KPSC (Karnataka) Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 16 Sept 2025

• The Department of Science and Technology reported on 16 September 2025 that scientists at ARIES used data from more than 6,000 open star clusters to map interstellar dust across the Milky Way's galactic plane.

Mon, 15 Sept 2025

• Indian grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu won the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 15 September 2025, becoming the first player to win the event twice in a row and qualifying for the 2026 Women's Candidates.
• On 15 September 2025, the Supreme Court declined to stay the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 as a whole but stayed the five-year 'practising Islam' condition and the Collector's powers over disputed waqf property.
• India signed a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority in New Delhi on 15 September 2025 to explore polymetallic sulphides in 10,000 sq km of the Carlsberg Ridge, becoming the first country with two PMS contracts.
• NITI Aayog launched the 'AI for Viksit Bharat Roadmap: Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth' and the NITI Frontier Tech Repository under its Frontier Tech Hub on 15 September 2025.
• Anandkumar Velkumar won gold in the senior men's 1000m sprint at the Speed Skating World Championships 2025 in Beidaihe, China on 15 September 2025, becoming India's first world champion in the sport.
• India's annual inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index was 0.52% (provisional) in August 2025, turning positive after negative readings in June and July, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 15 September 2025.
• India's total exports of goods and services were estimated at US$ 69.16 billion in August 2025, up 9.34% from a year earlier, while total imports fell 7% to US$ 79.04 billion, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 15 September 2025.
• India's unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above fell to 5.1% in August 2025 from 5.2% in July, according to the PLFS monthly bulletin released by MoSPI on 15 September 2025.
• The Ministry of Railways said on 15 September 2025 that from 1 October 2025, only Aadhaar-authenticated users can book general reserved tickets on the IRCTC website or app during the first 15 minutes after reservation opens.
• Indian Navy diving support vessel INS Nistar made its maiden port call at Changi, Singapore and joined the multinational submarine rescue Exercise Pacific Reach 2025, which began on 15 September 2025.
• Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt, an indigenously designed and built anti-submarine warfare corvette, arrived in Suva, Fiji on 15 September 2025 for a goodwill visit during its three-month deployment.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya on Engineers' Day, 15 September 2025, and greeted engineers across the country.

Sun, 14 Sept 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the Defence Procurement Manual 2025 on 14 September 2025 to simplify revenue procurement for the armed forces, replacing the manual last promulgated in 2009.
• Minakshi Hooda won the women's 48kg title on 14 September 2025 after Jaismine Lamboria took the 57kg gold, giving India two golds, a silver and a bronze at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.
• The Indian women's hockey team lost 4-1 to hosts China in the Women's Asia Cup 2025 final in Hangzhou on 14 September 2025, winning silver but missing direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
• The Commerce and Industry Ministry said on 14 September 2025 that the application window for the PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED lights) would reopen from 15 September to 14 October 2025.

Sat, 13 Sept 2025

• The 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference, hosted by the Karnataka Legislature, concluded in Bengaluru on 13 September 2025, with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calling for standards to ensure quality debates.
• The Agriculture Ministry announced on 13 September 2025 that the second phase of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, a 16-day campaign for rabi crops, will run from 3 to 18 October 2025.

Fri, 12 Sept 2025

• C.P. Radhakrishnan took oath as the 15th Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on 12 September 2025, administered by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal's interim government on 12 September 2025, becoming the country's first woman Prime Minister; India's MEA welcomed the new government.
• The Agriculture Ministry said on 12 September 2025 that it sent AI-based monsoon onset forecasts by SMS through m-Kisan to nearly 3.8 crore farmers in 13 states this year, up to four weeks ahead of the rains.
• India's retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index rose to 2.07% (provisional) in August 2025, while food inflation was -0.69%, negative for the third straight month, MoSPI said on 12 September 2025.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on 12 September 2025 that India and the EU are working to finalise a balanced Free Trade Agreement, while EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said both sides aim to conclude it by year-end.

Thu, 11 Sept 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Varanasi on 11 September 2025, where India announced a special economic package of grant and grant-cum-credit projects and the two sides signed seven agreements.
• Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Kozhikode and Amritsar airports on 11 September 2025, taking the facility to 13 airports.
• Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated IIM Ahmedabad's first-ever overseas campus in Dubai on 11 September 2025, in the presence of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on 11 September 2025 that India targets indigenous solar cell manufacturing by 2028 and has crossed 251.5 GW of non-fossil capacity, over half its 2030 target of 500 GW.
• Ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, INS Tir, ICGS Sarathi and INS Shardul, departed La Réunion and Port Louis on 11 September 2025 after training engagements with the French Navy and the Mauritius National Coast Guard.

Wed, 10 Sept 2025

• The Election Commission of India held its third conference this year of Chief Electoral Officers of all States and UTs at IIIDEM, New Delhi on 10 September 2025 to assess preparedness for a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.