Reports & Indices Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Wed, 22 Oct 2025

• India moved up to 9th place globally in total forest area, from 10th, and kept 3rd place in annual forest area gain, according to the FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) 2025 released in Bali (PIB, 22 October 2025).

Tue, 21 Oct 2025

• The Index of Eight Core Industries rose 3.0% (provisional) in September 2025 over September 2024, led by steel at 14.1%, the Commerce Ministry said on 21 October 2025.

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and state rankings (PIB, 16 October 2025), with Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Punjab ranked first in Categories A, B and C.

Mon, 13 Oct 2025

• NITI Aayog released 'India's Blue Economy: Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore Fisheries' on 13 October 2025, setting out six policy interventions and a three-phase roadmap from 2025 to 2033 and beyond.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025

• On 10 October 2025 NITI Aayog released the second NITI Tax Policy Working Paper, 'Towards India's Tax Transformation: Decriminalisation and Trust-Based Governance', which finds the Income-tax Act, 2025 still criminalises 35 acts and omissions across 13 provisions.
• On 10 October 2025 NITI Aayog released a 'Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy', saying India's tech services sector could create up to 4 million new jobs in five years and recommending a National AI Talent Mission.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

• On 8 October 2025 NITI Aayog released 'AI for Inclusive Societal Development', a roadmap on using AI for India's 490 million informal workers, proposing a national Mission Digital ShramSetu.

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

• On 6 October 2025 in New Delhi, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam released the fourth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly for January–March 2025, reporting total trade of $441 billion and focusing on the leather and footwear sector.
• On 6 October 2025 the Competition Commission of India released its 'Market Study on Artificial Intelligence and Competition', conducted through the Management Development Institute Society, urging self-audits of AI systems and steps to lower entry barriers.

Sat, 04 Oct 2025

• On 4 October 2025, a government explainer citing the Labour Ministry said employment in India rose from 47.5 crore in 2017–18 to 64.33 crore in 2023–24, and unemployment fell from 6.0% to 3.2%.

Fri, 03 Oct 2025

• On 3 October 2025 in New Delhi, NITI Aayog released the first paper in its Tax Policy Working Paper Series–I, on improving tax certainty around Permanent Establishment and profit attribution for foreign investors.