UKPSC Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 10 Mar 2025
Sun, 09 Mar 2025
- India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 9 March 2025 to become the first team to win the title three times.
- Former central banker Mark Carney won the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership race on 9 March 2025 with 85.9% of the points on the first ballot, setting him up to succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister.
- An Indian Army contingent departed on 9 March 2025 for KHANJAR-XII, the 12th India–Kyrgyzstan joint special forces exercise, held in Kyrgyzstan from 10 to 23 March 2025.
Sat, 08 Mar 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over his social media platforms to women achievers on International Women's Day, 8 March 2025, with nuclear scientist Elina Mishra and space scientist Shilpi Soni among those posting.
- International Women's Day was observed on 8 March 2025 with the UN theme 'For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.', marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
- KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar distributed 2,050 bee boxes, honey colonies and toolkits to 205 beekeepers in six states under the Honey Mission, by video conference from New Delhi, on 8 March 2025.
Fri, 07 Mar 2025
- The 7th Jan Aushadhi Diwas was observed on 7 March 2025 with the theme 'Jan Aushadhi: Daam Kam Dawai Uttam', ending a week of events from 1 March, with the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras rising to 15,291.
- The Department of Food and Public Distribution notified a scheme on 7 March 2025 under the modified Ethanol Interest Subvention Scheme to help cooperative sugar mills convert sugarcane-based ethanol plants into multi-feedstock plants that can use maize and damaged food grains.
- The Ministry of Defence signed a $248 million contract with Russia's Rosoboronexport on 7 March 2025 for 1,000 HP engines for the Army's T-72 tanks, with transfer of technology to Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited's Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi.
- The Indian Navy announced on 7 March 2025 the culmination of TROPEX 2025, its capstone Theatre Level Operational Exercise held from January to early March 2025 with 65–70 ships, 9–10 submarines and over 80 aircraft.
- Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan concluded his visit to Australia from 4 to 7 March 2025, held under the India–Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) released the 'Cyber Security Handbook for Mahila Suraksha' on 7 March 2025, ahead of International Women's Day, to help women stay safe online.
Thu, 06 Mar 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed pooja at Mukhwa, the winter seat of Maa Ganga, and addressed a Winter Tourism Program at Harsil in Uttarakhand on 6 March 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on 6 March 2025 to review the cooperative sector, at which the draft National Cooperation Policy 2025 was discussed.
- EU leaders at a special European Council in Brussels on 6 March 2025 agreed to substantially raise defence spending and asked the Council to urgently examine a Commission proposal for up to €150 billion in defence loans.
- The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) said on 6 March 2025 that it is deepening collaboration with the Right to Services Commissioners of 10 states to improve service delivery.
Wed, 05 Mar 2025
- The Union Cabinet on 5 March 2025 approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) with an outlay of ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26, adding a new Pashu Aushadhi component.
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 5 March 2025 approved the 12.9-km Sonprayag–Kedarnath and the 12.4-km Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib Ji ropeways in Uttarakhand under the Parvatmala Pariyojana.
- New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 5 March 2025, setting up a final against India in Dubai.
- Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita received the Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a ceremony in Bridgetown on 5 March 2025.
- The Ministry of Panchayati Raj held a National Convention on Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats in New Delhi on 5 March 2025, aiming for at least one such model gram panchayat in every district.
- NITI Aayog announced its Frontier Tech Hub on 5 March 2025 and, with the Data Security Council of India, released a paper titled 'Quantum Computing: National Security Implications & Strategic Preparedness'.
Tue, 04 Mar 2025
- India beat Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 March 2025, with Virat Kohli's 84 earning him Player of the Match.
- India observed National Safety Day on 4 March 2025, starting the 54th National Safety Week (4–10 March) on the theme 'Safety & Well-being Crucial for Viksit Bharat'.
- The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the 'Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan' for capacity building of women elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions in New Delhi on 4 March 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium in New Delhi on 4 March 2025 and appreciated her leading a 300-member Belgian Economic Mission to India.
- INS Kuthar, an Eastern Fleet ship of the Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command, arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 4 March 2025 during a mission deployment in the Indian Ocean Region.
Mon, 03 Mar 2025
- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 3 March 2025 that it has sanctioned five pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission for 37 hydrogen buses and trucks and 9 refuelling stations.
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh presented the report of the Empowered Committee for Capability Enhancement of the Indian Air Force to Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on 3 March 2025.