Asia Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

• The Commerce and Industry Ministry announced on 20 January 2025 that 24 companies had been provisionally selected in the third round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED lights), committing ₹3,516 crore.
• The 3rd National Mining Ministers' Conference opened at Konark, Odisha, on 20 January 2025, where the Mining Tenement System and the fifth tranche of critical mineral block auctions (15 blocks in eight states) were launched.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances launched the scheme and web portal for the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2024 on 20 January 2025, with 16 awards in three categories.
• The Government issued guidelines on 20 January 2025 to improve e-Office implementation in the Central Secretariat, covering delayering orders, VPN reviews, the Knowledge Management System and e-Office analytics.
• The foundation stone of a Model Resilient Village was laid on 20 January 2025 at Sil/Sunani in Bawasni Gram Panchayat, Baddi, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, an area hit by a cloudburst-induced landslide in August 2023.
• The XXVII International Congress on Glass (ICG) 2025, organised by CSIR-CGCRI, was inaugurated on 20 January 2025 at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, by Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh.
• Rabi crops had been sown on 640 lakh hectares as on 20 January 2025, against 637.49 lakh hectares a year earlier, with wheat at 320 lakh hectares, the Agriculture Ministry reported.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

• India won both the men's and women's titles at the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup on 19 January 2025 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, beating Nepal in both finals.
• A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups took effect in Gaza at 11:15 on 19 January 2025, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, with a first phase of 42 days.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič held a High Level Dialogue in Brussels on 18–19 January 2025, agreeing to work towards a mutually beneficial India–EU FTA.
• Viktor Axelsen and South Korea's An Se-young won the men's and women's singles titles at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on 19 January 2025.
• The EPFO announced on 19 January 2025 that online PF transfer claims on job change no longer need to be routed through the previous or current employer in most cases.
• The National Disaster Response Force marked its 20th Raising Day at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, on 19 January 2025, where Home Minister Amit Shah launched projects worth about ₹220 crore including the NIDM South Campus.
• The Divya Kala Mela, the 23rd such fair for Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs, concluded at Akota Stadium, Vadodara, Gujarat, on 19 January 2025 after an 11-day run.
• The 64th meeting of the Central Geological Programming Board was held in Bhubaneswar on 19 January 2025, where GSI placed about 1,065 scientific programmes for 2025-26, including 227 critical mineral projects.
• Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated a Calibration Laboratory at CIPET Ahmedabad and CIPET projects at Bhagalpur and Madurai on 19 January 2025.
• The EPFO announced on 19 January 2025 that members whose UAN is validated through Aadhaar can update details such as name, date of birth and gender themselves without uploading documents.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 65 lakh property cards under the SVAMITVA scheme on 18 January 2025 via video conference, covering more than 50,000 villages in 10 states and 2 Union Territories.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 18 January 2025 ordered an MHA-led Inter-Ministerial Team to find the causes of deaths in three incidents over six weeks in Jammu's Rajouri district.
• The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) announced on 18 January 2025 the launch of its Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme, with a ₹20,000 monthly stipend.
• India's 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was announced on 18 January 2025, with Rohit Sharma as captain and Shubman Gill as vice-captain.
• The Capacity Building Commission concluded the Master Trainers' training for Phase-1 of the Rashtriya Karmayogi Large-Scale Jan Seva Programme in New Delhi on 18 January 2025, training 219 officials from 80 Ministries and Departments.
• The National Red Run 2.0, a 10-km run organised by NACO to raise HIV awareness, was held at Miramar, Panaji, Goa, on 18 January 2025 with around 150 runners.
• Akashvani's Kumbhvani news bulletins began airing on the public address system in Mahakumbh Nagar, Prayagraj, on 18 January 2025, with the first bulletin at 8:30 am.
• The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) concluded a Special Capacity Building Programme on Leadership and National Transformation for 29 senior Kenyan civil servants in New Delhi on 18 January 2025.
• The Ministry of Mines and the Government of Odisha opened a District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Exhibition at the Sun Temple, Konark, on 18 January 2025, running until 21 January.
• The Eastern Naval Command held its maiden Veterans' Day Parade at RK Beach, Visakhapatnam, on 18 January 2025 to mark the 9th Armed Forces Veterans Day.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025

• Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the Sanchar Saathi mobile app and National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0 on 17 January 2025, and inaugurated Intra Circle Roaming at DBN-funded 4G sites.
• The Ministry of Steel announced on 17 January 2025 that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved a ₹11,440 crore revival plan for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), which runs the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sports and Adventure Awards 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 17 January 2025, with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna going to Gukesh D., Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar and Manu Bhaker.