Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first edition of the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) Leadership Conclave at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 21 February 2025, and announced a new SOUL campus near GIFT City, Gujarat.
• The Inland Waterways Authority of India decided at its 196th Board meeting, announced on 21 February 2025, to study Water Metro systems in 17 cities across 12 states, with Kochi Metro Rail Limited appointed to carry out the feasibility study.
• Kerala reached their first-ever Ranji Trophy final on 21 February 2025 after securing a two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat in the drawn semi-final in Ahmedabad.
• Union Power Minister Manohar Lal said on 21 February 2025 that average rural electricity supply had risen from 12.5 hours a day in 2014 to 22.6 hours in 2025, and that AT&C losses had fallen from 22.62% to 15%.
• Ryan Rickelton scored his maiden ODI century, 103, as South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B opener at Karachi on 21 February 2025.
• Provisional ESIC payroll data released on 21 February 2025 showed 17.01 lakh new employees enrolled under the ESI Scheme in December 2024.

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

• BJP's Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi at Ramlila Maidan on 20 February 2025, with Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena administering the oath to her and six ministers.
• The Ministry of Mines, by a gazette notification dated 20 February 2025, shifted Barytes, Felspar, Mica and Quartz from the list of minor minerals to the category of major minerals.
• India beat Bangladesh by six wickets in their Champions Trophy opener in Dubai on 20 February 2025, as Mohammed Shami took 5 for 53 and Shubman Gill made an unbeaten 101.
• Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram celebrated their Statehood Day on 20 February 2025; both became full-fledged states on 20 February 1987, as India's 24th and 23rd states respectively.
• The Union Health Ministry launched an Intensified Special NCD Screening Campaign on 20 February 2025, running until 31 March 2025, to screen all individuals aged 30 years and above for diabetes, hypertension and oral, breast and cervical cancers.
• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,220.12 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru, on 20 February 2025 for 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
• Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu launched the Electronic Personnel Licence (EPL) for pilots on 20 February 2025, making India the second country to implement it.
• Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented a ₹8,08,736 crore state budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 20 February 2025, 9.8% higher than the 2024-25 outlay.
• Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presented a ₹3,70,250 crore budget for 2025-26 on 20 February 2025, proposing a ₹50,000 crore Viksit Gujarat Fund over five years.
• The first phase of the 'Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyaan' concluded at a ceremony in Mumbai on 20 February 2025 with five Guinness World Records, after Prakriti assessments of over 1.29 crore people.
• INS Sujata and ICGS Veera of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron arrived at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, on 20 February 2025 for a port call ending with bilateral exercises.

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

• Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi, on 19 February 2025.
• A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹1,554.99 crore of additional central assistance from the NDRF on 19 February 2025 for five states hit by floods, landslides and cyclones in 2024.
• New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium, Karachi, on 19 February 2025.
• India was elected to the Vice Presidency of the International Organization of Aids to Marine Navigation (IALA) at its first General Assembly in Singapore, the Ports Ministry announced on 19 February 2025.
• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led the 'Jai Shivaji Jai Bharat' Padyatra in Pune on 19 February 2025, the 395th Jayanti of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Diya Kumari presented the state's 2025-26 Budget in the Assembly on 19 February 2025, including Rajasthan's first Green Budget.
• Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited (MECL) signed an MoU with the Provincial Government of Catamarca, Argentina, in New Delhi on 19 February 2025 to cooperate on lithium and critical mineral exploration.
• The 13th Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Committee (MIDCOM) met in Kuala Lumpur on 19 February 2025, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Malaysia's Lokman Hakim Bin Ali.
• The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, a constitutional body under Article 338A, celebrated its 22nd Foundation Day in New Delhi on 19 February 2025.
• The Union Government released Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants for rural local bodies of Bihar, Haryana and Sikkim, the Panchayati Raj Ministry said on 19 February 2025.

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

• India and Qatar signed an agreement establishing a Strategic Partnership after talks between PM Narendra Modi and Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on 18 February 2025.
• Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal dedicated the Inland Waterways Terminal at Jogighopa, Assam, to the nation on 18 February 2025.
• The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly adopted the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) and became a Digital House on 18 February 2025, inaugurated by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Speaker Ritu Khanduri.