Asia Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 16 Mar 2025
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 57th annual conference of the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) as chief guest in Kokrajhar, Assam, on 16 March 2025, announcing that a prominent road in Delhi will be named after Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma.
- China's Shi Yuqi beat Chinese Taipei's Lee Chia-hao 21-17, 21-19 and South Korea's An Se-young beat China's Wang Zhiyi 13-21, 21-18, 21-18 in the singles finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham on 16 March 2025.
- Ramakanta Rath, the Padma Bhushan-awarded Odia poet best known for the long poem 'Sri Radha' and a former Chief Secretary of Odisha, died at his residence in Bhubaneswar on 16 March 2025, aged 90.
- The Reserve Bank of India was honoured with the Digital Transformation Award 2025 by Central Banking, London, for its in-house digital initiatives Pravaah and Sarthi, and was applauded by PM Narendra Modi on 16 March 2025.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review of the implementation of the three new criminal laws in the North-Eastern states in Guwahati on 16 March 2025, asking all states to train 100% of police personnel and praising Assam for filing charge sheets within 60–90 days in 66% of cases.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's podcast conversation with American podcaster Lex Fridman, covering topics from fasting and India's traditions to his life and leadership, was released on 16 March 2025.
- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) organised the 10th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law in New Delhi on 16 March 2025, with Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra as keynote speaker.
- Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the first-ever Fit India Carnival, a three-day fitness and wellness event, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 16 March 2025.
Sat, 15 Mar 2025
- Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in the Women's Premier League 2025 final at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, on 15 March 2025 to win their second WPL title, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur named Player of the Match for her 66 off 44 balls.
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on 15 March 2025 that the electronics technology for the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, after he witnessed a demonstration at IIT Madras's 410-metre Hyperloop test facility, the longest in Asia.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam, on 15 March 2025, saying it would be ranked first among the country's police academies within five years.
- India's Special Olympics Bharat contingent finished the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, which closed on 15 March 2025, with 33 medals: 8 gold, 18 silver and 7 bronze.
- World Consumer Rights Day was observed on 15 March 2025 with the theme 'A Just Transition to Sustainable Lifestyles'; the Department of Consumer Affairs held a webinar addressed by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi.
- Assam Rifles battalion land in the heart of Aizawl was formally transferred to the Mizoram government, with an exchange of maps, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 15 March 2025, fulfilling a demand of about 35 years; the battalion is moving to Zokhawsang, about 15 km away.
- The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) revoked Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region on 15 March 2025, after Delhi's AQI improved to 85 ('Satisfactory').
- An Indian delegation led by Labour and Employment Secretary Sumita Dawra participated in the 353rd Governing Body meeting of the International Labour Organization in Geneva (10–20 March 2025), the Labour Ministry said on 15 March 2025.
Fri, 14 Mar 2025
- Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the State Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 14 March 2025, with a fiscal deficit of ₹1,06,963 crore, or 3% of GSDP.
- The 89th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti, held on 14 March 2025, evaluated eight road, railway and metro projects, including a four-lane road tunnel under the Brahmaputra between Gohpur and Numaligarh in Assam.
- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared for the first time before the International Criminal Court's Pre-Trial Chamber I on 14 March 2025, by video link from the ICC Detention Centre.
- India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $15.267 billion to $653.966 billion in the week ended 7 March 2025, as per RBI data released on 14 March, the sharpest weekly rise in over two years.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025
- ISRO undocked the two SpaDeX satellites, SDX-01 (Chaser) and SDX-02 (Target), in its very first attempt at about 09:20 IST on 13 March 2025, in a 460 km circular orbit.
- Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched India's first auction of Exploration Licences (ELs), for 13 blocks of critical and deep-seated minerals, at Dona Paula, Goa, on 13 March 2025.
- The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports put the Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports (NCAAFS) 2025 in the public domain on 13 March 2025, revising the framework after almost 15 years.
- Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav inaugurated Yoga Mahotsav 2025 in New Delhi on 13 March 2025, marking 100 days to the 11th International Day of Yoga, and released 10 signature events.
- The Agriculture Ministry said on 13 March 2025 that tur procurement at MSP under the Price Support Scheme of PM-AASHA had picked up, with 1.31 LMT bought from 89,219 farmers in five states by 11 March.
- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹88 crore in two operations on 13 March 2025 — 102.39 kg near Lilong in Manipur and 7.48 kg near Silchar on the Assam–Mizoram border — and arrested four people.
- The India–Bangladesh naval exercise Bongosagar 2025 and a Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) were held in the Bay of Bengal in the week to 13 March 2025, with INS Ranvir and BNS Abu Ubaidah.
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus of NECTAR in New Shillong, Meghalaya, on 13 March 2025, and said Mission Saffron is making the Northeast India's next saffron hub after Pampore.
- Prasar Bharati announced on 13 March 2025 that PB-SHABD, its shared news feed launched in March 2024, will remain free for media organisations till March 2026.