World Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 17 Oct 2025

• Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 17 October 2025; they discussed education, technology, innovation, development cooperation and fishermen's welfare.
• The 8th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH8), hosted by India in Guwahati, Assam, finalised three new standards — for large cardamom, vanilla and coriander — for adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (PIB, 17 October 2025).
• The Inland Waterways Authority of India handed over the Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal in West Bengal, on National Waterway-1, to PPP operator IRC Natural Resources, which quoted a royalty of ₹105.03 per tonne (PIB, 17 October 2025).
• Egypt's Foreign Minister Dr Badr Abdelatty called on PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 17 October 2025 and briefed him on the first India–Egypt Strategic Dialogue held during his visit.
• The 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti, held on 17 October 2025, evaluated five projects — two rail, two road and one metro — including Jaipur Metro Phase 2 and the Gondia–Jabalpur rail doubling.
• On 17 October 2025 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, the Indian Navy inducted LSAM 25 (Yard 135), the eleventh and last Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge built by MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane.
• The National Human Rights Commission held a national conference on the human rights of prison inmates in New Delhi (PIB, 17 October 2025); Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian said the Commission will issue an advisory on prison reforms.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh released the curtain raiser on 17 October 2025 for the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, to be held from 6 to 9 December 2025 at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on the theme 'Vigyan Se Samriddhi'.
• A PIB backgrounder of 17 October 2025 said the reduction of GST on cement from 28% to 18% and on handlooms, handicrafts and dairy to 5% is expected to boost demand and jobs in Chhattisgarh.
• NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and DP World launched 'We Rise' on 17 October 2025 to help women-led MSMEs scale globally, starting with export readiness for 100 women entrepreneurs.
• Phase I of the 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' (Your Money, Your Right) awareness campaign on unclaimed financial assets was held in 25 districts across 13 States and UTs from 15 to 17 October 2025, the Department of Financial Services said.
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade extended the application window for Round 4 of the PLI Scheme for White Goods (air conditioners and LED lights) to 10 November 2025 (PIB, 17 October 2025).

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

• On 16 October 2025 in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for, inaugurated and dedicated projects worth about Rs 13,430 crore in industry, power transmission, roads, railways, defence manufacturing and petroleum.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on 16 October 2025 that 258 Naxalites surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra over two days, and that Abujhmarh and North Bastar in Chhattisgarh had been declared free of Naxal terror.
• The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and state rankings (PIB, 16 October 2025), with Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Punjab ranked first in Categories A, B and C.
• The UN Troop Contributing Countries (UNTCC) Chiefs' Conclave 2025, hosted by the Indian Army in New Delhi from 14 to 16 October 2025, concluded with chiefs and representatives from 32 nations affirming that UN peacekeeping must adapt to new realities.
• On 16 October 2025 in New Delhi, Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal issued a Joint Declaration to substantially expand the MERCOSUR–India Preferential Trade Agreement, aiming to conclude talks within a year of their launch.
• The fifth Khelo India University Games will be held in seven cities of Rajasthan from 24 November to 5 December 2025, with 23 medal sports and kho-kho as a demonstration sport (PIB, 16 October 2025).
• India, represented by Surveyor General Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, was elected Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for 2025–2028 (PIB, 16 October 2025).
• NMDC Steel Limited became the first company in India to receive a BIS licence under IS 18384:2023 for hot-rolled steel strip, sheet and plates for welded steel pipes for pipeline transportation, presented at World Standards Day 2025 in Raipur (PIB, 16 October 2025).
• The National Human Rights Commission marked its 32nd Foundation Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 16 October 2025 with former President Ram Nath Kovind as chief guest; the Commission was set up on 12 October 1993.
• On 16 October 2025, PM Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Advanced Night Vision Products Factory set up by Bharat Electronics Limited at Nimmaluru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, at about Rs 360 crore.
• MoS Health Anupriya Patel represented India at the Ministerial Roundtable of the 78th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, held in Colombo from 13 to 15 October 2025, on healthy ageing (PIB, 16 October 2025).
• India and Australia held the 5th India–Australia Energy Dialogue in New Delhi on 16 October 2025, co-chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal and Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Home Affairs said on 15 October 2025 that the districts most affected by Left Wing Extremism have fallen from 6 to 3 — Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh — and LWE-affected districts from 18 to 11.
• The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport recommended Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as the proposed host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games; the recommendation goes to the General Assembly on 26 November 2025 (PIB, 15 October 2025).
• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh approved a 100% increase in financial assistance for ex-servicemen and their dependents under Kendriya Sainik Board schemes, doubling the penury grant to Rs 8,000 a month from 1 November 2025 (PIB, 15 October 2025).
• The Indian Navy hosted the fifth edition of the India–Indonesia bilateral maritime exercise 'Samudra Shakti 2025' at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, from 14 to 17 October 2025, with INS Kavaratti and Indonesian corvette KRI John Lie.
• The PLFS Monthly Bulletin for September 2025 showed labour force participation at a five-month high of 55.3%, female participation at 34.1% and unemployment up slightly to 5.2% (PIB, 15 October 2025).
• DRDO's indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) successfully completed a combat freefall jump from 32,000 feet by Indian Air Force test jumpers (PIB, 15 October 2025).