Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna flagged off the Tirupati–Sainagar Shirdi Express by video conference from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.
• Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil launched the Jal Shakti Hackathon–2025 and the Bharat-WIN portal at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.
• India Post opened Kerala's first Gen Z Post Office extension counter at CMS College, Kottayam, a student-designed facility, as announced on 9 December 2025.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarthak, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel, arrived at Suwaikh Port in Kuwait on 9 December 2025 during its Overseas Deployment to the Gulf.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025

• The 20th Session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opened at the Red Fort, New Delhi, on 8 December 2025.
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) sent its response on 8 December 2025 to the Department of Telecommunications' back-reference of 12 November 2025 on TRAI's 9 May 2025 recommendations on spectrum for satellite-based commercial communication services.
• The Haryana Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini approved the Haryana Municipal Bill, 2025 on 8 December 2025 to replace the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 with a single law.
• The Indian Navy said on 8 December 2025 that it had deployed four more ships, INS Gharial and three Landing Craft Utility vessels, carrying 1,000 tons of relief to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu.
• The two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit opened at Bharat Future City near Hyderabad on 8 December 2025, and the Telangana government signed 35 MoUs worth about ₹1.88 lakh crore on the first day.
• The 3rd Australia-India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) met in New Delhi on 8 December 2025, where the University of New South Wales received a Letter of Intent to set up a campus in India.
• Chile's Treasury Undersecretary Claudia Sanhueza met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on 8 December 2025, after the 4th round of India–Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations concluded on 5 December.
• Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar launched the State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN at Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima, Nagaland, on 8 December 2025.
• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma began the distribution of scooters to 11,250 students who scored 80% or more in the Higher Secondary examination 2025, under the Dr. Bani Kanta Kakati Merit Award, at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati, on 8 December 2025.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances announced on 8 December 2025 that the nationwide 'Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore' campaign will run from 19 to 25 December 2025 during the 5th Good Governance Week.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated 125 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) projects worth about ₹5,000 crore to the nation from the Shyok Tunnel in Ladakh on 7 December 2025, the most BRO projects ever inaugurated at once.
• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) clarified on 7 December 2025 that it had not asked lenders to stop financing renewable energy projects or manufacturing, and said India's non-fossil installed capacity stood at about 259 GW.
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on 7 December 2025 that air operations were stabilising after the IndiGo operational crisis, with IndiGo flights rising to 1,565 on 6 December, airfares capped and refunds of ₹610 crore processed.
• Ten Maoists carrying a combined reward of ₹2.36 crore surrendered before Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Balaghat on 7 December 2025, laying down weapons including AK-47 and INSAS rifles.
• Armed Forces Flag Day was observed across India on 7 December 2025, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging people to contribute to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.
• Power Minister Manohar Lal addressed a two-day National Conference on the use of AI and machine learning in the power distribution sector at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 7 December 2025.
• The third academic session of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 was held at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, on 7 December 2025, bringing together writers and media professionals from Tamil Nadu and BHU experts.
• The Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala, announced on 7 December 2025 that it will host the 14th Admiral's Cup naval sailing championship from 8 to 13 December 2025 with 35 participating countries.
• The two-day Regional Conference on Environment 2025, organised by the National Green Tribunal's Southern Zone Bench with southern State Pollution Control Boards, concluded at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, on 7 December 2025.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi laid the foundation stone of the ₹312 crore integrated development project of the Maa Tarini shrine at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district on 7 December 2025.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation development works worth about ₹1,500 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 7 December 2025.

Sat, 06 Dec 2025

• The UMEED Central Portal for managing Waqf properties closed for uploads on 6 December 2025, completing its six-month window, with 5,17,040 Waqf properties initiated and 2,16,905 approved.
• A fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, on the night of 6 December 2025 killed 25 people and injured six; Goa ordered a magisterial inquiry and the Centre and State announced ex gratia relief.
• The Sardar@150 Unity March, a national padyatra that began from Karamsad on 26 November 2025, culminated at the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya, Gujarat, on 6 December 2025 with Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan presiding.
• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said at the Global Energy Leaders' Summit in Puri, Odisha, on 6 December 2025 that India added a record 31.25 GW of non-fossil capacity in FY 2025-26 so far, and announced a Utility-Led Aggregation model for 1.5 lakh rooftop solar units in Odisha.
• The Ministry of Education announced on 6 December 2025 that the 9th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha will be held in January 2026, with registrations on the MyGov portal open till 11 January 2026.