APSC (Assam) Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 11 Jul 2026
Fri, 10 Jul 2026
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed progress on establishing the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS) on 10 July 2026.
- A Financial Intelligence Unit–India case on a ₹868-crore cyber fraud network was named runner-up at the Best Egmont Case Award (BECA) 2026 at the Egmont Group Plenary in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Finance Ministry announced on 10 July 2026.
- The 49th Codex Alimentarius Commission session in Geneva, held from 6 to 10 July 2026, adopted seven India-led texts, including standards for dried coriander seeds, fresh curry leaves, large cardamom and vanilla, and approved India's proposal for a cashew kernel standard.
- The Health Ministry announced on 10 July 2026 that formulations with more than 12% v/v ethyl alcohol in quantities above 30 mL will need licences and be sold only on prescription under Schedule H1.
- The Ministry of Coal's Nominated Authority opened bids on 10 July 2026 for the 15th round of commercial coal block auctions, receiving 21 bids for 8 of 23 blocks on offer.
- The Social Justice Ministry announced on 10 July 2026 a nationwide mass pledge against drug abuse on 18 August 2026 to mark the 6th anniversary of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
Thu, 09 Jul 2026
- PM Narendra Modi and PM Anthony Albanese held the 3rd India–Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on 9 July 2026, announcing a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation among 18 outcomes.
- At the Melbourne summit on 9 July 2026, India and Australia finalised the Administrative Arrangement that operationalises their 2014 Civil Nuclear Agreement and enables Australian uranium exports to India.
- The Department of Telecommunications' BharatNet-enabled 'Samriddh Gram' project was announced on 9 July 2026 as a global winner of the WSIS Prizes 2026 under Action Line C6 – Enabling Environment, presented at the WSIS Forum in Geneva.
- CSIR and IP Australia signed an agreement on access to India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library at the India–Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on 9 July 2026, taking the number of patent offices with access to 18.
- The Sports Ministry on 9 July 2026 directed all recognised National Sports Federations to publish their Los Angeles 2028 Olympic qualification and athlete selection pathways by 15 July 2026.
Wed, 08 Jul 2026
- The Ministry of Education released the AISHE reports for 2022-23 and 2023-24 on 8 July 2026; Gross Enrolment Ratio rose to 30 in 2023-24 and total enrolment to 4.50 crore.
- The Ministry of Coal invited applications on 8 July 2026 under the ₹37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects; the last date is 7 September 2026.
- PM Narendra Modi visited the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 8 July 2026 and, with President Prabowo Subianto, unveiled a plaque starting ASI's conservation project there.
- Researchers at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism developed a method to reconstruct the topside ionosphere over the Indian region by combining COSMIC radio occultation data with ground ionosonde observations (DST release, 8 July 2026).
Tue, 07 Jul 2026
- The Ministry of Education released the UDISE+ 2025-26 report on school education on 7 July 2026: teachers rose to 1,02,73,020, secondary dropout fell to 7.0% and secondary GER rose to 71.7%.
- PM Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto held official talks at Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, on 7 July 2026 during the PM's State Visit to Indonesia (6–8 July), with 14 agreements including BrahMos cooperation.
- The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 has issued 4,11,497 guarantees worth ₹1,55,229 crore, with 98% of guarantees by number going to MSMEs (Finance Ministry, 7 July 2026).
- The 4th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU on 7 July 2026 approved a nationwide rollout across all 200 ITI clusters and Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana.
- PM Narendra Modi announced on 7 July 2026 that IIM Bangalore will set up its first international campus at Singhasari SEZ, Malang, Indonesia.
- President Prabowo Subianto conferred the 'Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia', the country's highest civilian honour, on PM Narendra Modi on 7 July 2026.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026
- The Department of Consumer Affairs amended the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011 (announced 6 July 2026), cutting the standard weights needed to verify instruments of one tonne and above from 50% to 20% of capacity after a repeatability test.
- An international team including Dr Aru Beri of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics used the e-MERLIN radio array to study 280 nearby galaxies and found weakly active black holes in nearly a quarter of them (DST, 6 July 2026).
- Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the 5th Foundation Day of the Ministry of Cooperation on 6 July 2026, citing nine national-level cooperative societies and a database of over 32 crore members.
- MoSPI released the report of the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics, chaired by IIT Delhi Director Dr Rangan Banerjee, on 6 July 2026, recommending methods for biofuels and filling data gaps in captive power and EV electricity use.
- India produced 42.1 Mt of crude steel in April–June 2026, up 3.0%, while finished steel consumption rose 8.3% to 41.6 Mt, the Steel Ministry reported on 6 July 2026.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026
- Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the first instalment (Mother Sanction) of Rs 25,863 crore to States under VB-G-RAM-G on 5 July 2026, and said no State will have a wage rate below Rs 300 a day.
- India, represented by Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare, will chair the Ninth Session of UNCTAD's Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 6 to 8 July 2026, the Department of Consumer Affairs said on 5 July 2026.
- INS Udaygiri, INS Shakti and INS Kavaratti of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet, led by Rear Admiral Alok Anand, concluded a three-day port call at Changi Naval Base, Singapore (reported 5 July 2026).