UPSC Civil Services Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 13 Feb 2025
- PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met in Washington, DC, on 13 February 2025 and launched the U.S.-India COMPACT, a 'Mission 500' trade goal and the TRUST technology initiative.
- The report 'Status of Devolution to Panchayats in States', released by MoS S.P. Singh Baghel in New Delhi on 13 February 2025, ranked Karnataka first.
- The Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was presented in the Lok Sabha and laid in the Rajya Sabha on 13 February 2025.
- MoS Home Nityanand Rai led the Indian delegation to the 4th No Money for Terror (NMFT) Conference in Munich, Germany, on 13 February 2025.
- India and the EU agreed to strengthen cooperation on smart and sustainable urbanisation at the 4th India-EU Urban Forum in New Delhi on 13 February 2025.
- The Finance Ministry said on 13 February 2025 that all public sector general insurance companies had become profitable, posting a combined profit of ₹1,066 crore in Q3 of 2024-25.
Wed, 12 Feb 2025
- PM Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated India's Consulate General in Marseille and visited the ITER fusion facility at Cadarache on 12 February 2025.
- TRAI amended the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018 on 12 February 2025 to curb unsolicited commercial communication.
- CPI-based retail inflation fell to 4.31% (provisional) in January 2025, the Statistics Ministry said on 12 February 2025.
- Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated the 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (14AFAF) at the Pusa campus in New Delhi on 12 February 2025.
- India's Index of Industrial Production grew 3.2% in December 2024, according to Quick Estimates released on 12 February 2025.
- The Department of Telecommunications and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure released a Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF) for the telecom sector on 12 February 2025.
Tue, 11 Feb 2025
- PM Narendra Modi co-chaired the AI Action Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 11 February 2025 and announced that India would host the next summit.
- The Department of Food and Public Distribution said on 11 February 2025 that state governments and their corporations can buy FCI rice under OMSS (Domestic) at ₹2,250 per quintal without e-auction.
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the third edition of India Energy Week (IEW 2025) at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, through a video message on 11 February 2025.
- The India-Israel Business Forum and the 3rd India-Israel CEO Forum were held in New Delhi on 11 February 2025, addressed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Israel's Economy Minister Nir Barkat.
- TRAI released Independent Drive Test reports on 11 February 2025 for mobile networks in Mysuru, Dharamshala, Chennai, Chandigarh and Kolkata, tested in November 2024.
- President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated an international conference on innovation in Unani medicine for integrative health solutions in New Delhi on Unani Day, 11 February 2025.
- PM Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron jointly addressed the 14th India-France CEOs Forum in Paris on 11 February 2025.
- PM Narendra Modi met President Alar Karis of Estonia on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris on 11 February 2025, their first meeting.
Mon, 10 Feb 2025
- NITI Aayog released a policy report titled 'Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities' in New Delhi on 10 February 2025.
- The Fourth India-UK Energy Dialogue, co-chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal and UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, was held in New Delhi on 10 February 2025.
- The Agriculture Ministry said on 10 February 2025 that the integrated PM-AASHA scheme will continue during the 15th Finance Commission cycle up to 2025-26, and extended groundnut and soybean procurement in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana.
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated 'Sṛjanam', India's first indigenous automated biomedical waste treatment rig developed by CSIR-NIIST, to the nation at AIIMS New Delhi on 10 February 2025.
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the India-EFTA Desk on 10 February 2025 as a single-window mechanism for businesses from Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein looking to invest in India.
- Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the annual nationwide Mass Drug Administration campaign for lymphatic filariasis elimination on 10 February 2025, covering 111 endemic districts.
- DPIIT and the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) signed an MoU on cooperation in logistics and infrastructure development at the Sejong National Research Complex in South Korea on 10 February 2025.
- The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser organised the 2nd India-France AI Policy Roundtable at the Sciences Po campus in Paris on 10 February 2025, as an official side event of the AI Action Summit.
- The National Archives of India and the National Records and Archives Authority of Oman signed an Executive Programme of Cooperation for 2025-2028 in New Delhi on 10 February 2025.