment Audit Designated Agency.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba held the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo on 29 August 2025, adopting a Joint Vision for the Next Decade, a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation and a ¥10 trillion private investment target.
• INCOIS and NDMA held a Conclave on Marine Multi-Hazards Services for the Indian Coastline in Chennai on 29 August 2025, where NDMA member Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) announced a cell-broadcast alert trial from 1 September.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said at the valedictory session of the 20th CII India–Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi on 29 August 2025 that India and Africa must work to double bilateral trade by 2030.
• TRAI announced on 29 August 2025 that it had registered the first eight Digital Connectivity Rating Agencies under the Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations, 2024.
• The Men's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 (Hero Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025) began in Rajgir, Bihar, on 29 August 2025, with eight teams scheduled to play until 7 September.
• The Bureau of Energy Efficiency released the State Energy Efficiency Index 2024 on 29 August 2025, with Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Tripura the top performers in their groups.
• National Sports Day was celebrated on 29 August 2025, the 120th birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, with about 30 crore citizens taking part across all States and UTs.
• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, with Kerala's Directorate of Economics and Statistics, held a workshop on developing Ocean Accounts for coastal States in Kochi on 29 August 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba attended the India–Japan Economic Forum, organised by CII and Keidanren, in Tokyo on 29 August 2025.
• The Centre announced on 29 August 2025 that usage charges for used gunny bags in foodgrain procurement would rise from ₹7.32 to ₹10.22 per bag from Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26.
• TRAI's telecom subscription data released on 29 August 2025 showed 1,220.02 million telephone subscribers and an overall tele-density of 86.15% at the end of July 2025.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Brahmaputra Wing at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati, Assam, on 29 August 2025 and virtually inaugurated or laid foundation stones for eight projects worth ₹322 crore.
• The Ministry of Education announced on 29 August 2025 approval of ₹385.27 crore through the Higher Education Financing Agency for infrastructure expansion at the Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur.

Thu, 28 Aug 2025

• The Ministry of Education's UDISE+ 2024-25 report, released on 28 August 2025, shows the number of school teachers crossing 1 crore for the first time and lower dropout rates at all stages from Preparatory to Secondary.
• The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched on 28 August 2014, completed 11 years on 28 August 2025 with more than 56 crore accounts and deposits of ₹2.68 lakh crore.
• India and Bhutan signed an MoU on technical cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors in Thimphu, announced on 28 August 2025, and held the first Joint Technical Working Group meeting.
• The 7th meeting of the India–Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2025, discussing training, industrial partnerships, maritime cooperation and exercises.
• MoSPI's quick estimate released on 28 August 2025 showed the Index of Industrial Production grew 3.5% in July 2025, driven by 5.4% growth in manufacturing, while mining contracted 7.2%.
• The Skill Development Ministry held 'Kaushal Manthan', a Regional Conference of Skill Ministers of North Indian States and UTs, in Chandigarh on 28 August 2025, focusing on the ₹60,000 crore ITI upgradation scheme.