CTET Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Nine devotees were killed in a crush at the privately managed Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, on the morning of 1 November 2025, when crowds swelled on the occasion of Ekadashi.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana on their formation days on 1 November 2025.
• DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone for the Integrated Sohra Circuit Development under the PM-DevINE scheme and launched DoNER projects worth ₹233 crore in Meghalaya on 1 November 2025, in the presence of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
• The Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh Pakhwada, a fortnight of events from 1 to 15 November 2025 honouring tribal freedom fighters, began across the country as part of the year-long observance of the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said on 1 November 2025 that it had imposed penalties of ₹8 lakh each on coaching centres Dikshant IAS and Abhimanu IAS for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

Fri, 31 Oct 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas programme at Kevadia, Gujarat, on 31 October 2025, marking the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
• UNESCO named Lucknow a Creative City of Gastronomy on 31 October 2025, making it India's second city with the title after Hyderabad.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a 10-year 'framework for the US-India major defence partnership' in Kuala Lumpur on 31 October 2025.
• India finished sixth with a best-ever 48 medals (13 gold, 18 silver, 17 bronze) as the Asian Youth Games 2025 closed in Manama, Bahrain, on 31 October 2025.
• The Defence Ministry announced on 31 October 2025 that India will host the International Fleet Review 2026, Exercise MILAN 2026 and the IONS Conclave of Chiefs together at Visakhapatnam from 15 to 25 February 2026.
• The Union Health Ministry said on 31 October 2025 that the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan had earned three Guinness World Records titles.
• Union Minister of State George Kurian launched the first fully digitised National Marine Fisheries Census 2025 at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi, on 31 October 2025.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on 31 October 2025 that 1,466 personnel of States, UTs, CAPFs and CPOs will receive the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak for 2025.
• The Environment Ministry said on 31 October 2025 that Delhi's average AQI for January-October 2025 was 170, the best in eight years apart from the 2020 lockdown year.

Thu, 30 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Education said on 30 October 2025 that Artificial Intelligence and Computational Thinking will be introduced in schools from Class 3 onwards, starting in the 2026-27 academic session.
• The third round of negotiations for an India-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was held in Santiago, Chile, from 27 to 30 October 2025.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the Model Youth Gram Sabha initiative in New Delhi on 30 October 2025 to give school students hands-on experience of grassroots democracy.

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Power said on 29 October 2025 that India's installed electricity capacity reached 500.89 GW as of 30 September 2025, with non-fossil sources making up over 51%.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Maritime Leaders Conclave and chaired the Global Maritime CEO Forum at India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai on 29 October 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu took a sortie in a Rafale fighter at Air Force Station Ambala, Haryana, on 29 October 2025, becoming the first President of India to fly in two IAF fighter aircraft.
• NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub unveiled the roadmap 'Reimagining Manufacturing: India's Roadmap to Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing' in Pune on 29 October 2025.
• The Ministry of Coal launched the 14th round of commercial coal mine auctions on 29 October 2025, offering 41 mines and including Underground Coal Gasification provisions for the first time.
• POWERGRID and the Nepal Electricity Authority signed agreements in New Delhi on 29 October 2025 to build the Inaruwa-New Purnea and Lamki (Dododhara)-Bareilly 400 kV cross-border transmission systems.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on 29 October 2025 to congratulate her on taking office and discuss the India-Japan partnership.
• DRDO handed over 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology (LATOTs) for eight products to industry at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru on 29 October 2025.

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

• The Union Cabinet approved the Terms of Reference of the 8th Central Pay Commission on 28 October 2025; the Commission, headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, must report within 18 months.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the opening plenary of the Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 28 October 2025, the first address by an Indian President to the Assembly.
• Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near Narsapur, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around midnight of 28-29 October 2025, IMD said.
• The National Biodiversity Authority said on 28 October 2025 that it has released ₹55 lakh to 18 Red Sanders farmers in Tamil Nadu under the Access and Benefit Sharing framework, the first such payout to cultivators.
• APEDA facilitated the first-ever air shipment of GI-tagged Indi lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka, and Puliyankudi lime from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, to the United Kingdom on 28 October 2025.