News One Liner: 11-July-2025

  1. India’s solar energy capacity has increased by 4000 percent, reaching 227 GW, as highlighted by Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal at India Energy Storage Week (IESW) 2025.
  2.  Indian Navy will commission its first indigenous Diving Support Vessel (DSV) ‘Nistar’ on 18 July 2025 at Visakhapatnam.
  3. National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) and Tata Motors Limited (TML) have signed an MoU to provide skill-linked education and employment opportunities to tribal youth.
  4. Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the VTU-VRIF-TCOE Hub and Spoke Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, focusing on deep-tech innovation and future-ready skills.
  5. The UK government will invest €163 million to acquire a 10.89 percent stake in Eutelsat, the Bharti Group‑backed satellite operator, as part of a €1.5 billion capital raise.
  6. India’s quick commerce market, valued at ₹64,000 crore in FY 25, is expected to reach ₹2 lakh crore by FY 28, driven by Tier‐II/III adoption and hyperlocal infrastructure.
  7.  India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has catalysed ₹7,343 crore in investments across the textile sector.
  8. A report by ICEA and Accenture highlights that policy interventions could enable India to build a USD 3.5 billion lithium-ion battery recycling and production ecosystem by 2030.
  9. IIFL Home Finance has secured a USD 100 million loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to support affordable housing for economically weaker sections.
  10. Capital expenditure by major CPSEs and four key government entities rose by 25 percent year-on-year to ₹62,425 crore in June.
  11. All central government payments above ₹75 crore will be mandated to go through RBI’s e‑Kuber system starting 16 July 2025.
  12. Overseas investors repatriated approximately USD 97.7 billion in earnings from Indian investments in FY25.
  13. Telangana government cabinet approves amendment to provide 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes in local body elections via ordinance.
  14. Nvidia becomes the first publicly listed company to reach a USD 4 trillion market valuation, surpassing Apple and Microsoft.
  15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Namibia focused on enhancing cooperation in critical minerals, trade, defence, and digital payments.
  16. World Population Day 2025, observed on 11 July, calls for empowering youth to make informed family and reproductive choices.
  17. Federal Bank appoints Venkatraman Venkateswaran (59), previously Group President & CFO, as Executive Director for three years from 10 July 2025.
  18.  Priya Nair, President of Beauty & Wellbeing at Unilever, will become the first woman MD & CEO of HUL on 1 August 2025.
  19. Six Indian cities—Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi‑NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai—are among the top 10 Asia‑Pacific tech talent hubs in 2025, as per Colliers.

Enrol in our free Current affairs course and get daily, weekly, and monthly PDFs! – Click here

Latest Posts:

Similar Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *