Asia Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 01 May 2025
- The Election Commission of India announced on 1 May 2025 that it will obtain death registration data electronically from the Registrar General of India, redesign Voter Information Slips and issue photo ID cards to BLOs.
- Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma took over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army's Northern Command on 1 May 2025.
- Badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna from Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on 1 May 2025.
- Wheat procurement for the Central Pool in Rabi Marketing Season 2025-26 reached 256.31 lakh metric tonnes by 30 April 2025, against an estimated target of 312 LMT.
- An Indian delegation led by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav took part in the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Geneva, held from 30 April to 1 May 2025.
- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed the appointment of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) in New Delhi on 1 May 2025, succeeding Lt Gen JP Mathew.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated WAVES 2025, the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai on 1 May 2025.
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
- Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated Babuji Vanam, described as the world's first energy transmission garden, at Kanha Shanti Vanam near Hyderabad on 30 April 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Jagadguru Basaveshwara, the 12th-century philosopher and social reformer, on Basava Jayanti on 30 April 2025.
- The DBT-funded GenomeIndia project has completed a whole genome sequencing database of over 10,000 individuals from all major population groups, the Science Ministry said on 30 April 2025.
- NHAI signed a concession agreement with G.R. Infraprojects Ltd on 30 April 2025 to build the 88 km six-lane access-controlled Agra–Gwalior Greenfield Expressway (NH-719D) on BOT (Toll) mode.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 46th PRAGATI meeting on 30 April 2025, reviewing eight projects worth about ₹90,000 crore.
- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and BPCL announced on 30 April 2025 that Space Labs will be set up in 75 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across 19 States, with BPCL sanctioning about ₹12 crore under CSR.
- MoSPI released the findings of its pilot study on the Annual Survey of Services Sector Enterprises on 30 April 2025, which used the GSTN database as a sampling frame for the first time.
- The Multi Modal Logistics Park Nagpur at Sindi, near Wardha in Maharashtra, began commercial operations, receiving its first rake of 123 Maruti cars on 28 April 2025, MoRTH said on 30 April 2025.
- The CCEA approved a Fair and Remunerative Price of ₹355 per quintal for sugarcane for sugar season 2025-26 at a basic recovery rate of 10.25% on 30 April 2025.
- The CCEA approved a 166.80 km four-lane greenfield access-controlled high-speed corridor on NH-06 from Mawlyngkhung (near Shillong), Meghalaya, to Panchgram (near Silchar), Assam, on Hybrid Annuity Mode on 30 April 2025.
- The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided on 30 April 2025 to include caste enumeration in the upcoming Census.
Tue, 29 Apr 2025
- The Department of Posts signed an MoU with SBI Funds Management Limited at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 April 2025 to provide doorstep KYC verification for SBI Mutual Fund investors.
- The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser released the Round 2 study report 'Evaluation of Innovation Excellence Indicators of Public Funded R&D Organizations' on 29 April 2025.
- Union Minister Manohar Lal reviewed Rajasthan's power sector and, with Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Centrally funded urban development schemes in Jaipur on 29 April 2025.
- A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹153.36 crore of additional Central assistance from the NDRF to Manipur for the 2024 hailstorm, the Home Ministry said on 29 April 2025.
- The Ministry of Labour and Employment signed an MoU with Rapido in New Delhi on 29 April 2025 to bring 50 lakh livelihood opportunities in the logistics sector to the National Career Service (NCS) portal over 1–2 years.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the YUGM Innovation Conclave at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 29 April 2025.
- MoSPI on 29 April 2025 released findings of its first Forward-Looking Survey on Private Sector CAPEX Investment Intentions, estimating provisional 2024-25 CAPEX per enterprise at ₹172.2 crore.
- Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam (Uttar Pradesh) raised ₹150 crore through India's first Certified Green Municipal Bond to build a 40 MLD Tertiary Sewage Treatment Plant, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said on 29 April 2025.
- A study led by the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics traced plasma flows in the Sun's near-surface shear layer that change with the 11-year sunspot cycle, DST said on 29 April 2025.
- Officials of India's Department of Commerce and the Office of the US Trade Representative met in Washington, D.C., on 23–25 April 2025 on the India–US Bilateral Trade Agreement, the Commerce Ministry said on 29 April 2025.
- Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI) on 29 April 2025 at an MNRE workshop in New Delhi.