Current affairs One Liner: 13-August-2025

  1.  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has sanctioned 1,46,582 pucca houses under PMAY‑U 2.0 across 14 States/UTs, taking the total approved under the scheme to over 8.56 lakh.
  2. MY Bharat has signed a three‑year MoU with the School of Ultimate Leadership Foundation to train one lakh youth leaders aged 18–29 years across India in various leadership domains.
  3. The Union Cabinet has approved Phase-1B of the Lucknow Metro Rail Project, which includes an 11.165 km corridor with 12 new stations, enhancing urban mobility and connectivity in the city.
  4. The Government of India has formulated PMGSY-IV with an outlay of ₹70,125 crore to provide road connectivity to 25,000 unconnected eligible rural habitations, enhancing access to social and economic services.
  5. More than 16.78 lakh households across India have installed rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana by August 5, 2025, with ₹9,280.88 crore disbursed as Central Financial Assistance.
  6. India aims to develop a $3 trillion tourism economy by 2047, generate 200 million tourism-related jobs, and double the sector’s contribution to GDP from roughly 5% to 10%.
  7. L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has signed a joint development agreement with Japan’s ITOCHU Corporation to develop a 300 kilo-tonne per annum (KTPA) green ammonia project at Kandla, Gujarat, targeting sustainable maritime fuel solutions.
  8. The Lok Sabha has passed the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, 2025, aimed at boosting the exploration and production of critical minerals, enhancing transparency, and promoting sustainable mining practices in India.
  9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted Paytm Payments Services Limited in-principle approval to operate as an online payment aggregator, allowing it to resume onboarding merchants and expand its digital payments business.
  10. Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in India have written off loans totaling more than ₹5.82 lakh crore over the past five years to improve asset quality and clean up balance sheets.
  11. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed foreign entities maintaining Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs) to invest their entire surplus balances in central government securities, enhancing liquidity and returns.
  12. Net direct tax collections in India have declined by 4% year-on-year till August 11 in the financial year 2025-26, reflecting seasonal variations and economic factors.
  13. Axis Bank has introduced a ‘Lock FD’ feature on its mobile banking application to prevent unauthorized digital frauds on fixed deposit accounts.
  14. The SVAMITVA scheme has completed mapping 3.20 lakh villages using drone technology, issuing over 2.42 crore property cards, empowering rural residents with legal land ownership and financial access.
  15. India remains the world’s largest milk producer with approximately 239.3 million tonnes in 2023-24, marking a 63.56% increase since 2014-15 and robust dairy sector growth.
  16. India and Kazakhstan held discussions to enhance bilateral defense cooperation, military exchanges, and joint exercises aiming at stronger strategic and security partnerships.
  17. The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) proposed infrastructure and urban development projects worth ₹81,317 crore for Amaravati, with tenders invited for ₹50,552 crore.
  18. Tamil Nadu government has launched a scheme to provide doorstep delivery of ration food items to senior citizens and differently-abled persons, improving social welfare and access.
  19. Nepal plans to waive climbing fees for 97 Himalayan peaks to attract mountaineers and boost adventure tourism post-pandemic, enhancing its global tourism appeal.
  20. Indian boxers achieved a historic haul of 27 medals at the 2025 Asian Under-19 and Under-22 Boxing Championships in Bangkok, including multiple gold medals.
  21. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of online food delivery platform Zomato, featuring in their campaign ‘Fuel Your Hustle.’
  22. World Organ Donation Day 2025 was observed on August 13 with the theme ‘Answering The Call,’ highlighting the vital role of healthcare professionals and encouraging greater collaboration to increase organ donation.
  23. A Bengaluru-based consortium led by PixxelSpace has been selected to design, build, and operate India’s first fully indigenous commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

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