Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 28 Aug 2025

• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurated CG Power's end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot line facility at Sanand on 28 August 2025.
• Draft amendments to the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, published in the Gazette on 28 August 2025, propose replacing most test licences with an intimation system and cutting processing time from 90 to 45 days.
• The Finance Ministry announced on 28 August 2025 that the import duty exemption on cotton (HS 5201), in force from 19 August, would be extended from 30 September to 31 December 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Ayyankali on his Jayanti on 28 August 2025, calling him an icon of social justice and empowerment.
• The Army Hospital (Research and Referral) on 28 August 2025 became the first government institute in India to perform robotic custom laser cataract surgery using the ALLY system.
• Indian Navy ships INS Tamal and INS Surat arrived at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 27 and 28 August 2025 respectively for a port call with the Royal Saudi Naval Forces.
• The Emerging Leaders Panel Discussion under the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was held at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, on 27–28 August 2025 with delegates from 19 member countries.
• DGFT Notification No. 28 of 28 August 2025 extended the export obligation period under Advance Authorisation from 6 to 18 months for products under Quality Control Orders of the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 27 August 2025 approved submission of India's bid to host the Commonwealth Games 2030, with Ahmedabad as the proposed host city.
• The Union Cabinet on 27 August 2025 approved restructuring of the PM SVANidhi scheme for street vendors, extending its lending period to 31 March 2030 with a total outlay of ₹7,332 crore.
• An additional 25% US ad valorem duty on products of India, imposed by Executive Order 14329 over India's import of Russian oil, took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on 27 August 2025, on top of the duty already imposed under EO 14257.
• More than 700 personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and HQ Integrated Defence Staff are set to take part in the multilateral Exercise Bright Star 2025, hosted by Egypt with the US, from 28 August to 10 September 2025.
• The Union Cabinet on 27 August 2025 approved four railway projects costing about ₹12,328 crore, including a new Kutch line and multi-tracking projects in Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar and Assam.
• MoSPI's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24 results, released on 27 August 2025, show manufacturing-sector GVA growing 11.89% in current prices and employment 5.92%, with Tamil Nadu the top state for employment.
• Marking one year of the BioE3 Policy on 27 August 2025, Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the BioE3 Challenge for Youth and India's first National Biofoundry Network, saying the bioeconomy had grown to $165.7 billion in 2024.
• Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan released Joint Doctrines for Special Forces Operations and for Airborne & Heliborne Operations at the Ran Samwad seminar in Madhya Pradesh on 27 August 2025.
• The Indian Air Force deployed five Mi-17 helicopters, a Chinook and a C-130 aircraft for flood rescue and relief in the Jammu region and northern Punjab, the Defence Ministry said on 27 August 2025.
• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed the 64th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers' Workshop at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University, Gwalior, on 27 August 2025.
• A documentary on Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, the Ladakhi Buddhist monk who served as India's ambassador to Mongolia and helped revive Buddhism there, premiered at the India International Centre, New Delhi, on 27 August 2025.
• The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying issued a Revised National Action Plan on Glanders, a contagious and often fatal equine disease, the Ministry announced on 27 August 2025.
• Finland's President Alexander Stubb telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 August 2025 to discuss efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict and India–Finland cooperation.
• UIDAI announced on 27 August 2025 that Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) status of school children will be shown on the UDISE+ platform, with about 17 crore Aadhaar numbers pending MBU.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 August 2025 flagged off the e VITARA, Suzuki's first Made-in-India global strategic battery electric vehicle, at Hansalpur, Gujarat, and announced the start of hybrid battery electrode manufacturing.
• Two Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, were commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on 26 August 2025 in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
• MoSPI's Comprehensive Modular Survey: Education 2025, released on 26 August 2025, found government schools account for 55.9% of school enrolment and 27% of students take private coaching.
• A rain-triggered landslide struck the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi yatra track near Adhkuwari in Katra, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, on the afternoon of 26 August 2025, killing several pilgrims.
• India hosted its first-ever 3GPP Radio Access Network working group meetings in Bengaluru from 25 to 29 August 2025, where discussions on 6G standardisation under 3GPP Release 20 began.
• FIDE announced on 26 August 2025 that Goa will host the FIDE World Cup 2025, ending on 27 November, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the tournament's return to India after more than two decades.
• The Centre on 26 August 2025 revised wheat stock limits applicable until 31 March 2026, cutting the limit for traders and wholesalers from 3,000 to 2,000 tonnes to moderate prices before the festive season.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a two-day Vibrant Villages Programme workshop in New Delhi on 26 August 2025 and launched the programme's logo.