BPSC Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 14 Nov 2025

• India's annual inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was (−) 1.21% (provisional) in October 2025, down from 0.13% in September, the Commerce Ministry said on 14 November 2025.
• The nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 for pensioners crossed the one-crore mark, the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare said on 14 November 2025.
• The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), with the Ministry of External Affairs and NCIIPC, organised a three-day Strategic Cyber Exercise for five Central Asian countries in New Delhi from 12 to 14 November 2025.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu and Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko witnessed the symbolic release of cheetahs into a quarantine facility at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve on 13 November 2025, marking Botswana's donation of eight cheetahs to India under Project Cheetah.
• The 4th round of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for White Goods (air conditioners and LED lights) drew 13 applications with a net committed investment of ₹1,914 crore, DPIIT said on 13 November 2025.
• The Election Commission of India said on 13 November 2025 that the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 recorded a polling percentage of 67.13%, the highest ever since 1951, with zero repolls and zero appeals during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu co-chaired the 7th India–Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI) in New Delhi on 13 November 2025, during Sidhu's visit to India from 11 to 14 November; a joint statement followed on 14 November.
• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹2,095.70 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on 13 November 2025 to procure INVAR anti-tank missiles under the 'Buy (Indian)' category, to raise the firepower of the Indian Army's T-90 tanks.
• 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.
• The National Statistics Office (NSO) under MoSPI announced on 13 November 2025 that it will conduct a Survey on Migration from July 2026 to June 2027, and sought feedback on the draft survey schedule.

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.
• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹43.22 lakh of patent-linked Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) funds for the first time, the Environment Ministry said on 11 November 2025; the money came from patent applications that used Indian biological resources.

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.
• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed 'Co-Op Kumbh 2025', an international conference on the urban cooperative credit sector organised by NAFCUB in New Delhi on 10 November 2025 to mark the International Year of Cooperatives.

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.