Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 13 Feb 2025

• The report 'Status of Devolution to Panchayats in States', released by MoS S.P. Singh Baghel in New Delhi on 13 February 2025, ranked Karnataka first.
• The Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was presented in the Lok Sabha and laid in the Rajya Sabha on 13 February 2025.
• The Punjab Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann approved release of ₹14,000 crore in pending arrears to employees and pensioners on 13 February 2025.
• MoS Home Nityanand Rai led the Indian delegation to the 4th No Money for Terror (NMFT) Conference in Munich, Germany, on 13 February 2025.
• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia released a souvenir sheet of three commemorative stamps on Maha Kumbh 2025 at Arail Ghat Post Office, Prayagraj, on 13 February 2025.
• India and the EU agreed to strengthen cooperation on smart and sustainable urbanisation at the 4th India-EU Urban Forum in New Delhi on 13 February 2025.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Speaker Surama Padhy unveiled the Digital House of the Odisha Legislative Assembly under the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) on 13 February 2025.
• The Finance Ministry said on 13 February 2025 that all public sector general insurance companies had become profitable, posting a combined profit of ₹1,066 crore in Q3 of 2024-25.

Wed, 12 Feb 2025

• PM Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated India's Consulate General in Marseille and visited the ITER fusion facility at Cadarache on 12 February 2025.
• TRAI amended the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018 on 12 February 2025 to curb unsolicited commercial communication.
• CPI-based retail inflation fell to 4.31% (provisional) in January 2025, the Statistics Ministry said on 12 February 2025.
• India's fourth-generation deep-ocean submersible Matsya-6000 completed wet tests at L&T's Kattupalli shipbuilding facility near Chennai, held from 27 January to 12 February 2025.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the valedictory event of the 15th Aero India in Bengaluru on 12 February 2025, where the first 'Samarthya' indigenisation event showcased 33 items.
• West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya tabled a ₹3.89 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 12 February 2025.
• Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated the 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (14AFAF) at the Pusa campus in New Delhi on 12 February 2025.
• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the transportation component of the Market Intervention Scheme for tomato in Madhya Pradesh through NCCF on 12 February 2025.
• India's Index of Industrial Production grew 3.2% in December 2024, according to Quick Estimates released on 12 February 2025.
• Mahant Satyendra Das, chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, died at SGPGI, Lucknow, on 12 February 2025.
• The Department of Telecommunications and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure released a Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF) for the telecom sector on 12 February 2025.

Tue, 11 Feb 2025

• PM Narendra Modi co-chaired the AI Action Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 11 February 2025 and announced that India would host the next summit.
• The Department of Food and Public Distribution said on 11 February 2025 that state governments and their corporations can buy FCI rice under OMSS (Domestic) at ₹2,250 per quintal without e-auction.
• The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved a revised cost of ₹2,599.15 crore for the Deharji project in Palghar district on 11 February 2025.
• The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav approved the Industrial Promotion Policy 2025, with 10 sector-specific policies, on 11 February 2025.
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the third edition of India Energy Week (IEW 2025) at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, through a video message on 11 February 2025.
• The India-Israel Business Forum and the 3rd India-Israel CEO Forum were held in New Delhi on 11 February 2025, addressed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Israel's Economy Minister Nir Barkat.
• TRAI released Independent Drive Test reports on 11 February 2025 for mobile networks in Mysuru, Dharamshala, Chennai, Chandigarh and Kolkata, tested in November 2024.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated an international conference on innovation in Unani medicine for integrative health solutions in New Delhi on Unani Day, 11 February 2025.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on 11 February 2025 that mid-day meals would be extended to students of Classes IX and X.
• PM Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron jointly addressed the 14th India-France CEOs Forum in Paris on 11 February 2025.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 11 February 2025 it had busted two facilities printing fake Indian currency notes in Thane (Maharashtra) and Bhiwani (Haryana), leading to three arrests.