OPSC OCS Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

• Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on 20 January 2025 in the Great Rotunda, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administering the oath.
• India and the Republic of Korea signed an Exchange of Notes in New Delhi on 20 January 2025 for NCERT's project 'Strengthening Vocational Education and Training in Mechatronics in India', the first KOICA-assisted project in India.
• The Commerce and Industry Ministry announced on 20 January 2025 that 24 companies had been provisionally selected in the third round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED lights), committing ₹3,516 crore.
• The 3rd National Mining Ministers' Conference opened at Konark, Odisha, on 20 January 2025, where the Mining Tenement System and the fifth tranche of critical mineral block auctions (15 blocks in eight states) were launched.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances launched the scheme and web portal for the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2024 on 20 January 2025, with 16 awards in three categories.
• The Government issued guidelines on 20 January 2025 to improve e-Office implementation in the Central Secretariat, covering delayering orders, VPN reviews, the Knowledge Management System and e-Office analytics.
• Rabi crops had been sown on 640 lakh hectares as on 20 January 2025, against 637.49 lakh hectares a year earlier, with wheat at 320 lakh hectares, the Agriculture Ministry reported.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

• A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups took effect in Gaza at 11:15 on 19 January 2025, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, with a first phase of 42 days.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič held a High Level Dialogue in Brussels on 18–19 January 2025, agreeing to work towards a mutually beneficial India–EU FTA.
• The EPFO announced on 19 January 2025 that online PF transfer claims on job change no longer need to be routed through the previous or current employer in most cases.
• The 64th meeting of the Central Geological Programming Board was held in Bhubaneswar on 19 January 2025, where GSI placed about 1,065 scientific programmes for 2025-26, including 227 critical mineral projects.
• The EPFO announced on 19 January 2025 that members whose UAN is validated through Aadhaar can update details such as name, date of birth and gender themselves without uploading documents.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 65 lakh property cards under the SVAMITVA scheme on 18 January 2025 via video conference, covering more than 50,000 villages in 10 states and 2 Union Territories.
• The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) announced on 18 January 2025 the launch of its Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme, with a ₹20,000 monthly stipend.
• India's 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was announced on 18 January 2025, with Rohit Sharma as captain and Shubman Gill as vice-captain.
• The Ministry of Mines and the Government of Odisha opened a District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Exhibition at the Sun Temple, Konark, on 18 January 2025, running until 21 January.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025

• Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the Sanchar Saathi mobile app and National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0 on 17 January 2025, and inaugurated Intra Circle Roaming at DBN-funded 4G sites.
• Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal launched the toolkit for the 9th edition of Swachh Survekshan on 17 January 2025, introducing a Super Swachh League of 12 cities.
• The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) and the National Housing Bank (NHB) signed an MoU in New Delhi on 17 January 2025 for coordination and information exchange under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Thu, 16 Jan 2025

• ISRO docked the two SpaDeX satellites, SDX01 and SDX02, in the early hours of 16 January 2025, making India the fourth country after the USA, Russia and China to achieve space docking.
• The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth about ₹2,960 crore with Bharat Dynamics Limited on 16 January 2025 for Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM) for the Indian Navy.
• Vineet Joshi assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, on 16 January 2025.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025

• Merchandise plus services exports grew 6.03% over April–December 2023.
• Second edition implemented by DSCI; registration open from 15 January to 14 February 2025.
• Broadband (FTTH) tariff for PDOs should not exceed twice the retail FTTH tariff.

Tue, 14 Jan 2025

• Mission focuses on next-generation radars and satellites, high-resolution observations and high-performance computing.
• Up from 1.89% in November, driven by food articles and food products.
• Wheat area at 320 lakh ha versus 315.63 lakh ha a year ago.
• Imports fell to 149.39 MT while domestic coal output rose 6.04% to 537.57 MT.
• 8th edition registrations ran on MyGov from 14 December 2024 to 14 January 2025.