Teaching Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

• A MeitY report, 'Estimation and Measurement of India's Digital Economy', released on 22 January 2025, estimated India's digital economy at 11.74% of national income in 2022-23, or ₹31.64 lakh crore.
• The Union Cabinet was apprised on 22 January 2025 of National Health Mission progress during 2021-24, including over 12 lakh additional health workers and 1.72 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
• Odisha's State Level Single Window Clearance Authority, at its 134th meeting on 22 January 2025, approved 17 investment proposals worth ₹3,883.72 crore expected to create over 12,280 jobs.
• Maharashtra said on 22 January 2025 that it had signed 54 MoUs worth ₹15.70 lakh crore over two days at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the largest being a ₹3,05,000 crore MoU with Reliance.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal set a target of 10,000 Geographical Indication tags by 2030 at the GI Samagam in New Delhi on 22 January 2025; 605 GI tags have been issued so far.
• The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's provisional payroll data for November 2024, released on 22 January 2025, showed a net addition of 14.63 lakh members, including 8.74 lakh new members.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Vidyadhiraja Vidyapeetom Sainik School in Alappuzha district, Kerala, on 22 January 2025, one of the 100 new Sainik Schools in partnership mode.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025

• The Department of Commerce introduced the Diamond Imprest Authorization (DIA) Scheme on 21 January 2025, allowing duty-free import of natural cut and polished diamonds below ¼ carat, effective 1 April 2025.
• Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur celebrated their 53rd Statehood Day on 21 January 2025, with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma launching a revised state anthem at the main function in Jowai.
• The National Security Council Secretariat organised the second meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Cyber Security Cooperation in New Delhi on 21 January 2025 to frame a five-year Action Plan.
• Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched projects worth nearly ₹2,000 crore at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai, on 21 January 2025, as JNPA crossed 10 million TEUs of capacity to become India's largest port.
• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,560.52 crore contract on 21 January 2025 with Heavy Vehicles Factory, a unit of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited, for 47 T-72 Bridge Laying Tanks for the Indian Army.
• The 27th meeting of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council, chaired by Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood at Vigyan Bhawan on 21 January 2025, discussed cell and gene therapy.
• The 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference concluded in Patna, Bihar, on 21 January 2025, adopting five resolutions including on the 75th year of the Constitution and the use of digital technology.
• A two-day international seminar on formalisation and social security for informal-sector workers, hosted by the Labour Ministry and ESIC with the International Social Security Association, concluded at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 21 January 2025.

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 National Tribal Health Conclave 2025 was held on 20 January 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• 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.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

• India won both the men's and women's titles at the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup on 19 January 2025 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, beating Nepal in both finals.
• 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.
• Viktor Axelsen and South Korea's An Se-young won the men's and women's singles titles at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on 19 January 2025.
• 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 National Disaster Response Force marked its 20th Raising Day at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, on 19 January 2025, where Home Minister Amit Shah launched projects worth about ₹220 crore including the NIDM South Campus.
• The Divya Kala Mela, the 23rd such fair for Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs, concluded at Akota Stadium, Vadodara, Gujarat, on 19 January 2025 after an 11-day run.

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.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 18 January 2025 ordered an MHA-led Inter-Ministerial Team to find the causes of deaths in three incidents over six weeks in Jammu's Rajouri district.