APSC (Assam) Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ammonia-Urea Fertilizer Project of Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited at Namrup in Dibrugarh, Assam on 21 December 2025.
- World Meditation Day was observed on 21 December 2025, with Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan attending the celebrations at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Telangana and the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga holding sessions in New Delhi.
- Pakistan beat India by 191 runs in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup at the ICC Academy, Dubai on 21 December 2025, powered by opener Sameer Minhas's 172.
- The Government e-Marketplace said on 21 December 2025 that over 11.25 lakh Micro and Small Enterprise sellers had won ₹7.44 lakh crore of orders, 44.8% of its total order value, as of 30 November 2025.
- The government on 21 December 2025 explained the uniform definition of the Aravalli Hills and Range accepted by the Supreme Court on 20 November 2025, under which landforms rising 100 metres or more above local relief are Aravalli Hills.
- India women beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam on 21 December 2025, with Jemimah Rodrigues scoring an unbeaten 69.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025
- The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) Bill, 2025 received the President's assent on 20 December 2025 and became Act No. 36 of 2025, replacing MGNREGA, 2005 with a guarantee of 125 days of wage employment.
- The first leaders' summit of the 'Central Asia plus Japan' Dialogue (CA+JAD) was held in Tokyo on 20 December 2025, chaired by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with the presidents of all five Central Asian countries.
- Union Minister Manohar Lal released the toolkit for the 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan (2025-26) in Bhopal on 20 December 2025, with the theme 'Swacchata Ki Nayi Pehel – Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath'.
- India and the Netherlands exchanged an MoU on 20 December 2025 linking the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat with the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, during talks between S. Jaishankar and Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Terminal Building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam on 20 December 2025 and unveiled a statue of Assam's first Chief Minister Gopinath Bardoloi.
- The BCCI named India's 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20I series against New Zealand on 20 December 2025, with Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Axar Patel as vice-captain.
- The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan, marked its 62nd Raising Day on 20 December 2025 with a ceremony at its training centre at Sapri near Jawalamukhi in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025
- The Rajya Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 by voice vote after midnight on 19 December 2025 in New Delhi, completing its passage through Parliament a day after the Lok Sabha.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah convened a meeting in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 for constituting the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, modelled on the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the closing ceremony of the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 19 December 2025 and, with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros, inaugurated the new WHO South-East Asia Regional Office building.
- The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) notified amendments to the PFRDA (Exits and Withdrawals under the National Pension System) Regulations, 2015 on 19 December 2025, letting non-government subscribers withdraw up to 80% as lump sum at normal exit.
- The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament, which began on 1 December 2025, was adjourned sine die in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 after 15 sittings spread over 19 days, with eight Bills passed by both Houses.
- ISRO completed qualification tests of the drogue parachutes for the Gaganyaan crew module at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of DRDO's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh on 18 and 19 December 2025.
- The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances launched Good Governance Week 2025, observed from 19 to 25 December, in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 with guidelines for the nationwide 'Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore' campaign.
- India and the Netherlands announced the India–Netherlands Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) through an MoU in New Delhi on 19 December 2025, during Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel's visit.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025
- India and Oman signed the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Oman on 18 December 2025 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, giving zero-duty access on 98.08% of Oman's tariff lines.
- The Rajya Sabha passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 in New Delhi on 18 December 2025, completing its passage a day after the Lok Sabha.
- The Lok Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 by voice vote in New Delhi on 18 December 2025, amid Opposition protests.
- The second edition of the India–UAE Joint Military Exercise Desert Cyclone-II was scheduled at Abu Dhabi, UAE from 18 to 30 December 2025, with a 45-member Indian Army contingent.
- The Department of Financial Services unveiled a common logo for the 28 Regional Rural Banks on 18 December 2025 under the #OneRRBOneLogo initiative, after RRBs were consolidated on the 'One State One RRB' principle.
- Sultan Haitham bin Tarik conferred the Order of Oman on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Oman on 18 December 2025, during a visit that coincided with 70 years of India–Oman diplomatic relations.
- The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Dispur on 18 December 2025, approved declaring Kumari Beel and Dhamar Beel in Goalpara district as Proposed Reserved Forests.
- The Competition Commission of India said on 18 December 2025 that it had taken cognizance of information filed against IndiGo over recent flight disruptions and would proceed under the Competition Act, 2002.