State Police Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 05 Aug 2025
- The Maharashtra Cabinet on 5 August 2025 approved a 105-km express freight corridor linking the upcoming Vadhavan Port in Palghar to the Samruddhi Expressway at Bharvir in Nashik district.
- The inaugural India–New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 5 August 2025, co-chaired by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad and New Zealand's Kathleen Pearce.
- The Commerce Ministry told the Lok Sabha on 5 August 2025 that 293 infrastructure projects worth ₹13.59 lakh crore have been evaluated through the Network Planning Group mechanism under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025
- India won the fifth Test against England at The Oval by six runs on 4 August 2025, drawing the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 2-2, with Mohammed Siraj taking 5 for 104 in the final innings.
- Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi inaugurated 'Agnishodh', the Indian Army Research Cell at IIT Madras, on 4 August 2025 to boost self-reliance in defence technology.
- Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 was conferred a Guinness World Record on 4 August 2025 for the most people registered on a citizen engagement platform in one month, with 3.53 crore valid registrations on MyGov.
- The Department of Telecommunications announced on 4 August 2025 a reduction of up to 95% in security test evaluation fees for telecom and ICT products under the Communication Security Certification Scheme, effective 1 August 2025.
- Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha co-founder Shibu Soren died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, on 4 August 2025, aged 81.
- NITI Aayog on 4 August 2025 launched the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) to track States/UTs on EV transition and a report titled 'Unlocking a $200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India'.
Sun, 03 Aug 2025
- On 3 August 2025, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated a 500-kW rooftop solar plant at the Delhi Legislative Assembly, making it the first legislature in the country to be powered entirely by solar energy, and launched the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) there.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched a WhatsApp chatbot for the state's 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics on 3 August 2025 and announced 200 new clinics, taking the total to 1,081.
- BSNL and Numaligarh Refinery Limited signed an MoU, announced on 3 August 2025, to deploy India's first 5G Captive Non-Public Network (CNPN) in the refinery sector, at an Industry 4.0 workshop for CPSEs in Guwahati.
- On 3 August 2025, the final day of the U17 World Wrestling Championships in Athens, Sitender won the men's 60 kg freestyle gold, beating Japan's Rihito Hiura 9-4, as India finished with nine medals, four of them gold.
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off three new express trains from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 3 August 2025: the weekly Bhavnagar–Ayodhya Express, the Rewa–Pune (Hadapsar) Express and the Jabalpur–Raipur Express.
Sat, 02 Aug 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 20th instalment of PM-KISAN from Varanasi on 2 August 2025, transferring more than ₹20,500 crore to over 9.7 crore farmers, and launched development works worth about ₹2,200 crore in the city.
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, with Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 29 National Highway projects covering 272 km and worth over ₹5,233 crore at Mangalagiri on 2 August 2025.
- National Waterway-57 on the Kopili river in Assam was operationalised on 2 August 2025 with a maiden 300-tonne cement cargo from Chandrapur to Hatsingimari, reviving intra-state waterborne freight after more than a decade.
- At the 15th Indian Organ Donation Day on 2 August 2025, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said India performed over 18,900 organ transplants in 2024, the highest in a single year, and ranks third in the world.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched medical camps under the 'Nalam Kaakkum Stalin' scheme at Santhome, Chennai, on 2 August 2025, with 1,256 camps planned across all 38 districts.
- Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav and Manohar Lal launched the 'Matri Van' initiative in Gurugram on 2 August 2025, a theme-based urban forest over 750 acres in the Aravalli hill area under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' programme.
- The Election Commission of India on 2 August 2025 doubled the annual remuneration of Booth Level Officers to ₹12,000, raised pay for BLO Supervisors and introduced honorariums for EROs and AEROs for the first time.
Fri, 01 Aug 2025
- The Election Commission of India on 1 August 2025 announced the schedule for the 17th Vice-Presidential Election, with notification on 7 August and the poll, if needed, on 9 September 2025.
- The winners of the 71st National Film Awards for 2023 were announced on 1 August 2025, with 12th Fail named Best Feature Film and Rani Mukerji named Best Actress.
- Gross GST revenue for July 2025 was ₹1,95,735 crore, 7.5% higher than in July 2024, according to data released on 1 August 2025.
- The Election Commission published Bihar's draft electoral roll on 1 August 2025 after the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision, opening a one-month window for claims and objections.
- Sonali Mishra, a 1993-batch IPS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, took over as Director General of the Railway Protection Force on 1 August 2025, described by the Ministry of Railways as a historic first in the Force's 143-year history.
- The Ministry of Mines on 1 August 2025 recognised four IITs and three R&D labs as Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission to promote research across the critical mineral value chain.
- The Ministry of Railways announced on 1 August 2025 that 73 stations facing heavy rush will get permanent holding areas, full access control and a Station Director empowered to take on-the-spot decongestion decisions.
- The Ministry of Coal said on 1 August 2025 that seven coal blocks in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were successfully auctioned in the 12th round of commercial auctions held from 28 to 31 July.
- The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI, released by S&P Global on 1 August 2025, rose to 59.1 in July, the strongest improvement since March 2024.