TNPSC Current Affairs - July 2025
Here are the one-liner current affairs of July 2025 for TNPSC aspirants. Focused, simple, and exam-ready! This comprehensive compilation covers Tamil Nadu updates, national developments, international news, economy, science & technology, environment, and sports news.
Tamil Nadu News
Q: How many ration shops has Tamil Nadu government established in four years?
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A: 2,394 ration shops (789 permanent and 1,605 temporary outlets)
Q: Which temple did Prime Minister address during the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival?
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A: Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple, Tamil Nadu
Q: How many hectares of mangroves has Tamil Nadu planted and restored since 2022?
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A: Over 2,900 hectares across nine coastal districts
Q: What is the cost announced for developing 'Chola Gangam' lake by TN CM M.K. Stalin?
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A: ₹12 crore
Q: Tamil Nadu's rank in per capita net state domestic product growth rate is _______.
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A: Second in the country with 9.69% growth
Q: Which district completed the Marungur excavation by Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology?
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A: Cuddalore district
Q: Name the initiative launched by TN School Education Department to bridge learning gaps.
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A: Thiran initiative (Targeted Help for Improving Remediation and Academic Nurturing)
Q: How much crop loan was provided to farmers in Tamil Nadu in the past four years?
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A: ₹53,340 crore to over 66.24 lakh farmers
Q: Where is India's first Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation established?
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A: Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Coimbatore district
Q: Who was sworn in as the 54th Chief Justice of the Madras High Court?
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A: Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
Q: When is Tamil Nadu Day celebrated every year?
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A: July 18th (announced in July 2022 by CM M.K. Stalin)
Q: What is the new name for all government-run hostels in Tamil Nadu?
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A: 'Samooga Needhi Viduthigal' (Social Justice Hostels)
Q: Which Tamil Nadu-based food delivery app replaced Swiggy and Zomato in Namakkal?
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A: Zaaroz (from Chidambaram in Cuddalore district)
Q: Tamil Nadu is the first Indian state to integrate predictive model for which disease elimination?
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A: Tuberculosis (TB) deaths prediction
Q: What is the target year for Coimbatore Master Plan released by TN CM?
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A: Coimbatore Master Plan 2041
National News
Q: India celebrates how many years of diplomatic relations with Maldives in 2025?
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A: 60 years of diplomatic relations
Q: How many binding interim guidelines did Supreme Court issue to tackle student suicides?
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A: 15 binding interim guidelines under Article 32 and 141
Q: Prime Minister Modi has surpassed which former PM's consecutive days record?
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A: Indira Gandhi's record of 4,077 consecutive days (Jan 1966 - March 1977)
Q: Which company launched India's first fully AI-powered fintech software platform?
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A: Laraware Pvt Ltd
Q: Where was Bharat National Cybersecurity Exercise 2025 (Bharat NCX 2025) inaugurated?
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A: Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat
Q: Name the second indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessel launched by Goa Shipyard Limited.
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A: Samudra Prachet
Q: India has reached what percentage of ethanol blending in petrol in 2025?
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A: 20% ethanol blending, five years before 2030 target
Q: How much increase has India observed in Intellectual Property filings over past five years?
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A: 44% increase in IP filings
Q: Which helpline number was launched for waste pickers on NAMASTE Day?
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A: 14473
Q: India's total installed power capacity reached how much as of June 2025?
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A: 476 GW
Q: Which state signed MoU with BHASHINI to empower citizens through language technology?
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A: Government of Puducherry
Q: Where is the country's first cooperative university being established?
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A: Tribhuvan Sahakari Vishwavidyalaya at Anand, Gujarat
Q: India's first Equine Disease-Free Compartment (EDFC) is set up at which location?
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A: Meerut's Remount Veterinary Corps, Uttar Pradesh
International News
Q: Which two countries signed Declaration of Principles in Doha mediated by Qatar?
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A: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and March 23 Movement (M23)
Q: Which French President confirmed France will recognise Palestinian statehood?
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A: Emmanuel Macron in letter to Mahmoud Abbas
Q: The UNSC Resolution 2788 aims to strengthen what mechanisms?
