BPSC TRE Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 04 Mar 2025
Mon, 03 Mar 2025
- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 3 March 2025 that it has sanctioned five pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission for 37 hydrogen buses and trucks and 9 refuelling stations.
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh presented the report of the Empowered Committee for Capability Enhancement of the Indian Air Force to Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on 3 March 2025.
- India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, including waste management, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, on 3 March 2025.
- Ajay Bhadoo, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Government e Marketplace (GeM) with effect from 3 March 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi released India's first-ever riverine dolphin estimation report, which counted 6,327 dolphins, at the NBWL meeting in Gir on 3 March 2025.
- NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam launched the report 'From Borrowers to Builders: Women's Role in India's Financial Growth Story' on 3 March 2025, showing 27 million women monitoring their credit.
- World Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2025 with the theme 'Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet', as the Environment Ministry listed India's conservation milestones.
Sun, 02 Mar 2025
- 'Anora' won Best Picture and four other awards at the 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, on 2 March 2025, with director Sean Baker personally winning four Oscars.
- India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in their final ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match in Dubai on 2 March 2025, with Varun Chakravarthy taking 5 for 42.
- The Central Warehousing Corporation celebrated its 69th Foundation Day in New Delhi on 2 March 2025, where Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government aims to cut logistics costs from 13-14% to around 8%.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a leaders' meeting on Ukraine at Lancaster House, London, on 2 March 2025 and announced a four-point plan including a 'coalition of the willing' to guarantee any peace deal.
- 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.
Sat, 01 Mar 2025
- Dr Mayank Sharma, a 1989-batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, assumed office as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 March 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the post-budget webinar on 'Agriculture and Rural Prosperity' via video-conferencing on 1 March 2025.
- India's cumulative coal production from April 2024 to February 2025 rose 5.73% to 928.95 million tonnes, the Ministry of Coal said on 1 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.
Fri, 28 Feb 2025
- PM Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued a Leaders' Statement in New Delhi on 28 February 2025, agreeing to conclude the India–EU free trade agreement within the year.
- The National Statistics Office (MoSPI) on 28 February 2025 released the Second Advance Estimates putting real GDP growth for 2024-25 at 6.5%, with growth of 6.2% in the October–December quarter.
- The Ministry of Agriculture said on 28 February 2025 that the target of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations under the central sector scheme has been achieved, with the 10,000th FPO, in Khagaria district, Bihar, launched by PM Modi at Bhagalpur.
- The Central Board of Trustees of EPF, chaired by Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, recommended an 8.25% interest rate on EPF accumulations for 2024-25 at its 237th meeting in New Delhi on 28 February 2025.
- The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said on 28 February 2025 that the National Waterways (Construction of Jetties/Terminals) Regulations, 2025, framed by IWAI, will let private and other entities build and operate terminals on national waterways.
- National Science Day was observed on 28 February 2025 with the theme 'Empowering Indian Youth for Global Leadership in Science & Innovation for Viksit Bharat', with the main event at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025
- The Animal Welfare Board of India presented the Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 27 February 2025 and released four handbooks on animal welfare laws.
- 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.
- Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), called on 27 February 2025 for the group to lay down its arms and dissolve itself, in a letter read out in Istanbul by pro-Kurdish DEM Party politicians.
- Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy said on 27 February 2025 that the first tranche of Exploration Licence auctions would be launched in March 2025 and that Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala would soon join the mineral auction regime, taking it to 17 States.
- The National Human Rights Commission announced on 27 February 2025 the seven winners of its tenth annual short film competition on human rights, with J&K's 'Doodh Ganga - Valley's Dying Lifeline' winning the ₹2 lakh first prize.
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.
- Afghanistan beat England by eight runs in a Champions Trophy Group B match at Lahore on 26 February 2025, eliminating England, as opener Ibrahim Zadran made 177, the highest individual score in the tournament's history.