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

Wed, 01 Jul 2026

• India's first private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopter operations, developed by AAI and approved by DGCA, was approved for Undavalli Heliport, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on 1 July 2026.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 1 July 2026 approved the 117.7 km Kanpur-Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway in Uttar Pradesh at a capital cost of Rs 7,145.14 crore on BOT (Toll) mode.

Tue, 30 Jun 2026

• The boards of Power Finance Corporation and REC Limited approved a scheme to merge REC into PFC, creating a financing entity with a loan book of over Rs 11 lakh crore, the Ministry of Power said on 30 June 2026.
• Indian Railways approved the doubling of the 44.40 km Mansi-Saharsa section of East Central Railway in Bihar at a cost of Rs 499 crore, the Ministry of Railways said on 30 June 2026.

Mon, 29 Jun 2026

• The governments of Rajasthan and Haryana signed an agreement in New Delhi on 29 June 2026, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, for the Yamuna Water Project to supply about 580 MCM of Yamuna water to Rajasthan from July to October.
• The Union Cabinet approved an additional Government of India investment commitment of Rs 30,000 crore to new and upcoming funds of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, taking the total to Rs 60,000 crore, the Finance Ministry said on 29 June 2026.
• Project Brahmank of the Border Roads Organisation celebrated its 16th Raising Day at Ranaghat, Arunachal Pradesh, on 29 June 2026; the project maintains 811 km of roads and about 86 bridges.

Sat, 27 Jun 2026

• The first phase of Char Dham Yatra 2026 helicopter operations in Uttarakhand, which began with the Yatra in April, concluded on 26 June 2026 after 12,032 shuttle departures carrying 67,064 pilgrims, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on 27 June.
• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the cooperative-based mobility platform 'Bharat Taxi' for Gujarat at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, on 27 June 2026.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026

• The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026.
• The Department of Fertilizers said on 26 June 2026 that it held a pre-Expression of Interest meeting at PDIL headquarters, Noida, for setting up Green Urea plants in India, using NTPC NETRA's 150 TPD pilot plant at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, as the benchmark.
• Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Goa's new Rs 48.87-crore Captain of Ports Terminal Building on the Mandovi river in Panaji on 26 June 2026 and announced Phase-I implementation priority for the Goa Water Metro.

Thu, 25 Jun 2026

• India hosted the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting in Gurugram, Haryana, on 25 June 2026 under its BRICS Chairship, adopting a Joint Communiqué and launching the BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage.
• Mumbai Port Authority celebrated its 154th Foundation Day in Mumbai on 25 June 2026, when Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal underscored a pipeline of 63 projects worth Rs 5,028.17 crore.
• Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu launched India's first 'Easy Connect' flight under the Hub-and-Spoke model from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, on 25 June 2026.

Wed, 24 Jun 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 52nd PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth on 24 June 2026, reviewing four infrastructure projects worth about Rs 30,000 crore across four states, the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, and grievances on cyber crime and digital arrest.
• The Ministry of Rural Development said on 24 June 2026 that it has approved 96 road works of 163.872 km in Tripura under PMGSY-IV Batch-I for 2026-27 at Rs 211.71 crore, giving 96 habitations all-weather road connectivity for the first time.
• The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation began construction at Central Secretariat Metro Station for the Central Vista Corridor on 24 June 2026, under Phase V(A) as an extension of the Magenta Line.
• The National Mission for Clean Ganga said on 24 June 2026 that, with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, it has completed Urban River Management Plans for 13 cities and is expanding them across Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar under the Namami Gange Programme.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

• The Ministry of Mines announced on 23 June 2026 that 10 critical and strategic mineral blocks were auctioned in the Seventh Tranche, taking the total to 56 out of 88 blocks.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 23 June 2026 highlighted V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority's first Sustainability Report, which shows net carbon emissions cut by about 45%.
• NHAI announced on 23 June 2026 an MoU with NCAER to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics at NCAER.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026

• The Ports Ministry said on 22 June 2026 that India ranked first in global ship recycling in 2025, with its share rising to 35.4% from 30.1% in 2024, according to UNCTAD.
• Union MoS Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar laid the foundation stone of the new CISF Headquarters building at CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 22 June 2026.
• Indian Railways announced on 22 June 2026 the approval of Kavach on 631 route kilometres of East Coast Railway at a cost of ₹270 crore.
• The Index of Eight Core Industries, released on 22 June 2026, rose 0.5% (provisional) in May 2026 over May 2025, with steel, cement and electricity growing.

Sun, 21 Jun 2026

• DAE Secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty inaugurated the Versatile Deuterated compounds Production Plant and commissioned a 24 kA Prototype Sodium Cell at Heavy Water Board Facilities, Vadodara, on 21 June 2026.

Sat, 20 Jun 2026

• On 20 June 2026 at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹47,600 crore, with President Droupadi Murmu present.
• On 20 June 2026 at Sanwer in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, Union Housing Minister Manohar Lal issued sanctions for over 42,000 houses under PMAY-U 2.0 as 38,000 families performed grih pravesh.
• President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi remotely laid the foundation stone of BCGCL's coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda district, Odisha, on 20 June 2026.