APSC (Assam) Current Affairs One-liners — Last 3 months

Tue, 28 Jul 2026

• On 28 July 2026 Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off in Guwahati the first international consignment of Purabi ice cream – 5,627 litres – to Bhutan.
• On 28 July 2026 Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released five commemorative books at Rashtrapati Bhavan marking four years of President Droupadi Murmu's Presidency.

Mon, 27 Jul 2026

• On 27 July 2026 at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Sharmila Dhankar won the women's shot put F57 gold with a season-best 9.81 m – India's first-ever CWG para-athletics gold – while Shilpa K. Shyla was upgraded to bronze.
• Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri began an official visit to China (27–28 July 2026) by meeting Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, in Beijing.
• The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) marked its 20th Foundation Day on 27 July 2026 at Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi, with Secretary Dr N. Kalaiselvi presiding.
• Sarvesh Kushare cleared 2.25 m on 27 July 2026 to win the men's high jump silver at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian to win a CWG silver in the event.
• Astronomers of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and collaborators reported, on 27 July 2026, a rare blue straggler star caught actively gaining mass from its companion in the binary TIC 327546480 in the old open cluster Collinder 261.
• On 27 July 2026, Indian weightlifters won three medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games – silver for Gyaneshwari Yadav (women's 53 kg) and Valluri Ajaya Babu (men's 79 kg) and bronze for Bindyarani Devi (women's 58 kg).
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on 27 July 2026 announced a task force to help India reach a 5% share of the global toy market by 2032, and launched the Toy Sector Playbook at DPIIT's 'Team Up for Toys' meet.
• Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) on 27 July 2026 launched the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme and the SAMARTH Panchayat Portal and released the Model Own Source of Revenue (OSR) Rules for Panchayats.
• The Ministry of Tourism signed an MoU with Air India Limited in New Delhi on 27 July 2026 to promote India as a preferred global tourism destination under the Incredible India brand.
• Keshav Chandra, IAS (1995 batch, AGMUT cadre), assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mines on 27 July 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on their Raising Day on 27 July 2026, noting their role in eliminating the menace of Maoism.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026

• On 26 July 2026 at Glasgow, Mirabai Chanu won the women's 48 kg weightlifting gold with a Games-record 190 kg – her third straight Commonwealth Games title – while Rishikanta Singh (men's 60 kg) and Raja Muthupandi (men's 65 kg) won silver.
• In the 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 July 2026, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Kashmir's Vagu mat, Tripura's Chongpreng instrument, record Khadi sales of nearly ₹8,000 crore and Kerala's 'Aksharakanduk' Sanskrit-football project.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 26 July 2026 the constitution of a high-powered task force on examination reforms, led by Nandan Nilekani, to recommend changes to the examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
• PM Narendra Modi virtually interacted on 26 July 2026 with MY Bharat volunteers of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026, who shared experiences from border villages in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.
• PM Modi said in Mann Ki Baat on 26 July 2026 that all five Indian students won gold and India topped the 2026 Physics Olympiad, all Indian students won gold in the Chemistry Olympiad, and the Maths team won two golds and four silvers.
• Pralhad Joshi took charge of the Union Ministry of Education at Kartavya Bhavan on 26 July 2026, a day after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Education Minister.
• Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh delivered the valedictory address on 26 July 2026 at 'Prarambh', a two-day orientation workshop for newly elected and nominated members of the Rajya Sabha.

Sat, 25 Jul 2026

• On 25 July 2026, the President, on the advice of the Prime Minister, accepted Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation from the Union Council of Ministers under Article 75(2), and assigned the Ministry of Education to Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi in addition to his existing portfolio.
• The Law Ministry told Parliament on 25 July 2026 that 775 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), including 398 exclusive POCSO courts, were functional in 29 States/UTs as of 30 April 2026, and the FTSC scheme has been temporarily extended up to 30 September 2026.
• The Law Ministry informed Parliament on 25 July 2026 that DISHA 2.0 (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice), a Central Sector Scheme with an outlay of ₹255 crore for 2026-31, is being implemented across India.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary on 25 July 2026.
• Top seed Anahat Singh beat Egypt's Ruqayya Salem 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-9) on 25 July 2026 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, to become the first Indian to win the World Squash Junior Championship title.
• Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri marked the start of drilling (spudding) of MN-DWN18-1-HD, the first appraisal well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin, on 25 July 2026.
• Indian Navy sail training ship INS Sudarshini departed Boston, USA on 25 July 2026 as part of its ongoing Lokayan 26 voyage, after representing India at the SAIL 250 celebrations and the International Naval Review 250.

Fri, 24 Jul 2026

• The Union Cabinet on 24 July 2026 approved Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA Rasayan), a ₹3,030 crore scheme to set up three dedicated Chemical Parks, announced in the Union Budget 2026-27.
• Para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar won bronze in the men's heavyweight event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on 24 July 2026, opening India's medal tally at the Games.
• The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting released the Television Rating Policy 2026, replacing the Guidelines for TV Rating Agencies of 16 January 2014, to bring transparency, independence and accountability to TV audience measurement (informed 24 July 2026).