Current Affairs — 26 December 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 26 Dec 2025
Amit Shah inaugurates NIA's Anti-Terrorism Conference-2025; crime manual and databases launched
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the two-day Anti-Terrorism Conference-2025 organised by the NIA in New Delhi on 26 December 2025 and launched an updated crime manual and two databases.
President confers Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 on 20 children
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on 20 children from 18 States and UTs at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 26 December 2025.
Indian Railways plans to double train-originating capacity of major cities by 2030
Indian Railways announced on 26 December 2025 a plan to double the capacity of major cities to originate new trains by 2030, with a comprehensive plan for 48 cities under consideration.
Veer Baal Diwas 2025: PM addresses national programme at Bharat Mandapam
Veer Baal Diwas was observed on 26 December 2025, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the national programme at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in memory of the Sahibzadas.
Bihar's first PARAM Rudra supercomputer inaugurated at IIT Patna
Bihar's first PARAM Rudra supercomputer, set up under the National Supercomputing Mission, was inaugurated at IIT Patna on 26 December 2025.
IIA scientists use JWST data to find complex hydrocarbons lit up around young star T Chamaeleontis
Scientists of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics used archival JWST data to detect PAH molecules glowing in the planet-forming disk of the young star T Chamaeleontis after part of its inner wall collapsed, DST said on 26 December 2025.
Centre releases over ₹723 crore XV Finance Commission grants for Rajasthan and Jharkhand rural bodies
The Union Government released over ₹723 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission Untied Grants for rural local bodies in Rajasthan and Jharkhand, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 26 December 2025.
EPFO to get Suvidha Providers, KYC drive and any-office service: Mandaviya
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced EPFO reforms, including EPF Suvidha Providers and a mission-mode KYC drive, while opening a new EPFO building at Vatva, Gujarat, on 26 December 2025.
Haryana CM opens three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav and Harappan Knowledge Centre
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav (26–28 December 2025) at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Hisar district on 26 December 2025.
Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen dies at 72
Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen, a four-time MLA from Dharmanagar, died in Bengaluru on 26 December 2025 at the age of 72.
Odisha CM inaugurates three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025 at the foothills of Gonasika in Keonjhar district on the evening of 26 December 2025.
J&K rolls out Himayat 2.0 skilling programme; sanction orders handed to training agencies
Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Minister Javid Ahmad Dar handed sanction orders to Project Implementation Agencies under the revamped Himayat 2.0 skilling programme in Jammu on 26 December 2025.
GCCA India–NCB report on carbon uptake by concrete released
The GCCA India–NCB report on 'Carbon Uptake by Concrete' was released at the 63rd Foundation Day of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials on 26 December 2025.