APSC (Assam) Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Fri, 29 May 2026

• The Ministry of Corporate Affairs added item (xiii), 'Subscription to zero coupon zero principal instruments on Social Stock Exchange', to Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, allowing such subscriptions to count as CSR.
• The International Day of UN Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2026 with the theme 'Invest in Peace'; 29 May marks the anniversary of the first UN peacekeeping mission in 1948.
• On 29 May 2026 NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub released 'Future of India's Semiconductor Industry', India's first comprehensive 10-year semiconductor roadmap, aiming to make India an indispensable global player by 2035.
• On 29 May 2026 the Department of Financial Services launched the Common Landing Portal for Unclaimed Financial Assets (unclaimedassetsportal.in), developed with PSB Alliance, under the 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' campaign.
• Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar assumed charge as the 48th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff on 29 May 2026; he earlier commanded INS Vikramaditya and the Western Fleet.
• In a joint statement released on 29 May 2026, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Canada's Minister Sidhu launched the Canada-India Trade and Investment Forum and aimed to conclude Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement talks by the end of the year.
• On 29 May 2026 the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet gave Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh additional charge as Secretary, DDR&D and Chairman, DRDO, from 31 May 2026 on completion of Dr Samir V. Kamat's tenure.
• India won two silver medals and three Merit Awards at the Taipei Capital Cup 2026, an international skills competition held in Taipei from 26–28 May 2026 with competitors from 15 countries.

Thu, 28 May 2026

• Opening the two-day Kharif Conclave-2026 at NASC Complex, Pusa, on 28 May 2026, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said foodgrain production has exceeded 3,765 lakh tonnes and India has overtaken China as the world's largest rice producer.
• The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 completed 10 years on 28 May 2026; as of March 2026, 1,419 cases had yielded resolution plans, realising over ₹4 lakh crore for creditors.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Singapore's Permanent Secretary (Defence) Joseph Leong co-chaired the 16th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue in Singapore on 28 May 2026.
• On 28 May 2026 Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a Mother Sanction of ₹10,021.42 crore to 12 States under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin, towards 'Housing for All' by March 2029.
• India's men's freestyle and women's wrestling teams won the team titles at the 2026 U23 Asian Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam, with the men's freestyle team's 9 medals being India's highest-ever haul at the event.
• NHAI has finalised a tentative list of 17 National Highway stretches totalling 1,692.5 km across nine States for monetisation through Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and InvIT modes in FY 2026–27.
• Dhanendra Kumar, a 1968-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer and the first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, died on 28 May 2026 after a fire, suspected to be caused by an AC blast, at his Hauz Khas home in Delhi.
• The Sports Ministry and SAI announced on 28 May 2026 a first-time plan to deploy dedicated IT Consultants in National Sports Federations under the National Sports Digital Ecosystem, ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
• On 28 May 2026 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla released 89 volumes of the proceedings of the Central Legislative Assembly (1924–1930) and the inaugural issue of the quarterly magazine 'Vidhan-Chetna' at the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Wed, 27 May 2026

• The National Health Accounts estimates for 2022-23, released on 27 May 2026, show out-of-pocket expenditure falling to 43.4% of total health expenditure and government health expenditure rising to 1.43% of GDP.
• On 27 May 2026 the CCEA approved SARTHAK-PDS, an umbrella scheme merging foodgrain-movement/FPS-dealer-margin assistance and SMART PDS, with a Central outlay of ₹25,530 crore up to 31 March 2031.
• The Third Advance Estimates for 2025-26, released on 27 May 2026, put India's foodgrain production at a record 376.563 million tonnes, about 18.8 million tonnes (5.3%) above 2024-25.
• The Petroleum Ministry said on 27 May 2026 that India, the world's fourth-largest refiner with 258.1 MTPA capacity across 22 refineries, has more than adequate petrol and diesel supplies.
• Indian Navy sail training ship INS Sudarshini arrived at Antigua on 27 May 2026 after her first Atlantic crossing, a 19-day passage from Mindelo, Cape Verde, as part of the Lokayan 26 expedition.
• The 12th round of India–Republic of Korea CEPA upgrade negotiations was held in New Delhi from 25–27 May 2026; both sides agreed to form sub-groups on digital trade, supply chains and strategic industrial cooperation.
• Dr Jitendra Singh said on 27 May 2026 that women form nearly 41% of the 2024 IAS batch, one of the highest-ever levels of gender participation in the service.
• PM Narendra Modi chaired the 51st PRAGATI meeting on 27 May 2026, reviewing seven Railways, Power and Road projects worth about ₹30,000 crore in nine States, the Ken-Betwa Link Project and SBM-Urban 2.0.

Tue, 26 May 2026

• On 26 May 2026 the Government of India constituted a High-Level Committee, chaired by Justice (Retd) Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar, to study demographic changes caused by illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons.
• On 26 May 2026 the Union Government notified the National Sports Governance (National Sports Board) Rules, 2026 and the National Sports Governance (National Sports Tribunal) Rules, 2026 under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025.
• On 26 May 2026 Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launched the PM-AJAY Portal and AJAY Mobile App for end-to-end digital, real-time implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana.
• On 26 May 2026 the Centre approved Skymap Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.'s bid of about ₹121.01 crore for 100% equity and management control of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), a CPSE under the Ministry of Ayush.
• The Department of Telecommunications has introduced user-friendly reforms to PM-WANI public Wi-Fi, including QR-based login for laptops, short 15, 30 and 60-minute plans and standardised hotspot names, announced on 26 May 2026.