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A: Peaceful settlement mechanisms for international disputes
Q: Which Pacific nation played key role in bringing climate change case to ICJ?
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A: Vanuatu
Q: China is building a mega-dam on which river in Tibet?
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A: Yarlung Zangbo River
Q: Which country became 25th worldwide and 9th in Africa to eliminate trachoma?
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A: Senegal (declared by WHO)
Q: Ukraine became which number State Party to the Rome Statute?
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A: 125th State Party
Q: Which country will adopt euro from January 1, 2026?
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A: Bulgaria (21st member state of eurozone)
Q: Which Caribbean nation first enabled finance transactions through India's BHIM app?
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A: Trinidad and Tobago
Q: Russia becomes first country to officially recognize whose government as legitimate?
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A: Afghanistan's Taliban government
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Economy
Q: India's tea exports growth percentage in 2024-25 financial year is _______.
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A: 2.85% increase
Q: Union government has nearly doubled dividends from PSU companies to how much?
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A: ₹74,000 crore over last five years
Q: India's rank in fish production globally is _______.
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A: Second-largest fish producer in the world
Q: India recorded current account surplus of how much in Q4 FY25?
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A: $13.5 billion or 1.3% of GDP (January-March 2025)
Q: India's external debt rose to how much by March 2025?
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A: $736.3 billion (10% increase from $668.8 billion)
Q: Indians sent home record remittances of how much in 2024-25?
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A: $135.46 billion (14% increase from last year)
Science and Technology
Q: DRDO developed nano-porous membrane for which application?
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A: High-pressure seawater desalination
Q: Which IIT developed bamboo-polymer composite as plastic alternative?
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A: IIT Guwahati using Bambusa tulda and biodegradable polymers
Q: NASA's TRACERS mission was launched aboard which rocket?
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A: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Q: How many individuals were screened under National Sickle Cell Mission?
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A: Six crore individuals
Q: India is developing which Multi-Stage Malaria Vaccine?
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A: AdFalciVax
Q: Which Indian astronaut returned from International Space Station on July 15th?
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A: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
Q: NASA discovered new planet TOI-1846 b located how many light-years from Earth?
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A: 154 light-years
Q: Which institute's scientists discovered quantum noise?
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A: Raman Research Institute (RRI)
Q: Israel launched its first government-funded communication satellite named _______.
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A: Dror-1
Q: Which Indian city-based company will launch India's first private satellite broadband service?
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A: Ananth Technologies (Hyderabad-based)
Environment
Q: Where was new sea squirt species Clavelina Ossipandae discovered?
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A: Near Kumejima Island, Japan
Q: CIBA sequenced genome of which fish species?
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A: Gold-lined seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba)
Q: New lichen species Allographa Effusosoredica was discovered in which region?
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A: Western Ghats
Q: First-ever grassland birds census was conducted in which national park?
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A: Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), Assam
Q: New dragonfly species Lyriothemis Abrahami was discovered in which region?
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A: Western Ghats
Q: New butterfly species Zographetus Mathewi was found in which state's forests?
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A: Kerala's Western Ghats
Q: Under RhoDIS India program, genetic analysis began for samples from how many rhino horns?
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A: 2,573 rhino horns
Q: Which river reopened for public swimming after century-long pollution issue?
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A: River Seine, Paris (first time since 1923)
Q: New freshwater fish species Pethia dibrugarhensis was identified near which city?
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A: Dibrugarh, Assam (in Brahmaputra River)
Q: India found how many new animal species last year?
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A: 683 new animal species (459 newly discovered, 224 newly recorded)
Reports and Indices
| Report/Index | Organization | India's Position | Top Position |
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| Global Unicorn Index 2025 | Hurun Research Institute | 3rd | United States |
| UN SDG Index 2025 | - | 99th | Finland |
| World's Most Affordable Student City QS 2026 | - | Chennai - 128th | Seoul |
| Henley Passport Index 2025 | - | 77th | Japan |
| World's largest tourism economies 2025 | - | 8th | United States |
Q: Which report was released by International Renewable Energy Agency in 2025?
