GPSC (Gujarat) Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 24 Jan 2025
Thu, 23 Jan 2025
- The All-India CPI for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers, released on 23 January 2025, stayed unchanged in December 2024 at 1320 and 1331 points, with inflation at 5.01% and 5.05%.
- RMBS Development Company Limited (RDCL), set up by the National Housing Bank, received a Certificate of Registration from the RBI on 23 January 2025 to commence operations.
- The Department of Consumer Affairs notified on 23 January 2025 rules under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011 for radar equipment that measures vehicle speed, effective 1 July 2025.
Wed, 22 Jan 2025
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 22 January 2025 fixed the MSP of raw jute (TD-3 grade) for the 2025-26 season at ₹5,650 per quintal, ₹315 more than last season.
- The 10th anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme was celebrated at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 22 January 2025, where the Mission Vatsalya Portal and the Mission Shakti Portal and app were launched.
- A MeitY report, 'Estimation and Measurement of India's Digital Economy', released on 22 January 2025, estimated India's digital economy at 11.74% of national income in 2022-23, or ₹31.64 lakh crore.
- The Union Cabinet was apprised on 22 January 2025 of National Health Mission progress during 2021-24, including over 12 lakh additional health workers and 1.72 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal set a target of 10,000 Geographical Indication tags by 2030 at the GI Samagam in New Delhi on 22 January 2025; 605 GI tags have been issued so far.
- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's provisional payroll data for November 2024, released on 22 January 2025, showed a net addition of 14.63 lakh members, including 8.74 lakh new members.
- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced on 22 January 2025 that its eSankhyiki data platform had 134 million records within seven months of its June 2024 launch.
Tue, 21 Jan 2025
- The Department of Commerce introduced the Diamond Imprest Authorization (DIA) Scheme on 21 January 2025, allowing duty-free import of natural cut and polished diamonds below ¼ carat, effective 1 April 2025.
- The National Security Council Secretariat organised the second meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Cyber Security Cooperation in New Delhi on 21 January 2025 to frame a five-year Action Plan.
- The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,560.52 crore contract on 21 January 2025 with Heavy Vehicles Factory, a unit of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited, for 47 T-72 Bridge Laying Tanks for the Indian Army.
- The 27th meeting of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council, chaired by Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood at Vigyan Bhawan on 21 January 2025, discussed cell and gene therapy.
- A two-day international seminar on formalisation and social security for informal-sector workers, hosted by the Labour Ministry and ESIC with the International Social Security Association, concluded at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 21 January 2025.
- The IndiaAI Mission on 21 January 2025 shortlisted 20 of 263 applicants for stage 2 of the IndiaAI CyberGuard AI Hackathon, run with the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre.
Mon, 20 Jan 2025
- Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on 20 January 2025 in the Great Rotunda, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administering the oath.
- India and the Republic of Korea signed an Exchange of Notes in New Delhi on 20 January 2025 for NCERT's project 'Strengthening Vocational Education and Training in Mechatronics in India', the first KOICA-assisted project in India.
- The Commerce and Industry Ministry announced on 20 January 2025 that 24 companies had been provisionally selected in the third round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED lights), committing ₹3,516 crore.
- The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances launched the scheme and web portal for the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2024 on 20 January 2025, with 16 awards in three categories.
- The Government issued guidelines on 20 January 2025 to improve e-Office implementation in the Central Secretariat, covering delayering orders, VPN reviews, the Knowledge Management System and e-Office analytics.
- Rabi crops had been sown on 640 lakh hectares as on 20 January 2025, against 637.49 lakh hectares a year earlier, with wheat at 320 lakh hectares, the Agriculture Ministry reported.
Sun, 19 Jan 2025
- A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups took effect in Gaza at 11:15 on 19 January 2025, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, with a first phase of 42 days.
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič held a High Level Dialogue in Brussels on 18–19 January 2025, agreeing to work towards a mutually beneficial India–EU FTA.
- The EPFO announced on 19 January 2025 that online PF transfer claims on job change no longer need to be routed through the previous or current employer in most cases.
- The Divya Kala Mela, the 23rd such fair for Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs, concluded at Akota Stadium, Vadodara, Gujarat, on 19 January 2025 after an 11-day run.
- Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated a Calibration Laboratory at CIPET Ahmedabad and CIPET projects at Bhagalpur and Madurai on 19 January 2025.
- The EPFO announced on 19 January 2025 that members whose UAN is validated through Aadhaar can update details such as name, date of birth and gender themselves without uploading documents.