Infrastructure & Energy Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 15 Dec 2025

• Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh introduced the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 in Parliament on 15 December 2025.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Assembly at Nagpur on 14 December 2025, the last day of the winter session, that a 'New Nagpur' business district modelled on Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex would create over 5 lakh jobs.
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Energy Conservation Awards 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on National Energy Conservation Day, 14 December 2025.
• The Ministry of Railways said on 14 December 2025 that Sairang Railway Station in Mizoram had handled its first direct inward automobile rake, carrying 119 Maruti cars from Changsari near Guwahati.
• Miyana Railway Station in Guna, Madhya Pradesh received the National Energy Conservation Award 2025 as the Best Performing Unit among railway stations at the national ceremony on 14 December 2025.
• The Ministry of Railways said on 14 December 2025 that Indian Railways produced more than 42,600 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches between 2014 and 2025, against 2,300 in 2004–2014.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025

• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directed on 13 December 2025 that Vande Bharat trains serve local cuisine of the regions they pass through, and said 3.03 crore fake IRCTC user accounts had been deactivated.

Fri, 12 Dec 2025

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 12 December 2025 the CoalSETU policy, creating a new window in the Non-Regulated Sector linkage auction policy so that coal linkages can be auctioned for any industrial use and export.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025

• The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on 11 December 2025 ratified the State Water Action Plan covering 506 projects worth ₹9,514.63 crore and cleared Lok Bhavan and road works in Amaravati.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the commercial operation of India's first fully indigenous hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel at Namo Ghat, Varanasi, on 11 December 2025.
• Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi launched on 11 December 2025 a pilot project for field trials of hydrogen in mobility, under which Toyota Kirloskar Motor handed its Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle to the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) for testing.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

• The National Highways Authority of India announced on 10 December 2025 action after a reinforced soil wall failed at Mylakkadu in Kollam district on NH-66, temporarily suspending the concessionaire and the independent engineer from bidding.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• Power Minister Manohar Lal virtually commenced the commercial operation of the 3rd 250 MW unit of THDC India Limited's 1,000 MW Tehri Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant in Uttarakhand on 9 December 2025.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually inaugurated the 3rd Session of the Council of the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) in Mumbai on 9 December 2025 and launched a Digital Ticketing Portal for Lighthouse Tourism.
• The Ministry of Rural Development sanctioned 25 road projects of 65.38 km worth ₹68.67 crore under PM-JANMAN to connect 30 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group habitations in Tripura, it said on 9 December 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.
• 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.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025

• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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

• 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.

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

• The Railway Ministry said on 5 December 2025 that Kavach 4.0 has been commissioned on 738 route km: 633 Rkm on the Palwal–Mathura–Nagda section of the Delhi–Mumbai route and 105 Rkm on the Howrah–Bardhaman section of the Delhi–Howrah route.
• SEBI granted in-principle approval of registration to NHAI's Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust as an Infrastructure Investment Trust, the Road Transport Ministry said on 5 December 2025.
• DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated projects worth over ₹202 crore and laid foundation stones for about ₹443 crore in Nagaland on 5 December 2025, after joining the traditional Naga stone-pulling ceremony at Tuophema village.

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

• Vietnamese automaker VinFast and the Tamil Nadu government signed an MoU on 4 December 2025 for about 500 acres in SIPCOT Industrial Park, Thoothukudi, where VinFast will invest $500 million to make electric buses and e-scooters.
• Maharashtra received a Guinness World Records certificate on 4 December 2025 for installing 45,911 solar agriculture pumps in a single month under the 'Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump' scheme, in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony of India's first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla on 3 December 2025 under the Green Tug Transition Programme.