PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 30 May 2025

• The first round of negotiations on the India–Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which began in New Delhi on 26 May 2025, concluded on 30 May, after the Terms of Reference were signed on 8 May 2025.

Thu, 29 May 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved Miniratna (Category-I) status for three DPSUs — Munitions India Ltd, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd and India Optel Ltd — on 29 May 2025.
• The Centre imposed stock limits on wheat for traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors in all states and UTs, valid until 31 March 2026, through an order issued on 27 May 2025, the Food Ministry said on 29 May 2025.
• An Indian all-party parliamentary delegation led by MP Shashi Tharoor visited Colombia from 29 to 31 May 2025 to convey India's message of zero tolerance for terrorism, according to the Embassy of India in Bogotá.
• The Coal Ministry's Nominated Authority issued vesting orders for seven commercially auctioned coal blocks on 29 May 2025, taking the total to 116 blocks; Western Coalfields became the first Coal India subsidiary to win a block in commercial auction.
• An Indian Army contingent left on 29 May 2025 for the 17th India–Mongolia joint military exercise Nomadic Elephant, scheduled in Ulaanbaatar from 31 May to 13 June 2025.
• The Home Ministry decided on 29 May 2025 to confer an honorary rank one level higher on CAPF and Assam Rifles personnel from Constable to Sub-Inspector on their day of retirement, without financial or pension benefits.
• Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2025, a rural sanitation survey covering 21,000 villages in 761 districts of 34 States and UTs, in New Delhi on 29 May 2025.
• The MoSPI Comprehensive Modular Survey: Telecom 2025 (January–March 2025), released on 29 May 2025, found 85.5% of Indian households had at least one smartphone and 86.3% had internet access at home.

Wed, 28 May 2025

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 28 May 2025 approved higher Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif crops for marketing season 2025-26, with common paddy raised by ₹69 to ₹2,369 per quintal.
• India's foodgrain production in 2024-25 is estimated at a record 3,539.59 lakh tonnes, about 6.5% higher than 2023-24, according to the Third Advance Estimates released by the Agriculture Ministry on 28 May 2025.
• The Centre notified rules under the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act 2023, effective 27 May 2025, to strengthen command and jointness in the armed forces, the Defence Ministry said on 28 May 2025.
• India's Index of Industrial Production grew 2.7% year-on-year in April 2025, led by 3.4% growth in manufacturing, according to MoSPI's quick estimate released on 28 May 2025.
• The Union Cabinet on 28 May 2025 approved continuing the interest subvention component of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for 2025-26 at the existing 1.5%, keeping KCC loans up to ₹3 lakh at 7% (4% with prompt repayment).
• Indian all-party parliamentary delegations held meetings in Riyadh and Jakarta on 28 May 2025 to convey India's stance against terrorism, meeting Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and ASEAN's Secretary-General among others.
• The Union Public Service Commission announced a new online application portal on 28 May 2025, with four parts — Account Creation, Universal Registration, Common Application Form and Examination — replacing the old One Time Registration module.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a PRAGATI meeting on 28 May 2025, reviewing three infrastructure projects worth over ₹62,000 crore and asking states to ensure mandatory RERA registration of eligible real estate projects.

Tue, 27 May 2025

• The India Meteorological Department on 27 May 2025 forecast 2025 southwest monsoon rainfall (June–September) at 106% of the Long Period Average with a model error of ±4%, indicating above-normal rainfall.
• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on 27 May 2025 approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model, under which the Aeronautical Development Agency will execute the programme through industry partnership open to private and public sectors.
• India's FDI inflow rose 14% to USD 81.04 billion (provisional) in FY 2024-25 from USD 71.28 billion in FY 2023-24, the Commerce Ministry said on 27 May 2025.
• The Department of Posts on 27 May 2025 launched the 'Know Your DIGIPIN' and 'Know Your PIN Code' web portals to modernise India's addressing system, in line with the National Geospatial Policy 2022.
• Indian all-party parliamentary delegations began engagements in South Africa, Italy and Greece and held meetings in Singapore on 27 May 2025 to convey India's message of zero tolerance for terrorism, according to Indian mission releases published by PIB.
• India's coal imports fell 7.9% to 243.62 million tonnes in FY 2024-25 from 264.53 MT a year earlier, saving about USD 7.93 billion in foreign exchange, the Coal Ministry said on 27 May 2025.
• The Ministry of Mines said on 27 May 2025 that Tranche V of critical and strategic mineral auctions ended with 10 of 15 blocks auctioned, including the first-ever successful auction of a potash block by the Government of India.
• The Central Board of Direct Taxes on 27 May 2025 extended the due date for filing Income Tax Returns for AY 2025-26, originally 31 July 2025, to 15 September 2025.
• The Government on 27 May 2025 restored RoDTEP benefits for exports by Advance Authorisation holders, Export-Oriented Units and SEZ units, applicable to eligible exports from 1 June 2025.

Mon, 26 May 2025

• Union Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 26 May 2025 dedicated the Bharat Forecast System, an indigenously developed high-resolution weather forecast system by IITM Pune that improves resolution from 12 km to 6 km.
• The Department of Atomic Energy said on 26 May 2025 that the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the ATLAS, CMS, ALICE and LHCb collaborations at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, with Indian scientists playing a significant role in ALICE and CMS.
• The 38th meeting of the Central Apprenticeship Council, chaired by MoS (IC) Jayant Chaudhary on 26 May 2025, recommended a 36% increase in stipend under NAPS and NATS, revising the range from ₹5,000–₹9,000 to ₹6,800–₹12,300.
• Maldives Foreign Minister Dr Abdulla Khaleel, visiting India from 25 to 27 May 2025, led the Maldives side at the 2nd India–Maldives High Level Core Group meeting on 26 May to review implementation of the Vision Document on Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership.