Judiciary Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025
Mon, 25 Aug 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in New Delhi on 25 August 2025, issuing the joint statement 'Partnership in the spirit of Veilomani Dosti' and signing MoUs including one for a 100-bed super-specialty hospital in Suva.
- The Government of India and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Letter of Intent on 25 August 2025 under which India offers WFP the opportunity to supply fortified rice for vulnerable populations in crisis zones.
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the 56th meeting of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology at IIT Delhi on 25 August 2025.
- The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) held the Atal Pension Yojana Annual Felicitation Programme in New Delhi on 25 August 2025, as gross APY enrolments crossed 8.11 crore.
- Government e Marketplace (GeM) crossed ₹15 lakh crore in cumulative Gross Merchandise Value since its inception in 2016, the Commerce Ministry said on 25 August 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated development works worth ₹5,400 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 25 August 2025.
- The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying released India's first national 'Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures for Blood Transfusion and Blood Banks for Animals in India' on 25 August 2025.
- Union Health Minister J P Nadda inaugurated new Government Medical Colleges in Sheopur and Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, on 25 August 2025, along with several health initiatives.
- The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched MAR-a-THON 2025, India's Maritime Hackathon, at IIT Madras on 25 August 2025 under the Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative.
- Power Minister Manohar Lal and Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto Yoji co-chaired the Ministerial-level India–Japan Energy Dialogue by video conference on 25 August 2025.
- Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) signed a performance-based MoU with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on 25 August 2025, with a revenue-from-operations target of ₹8,200 crore for 2025-26.
- Researchers at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, found that IgM, the largest human antibody, can mechanically stabilise the bacterial protein 'Protein L', the Department of Science and Technology said on 25 August 2025.
- The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications founded in 1984, celebrated its 42nd Foundation Day in Delhi on 25 August 2025.
Sun, 24 Aug 2025
- ISRO accomplished the first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) of the Gaganyaan crew module's parachute-based deceleration system at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on 24 August 2025.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the two-day All India Speakers' Conference at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on 24 August 2025, commemorating 100 years of Vithalbhai Patel becoming the first elected Indian President of the Central Legislative Assembly.
- On 24 August 2025, the Ministry of Defence announced that Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi had embarked on an official visit to Algeria from 25 to 28 August 2025 to strengthen Army-to-Army cooperation.
- India Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket on 24 August 2025, after 103 Tests and 7,195 Test runs.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, P B Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Pratap, the four astronauts of ISRO's Gaganyaan programme, in New Delhi on 24 August 2025.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead an Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 5 to 12 October 2025, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on 24 August 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the ceremony for Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya (girls' hostel) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, by video message on 24 August 2025.
- The Election Commission of India said on 24 August 2025 that documents of 98.2% of electors had been received in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, with the claims and objections period running until 1 September.
- Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced on 24 August 2025 that the Mumbai Port Authority has allotted four bighas of land at Colaba, Mumbai, to the Government of Assam on a 60-year lease.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025
- The Department of Posts announced on 23 August 2025 that it would temporarily suspend booking of all postal articles to the USA from 25 August, except letters/documents and gifts up to USD 100, after a US order withdrawing the de minimis exemption.
- DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight-tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), combining QRSAM, VSHORADS missiles and a laser-based directed energy weapon, off the coast of Odisha on 23 August 2025.
- India observed National Space Day on 23 August 2025 with the theme 'From Aryabhata to Gaganyaan', with PM Narendra Modi addressing it by video and the main programme held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- The 11th round of India–Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations concluded in New Delhi on 23 August 2025 after six days of talks.
- NorthEast United FC beat debutants Diamond Harbour FC 6–1 in the final of the 134th Durand Cup in Kolkata on 23 August 2025 to retain the title.
- Union Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar said at a NAMASTE scheme programme in Patna on 23 August 2025 that 85,819 sewer and septic tank workers had been profiled, 76,736 given PPE kits and 60,586 given Ayushman cards.
- Konkan Railway started its roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) train service for private cars between Kolad in Maharashtra and Verna in Goa on 23 August 2025, ahead of the Ganpati festival.