Defence Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 09 Jun 2025

• On 9 June 2025 in Nice, France, the 2nd Session of the IALA Council opened, with India participating as Vice President of the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation.

Sun, 08 Jun 2025

• Carlos Alcaraz beat world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2) in the French Open men's singles final on 8 June 2025, saving three championship points.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Norway's Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust jointly hosted a high-level Marine Spatial Planning event in Monaco on 8 June 2025, World Ocean Day.
• Portugal won the UEFA Nations League final in Munich on 8 June 2025, beating Spain 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, to become the first team to win the competition twice.

Sat, 07 Jun 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025 by video on 7 June 2025, outlining five global priorities for disaster resilience of coastal regions.
• Union Health Minister J P Nadda delivered the keynote at FSSAI's World Food Safety Day event at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, on 7 June 2025 and launched a campaign to stop obesity.
• DRDO's Vehicles Research & Development Establishment at Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, handed over technologies of nine systems to 10 industries on 7 June 2025.
• The Ministry of Culture said on 7 June 2025 that the India Pavilion, titled Bharat Mandap, had been ranked among the top five most admired pavilions at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority on 7 June 2025 advised all e-commerce platforms to conduct self-audits within three months to detect and remove dark patterns.
• The President appointed RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar as a part-time Member of the 16th Finance Commission, the Finance Ministry announced on 7 June 2025.
• Coco Gauff beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 in the Roland-Garros women's singles final on 7 June 2025 to win her first French Open title.
• UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 June 2025, when the Prime Minister expressed satisfaction at the conclusion of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement and Double Contribution Convention.

Fri, 06 Jun 2025

• The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee on 6 June 2025 cut the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.50% and changed its stance to neutral, while the RBI announced a 100-basis-point CRR cut to 3.0% in four tranches.
• Norway Chess 2025 concluded on 6 June 2025 with Magnus Carlsen winning his seventh title and D. Gukesh finishing third, while Anna Muzychuk won the women's event with Koneru Humpy third.
• Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the UMEED Central Portal in New Delhi on 6 June 2025, a centralised digital platform for real-time uploading, verification and monitoring of Waqf properties.
• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 June 2025 and invited him to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis later that month.
• The Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan called on PM Modi on 6 June 2025 after the 4th India–Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi.

Thu, 05 Jun 2025

• The National Cadet Corps Mount Everest Expedition Team was received at DGNCC Camp, New Delhi, on 5 June 2025 after summiting the peak on 18 May 2025.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025

• The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on 4 June 2025 that Population Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases along with enumeration of castes, with 1 March 2027 as the reference date.
• Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 June 2025, the day the India–Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership completed five years.
• Principal Secretary to the PM P K Mishra told a Ministerial Roundtable on Disaster Risk Reduction Financing in Geneva on 4 June 2025 that India wants a global facility for catalytic funding with technical assistance and knowledge exchange.
• President Droupadi Murmu conferred 92 Distinguished Service Decorations, including 30 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, on Armed Forces, Coast Guard and BRO personnel at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 4 June 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Lee Jae-myung on 4 June 2025 on being elected President of the Republic of Korea.

Tue, 03 Jun 2025

• India won the Presidency of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences for 2025-2028 on 3 June 2025, polling 87 votes against Austria's 54 in Brussels.

Mon, 02 Jun 2025

• The Ministry of Heavy Industries notified detailed guidelines on 2 June 2025 for the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI).
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Japan's Vice Minister Terada Yoshimichi agreed in Oslo on 2 June 2025 to deepen maritime relations, including Smart Island plans for Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep.

Sun, 01 Jun 2025

• Gross GST collections for May 2025 stood at ₹2,01,050 crore, up 16.4% from ₹1,72,739 crore in May 2024, according to data released on 1 June 2025.
• World champion D Gukesh beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen for the first time in a classical game in Round 6 of Norway Chess 2025 in Stavanger on 1 June 2025.

Sat, 31 May 2025

• Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct ISRO-DBT food and nutrition experiments on the International Space Station as Mission Pilot of Axiom Mission 4, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced on 31 May 2025.
• The Indian Army is conducting Capacity Development Demonstrations of indigenous next-generation technologies at Pokhran, Babina and Joshimath, with air defence demonstrations at Agra and Gopalpur, the Defence Ministry said on 31 May 2025.