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

Thu, 08 May 2025

• Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar distributed sanitation kits and Ayushman cards to sanitation workers under the NAMASTE scheme in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on 8 May 2025 and reviewed welfare work for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities at Tisgaon Tanda.
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated new buildings and hostels built at a cost of ₹57.47 crore for the Government Model School at Thuvakudi, Tiruchi, on 8 May 2025.

Wed, 07 May 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 7 May 2025 approved the National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and setting up of five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an outlay of ₹60,000 crore, covering 1,000 government ITIs.
• The Union Cabinet on 7 May 2025 approved Phase-B expansion of five IITs set up after 2014, at a cost of ₹11,828.79 crore over 2025-26 to 2028-29, raising their student capacity from 7,111 to 13,687.

Tue, 06 May 2025

• The Ministry of Education has approved an off-campus centre of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, which will offer IIFT's flagship MBA (International Business), the Commerce Ministry said on 6 May 2025.

Mon, 05 May 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 5 May 2025 reviewed the implementation of the three new criminal laws in Delhi with Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
• UIDAI carried out a proof of concept of Aadhaar Face Authentication for candidate verification at select NEET UG 2025 centres in Delhi, with NIC and NTA, as announced on 5 May 2025.

Sun, 04 May 2025

• K.V. Rabiya, the Padma Shri-awarded literacy activist from Kerala who worked from a wheelchair after polio, died at Tirurangadi in Malappuram on 4 May 2025, aged 59.
• Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya led 750 participants, including teachers, at the 'Cycling with Teachers' edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, on 4 May 2025.

Sat, 03 May 2025

• The Ministry of Women and Child Development invited nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 on the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal, with 31 July 2025 as the last date.
• MoS for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan presented the 10th National Community Radio Awards to 12 community radio stations at the 8th National Community Radio Conference held at WAVES 2025 in Mumbai on 3 May 2025.
• The committee on a Repairability Index framework for the mobile and electronics sector submitted its report to Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare, recommending smartphones and tablets for the first phase, as announced on 3 May 2025.

Fri, 02 May 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu launched the Senior Citizen Welfare Portal and virtually inaugurated five Senior Citizen Homes at the 'Ageing with Dignity' event at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 2 May 2025.

Wed, 30 Apr 2025

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and BPCL announced on 30 April 2025 that Space Labs will be set up in 75 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across 19 States, with BPCL sanctioning about ₹12 crore under CSR.

Tue, 29 Apr 2025

• The Ministry of Labour and Employment signed an MoU with Rapido in New Delhi on 29 April 2025 to bring 50 lakh livelihood opportunities in the logistics sector to the National Career Service (NCS) portal over 1–2 years.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the YUGM Innovation Conclave at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 29 April 2025.

Mon, 28 Apr 2025

• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia announced on 28 April 2025 the Gazette notification of 'Gyan Post', an affordable India Post service for books and educational material from 1 May 2025.

Sun, 27 Apr 2025

• Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, on 27 April 2025, saying India must move from food security to farmer prosperity.

Sat, 26 Apr 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment letters via video conferencing at the 15th tranche of the Rozgar Mela, held at 47 locations on 26 April 2025.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025

• The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) signed MoUs with eight organisations at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, on 25 April 2025.

Wed, 23 Apr 2025

• The Health Ministry, with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), launched competency-based curricula for ten allied and healthcare professions on 23 April 2025.

Mon, 21 Apr 2025

• The Poshan Tracker application of the Ministry of Women and Child Development received the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2024 under the Innovation category (centre) on 21 April 2025.
• KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar released provisional data on 21 April 2025 showing Khadi and Village Industries sales of ₹1,70,551.37 crore in 2024-25, the highest so far.
• Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary launched a Centre of Excellence set up by NSDC and Pandit Deendayal Energy University at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 21 April 2025.
• The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation added 16.10 lakh net members in February 2025, according to provisional payroll data released on 21 April 2025.

Sun, 20 Apr 2025

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on 20 April 2025 that the 2023 IAS batch has 74 women among 180 officers, nearly 41%, the largest women representation in the service's history.

Sat, 19 Apr 2025

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam, an artisan development scheme covering 25 trades, at Kundrathur in Kancheepuram district on 19 April 2025.

Fri, 18 Apr 2025

• The Anusandhan National Research Foundation announced on 18 April 2025 the selection of seven PAIR networks, with seven hub and 45 spoke institutions, under its Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research programme.
• Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the functioning of the Directorate General of Mines Safety at its headquarters in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, on 18 April 2025.

Thu, 17 Apr 2025

• The Central Consumer Protection Authority on 17 April 2025 advised coaching centres to strictly follow the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the 2024 guidelines on misleading coaching advertisements, and said it had issued notices to some institutes over IIT-JEE and NEET claims.