Current affairs One Liner: 22-July-2025

  1.  Deepak Bagla, former MD & CEO of Invest India, assumed charge as Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission on 21 July 2025, bringing extensive experience in investment promotion, banking, and policy advisory.
  2. Under the Khelo India Scheme, central government funding has reached a record ₹1,000 crore for FY 2025–26, marking consistent increases from ₹328.77 crore in 2020–21.
  3. Tourism sector infrastructure projects included under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) Scheme 2025–26.
  4. The “Meri Panchayat” mobile app, developed for rural local governance, received the WSIS Prizes 2025 Champion Award under the Cultural & Linguistic Diversity category at the WSIS+20 Forum held in Geneva.
  5. Government reduces the number of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) from 196 to 28 under the “One State-One RRB” policy to boost efficiency.
  6. The Government has approved a two‑year Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme (Aug 2025–Jul 2027) with a corpus of ₹99,446 crore to promote formal job creation.
  7. Nayara Energy reaffirmed plans to invest ₹70,000 crore in downstream projects in India, rebutting EU sanctions as unjust and harmful to India’s energy interests.
  8. India imported 9.74 lakh tonnes of DAP fertiliser during April–June 2025 to meet domestic demand, as per the Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilisers.
  9. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest $200 million to acquire a 3% stake in Meril (Micro Life Sciences), valuing the firm at approximately $6.6 billion.
  10. LIC signed a MoU with the Ministry of Rural Development to promote Bima Sakhi Yojana, empowering rural women as insurance agents during the “Anubhuti” conclave in Goa.
  11. India’s eight core sectors recorded a growth of 1.7% in June 2025, down from 5% in June 2024, with steel and cement performing well while others lagged.
  12. India attracted $3.5 billion in VC funding across 355 deals in Q2 2025, with fintech, healthtech, and logistics leading the charge.
  13. NABARD has disbursed ₹43,000 crore to Andhra Pradesh to boost rural credit and infrastructure.
  14.  India diverted 1.73 lakh hectares of forest land for infrastructure from 2014–2024.
  15. Asian Development Bank sanctioned ₹975 crore loan for infrastructure development in Tripura and industrial zones.
  16. After a knee surgery, long jumper Sreeshankar Murali clinched gold at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in Portugal with a leap of 7.75 metres on 20 July 2025.
  17. At the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (10–20 July 2025), India secured its best-ever team score of 193 points, earning 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze to finish 7th among 110 countries.
  18. India observed National Flag Day on 22 July 2025 to commemorate the adoption of the Tricolor by the Constituent Assembly in 1947 and to promote unity, dignity, and respect for the flag.
  19. Ashok Chaudhary has been unanimously elected as Chairman of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which manages the iconic Amul brand, on 22 July 2025.
  20.  India’s Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on 21 July 2025, citing health concerns and medical advice.
  21. Former Kerala Chief Minister and CPI(M) icon V.S. Achuthanandan died on 21 July 2025 in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 101.

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