Current Affairs (August 1 – 31, 2025)

One – Liner GK.


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1. OpenAI launched GPT-5 with PhD-level intelligence on August 7.


2. NASA confirmed a gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A on August 8.


3. Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a U.S.-mediated peace deal on August 8.


4. Israel faced a German arms embargo due to Gaza war on August 8.


5. World Games 2025 concluded in Chengdu, China (Aug 7–17).


6. India celebrated Independence Day with new initiatives on August 15.


7. NASA’s NISAR satellite deployed the largest radar antenna in space on August 15.


8. Trump and Putin met in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine conflict resolution on August 15.


9. James Webb discovered a new Uranus moon (S/2025 U 1) on August 19.


10. A novel supernova type (Ien) was identified on August 20.


11. Famine was declared in Gaza City with 500,000 at risk on August 22.


12. Bengaluru hosted ET Soonicorns Summit 2025 on August 22.


13. Turkey imposed a trade and airspace ban on Israel on August 29.


14. India observed National Sports Day on August 29.


15. South Australian scientists created nanoparticles to combat heart disease on August 25.


16. Delhi recorded its hottest summer on record by August 30.


17. UNDP released a Forest Rights Act progress report in India on August 30.


18. Uttarakhand approved the Netala bypass project, sparking eco-debates on August 30.


19. March for Australia protests against immigration erupted on August 31.


20. Global greenhouse gases continued to rise despite power sector emission cuts by August 30.




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