HPSC HCS Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

• Afghanistan beat England by eight runs in a Champions Trophy Group B match at Lahore on 26 February 2025, eliminating England, as opener Ibrahim Zadran made 177, the highest individual score in the tournament's history.
• The Government of Seychelles formally received a Fast Interceptor Craft from India on 26 February 2025 at a ceremony at the Seychelles Coast Guard base on Ile Perseverance, attended by President Wavel Ramkalawan.
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) signed an MoU with Paytm on 26 February 2025 to support India's manufacturing and fintech startup ecosystem.

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

• The amount under operative Kisan Credit Card (KCC) accounts reached ₹10.05 lakh crore as of 31 December 2024, benefiting 7.72 crore farmers, the Finance Ministry said on 25 February 2025.
• The National Statistics Office released the results of the Time Use Survey (January-December 2024), the second all-India TUS, on 25 February 2025.
• The Indian Army signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro on 25 February 2025 for 223 Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm (ACADA) systems at ₹80.43 crore, under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
• EPFO's provisional payroll data released on 25 February 2025 showed a net addition of 16.05 lakh members in December 2024, with 8.47 lakh new subscribers.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conferred 32 gallantry, distinguished service and meritorious service medals on Indian Coast Guard personnel at the 18th ICG Investiture Ceremony at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 25 February 2025.
• The two-day Regional Dialogue on Social Justice, hosted by India with the ILO under the Global Coalition for Social Justice at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, concluded on 25 February 2025.

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

• New Zealand beat Bangladesh by five wickets in a Champions Trophy Group A match at Rawalpindi on 24 February 2025, taking themselves and India into the semi-finals and eliminating hosts and defending champions Pakistan along with Bangladesh.
• On 24 February 2025, the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, the UN General Assembly adopted a Ukraine-tabled resolution by 93 votes to 18 with 65 abstentions and an amended US resolution by 93 to 8 with 73 abstentions; India abstained on both.
• The Indian Army's Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) hosted a two-day Conference on Women Peacekeepers from the Global South at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, from 24 February 2025, with women peacekeepers from 35 nations.
• The 21st General Session of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), held in New Delhi from 21 to 24 February 2025, unanimously elected India as President for the triennium 2025-27.
• India and the United Kingdom resumed negotiations towards a trade deal on 24 February 2025, announced in New Delhi by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.

Sun, 23 Feb 2025

• Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 100, his 51st ODI century, as India beat Pakistan by six wickets in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match in Dubai on 23 February 2025.
• In the 119th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi hailed ISRO's 100th launch, proposed 'One Day as a Scientist' for National Science Day, and said he would hand his social media accounts to inspiring women on International Women's Day.
• In Germany's early federal election on 23 February 2025, Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU won the most votes, the AfD came second with 20.8% and turnout was 82.5%, up from 76.4% in 2021.
• Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi departed on 23 February 2025 for an official visit to France from 24 to 27 February to strengthen India-France defence cooperation.
• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the ninth week of Fit India Sundays on Cycle in Delhi on 23 February 2025 with FICCI and CII, as the campaign, dedicated to the fight against obesity, reached 4,200 locations nationwide.

Sat, 22 Feb 2025

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 22 February 2025 approved the appointment of former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Josh Inglis made an unbeaten 120 as Australia chased 352 to beat England by five wickets in Lahore on 22 February 2025, the highest successful chase in an ICC men's tournament, after Ben Duckett's record 165.
• An Indian Army contingent departed on 22 February 2025 for the 6th edition of the India-Japan joint military exercise Dharma Guardian, scheduled at the East Fuji Manoeuvre Training Area in Japan from 24 February to 9 March 2025.
• The Union Law Ministry said on 22 February 2025 that it had concluded public consultation on the draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and that a revised draft would be processed afresh for consultation, after objections from the Bar Council of India and lawyers' protests.
• The Health Ministry said on 22 February 2025 that the 100-day Intensified TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, launched on 7 December 2024, had recorded over 5.1 lakh TB notifications and screened over 10 crore vulnerable people.
• The National Statistics Office (MoSPI) released the 'Compendium of Datasets and Registries in India, 2024' on 22 February 2025, consolidating metadata for about 270 datasets and registries from 40 Ministries and Departments.

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

• International Mother Language Day was observed on 21 February 2025, its 25th anniversary, with UNESCO's theme 'Languages matter: Silver Jubilee Celebration of International Mother Language Day'; in New Delhi, IGNCA held a two-day celebration.
• India assumed the chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) from Bangladesh at the 13th Governing Council meeting in the Maldives on 21 February 2025.
• The Inland Waterways Authority of India decided at its 196th Board meeting, announced on 21 February 2025, to study Water Metro systems in 17 cities across 12 states, with Kochi Metro Rail Limited appointed to carry out the feasibility study.
• Union Power Minister Manohar Lal said on 21 February 2025 that average rural electricity supply had risen from 12.5 hours a day in 2014 to 22.6 hours in 2025, and that AT&C losses had fallen from 22.62% to 15%.
• Ryan Rickelton scored his maiden ODI century, 103, as South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B opener at Karachi on 21 February 2025.