Education, Health & Society Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 22 Sept 2025

• The Government approved 25 lakh additional LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for FY 2025-26 on 22 September 2025, taking total connections to 10.58 crore.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the United Nations in India launched the Adi Yuva Fellowship and the Adi Karmayogi Volunteers Programme on 22 September 2025.

Sun, 21 Sept 2025

• The Ministry of Rural Development signed five MoUs on 21 September 2025 with NIRD&PR and the State Rural Livelihoods Missions of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Telangana to strengthen DAY-NRLM.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports held 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat' youth summits at more than 2,000 locations on 21 September 2025 as part of Seva Pakhwada.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the Shri Parasmal Bohra College for the Visually Impaired and a student hostel in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on 21 September 2025.

Thu, 18 Sept 2025

• Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on 18 September 2025 EPFO reforms including 'Passbook Lite' in the member portal and online access to Annexure K (Transfer Certificate).

Wed, 17 Sept 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar' Abhiyaan and the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, on 17 September 2025, with over 10 lakh health camps planned till 2 October.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally launched the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, on 17 September 2025, a tribal grassroots leadership mission covering 11 crore citizens in 1 lakh villages across 30 States/UTs.

Mon, 15 Sept 2025

• India's unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above fell to 5.1% in August 2025 from 5.2% in July, according to the PLFS monthly bulletin released by MoSPI on 15 September 2025.

Thu, 11 Sept 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually flagged off 'Samudra Pradakshina', the world's first tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition, from the Gateway of India, Mumbai on 11 September 2025 aboard IASV Triveni.
• Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated IIM Ahmedabad's first-ever overseas campus in Dubai on 11 September 2025, in the presence of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Wed, 10 Sept 2025

• Marking World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September 2025, the National Task Force on student mental health and suicide prevention appealed to students, parents, faculty and institutions to take part in its surveys.

Tue, 09 Sept 2025

• The Employees' State Insurance Corporation's SPREE-2025 registration drive runs till 31 December 2025, while its AMNESTY Scheme-2025 for ESI Act disputes runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026, ESIC officials said on 9 September 2025.

Mon, 08 Sept 2025

• The Ministry of Education marked International Literacy Day on 8 September 2025 with the theme 'Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era', as Himachal Pradesh became the fifth fully literate State/UT.
• The Ministry of Labour and Employment signed MoUs with Mentor Together and Quikr for the National Career Service portal on 8 September 2025, as Minister Mansukh Mandaviya cited the WEF's Future of Jobs Report 2025 on India's 2% unemployment rate.

Sun, 07 Sept 2025

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 7 September 2025 felicitated the Indian team that won seven medals – 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze – at the 18th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO-2025) in Jining, China.
• The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities observed World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Day on 7 September 2025 with the theme 'Family: The Heart of Care'.

Fri, 05 Sept 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Awards on teachers in New Delhi on Teachers' Day, 5 September 2025, honouring 45 school teachers selected by the Ministry of Education along with faculty from higher education institutions.
• The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's Shilp Samagam Mela 2025, showcasing crafts of SC, OBC and Safai Mitra artisans, opened at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 5 September 2025 and runs till 14 September.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh, delivering IIT Roorkee's convocation address on 5 September 2025, hailed the institute, founded in 1847, as Asia's first engineering college.
• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya decided on 5 September 2025 to mobilise more than 1,000 NDMA-trained 'MY Bharat Aapda Mitras' for flood relief and rescue in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

Thu, 04 Sept 2025

• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the India Rankings 2025 under NIRF on 4 September 2025, with IIT Madras first overall for the seventh consecutive year and IISc Bengaluru topping universities.

Wed, 03 Sept 2025

• Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Annapurna Devi jointly launched the Guidelines for Co-location of Anganwadi Centres with Schools at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 3 September 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu attended the 10th convocation ceremony of the Central University of Tamil Nadu at Thiruvarur on 3 September 2025.

Tue, 02 Sept 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited via video conferencing on 2 September 2025, to help women associated with Jeevika access financial support more easily.

Mon, 01 Sept 2025

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the beta version of Adi Vaani on 1 September 2025, India's first AI-powered translation platform for tribal languages, supporting Santali, Bhili, Mundari and Gondi at launch.
• President Droupadi Murmu attended the diamond jubilee celebrations of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) in Mysuru, Karnataka, on 1 September 2025.

Sun, 31 Aug 2025

• In the 125th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 31 August 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the UPSC 'Pratibha Setu' portal, the first Khelo India Water Sports Festival on Dal Lake and Bihar's 'Solar Didi'.

Sat, 30 Aug 2025

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, closing the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of SC/ST Welfare Committees of Parliament and State Legislatures in Bhubaneswar on 30 August 2025, urged every State Assembly to set up such committees.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025

• The Ministry of Education announced on 29 August 2025 approval of ₹385.27 crore through the Higher Education Financing Agency for infrastructure expansion at the Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur.