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

Sat, 21 Jun 2025

• On 21 June 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Ministry of Minority Affairs Secretary Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar reviewed implementation of the UMEED Central Portal with the State and the Maharashtra State Waqf Board.
• On 21 June 2025, more than nine lakh National Cadet Corps cadets took part in synchronised yoga sessions at locations across India for the 11th International Day of Yoga.

Fri, 20 Jun 2025

• On 20 June 2025 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the function marking one year of the State government and launched projects worth over ₹18,600 crore.

Thu, 19 Jun 2025

• On 19 June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Women and Child Development held a first-of-its-kind National Consultation on Gender Budgeting, where Minister Annpurna Devi launched the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub portal.

Wed, 18 Jun 2025

• On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, NIOS and NCERT signed a tripartite MoU to promote inclusive education for persons with disabilities.

Mon, 16 Jun 2025

• On 16 June 2025 in New Delhi, MoSPI's Periodic Labour Force Survey monthly bulletin showed the unemployment rate rising to 5.6% in May 2025 from 5.1% in April.

Sat, 14 Jun 2025

• On 14 June 2025 in Mumbai, Letters of Intent were issued to five foreign universities at the event 'Mumbai Rising: Creating an International Education City'.
• On 14 June 2025 in New Delhi, School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar flagged off 20 Indian school students for the Sakura Science Programme 2025 in Japan.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025

• On 12 June 2025, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) and Shell India launched a Green Skills and Electric Vehicle training programme at select ITIs and NSTIs in Delhi-NCR, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

• On 11 June 2025 in Geneva and New York, the ILO and UNICEF released 'Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward', estimating nearly 138 million children in child labour in 2024.

Tue, 10 Jun 2025

• On 10 June 2025 at IIT Hyderabad, Telangana, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the Global Young Scientists Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Global Young Academy.

Sun, 08 Jun 2025

• Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann handed over loan waiver certificates in Amritsar on 8 June 2025 under a ₹67.84 crore waiver for 4,727 borrowers of the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation.

Thu, 05 Jun 2025

• The National Cadet Corps Mount Everest Expedition Team was received at DGNCC Camp, New Delhi, on 5 June 2025 after summiting the peak on 18 May 2025.

Tue, 03 Jun 2025

• The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs acquired a five-acre plot in New Shillong Township, Meghalaya, on 3 June 2025 for its first-ever regional campus.

Fri, 30 May 2025

• Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant declared Goa fully literate under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram on 30 May 2025, Goa's 39th Statehood Day, making it the second state to cross the 95% benchmark.

Mon, 26 May 2025

• The 38th meeting of the Central Apprenticeship Council, chaired by MoS (IC) Jayant Chaudhary on 26 May 2025, recommended a 36% increase in stipend under NAPS and NATS, revising the range from ₹5,000–₹9,000 to ₹6,800–₹12,300.
• The University of Liverpool received a Letter of Intent on 26 May 2025 to open a campus in Bengaluru, becoming the second foreign university issued an LoI under the UGC regulations of 2023 for foreign higher education campuses.

Sun, 25 May 2025

• In Mann Ki Baat on 25 May 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for mass participation in the 11th International Day of Yoga, said he would take part in the Yoga Day programme in Visakhapatnam, and praised Andhra Pradesh's YogAndhra Abhiyan.
• Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya cycled with over 300 participants, with journalists as special guests, at a Fit India 'Sundays on Cycle' edition at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on 25 May 2025.

Fri, 23 May 2025

• The Department of School Education and Literacy asked all States and UTs on 23 May 2025 to run an enforcement drive from 31 May to 26 June 2025 against the sale of tobacco near educational institutions under Section 6(b) of COTPA, 2003.

Thu, 22 May 2025

• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced on 22 May 2025 that 4% of Central Government residential accommodation allotments will be reserved for persons with disabilities, through an Office Memorandum of the Directorate of Estates.

Tue, 20 May 2025

• Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma declared Mizoram a fully literate State at Aizawl on 20 May 2025, making it the first State in India to attain full literacy under ULLAS.

Mon, 19 May 2025

• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp, a festival of multilingualism for schools, in New Delhi on 19 May 2025 and released primers and special modules in 13 languages.
• The Ministry of Minority Affairs said on 19 May 2025 that Lap-I of the Haj 2025 air charter operations, which began on 29 April, has been completed; pilgrims depart from 18 embarkation points across India.

Sun, 18 May 2025

• Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled 'Sagar Mein Samman', a policy initiative to raise women's participation in the maritime sector, at International Day for Women in Maritime celebrations in Mumbai on 18 May 2025.

Fri, 16 May 2025

• The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, announced on 16 May 2025 the establishment of its first overseas campus in Dubai, UAE.

Thu, 15 May 2025

• The NHRC wrote to all States and UTs on 15 May 2025 asking for immediate implementation of the Supreme Court's 14 directives in Dr. Balram Singh v. Union of India (2023) to end manual scavenging and hazardous sewer cleaning, with action taken reports within eight weeks.
• The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities launched the Sugamya Delhi Abhiyan in Dwarka, New Delhi, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, 15 May 2025, to make the capital accessible for persons with disabilities.
• The Ministry of Defence opened an online portal for the fourth round of registration of schools as new Sainik Schools in partnership mode, from 15 May to 14 June 2025, under the plan to set up 100 new Sainik Schools.

Wed, 14 May 2025

• The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights held an online national consultation on 14 May 2025 on dissemination and awareness of the POCSO Act, 2012 and the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, with about 300 participants.