BPSC TRE Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 13 Nov 2025

• India and Nepal exchanged a Letter of Exchange amending the Protocol to the India–Nepal Treaty of Transit in New Delhi on 13 November 2025, during talks between Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Nepal's Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister Anil Kumar Sinha.
• The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the draft Seeds Bill, 2025 for public comments on 13 November 2025; the Bill is meant to replace the Seeds Act, 1966 and the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983, with suggestions due by 11 December 2025.

Wed, 12 Nov 2025

• India's tuberculosis incidence fell 21%, from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024, nearly double the global decline of 12%, according to the WHO Global TB Report 2025 cited by the Health Ministry on 12 November 2025.
• All-India retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to a provisional 0.25% in October 2025, the lowest year-on-year rate in the current CPI series (base 2012=100), MoSPI said on 12 November 2025.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) on 12 November 2025 with an outlay of ₹25,060 crore for FY 2025–26 to FY 2030–31, to boost exports especially by MSMEs, first-time exporters and labour-intensive sectors.
• The Union Cabinet on 12 November 2025 specified or revised royalty rates for graphite, caesium, rubidium and zirconium, minerals important for green energy and high-tech uses, to encourage auction of blocks containing them.
• President Droupadi Murmu held talks with Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko in Gaborone and addressed Botswana's National Assembly on 12 November 2025, during the first-ever visit by an Indian President to Botswana, the final leg of her State Visit to Angola and Botswana.
• The Union Cabinet approved the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE) on 12 November 2025, under which the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) will give 100% guarantee cover to lenders extending up to ₹20,000 crore of additional collateral-free credit to eligible exporters, including MSMEs.

Tue, 11 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bhutan on 11 November 2025 saw the inauguration of the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, built under an India–Bhutan bilateral agreement, and the announcement of a ₹4,000 crore Line of Credit to Bhutan.
• India delivered statements on behalf of the BASIC group (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) and the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) at the opening plenary of the UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 11 November 2025, stressing equity and climate finance.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the event marking the 70th birth anniversary of Bhutan's Fourth King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, at the Changlimethang Celebration Ground in Thimphu on 11 November 2025.
• Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi announced a ₹100 crore Call for Proposals for pilot projects producing green hydrogen from biomass and waste, and launched the official logo of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, at the 3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH 2025) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 11 November 2025.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on 11 November 2025 to remove and prevent Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) on online platforms, with takedown required within 24 hours of reporting.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025

• The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above fell to 5.2% in July–September 2025 from 5.4% in the previous quarter, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) quarterly bulletin released by MoSPI on 10 November 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu addressed the National Assembly of Angola in Luanda on 10 November 2025, during her visit marking the 50th anniversary of Angola's independence.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of National Defence Sr Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Chien co-chaired the 15th India–Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on 10 November 2025, where a Memorandum of Agreement on mutual submarine search and rescue support was signed.
• The Department of Consumer Affairs issued the Draft Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second) Amendment Rules, 2025 on 10 November 2025, proposing that e-commerce platforms selling imported products must offer a searchable and sortable 'Country of Origin' filter.

Sun, 09 Nov 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu held one-to-one and delegation-level talks with Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço at the Presidential Palace in Luanda on 9 November 2025, on the first visit by an Indian President to Angola.
• The Indian Navy's indigenously built guided-missile stealth frigate INS Sahyadri arrived at Guam in the Northern Pacific for the multilateral Exercise Malabar 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 9 November 2025.

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Conference on 'Strengthening Legal Aid Delivery Mechanisms' at the Supreme Court of India on 8 November 2025 and launched NALSA's Community Mediation Training Module.
• Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the two-day National Urban Conclave 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 8 November 2025 and launched the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) and the Urban Invest Window (UiWIN).

Fri, 07 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long commemoration of 150 years of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' in New Delhi on 7 November 2025 and released a commemorative coin and postage stamp.
• A senior European Union negotiating team held talks with Indian counterparts in New Delhi from 3 to 7 November 2025 on the proposed India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), covering goods, services, investment, sustainable development, rules of origin and technical barriers to trade.
• India's Ambassador to Brazil Dinesh Bhatia delivered India's National Statement at the Leaders' Summit of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 7 November 2025, and India joined Brazil's Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) as an Observer.

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

• The Supreme Court ruled in New Delhi on 6 November 2025 that the grounds of arrest must be supplied to every arrested person in writing and in a language they understand, for offences under all statutes.
• Polling for the first phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held across 121 constituencies in 18 districts of Bihar on 6 November 2025, with a provisional turnout of 64.66% that the Election Commission later finalised at 65.08%.
• Members of the Indian women's cricket team that won the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 6 November 2025.
• The Union Health Ministry notified the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Rules, 2025 under the THOTA Act, 1994 on 6 November 2025, removing the mandatory Clinical Specular equipment requirement for Corneal Transplantation Centres.
• A high-level delegation from the Government of Ethiopia concluded a week-long learning and exposure visit to India on 6 November 2025 to study the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was given a traditional Māori welcome (Pōwhiri) at Te Puia in Rotorua, New Zealand, on 6 November 2025 and co-chaired the India–New Zealand CEOs Roundtable with New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay.