Current Affairs One-Liners (2024–25) – Polity, Governance, Science, International Relations, Environment & Sports

🏅 PERSONS, APPOINTMENTS & BOOKS

Anju Bobby George was appointed Chairperson of the AFI Athletes’ Commission on 8 January 2025, with 6 women in the 9-member panel.
Dr. R. Balasubramaniam authored the book “Power Within: The Leadership Legacy of Narendra Modi.”
Salman Khan was announced as Brand Ambassador of the Kho Kho World Cup 2025.
Rekha Gupta is associated with the Shalimar Bagh constituency.

‘Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0’ is organised by the National Commission for Women (NCW).
PM Modi launched ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ on World Environment Day, along with flagging off 200 green buses in Delhi.

The ‘Green Triangle’, named after Mahatma Gandhi, was inaugurated in Antananarivo (Madagascar) under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Hemis Festival celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), the 8th-century Buddhist master.

The Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project will use E10 Shinkansen trains, making India the first country outside Japan to operate them.
E10 Shinkansen trains will debut in 2030, while E5 Shinkansen trains are currently operational.
The bullet train system will operate using Automatic Train Control (ATC).

SN Bose Centre developed a sunlight-based eco-friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂).
BlueBird Satellite, to be launched by ISRO, will enable direct smartphone voice calls from space.
POEM-4 (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module) hosts scientific payloads for microgravity research.
POEM repurposes the spent fourth stage of PSLV, preventing space debris.
India became the 4th country (after Russia, USA, China) to successfully dock satellites in space.
IIT Bombay researchers identified pollutant-eating bacteria that also enhance plant growth.

Pixxel, a Google-backed Indian space startup, launched 3 of its 6 hyperspectral satellites.
These satellites are part of the Firefly constellation.
The launch took place aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

An Army Hospital performed India’s first LVAD implantation using HeartMate-3.
Matsya-6000 is India’s first human submersible, developed by NIOT, Chennai, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Koneru Humpy reached the semifinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup, ensuring India at least one spot in Candidates 2026.

Apricot Blossom Festival in Ladakh is also called Chuli Mendok Festival and is celebrated in spring.
The festival was inspired by Meghalaya’s Cherry Blossom Festival to promote eco-tourism.
Ladakh Tourism Department collaborated with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru.
Ladakh International Festival of Yoga & Meditation 2025 was organised with Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC).

A sapling was planted at Mahavir Jayanti Park, New Delhi, under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0.
The original Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam was launched when PM Modi planted a Peepal tree at Buddha Jayanti Park.
On World Environment Day, PM Modi planted a Sindoor sapling.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0.

The distress call “Mayday” comes from the French phrase “m’aider”, meaning help me.
Frederick Stanley Mockford proposed Mayday in the 1920s at Croydon Airport, London.
Mayday was officially adopted in 1927, along with the SOS Morse code.

The National Turmeric Board was established in Nizamabad, Telangana.
Sugamya Bharat App was launched in 2021 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
East Coast Railway launched the ‘ECoR Yatra’ App for Rath Yatra pilgrims.

Dangeti Jahnavi, a 21-year-old from West Godavari (AP), was selected for a historic space mission.
She will be part of the Titan Orbital Port Space Station mission, expected to launch in 2029.

Khichan and Menar wetlands (Rajasthan) were designated Ramsar Sites, taking India’s total to 91.
Havelock Island was officially renamed Swaraj Dweep.

FASTag NHAI Annual Pass priced at ₹3,000 for personal vehicles was launched by Nitin Gadkari.

The UMEED Portal added a new module to support widows, divorced women, and orphans from Waqf-alal-aulad properties.
SPREE-2025 (ESIC) is operational from 1 July to 31 December 2025.
Aadi Karmayogi – Responsive Governance Programme was launched in July 2025 by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
The programme covers 1 lakh tribal-dominated villages across 30 States/UTs.
It aims to create 20 lakh grassroots leaders for 10.5 crore tribal citizens.

Sri Lanka – Mithra Vibhushana Medal (April 2025)
Mauritius – Grand Commander of the Order of the Star & Key of the Indian Ocean (March 2025)
Cyprus – Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III (June 2025)
Ghana – Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana (July 2025)
Trinidad & Tobago – Order of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago (July 2025)
Namibia – Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis (July 2025)
Brazil – Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross (July 2025)

Updated - 13 Dec 2025 ; 9: 10 PM | Admin Team