Daily Current Affairs One Liner Summary October 29, 2025

Amit Shah inaugurated India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai, emphasizing India’s focus on maritime safety, stability, and self-reliance.

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) disbursed ₹55 lakh to 18 Red Sanders cultivators in Tamil Nadu under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) framework.

The Union Cabinet approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Central Pay Commission .

The Cabinet also cleared the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Rabi Season 2025–26 on Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers .

The 22nd ASEAN-India Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , with PM Narendra Modi participating virtually.

Vajra Chandrasekera , a Sri Lankan author, won the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for his novel Rakesfall .

D. Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh clinched individual gold medals at the European Chess Club Cup 2025 .

Lando Norris (McLaren) won the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 , taking the lead in the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship by one point.

India bagged boys’ and girls’ gold medals in kabaddi at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain .

VFS Capital withdrew its Small Finance Bank (SFB) application from the RBI .

Paytm launched a new UPI service for NRIs from 12 countries , allowing payments using international mobile numbers.

SIDBI’s 4th MSME Outlook Survey reported that MSMEs remain resilient despite a mild dip in confidence in Q2FY26 .

Axis Bank and Hitachi Payment Services launched Express Banking , India’s first Digital Banking Point offering complete branch services.

RBI clarified that banks don’t need approval to join the Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) 2015 , but must report monthly mobilization data.

The Master Direction on Microfinance Loans came into full effect on October 1, 2022 , after an initial extension for implementation.

US President Donald Trump and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi signed agreements on trade and critical minerals in Tokyo.

IUCN listed Western Ghats , Manas National Park , and Sundarbans National Park among ailing World Heritage sites in Asia .

The Indian Navy will commission its Survey Vessel (Large) ‘Ikshak’ at Kochi on November 6, 2025 .