KPSC (Karnataka) Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 27 Aug 2025
- The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying issued a Revised National Action Plan on Glanders, a contagious and often fatal equine disease, the Ministry announced on 27 August 2025.
- Finland's President Alexander Stubb telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 August 2025 to discuss efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict and India–Finland cooperation.
- UIDAI announced on 27 August 2025 that Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) status of school children will be shown on the UDISE+ platform, with about 17 crore Aadhaar numbers pending MBU.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025
- MoSPI's Comprehensive Modular Survey: Education 2025, released on 26 August 2025, found government schools account for 55.9% of school enrolment and 27% of students take private coaching.
- India hosted its first-ever 3GPP Radio Access Network working group meetings in Bengaluru from 25 to 29 August 2025, where discussions on 6G standardisation under 3GPP Release 20 began.
- The Centre on 26 August 2025 revised wheat stock limits applicable until 31 March 2026, cutting the limit for traders and wholesalers from 3,000 to 2,000 tonnes to moderate prices before the festive season.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a two-day Vibrant Villages Programme workshop in New Delhi on 26 August 2025 and launched the programme's logo.
- The Ministry of Ayush on 26 August 2025 announced 'Ayurveda for People & Planet' as the theme for Ayurveda Day 2025, to be observed on its fixed date of 23 September.
- The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare signed an MoU with the Quality Council of India in New Delhi on 26 August 2025 to strengthen pension, healthcare, resettlement and welfare services for over 63 lakh veterans and dependents.
- Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka visited UIDAI headquarters in New Delhi on 26 August 2025, where India demonstrated Aadhaar and DigiLocker.
- The 5th meeting of the India–South Africa Joint Working Group on Agriculture was held virtually on 26 August 2025, exploring cooperation between ICAR and South Africa's Agricultural Research Council.
- The Ministry of Education on 26 August 2025 announced 45 school teachers and 21 teachers from higher education institutions and polytechnics selected for the National Teachers' Awards 2025, to be conferred on 5 September.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sun, 24 Aug 2025
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- The Central Consumer Protection Authority imposed a ₹3 lakh penalty on VLCC Limited for misleading advertisements on fat-loss treatments using the CoolSculpting procedure, it said on 23 August 2025.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025
Thu, 21 Aug 2025
- Rajya Sabha passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 on 21 August 2025, a day after the Lok Sabha, banning online money games while promoting e-sports and online social games; it received Presidential assent on 22 August as Act No. 32 of 2025.
- India was elected Chairman of the Executive Board of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) with the highest number of votes at the 23rd AIBD General Conference held in Phuket, Thailand, from 19 to 21 August 2025.
- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on 21 August 2025 rolled out a framework enabling all 34 State Cooperative Banks and 352 District Central Cooperative Banks to offer Aadhaar-based authentication services.