Polity & Governance Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 10 Nov 2025

• The Department of Consumer Affairs issued the Draft Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second) Amendment Rules, 2025 on 10 November 2025, proposing that e-commerce platforms selling imported products must offer a searchable and sortable 'Country of Origin' filter.

Sun, 09 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, held a two-day National Conference on the three new criminal laws in Bhopal on 8–9 November 2025, with 120 participants from the judiciary, prosecution and police of all states and UTs.
• Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh said on 9 November 2025 that five annual month-long Special Swachhata campaigns in central government offices since 2021 had earned ₹4,085.24 crore from the disposal of scrap, including electronic scrap.

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Conference on 'Strengthening Legal Aid Delivery Mechanisms' at the Supreme Court of India on 8 November 2025 and launched NALSA's Community Mediation Training Module.

Fri, 07 Nov 2025

• The Election Commission of India said on 7 November 2025 that no re-poll was recommended in any of the 121 Assembly constituencies that voted in Phase-I of the Bihar Assembly elections, after post-poll scrutiny of Form 17A (Register of Voters) and other poll-day documents.

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

• The Supreme Court ruled in New Delhi on 6 November 2025 that the grounds of arrest must be supplied to every arrested person in writing and in a language they understand, for offences under all statutes.
• Polling for the first phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held across 121 constituencies in 18 districts of Bihar on 6 November 2025, with a provisional turnout of 64.66% that the Election Commission later finalised at 65.08%.
• The Union Health Ministry notified the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Rules, 2025 under the THOTA Act, 1994 on 6 November 2025, removing the mandatory Clinical Specular equipment requirement for Corneal Transplantation Centres.

Wed, 05 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Electronics and IT unveiled the India AI Governance Guidelines under the IndiaAI Mission in New Delhi on 5 November 2025, with Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood formally releasing the framework.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh formally launched the nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 for pensioners in New Delhi on 5 November 2025.
• Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan was chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Chhattisgarh Rajat Mahotsav, marking 25 years of the state, in Nava Raipur on 5 November 2025.

Tue, 04 Nov 2025

• The enumeration phase of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Phase II, began on 4 November 2025 in 9 states and 3 Union Territories, covering nearly 51 crore electors.

Mon, 03 Nov 2025

• The Union Government said on 3 November 2025 that it had released over ₹444 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for rural local bodies in Odisha for 2025–26.
• The Election Commission said on 3 November 2025 that seizures of illicit inducements linked to the Bihar Assembly election and bye-elections had crossed ₹108.19 crore.
• President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in Dehradun on 3 November 2025 to mark the Silver Jubilee of the state's formation, and later attended the commemoration of 125 years of Raj Bhavan, Nainital.

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new building of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) at Nava Raipur on 1 November 2025, Chhattisgarh's foundation day, and also opened the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial-cum-Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana on their formation days on 1 November 2025.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said on 1 November 2025 that it had imposed penalties of ₹8 lakh each on coaching centres Dikshant IAS and Abhimanu IAS for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

Thu, 30 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the Model Youth Gram Sabha initiative in New Delhi on 30 October 2025 to give school students hands-on experience of grassroots democracy.
• States adopted the 'New Delhi Resolution on NeVA 2025' as the third National Conference on the National e-Vidhan Application ended in New Delhi on 30 October 2025.

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

• Law Minister of State (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal joined the 12th Justice Ministers' Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation by video on 29 October 2025, where a Joint Statement was adopted.

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

• The Union Cabinet approved the Terms of Reference of the 8th Central Pay Commission on 28 October 2025; the Commission, headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, must report within 18 months.
• Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹20 crore to Nagaland on 28 October 2025, as the second instalment of the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund for 2025-26.

Sun, 26 Oct 2025

• The Election Commission of India said on 26 October 2025 that exit polls for the Bihar Assembly elections and bye-elections are banned from 7 am on 6 November to 6:30 pm on 11 November 2025, and reminded media of the 48-hour silence period.
• In the 127th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 October 2025, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Ambikapur's garbage cafes, Gujarat's Dholera mangroves, Koraput coffee and the coming 150th year of 'Vande Mataram'.
• The Department of Land Resources and LBSNAA announced on 26 October 2025 a two-day workshop in Mussoorie on 27-28 October to prepare District Collectors for the NAKSHA urban land survey pilot in 28 states and 3 UTs.

Sat, 25 Oct 2025

• Cabinet Secretary Dr. T. V. Somanathan chaired the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on 25 October 2025 to review preparedness for a cyclone forming over the Bay of Bengal.
• A PIB backgrounder on 25 October 2025 said Naxal-affected districts fell from 126 in 2014 to 18 in 2024, with the government aiming to make India Naxal-free by March 2026.
• The Department of Legal Affairs integrated its Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS) with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) to make advocate fee payments fully electronic.

Fri, 24 Oct 2025

• The Government approved extending the LC75 and Balanced Life Cycle (BLC) investment options to Central Government employees under both the National Pension System and the Unified Pension Scheme.