Art & Culture Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 05 Sept 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted everyone on Milad-un-Nabi on 5 September 2025, wishing peace and well-being and invoking the values of compassion, service and justice.

Wed, 03 Sept 2025

• Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi visited the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat, on 3 September 2025 to review progress on the 400-acre project.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes on Karma Puja on 3 September 2025, describing the tribal festival as a symbol of the bond between brother and sister in which worship of nature holds special significance.

Sat, 30 Aug 2025

• 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.

Wed, 27 Aug 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.

Wed, 13 Aug 2025

• On 13 August 2025, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, signed an MoU described as the first initiative in India to bring science and culture onto a unified platform, including support for Project Mausam.

Sat, 09 Aug 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute on 9 August 2025 to the revolutionaries of the Kakori Train Action, carried out near Lucknow on 9 August 1925, on its 100th anniversary.

Thu, 07 Aug 2025

• Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the 11th National Handloom Day in New Delhi on 7 August 2025 and conferred the Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards on 24 master weavers, including six women and one Divyang artisan.

Tue, 05 Aug 2025

• Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the Lalit Kala Akademi's 64th National Exhibition of Art in New Delhi on 5 August 2025, where award-winning artworks were made available for sale for the first time.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025

• The winners of the 71st National Film Awards for 2023 were announced on 1 August 2025, with 12th Fail named Best Feature Film and Rani Mukerji named Best Actress.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

• On 30 July 2025, the Culture Ministry announced the return of the sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha, discovered in 1898 in Uttar Pradesh, after they were withdrawn from an auction in Hong Kong; PM Modi called it a return after 127 years.

Mon, 28 Jul 2025

• On 28 July 2025, Indiatourism Delhi of the Ministry of Tourism celebrated the Teej festival at its office at 88, Janpath, New Delhi.

Sun, 27 Jul 2025

• On 27 July 2025 at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival and released a commemorative coin honouring Rajendra Chola I.
• On 27 July 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in the 124th episode of Mann Ki Baat about Olympiad medals, UNESCO's recognition of 12 Maratha forts and the Gyan Bharatam Mission.

Sat, 26 Jul 2025

• On 26 July 2025, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Guwahati residence of music maestro Bhupen Hazarika.

Fri, 25 Jul 2025

• On 25 July 2025, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu reviewed rail plans for the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha 2027, including ₹1,011 crore of works at five stations.

Thu, 24 Jul 2025

• On 24 July 2025, Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Rajya Sabha that the lead archaeologist's Keezhadi report had been reviewed and experts' comments shared before ASI releases an official report.

Tue, 22 Jul 2025

• On 22 July 2025, the Commerce Ministry said IP filings by Indian citizens rose 44% in five years, from 4,77,533 in 2020-21 to 6,89,991 in 2024-25.

Mon, 21 Jul 2025

• On 21 July 2025, a replica of the Ashoka Pillar was unveiled at Waskaduwa Sri Subhuthi Viharaya in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka, with Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha as Chief Guest.

Sat, 19 Jul 2025

• On 19 July 2025, a National Workshop on the Significance of Jain Manuscriptology, funded under PMJVK of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, was held at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Fri, 18 Jul 2025

• On 18 July 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the first campus of the Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) at the NFDC Complex.
• On 18 July 2025 at NFDC headquarters, Mumbai, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw chaired the first meeting of the Steering Committee for the 56th International Film Festival of India, to be held in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2025.

Tue, 15 Jul 2025

• On 15 July 2025 in Cuttack, Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu attended the Ravenshaw University convocation and presented the Kalinga Ratna Award-2024 to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Sun, 13 Jul 2025

• On 13 July 2025, veteran Telugu actor and former BJP MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao died at his residence in Hyderabad, aged 83.

Fri, 11 Jul 2025

• On 11 July 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the World Heritage Committee inscribed the 'Maratha Military Landscapes of India' on the World Heritage List as India's 44th property.

Thu, 10 Jul 2025

• On 10 July 2025 at Sarnath, the International Buddhist Confederation with the Ministry of Culture and the Mahabodhi Society of India celebrated Ashadha Purnima, which marks the Buddha's first sermon.

Sun, 06 Jul 2025

• On 6 July 2025 in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, the 14th Dalai Lama turned 90, with celebrations at the Tsuglagkhang temple attended by Union Ministers and Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu.
• On 6 July 2025 at Pandharpur in Solapur district, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis performed the Ashadhi Ekadashi mahapuja of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini with warkari couple Kailas and Kalpana Ugle of Nashik district.

Sat, 05 Jul 2025

• On 5 July 2025 in Puri, Odisha, the Bahuda Yatra (return car festival) brought Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra back from the Gundicha Temple to the Singhadwara of Srimandir.

Fri, 04 Jul 2025

• On 4 July 2025 in Pune, Maharashtra, Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the statue of Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa I at the National Defence Academy.