Infrastructure & Energy Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Fri, 13 Feb 2026

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three national highway projects in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana worth about ₹11,079 crore on 13 February 2026.
• The Union Cabinet approved an 11.56-km extension of the Noida Metro from Sector 142 to Botanical Garden with eight elevated stations on 13 February 2026.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

• V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, became India's first Major Port to receive the Indian Green Building Council's Platinum rating, the Ministry of Ports said on 11 February 2026.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

• An over-dimensional cargo consignment of 189.26 tonnes for the Tata Semiconductor Assembly at Morigaon reached Pandu in Guwahati, Assam, via National Waterway-2 on 10 February 2026, the Inland Waterways Authority of India said.

Mon, 09 Feb 2026

• NHAI said on 9 February 2026 that it had accepted the ₹9,500 crore offer of Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust for five National Highway sections spanning over 260 km in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off a new Sairang–Silchar train linking Mizoram's capital with Assam's Barak Valley and inaugurated blended hospitality services at Guwahati station on 9 February 2026.

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Siuri Road Over Bridge, dedicated the Kumarpur Road Over Bridge and flagged off a new Asansol–Bokaro train in West Bengal by video conference on 8 February 2026.

Sat, 07 Feb 2026

• Three MoUs, led by a ₹10,080 crore integrated solar and battery energy storage manufacturing plant, were signed on Day 2 of Advantage Vidarbha 2026 – Khasdar Audyogik Mahotsav in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 7 February 2026.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026

• Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed Mumbai Port Authority's projects on 6 February 2026 and reaffirmed a ₹22,672 crore transformation of Mumbai's Eastern Waterfront into a maritime, logistics and tourism hub.
• The FASTag Annual Pass crossed 50 lakh users with over 26.55 crore transactions within six months of its launch on 15 August 2025, the Road Transport Ministry said on 6 February 2026.
• V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, became the first port in India to initiate an anti-drone security system, signing an agreement with Central Electronics Limited (CEL) on 6 February 2026.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026

• The Road Transport Ministry announced on 4 February 2026 that the temporary toll plaza near Arikady on NH-66 in Kasaragod district, Kerala, will be removed with immediate effect.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

• Six public entities signed an MoU on 3 February 2026 to establish the Bharat Container Shipping Line (BCSL), in the presence of Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Ashwini Vaishnaw.
• The Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project achieved the breakthrough of its second mountain tunnel, the 454-metre MT-6 in Palghar, Maharashtra, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on 3 February 2026.
• Bhutan's Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering met Union Power Minister Manohar Lal in New Delhi on 3 February 2026 to discuss Punatsangchhu-I and II, the Sankosh project and cross-border transmission links till 2040.
• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually laid foundation stones for six sports infrastructure projects and inaugurated two athlete facilities at NS NIS Patiala on 3 February 2026, involving ₹120 crore in all.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026

• Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), promoted by NHAI, signed an MoU on 2 February 2026 with the Gandhinagar-headquartered National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) on cyber forensics and digital security.
• Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the Government Hospital and Research Centre (GMC Link) at Tuem in Pernem taluka, North Goa, on 2 February 2026.
• Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) signed an MoU with RITES on 2 February 2026 for leasing and maintenance of diesel locomotives at its plants and mines.

Sun, 01 Feb 2026

• The Union Budget 2026-27, presented on 1 February 2026, raised public capital expenditure to ₹12.2 lakh crore and announced an Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund and CPSE REITs.
• The Union Budget 2026-27, presented on 1 February 2026, gave Indian Railways a record capital expenditure of ₹2,93,030 crore and announced seven high-speed rail corridors and a new Dankuni–Surat dedicated freight corridor.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a terminal building at Halwara Airport near Ludhiana, Punjab, on 1 February 2026, the day Adampur Airport was renamed Shri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Airport on Sant Ravidass Jayanti.

Sat, 31 Jan 2026

• On 31 January 2026 Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin inaugurated a ₹100.45-crore Government Law College at Kazhanivasal, Karaikudi (Sivaganga) for 1,300 students and a ₹28-crore TIDEL Neo Park.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026

• On 30 January 2026 Indian Railways commissioned 472.3 route km of Kavach 4.0 on three sections in a single day, the highest ever, taking Kavach 4.0 coverage to 1,306.3 route km across five zones.
• India Energy Week (IEW) 2026, organised in Goa from 27 to 30 January 2026, concluded with Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri saying India is the world's third-largest energy consumer and fourth-largest refiner.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026

• The Economic Survey 2025-26 reports that airports rose from 74 (2014) to 164 (2025), high-speed corridors grew from 550 km (FY14) to 5,364 km, and India now has 23 IITs, 21 IIMs and 20 AIIMS.
• A 100-metre 'Make in India' steel bridge over the underground metro tunnel between Kalupur and Shahpur stations in Ahmedabad was completed for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train — the 13th of 17 steel bridges planned in Gujarat.
• On 29 January 2026 Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (APL) and Deendayal Port Authority signed an MoU in Dibrugarh to set up a 150 tonnes-per-day e-methanol plant at Kandla Port, Gujarat, with over ₹1,200 crore investment.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

• The Environment Ministry notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, replacing the 2016 rules; they make four-stream segregation at source mandatory and come into force on 1 April 2026.
• Addressing Wings India 2026 at Hyderabad, Telangana by video on 28 January 2026, PM Modi said India is now the world's third-largest domestic aviation market and the number of airports has risen from 70 in 2014 to more than 160.