UPSSSC Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sun, 10 Aug 2025

• The Unique Identification Authority of India marked 200 crore Aadhaar Face Authentication transactions on 10 August 2025, doubling from 100 crore in under six months.

Sat, 09 Aug 2025

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh announced on 9 August 2025 that India's annual defence production reached an all-time high of ₹1,50,590 crore in FY 2024-25, up 18% over the previous year.
• The Election Commission of India said on 9 August 2025 that it has delisted 334 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) found non-compliant after verification of 345 such parties by state Chief Electoral Officers.
• The Department of Telecommunications said on 9 August 2025 that the Sanchar Saathi mobile app, launched on 17 January 2025, has crossed 50 lakh downloads.
• INS Tamal, the Indian Navy's newest stealth frigate, concluded a port call at Casablanca, Morocco, from 6 to 9 August 2025 and held a Passage Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy ship Mohammed VI on departure.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute on 9 August 2025 to the revolutionaries of the Kakori Train Action, carried out near Lucknow on 9 August 1925, on its 100th anniversary.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) notified on 9 August 2025 the scheme guidelines for the 23rd National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026, with 16 awards across seven categories.

Fri, 08 Aug 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 8 August 2025 approved ₹30,000 crore as compensation to IOCL, BPCL and HPCL for under-recoveries on the sale of domestic LPG, to be paid in 12 tranches.
• The Union Cabinet on 8 August 2025 approved the Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE) scheme with an outlay of ₹4,200 crore for 2025-26 to 2029-30, including a ₹2,100-crore World Bank loan.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 8 August 2025; President Putin briefed him on developments concerning Ukraine and PM Modi invited him to India for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit later in the year.
• The Government e Marketplace (GeM) celebrated its 9th Foundation Day on 8 August 2025, reporting a Gross Merchandise Value of ₹5.4 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 and announcing seller-friendly reforms such as the end of caution money.
• The Ministry of Heavy Industries on 8 August 2025 extended the PM E-DRIVE scheme by two years, from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028, within the same outlay of ₹10,900 crore; support for e-2Ws, e-rickshaws and e-3Ws still ends on 31 March 2026.
• The Union Cabinet on 8 August 2025 approved continuing the targeted subsidy of ₹300 per 14.2-kg LPG cylinder, for up to 9 refills a year, for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries in 2025-26 at a cost of ₹12,000 crore.

Thu, 07 Aug 2025

• The Rajya Sabha passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 on 7 August 2025, completing its passage through Parliament; the Bill replaces Part XIV of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and aims to raise coastal cargo to 230 million tonnes by 2030.
• The Election Commission of India notified the schedule for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025 on 7 August 2025, with 21 August as the last date for nominations and 9 September as the polling date if a contest is required.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference at ICAR-Pusa, New Delhi, on 7 August 2025 and presented the first M.S. Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace to Professor Adenle of Nigeria.
• The Ministry of Defence said on 7 August 2025 that chapters on Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Brigadier Mohammad Usman and Major Somnath Sharma have been added to the NCERT syllabus this academic year.
• Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan released the declassified versions of the Joint Doctrines for Cyberspace Operations and Amphibious Operations at the Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting in New Delhi on 7 August 2025.
• Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the 11th National Handloom Day in New Delhi on 7 August 2025 and conferred the Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards on 24 master weavers, including six women and one Divyang artisan.

Wed, 06 Aug 2025

• US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 6 August 2025 imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over India's imports of Russian oil, and India's Ministry of External Affairs called the move 'unfair, unjustified and unreasonable'.
• Two Indian aquanauts from NIOT, Chennai, Raju Ramesh and Cdr (Retd) Jatinder Pal Singh, dived to 4,025 m and 5,002 m in the Atlantic Ocean on 5 and 6 August 2025 aboard IFREMER's submersible Nautile, India's deepest-ever dives.
• The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, at its meeting of 4–6 August 2025, unanimously kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.50% and continued with a neutral stance.
• The Rajya Sabha passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 on 6 August 2025, repealing the century-old Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 and adopting the Hague-Visby Rules.

Tue, 05 Aug 2025

• The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on 5 August 2025 accorded Acceptance of Necessity for proposals worth about ₹67,000 crore, including MALE RPAs for all three Services and a BrahMos fire control system for the Navy.
• India and the Philippines established a Strategic Partnership on 5 August 2025 in New Delhi during the State Visit of Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (4–8 August), marking 75 years of diplomatic relations.
• 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.
• 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.