Polity & Governance Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 04 Mar 2025

• The two-day Visitor's Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan concluded on 4 March 2025, with President Droupadi Murmu urging heads of higher education institutions to build a strong academia-industry interface.

Mon, 03 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 7th meeting of the National Board for Wildlife at Gir National Park, Gujarat, on World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2025, and announced the 16th Asiatic lion population estimation in 2025.
• The Union Government released Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants of about ₹699 crore for rural local bodies in West Bengal, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 3 March 2025.

Sun, 02 Mar 2025

• The Election Commission of India clarified on 2 March 2025 that identical EPIC numbers held by electors in different states do not mean duplicate or fake voters, and said it will ensure a unique EPIC number for every registered elector.
• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar delivered the Fourth P. Parameswaran Memorial Lecture, organised by Bharatheeya Vicharakendram, in Thiruvananthapuram on 2 March 2025.

Sat, 01 Mar 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level review of the security situation in Manipur in New Delhi on 1 March 2025 and directed that free movement be ensured on all roads in the state from 8 March 2025.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presided over the 49th Civil Accounts Day, marking the foundation day of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS), in New Delhi on 1 March 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the NXT Conclave at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 1 March 2025 and launched the NewsX World channel.

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

• The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched the Aadhaar Good Governance portal (swik.meity.gov.in) on 27 February 2025 so that government and private entities can apply for Aadhaar authentication for public-interest services.
• The Punjab Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on 27 February 2025 approved adopting Parliament's Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024, enacted under Article 252, and an excise policy aiming at ₹11,020 crore in 2025-26.

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his Cabinet on 26 February 2025 with seven new ministers, all from the BJP, sworn in by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan at Raj Bhavan, Patna, taking it to the maximum permissible 36.

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta tabled the CAG's performance audit on 'Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi' in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on 25 February 2025; it put the revenue loss from the 2021-22 excise policy at about ₹2,002 crore.

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with 250 children from Jammu and Kashmir under the 'Watan Ko Jano' programme in New Delhi on 24 February 2025.

Sun, 23 Feb 2025

• In the 119th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi hailed ISRO's 100th launch, proposed 'One Day as a Scientist' for National Science Day, and said he would hand his social media accounts to inspiring women on International Women's Day.

Sat, 22 Feb 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Pune, Maharashtra, on 22 February 2025, attended by the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa and the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
• The Union Law Ministry said on 22 February 2025 that it had concluded public consultation on the draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and that a revised draft would be processed afresh for consultation, after objections from the Bar Council of India and lawyers' protests.
• The Himachal Pradesh government said on 22 February 2025 that it had amended all caste-based provisions of the HP Prison Manual 2021 to end caste-based discrimination and work allotment among prisoners.

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.

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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

• 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.
• Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the NAKSHA pilot for geospatial survey of urban land records at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, on 18 February 2025.
• Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil inaugurated the second All-India State Water Ministers' Conference in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on 18 February 2025, in the presence of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed implementation of the three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir with LG Manoj Sinha and CM Omar Abdullah in New Delhi on 18 February 2025.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched the Digital Brand Identity Manual (DBIM) and held the first Chief Information Officer Conference in New Delhi on 18 February 2025.

Mon, 17 Feb 2025

• The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu approved the Arunachal Pradesh Arun Parivar Patra Authority Bill, 2025 on 17 February 2025 to create a family-centric citizen database.