KVS / NVS Current Affairs One-liners — All time

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.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, a cancer institute, at Garha village in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, 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.
• Ahead of World Wildlife Day, PM Narendra Modi said in Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025 that the tiger-worshipping Soliga tribe deserves much of the credit for the rising tiger population in Karnataka's BRT Tiger Reserve.
• 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.
• The Union Health Ministry said on 23 February 2025 that CDSCO and Maharashtra regulators had stopped operations at Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai, and moved to withdraw export NOCs for the unapproved Tapentadol-Carisoprodol combination exported to West Africa.

Sat, 22 Feb 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Pune, Maharashtra, on 22 February 2025, attended by the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa and the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
• 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.
• A portion of the roof of the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel near Domalapenta in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, collapsed on 22 February 2025, trapping eight workers about 14 km inside.
• 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 Himachal Pradesh government said on 22 February 2025 that it had amended all caste-based provisions of the HP Prison Manual 2021 to end caste-based discrimination and work allotment among prisoners.
• The two-day Invest Kerala Global Summit 2025 in Kochi concluded on 22 February 2025 with expressions of interest for investments worth ₹1,52,905 crore from 374 companies, according to Industries Minister P. Rajeeve.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributed sanction letters to 20 lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (Phase-2) in Pune on 22 February 2025, and Maharashtra released the first instalment to 10 lakh of them.

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.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 21 February 2025; the three-day meet, presided over by Dr Tara Bhawalkar, was held from 21 to 23 February.
• South Eastern Coalfields Limited's Dipka Megaproject in Chhattisgarh loaded its first coal rake from a new Rapid Loading System and Silos 3 and 4 on 21 February 2025, raising its dispatch capacity to 40 million tonnes a year.
• 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.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first edition of the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) Leadership Conclave at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 21 February 2025, and announced a new SOUL campus near GIFT City, Gujarat.
• 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.
• Kerala reached their first-ever Ranji Trophy final on 21 February 2025 after securing a two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat in the drawn semi-final in Ahmedabad.
• 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%.

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

• BJP's Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi at Ramlila Maidan on 20 February 2025, with Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena administering the oath to her and six ministers.
• The Ministry of Mines, by a gazette notification dated 20 February 2025, shifted Barytes, Felspar, Mica and Quartz from the list of minor minerals to the category of major minerals.
• India beat Bangladesh by six wickets in their Champions Trophy opener in Dubai on 20 February 2025, as Mohammed Shami took 5 for 53 and Shubman Gill made an unbeaten 101.
• Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram celebrated their Statehood Day on 20 February 2025; both became full-fledged states on 20 February 1987, as India's 24th and 23rd states respectively.
• The Union Health Ministry launched an Intensified Special NCD Screening Campaign on 20 February 2025, running until 31 March 2025, to screen all individuals aged 30 years and above for diabetes, hypertension and oral, breast and cervical cancers.
• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,220.12 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru, on 20 February 2025 for 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.