UKPSC Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 24 May 2025

• The Indian all-party delegation led by MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi held discussions with Russian think tanks and academics on 23 May and a media interaction on 24 May 2025 in the Russian Federation, according to a release published by PIB.
• The Department of Financial Services organised a colloquium of Chairpersons of Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals and Presiding Officers of Debt Recovery Tribunals at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 24 May 2025, with Supreme Court Judge Justice S.V.N. Bhatti delivering the keynote address.

Fri, 23 May 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 23 May 2025, describing the region as a 'front-runner of growth'.
• The Election Commission of India announced on 23 May 2025 that voters will deposit mobile phones just outside polling stations and that candidates' booths can be set up just beyond 100 metres of a polling station.
• The Department of School Education and Literacy asked all States and UTs on 23 May 2025 to run an enforcement drive from 31 May to 26 June 2025 against the sale of tobacco near educational institutions under Section 6(b) of COTPA, 2003.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced revised norms under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations on 23 May 2025, the first revision since February 2022.
• A joint expedition team of instructors from NIM Uttarkashi, HMI Darjeeling and JIM&WS Pahalgam scaled Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) on 23 May 2025, the Ministry of Defence said.
• Provisional ESIC payroll data released on 23 May 2025 show 16.33 lakh new employees and 31,514 new establishments registered under the ESI Scheme in March 2025.
• UPSC announced on 23 May 2025 the final result of the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2024, with 574 candidates (510 men and 64 women) qualifying for Officers Training Academy, Chennai courses commencing in October 2025.
• The Department of Fisheries held the Fisheries Secretaries Conference 2025 and a national workshop on technology in aquaculture in New Delhi on 23 May 2025 to review PMMSY, FIDF and PM-MKSSY.

Thu, 22 May 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu conferred six Kirti Chakras (four posthumous) and 33 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) at Phase-I of the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 22 May 2025.
• The Environment Ministry held the national celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2025 at Udaipur on 22 May 2025 and launched the 'One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution' campaign ahead of World Environment Day.
• The Ministry of Heavy Industries said on 22 May 2025 that about 4,500 e-buses will go to Bengaluru, 2,800 to Delhi, 2,000 to Hyderabad, 1,000 to Ahmedabad and 600 to Surat in the current phase of the PM E-DRIVE scheme.
• An all-party delegation led by MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde arrived in Abu Dhabi on 22 May 2025, the UAE being the first stop of its four-nation outreach, and met UAE Minister of Tolerance and Co-Existence Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan.
• An all-party delegation led by MP Sanjay Kumar Jha began a visit to Japan on 22 May 2025 and met Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, who expressed Japan's solidarity with India against terrorism.
• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced on 22 May 2025 that 4% of Central Government residential accommodation allotments will be reserved for persons with disabilities, through an Office Memorandum of the Directorate of Estates.
• The Environment Ministry announced on 22 May 2025 the 21 winning ideas under the 'Ideas4LiFE' initiative — the top three in each of Mission LiFE's seven themes — selected from 1,384 entries.
• India Post Payments Bank and Aditya Birla Capital Limited announced a partnership on 22 May 2025 under which IPPB will provide referral services for Aditya Birla Capital's loan products.
• The Bureau of Police Research and Development announced on 22 May 2025 a nationwide hackathon on CCTV solutions for law enforcement, with NCRB and CyberPeace Foundation; the grand finale is set for the last week of June 2025.

Wed, 21 May 2025

• India took part in the 9th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting held under Brazil's chairship at the Itamaraty Palace, Brasília on 21 May 2025, which adopted a Joint Declaration.
• Dr. Jitendra Singh announced on 21 May 2025 that the iGOT Karmayogi platform under Mission Karmayogi has crossed 1 crore registered civil servants, a 30-fold rise from 3 lakh users in January 2023.
• The Department of Telecommunications announced on 21 May 2025 that it will share a 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator' (FRI), which classifies mobile numbers as Medium, High or Very High risk of financial fraud, with banks, NBFCs and UPI service providers.
• India formally assumed the chairmanship of the Asian Productivity Organization for 2025–26 at the 67th Governing Body Meeting in Jakarta, the Commerce Ministry said on 21 May 2025.
• At the 15th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting held under Brazil's presidency on 21 May 2025, India opposed export controls among BRICS members; the meeting endorsed a Joint Declaration with three annexures.
• Provisional EPFO payroll data released on 21 May 2025 show a net addition of 14.58 lakh members in March 2025, including about 7.54 lakh new subscribers.

Tue, 20 May 2025

• 'Heart Lamp' by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, was announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 at London's Tate Modern on 20 May 2025 — the first short story collection to win the prize.
• The combined Index of Eight Core Industries rose 0.5% (provisional) in April 2025 over April 2024, the Commerce Ministry said on 20 May 2025.
• The Department of Consumer Affairs marked World Metrology Day on 20 May 2025, the 150th anniversary of the Metre Convention signed in Paris on 20 May 1875, and announced that India has become the 13th country authorised to issue OIML certificates.
• Union MoS Jayant Chaudhary and Mizoram CM Lalduhoma launched a pilot scheme in Aizawl on 20 May 2025 under which over 26,000 youth from the North East will get an extra ₹1,500 a month for one year over their NAPS apprenticeship stipend.
• Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the Depot Darpan portal and the Anna Mitra and Anna Sahayata digital platforms on 20 May 2025 to modernise the Public Distribution System.