CDS Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Tue, 01 Jul 2025
- On 1 July 2025 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore to provide long-tenor, low- or nil-interest financing for private-sector R&D.
- On 1 July 2025 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme with an outlay of ₹99,446 crore, aiming to incentivise more than 3.5 crore jobs over two years.
- On 1 July 2025 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the National Sports Policy 2025, which supersedes the National Sports Policy 2001 and targets excellence including at the 2036 Olympic Games.
- On 1 July 2025 at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia, the Indian Navy commissioned INS Tamal (F 71), the eighth Project 1135.6 multi-role stealth frigate and second of the Tushil class.
- On 1 July 2025, the Digital India programme, launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015, completed ten years, with the PM calling it a journey that ushered in a new era of empowerment.
- On 1 July 2025, the Goods and Services Tax completed eight years, with PM Narendra Modi calling it a landmark reform and gross collections hitting a record ₹22.08 lakh crore in 2024–25.
- From 1 July 2025, Indian Railways' revised basic fares took effect: 1 paisa per km more for Mail/Express non-AC classes and 2 paise per km more for AC classes, with no increase for Second Class Ordinary up to 500 km.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025
- On 30 June 2025, the Reserve Bank of India issued an advisory directing all Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Co-operative Banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by the Department of Telecommunications.
- On 30 June 2025, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi departed for Bhutan on a four-day official visit to enhance defence cooperation.
- On 30 June 2025, the Coast Guards of India, Japan, the US and Australia launched the first-ever 'QUAD at Sea Ship Observer Mission' under the Wilmington Declaration, with officers embarked on USCGC Stratton sailing to Guam.
- On 30 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the Quick Estimate of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), showing growth of 1.2% in May 2025.
- On 30 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Department of Telecommunications said that, with NDMA, nationwide testing of an indigenous Cell Broadcast system for disaster alerts is under way, adding to the SMS-based SACHET system.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025
- On 29 June 2025 in New Delhi, MoSPI celebrated the 19th Statistics Day on the theme '75 Years of National Sample Survey', launched the GoIStats mobile app and released SDG National Indicator Framework publications.
- On 29 June 2025, in the 123rd episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said WHO has declared India trachoma-free and an ILO report found over 64% of Indians covered by some social protection benefit.
- On 29 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Railways announced reforms reviewed by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: a new Passenger Reservation System by December 2025, reservation charts eight hours before departure and authenticated-only Tatkal booking from 1 July 2025.
- On 29 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued the 'Model Rules for Felling of Trees in Agricultural Lands' to help States and UTs simplify rules and promote agroforestry.
- On 29 June 2025, in the North Arabian Sea about 80 nautical miles east of Fujairah, UAE, Indian Navy frigate INS Tabar responded to a Mayday from the Palau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 and fought an engine-room fire, ensuring the safety of its 14 Indian crew.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025
- On 28 June 2025, PM Narendra Modi spoke by videoconference from New Delhi with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian aboard the International Space Station.
- On 28 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Health Ministry said zero-dose children declined from 0.11% of India's population in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024.
- On 28 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Power announced a task force to conceive the India Energy Stack, a digital public infrastructure for the power sector.
- On 28 June 2025 in New Delhi, MNRE notified revised guidelines for the Waste-to-Energy and Biomass programmes under the National Bioenergy Programme.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025
- On 27 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Department of Science and Technology reported that Raman Research Institute scientists found teak leaf extract can serve as a natural laser shield.
- On 27 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Communications released telecom subscription data as of 31 May 2025, showing 1,207.08 million telephone subscribers.
- On 27 June 2025 in New Delhi, MoS Jayant Chaudhary unveiled 'Skills for the Future: Transforming India's Workforce Landscape', a report by the Institute for Competitiveness.
- On 27 June 2025, Union Minister Jual Oram launched the Adi Karmayogi Beta version at the 'Adi Anveshan' national conference at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025
- On 26 June 2025 (IST), the SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom Mission 4, with India's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, docked with the International Space Station.
- On 26 June 2025 in Qingdao, China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting, held talks with China's Admiral Dong Jun and Russia's Andrey Belousov, and the meeting ended without a joint statement.
- On 26 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Election Commission of India started proceedings to delist 345 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties.
- On 26 June 2025 in New Delhi, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited, India's first NBFC in the maritime sector.