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A: Renewable Power Generation Costs (RPGC) Report 2025
Q: RBI's Financial Inclusion Index for FY 2025 improved to what percentage?
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A: 67 percent
Q: Which organization released 'Global Wetland Outlook 2025'?
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A: Ramsar Convention Secretariat (1971)
States News
Q: Doklam in Sikkim will open to tourists from which month in 2025?
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A: September 2025 (eight years after India-China standoff)
Q: India's second-longest cable-stayed bridge Sigandur is built in which state?
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A: Karnataka (across Sharavathi backwaters in Shivamogga district)
Q: Which state's High Court released India's first judicial policy on AI use?
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A: Kerala High Court
Q: Assam government launched milk subsidy scheme providing how much subsidy per litre?
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A: 5 rupees per litre of milk to farmers
Q: Which state launched India's first mining tourism project?
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A: Jharkhand
Q: Kerala introduced which new intradermal test for tuberculosis detection?
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A: Cy-TB test
Q: Which state became first to grant agricultural status to livestock farming?
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A: Maharashtra
Q: Gujarat became first Indian state to launch genome sequencing for which communities?
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A: Tribal communities exclusively
Q: Yakten village in Sikkim was declared India's first what type of village?
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A: Digital nomad village under 'Nomad Sikkim' initiative
Q: Which state became first to officially join Cruise Bharat Mission?
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A: Gujarat
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Awards and Personalities
Q: Who won the 2025 United Nations Population Award?
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A: Varsha Deshpande (Indian Women's Rights Activist)
Q: Which city won India's cleanest city award in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25?
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A: Indore (Surat 2nd, Navi Mumbai 3rd)
Q: Who was awarded Kalinga Ratna Award 2024?
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A: Dharmendra Pradhan (Union Education Minister)
Q: Which bank won World's Best Consumer Bank 2025 award?
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A: State Bank of India (SBI)
Q: Who became the first woman Director General of Railway Protection Force?
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A: Sonali Mishra (Senior IPS officer)
Q: Who made history as first woman inducted into Indian Navy's fighter stream?
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A: Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia
Sports
Q: Which Karnataka swimmer broke his own 'Best Indian Performance' timing?
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A: Srihari Nataraj in men's 200m freestyle swimming
Q: India won how many medals in International Chemistry Olympiad 2025 in Dubai?
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A: Two gold and two silver medals
Q: Which tennis star won her first Wimbledon in 2025?
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A: Iga Swiatek (defeating Amanda Anisimova)
Q: Who became India's 87th Grandmaster at La Plagne International Chess Festival?
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A: A Ra Harikrishnan of Chennai
Q: Indian chess player D. Gukesh won rapid title at which 2025 tournament?
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A: Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb, Croatia
Important Days - July 2025
| Date | Important Day | Theme |
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| July 1 | National Doctor's Day | "Behind the Mask: Who Heals the Healers?" |
| July 11 | World Population Day | "Empowering young people to create families they want" |
| July 15 | World Youth Skills Day | "Youth empowerment through AI and digital skills" |
| July 16 | World Snake Day | "Respect, Don't Fear: Protecting Nature's Silent Guardians" |
| July 18 | Nelson Mandela International Day | - |
| July 20 | International Chess Day | "Every Move Counts" |
| July 22 | World Brain Day | "Brain Health for All Ages" |
| July 26 | Kargil Vijay Diwas | - |
| July 30 | World Day Against Trafficking | "Human trafficking is organised crime – End exploitation" |
Q: Which day is observed as NAMASTE Day for mechanized sanitation ecosystem?
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A: July 16th (National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem Day)
Q: Tamil Nadu celebrates which leader's birth anniversary as Education Day on July 15th?
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A: K. Kamaraj (Birth anniversary celebrated as Education Development Day)
This comprehensive July 2025 current affairs compilation covers all major developments across Tamil Nadu, India, and the world. These one-liners are specifically designed for TNPSC aspirants to quickly revise and retain important information for their examinations.