SSC CPO Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 04 Feb 2025
- On 4 February 2025, in New Delhi, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said India has become the world's second-largest mobile manufacturing country, with over 300 units against 2 in 2014.
- Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network, passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4 February 2025, aged 88; PM Modi condoled his passing.
- On 4 February 2025, in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh said patrolling along the India-China border had been restored to its traditional pattern after disengagement, and recalled that 38,000 sq km of Aksai Chin has been under Chinese control since 1962.
Mon, 03 Feb 2025
- On 3 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Lok Sabha that 40 projects in 23 states worth ₹3,295.76 crore were sanctioned in 2024-25 under SASCI for developing iconic tourist centres.
- On 3 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Culture Ministry told the Lok Sabha that 4.5 lakh villages are live on the Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar portal of the National Mission on Cultural Mapping, which aims to document 6.5 lakh villages.
- On 3 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Lok Sabha that the Government has retrieved 655 antiquities from foreign countries from 1976 to 2024, of which 642 were retrieved since 2014.
- On 3 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Lok Sabha that, besides six earlier classical languages, five more were notified on 4 October 2024.
Sun, 02 Feb 2025
- On 2 February 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, India beat South Africa by nine wickets in the final to win the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 and retain the title they first won in 2023.
- On 2 February 2025, in Los Angeles, United States, Indian-American vocalist Chandrika Tandon won the Grammy for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album for 'Triveni' at the 67th Grammy Awards.
- On 2 February 2025, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed by video message the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of the Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam, a Murugan temple, in the presence of President Prabowo Subianto.
- R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on 2 February 2025, beating world champion D Gukesh 2–1 in a blitz tiebreak for his maiden Masters title.
Sat, 01 Feb 2025
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced a Nuclear Energy Mission for research and development of Small Modular Reactors with an outlay of ₹20,000 crore.
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 put the 2024-25 fiscal deficit at 4.8% of GDP (Revised Estimate) and targeted 4.4% for 2025-26.
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that no income tax will be payable on normal income up to ₹12 lakh under the new tax regime.
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana for 100 low-productivity districts, covering 1.7 crore farmers.
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs in government schools over 5 years and Day Care Cancer Centres in all district hospitals over 3 years.
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 raised the investment and turnover limits for classifying all MSMEs to 2.5 and 2 times respectively.
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced a ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund to implement 'Cities as Growth Hubs' and extended the Jal Jeevan Mission until 2028.
- On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 raised the FDI limit for the insurance sector from 74% to 100% for companies that invest the entire premium in India.
- On 1 February 2025, in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 allocated a record ₹6,81,210.27 crore to the Ministry of Defence, 9.53% more than the 2024-25 Budget Estimate.
- On 1 February 2025, in India, the Indian Coast Guard celebrated its 49th Raising Day, with its Director General Paramesh Sivamani laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, New Delhi.
Fri, 31 Jan 2025
- The Budget Session 2025 of Parliament began in New Delhi on 31 January 2025 with President Droupadi Murmu addressing both Houses assembled together under Article 87(1) of the Constitution.
- The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 31 January 2025, estimated India's real GDP growth at 6.4% in FY25 and projected 6.3–6.8% for FY26.
- MeitY notified the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025 on 31 January 2025, allowing government and non-government entities to use Aadhaar authentication for public-interest services.
- On 31 January 2025, in New Delhi, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced four new Ramsar sites, Sakkarakottai and Therthangal (Tamil Nadu), Khecheopalri (Sikkim) and Udhwa Lake (Jharkhand), taking India's total to 89.
- The Ministry of Railways introduced 'SwaRail', a SuperApp developed by CRIS that brings Indian Railways' public services into one platform, for beta testing on 31 January 2025.
- The Sports Ministry announced on 31 January 2025 approval for an 88-member Indian contingent to the 9th Asian Winter Games, to be held in Harbin, China from 7 to 14 February 2025.
Thu, 30 Jan 2025
- MoSPI released the detailed report of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 on 30 January 2025, putting average monthly per capita consumption expenditure at ₹4,122 in rural and ₹6,996 in urban India.
- INSV Tarini, sailed by Indian Navy officers Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, crossed Point Nemo in the South Pacific at 0030 hrs IST on 30 January 2025 during the third leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II.
- The Sahitya Akademi announced on 30 January 2025 that, for the first time, it is inviting books directly from authors, publishers and well-wishers for its main award for 2025 in 24 Indian languages.