World Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 06 Aug 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan-3 on Kartavya Path, New Delhi, on 6 August 2025, saying ministries now spread across 50 locations would save about ₹1,500 crore a year in rent once shifted to new buildings.
- 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.
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina 2.0 at Gauhati University on 6 August 2025, a monthly financial assistance scheme for girl students from higher secondary to postgraduate level.
- The 11th session of the India–Russia Working Group on Modernization and Industrial Cooperation was held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 6 August 2025, ending with a protocol to deepen cooperation in aluminium, fertilizers, railways and mining technology.
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 Maharashtra Cabinet on 5 August 2025 approved the Maharashtra Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy 2025, which aims to support 1.25 lakh entrepreneurs and 50,000 startups over five years.
- A flash flood and debris slide along the Kheer Ganga swept through Dharali village in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on the afternoon of 5 August 2025, killing at least four people with dozens feared missing.
- Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik died at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, on 5 August 2025 after a prolonged illness, aged 79.
- The Maharashtra Cabinet on 5 August 2025 approved a 105-km express freight corridor linking the upcoming Vadhavan Port in Palghar to the Samruddhi Expressway at Bharvir in Nashik district.
- 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.
- Researchers at JNCASR found a significant increase in microRNA miR-7a, which targets the protein Klf4, in Alzheimer's disease, identifying a new therapeutic target, DST said on 5 August 2025.
- INS Delhi, INS Shakti and INS Kiltan of the Eastern Fleet concluded a port call at Manila during their South East Asia deployment and held a bilateral maritime exercise with the Philippine Navy on 3–4 August 2025.
- Scientists at IASST, Guwahati, carried out the first comprehensive analysis of the venom of Heterometrus bengalensis, identifying 25 toxins from eight protein families, DST said on 5 August 2025.
- Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the Lalit Kala Akademi's 64th National Exhibition of Art in New Delhi on 5 August 2025, where award-winning artworks were made available for sale for the first time.
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.
- Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi inaugurated 'Agnishodh', the Indian Army Research Cell at IIT Madras, on 4 August 2025 to boost self-reliance in defence technology.
- 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.
- Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha co-founder Shibu Soren died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, on 4 August 2025, aged 81.
- NITI Aayog on 4 August 2025 launched the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) to track States/UTs on EV transition and a report titled 'Unlocking a $200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India'.
- A joint expedition of instructors from JIM&WS Pahalgam, NIM Uttarkashi and HMI Darjeeling summited Mt Merag-III (6,480 m) and Mt Kangju Kangri (6,710 m), the highest peaks in Ladakh's Pangong Tso region, the Defence Ministry said on 4 August 2025.
- The President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed five judicial officers as Judges of the Allahabad High Court, the Law Ministry notified on 4 August 2025.
Sun, 03 Aug 2025
- On 3 August 2025, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated a 500-kW rooftop solar plant at the Delhi Legislative Assembly, making it the first legislature in the country to be powered entirely by solar energy, and launched the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) there.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched a WhatsApp chatbot for the state's 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics on 3 August 2025 and announced 200 new clinics, taking the total to 1,081.
- BSNL and Numaligarh Refinery Limited signed an MoU, announced on 3 August 2025, to deploy India's first 5G Captive Non-Public Network (CNPN) in the refinery sector, at an Industry 4.0 workshop for CPSEs in Guwahati.
- On 3 August 2025, the final day of the U17 World Wrestling Championships in Athens, Sitender won the men's 60 kg freestyle gold, beating Japan's Rihito Hiura 9-4, as India finished with nine medals, four of them gold.
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off three new express trains from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 3 August 2025: the weekly Bhavnagar–Ayodhya Express, the Rewa–Pune (Hadapsar) Express and the Jabalpur–Raipur Express.