Current affairs One Liner: 03-September-2025

  1. The Union Cabinet approved a Rs.1,500 crore incentive scheme to develop recycling capacity for extracting critical minerals from secondary sources like e-waste and lithium-ion battery scrap.
  2. Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Annapurna Devi jointly launched guidelines for co-locating Anganwadi Centres within schools to enhance early childhood care and education (ECCE) integration with formal schooling.
  3. The National Statistics Office (NSO) released the first Quarterly Bulletin on Unincorporated Sector Enterprises covering January-March and April-June 2025, presenting timely data on India’s unincorporated non-agricultural sector.
  4. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Environment Audit Rules, 2025, to strengthen environmental compliance monitoring through a transparent and trust-based governance framework.
  5. Indus Towers, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has announced its expansion into African markets starting with Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia, with Airtel’s Africa business as its anchor customer.
  6. ISRO’s Semiconductor Laboratory unveiled Vikram-32, India’s first indigenous 32-bit space-grade microprocessor, at Semicon India 2025, marking a key milestone in semiconductor self-reliance.
  7. Wood Mackenzie forecasts a surge in India’s steel demand, driven by robust economic growth and infrastructure development, as China’s steel consumption share declines.
  8.  India is set to achieve a record addition of 43 GW renewable energy capacity in calendar year 2025, reinforcing its position as a global leader in clean energy.
  9.  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India grew 15% to $18.62 billion during April-June 2025-26, with inflows from the US nearly tripling to $5.61 billion in the quarter.
  10. Promoter group companies infused Rs 3,956 crore in Jio Financial Services Ltd through the allotment of 50 crore warrants, supporting the company’s expansion plans.
  11. Axis Max Life Insurance has partnered with India Post Payments Bank to expand the distribution of life insurance products through India Post’s vast network.
  12. Consumption loans in India surged in Q1 FY26 compared to previous years, with a notable rise in gold loan borrowings, according to a CRIF report.
  13. BMI Research indicated that government spending and export growth possibly started to unwind in the September quarter of 2025 amid global economic pressures.
  14. Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, expressed readiness to provide Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for priority infrastructure projects including urban development and transport.
  15. India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and German Minister Svenja Schulze Wadephul emphasized enhancing trade and security ties, with the EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a major priority.
  16. Bharati, an agriculture innovation initiative, announced support for 100 agri-food startups with an aim to achieve $50 billion exports by 2030.
  17. Oman’s Golden Visa program offers investors opportunities in real estate, corporate sectors, and bonds, driving economic growth and job creation.
  18. The state of New Mexico announced a $315 million investment towards advancing quantum computing research and infrastructure development.
  19. Srinivasan K Swamy, Executive Group Chairman of RK Swamy Group, will be inducted into the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) Hall of Fame at AdAsia Congress in Beijing in October 2025.
  20. Citibank appointed Kaustubh Kulkarni, a former JPMorgan India country officer, as co-head of investment banking for Japan, North Asia, Australia, and South Asia, effective December 2025.
  21. Rajit Punhani, IAS officer with extensive administrative experience, assumed charge as CEO of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, leading India’s food safety reforms.
  22. The AQIL 2025 report reveals that all of India experiences unhealthy air quality levels, with PM2.5 pollution significantly exceeding WHO recommendations, posing major health challenges.
  23. Amrut Distilleries rose to 27th position in Drinks International’s 2025 “World’s Most Admired Whiskies” list, showcasing the brand’s growing global recognition.

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