Top Current Affairs of the day for 1st july 2025
- National Doctor’s Day 2025 is observed on July 1 to honour doctors and healthcare across India. It recognizes their selfless service, dedication, and the crucial role they play in saving lives. The day was officially established in 1991 by the Government of India. National Doctor’s Day is to honour the legacy of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy who is one of the most prominent figures in Indian medical history. Dr. Roy was not only a renowned physician, but also served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. He was born on July 1,1882 and died on 1st July1962.
- Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched RailOne app, which is a one-stop solution for all passenger services. The App offers ease of access for services like ticketing, enquiries of trains, PNR, Journey Planning, Rail Madad Services and Food on Train.
- India is celebrating 10 years of the Digital India programme. It was launched by PM Modi in 2015. The Prime Minister has said that Digital India has become a people’s movement and is central to building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and making India a trusted innovation partner to the world.
- Union Cabinet approves one lakh crore rupees Employment-Linked Incentive scheme to create 3.5 Crore jobs. Cabinet also gives nod to National Sports Policy to transform India into a leading sporting nation.
- India’s first-ever wooden Gurdwara, Sri Nanak Niwas, has been built in Fazilka, Punjab, inside the police lines. Constructed entirely from imported Finnish Deodhar wood, the shrine stands as a unique architectural marvel and spiritual sanctuary, attracting devotees from across the country and beyond.
- Teghbir Singh, who is a six-year old from Punjab, has set a new world record by becoming the youngest mountaineer to scale Mount Elbrus. It is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe, which is 18,510 feet (5,642 metres) high.
- The Supreme Court has introduced a formal reservation policy for the direct appointment and promotion of its staffers belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
- India’s GST Collections Hit Record ₹22.08 Lakh Crore in FY25
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has congratulated the State Bank of India on completing 70 years of service yesterday. In a social media post, Ms Sitharaman pointed out that with over 23 thousand branches, 78 thousand Customer Service Points and 64 thousand ATMs, SBI’s footprint today is formidable and it is truly the Banker to every Indian.
- India’s commercial vehicle (CV) industry is poised for a modest recovery in FY26, with 3–5% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in wholesale volumes, according to a report released by credit rating agency ICRA.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to embark on a five-nation visit to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia today.
- Hindi teachers from Sri Lankan government schools will undergo training in India under a special programme at Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra for the first time.
- Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office over a leaked phone call with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
- India’s Divyanshi Bhowmick won the gold medal in the U-15 Girls’ Singles at the 29th Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent. She defeated China’s Zhu Qihi 4-2 in an exciting final. With this win, Divyanshi also qualified for the World Youth Championships.