Bihar Police Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sun, 24 May 2026

• The Department of Consumer Affairs has amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, letting GATCs verify five types of fuel dispensers, including CNG, LNG and hydrogen dispensers, as announced on 24 May 2026.

Sat, 23 May 2026

• On 23 May 2026 the Rural Development Ministry reviewed States' preparedness for the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025, which commences on 1 July 2026, and approved over 45 crore persondays of MGNREGS labour budget for June 2026.
• On 23 May 2026 DPIIT released operational guidelines for the BHAVYA Scheme, a Central Sector Scheme to develop 100 investment-ready industrial parks over 2026-27 to 2031-32 with an outlay of about ₹33,660 crore.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Canada from 25 to 27 May 2026 with over 100 Indian businesses to push negotiations on the India–Canada Comprehensive Economic and Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the ministry announced on 23 May.
• On 23 May 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and briefed him on progress in India–US cooperation.
• On 23 May 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited youth at the 19th Rozgar Mela via video conferencing.
• On 23 May 2026 the Ministry of Education flagged off 56 government-school students from 15 States/UTs, all NMMS scholarship holders, for a 24–30 May visit to Japan under the Sakura Science Programme 2026.

Fri, 22 May 2026

• On 22 May 2026 PM Narendra Modi and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides elevated India–Cyprus ties to a Strategic Partnership, adopted a 2026–2031 defence cooperation roadmap and signed six MoUs/arrangements, including one on counter-terrorism.
• On 22 May 2026 NITI Aayog CEO Nidhi Chibber chaired the first meeting of the High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee, set up under the Union Budget 2026-27 to help India reach a 10% share of the global services market by 2047.
• On 22 May 2026 Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launched the JEEVAN mobile app for senior citizens and the SHATAYU dashboard showing the availability of geriatric caregivers.
• On 22 May 2026 India and Ethiopia signed the bilateral market-access protocol for Ethiopia's accession to the World Trade Organization in Geneva.
• The Health Ministry said on 22 May 2026 that over 100 crore health records have been linked with ABHA under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, doubling from 50 crore in 15 months.
• The Health Ministry announced on 22 May 2026 that the drug Pregabalin has been moved from Schedule H to the stricter Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945, following reports of misuse among youth.
• On 22 May 2026 Slovenia's National Assembly elected Janez Janša as Prime Minister by 51 votes to 36, ending a deadlock after the 22 March parliamentary election.

Thu, 21 May 2026

• On 21 May 2026 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and South Korea's Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kwon Oh-eul inaugurated the Indian War Memorial at Imjingak Park, Seoul, honouring the 60 Para Field Ambulance and the Custodian Force of India.
• On 21 May 2026 Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated the Department of Biotechnology's UMMID (Unique Methods of Management of Inherited Disorders) programme for rare genetic disorders to the nation.
• NSO's Quarterly Bulletin on Unincorporated Sector Enterprises, released on 21 May 2026, put the number of unincorporated non-agricultural establishments at 9.16 crore in January–March 2026, up 16.69% year-on-year, with employment crossing 15 crore for the first time.
• On 21 May 2026 the Sports Ministry placed draft anti-doping law amendments for public consultation, proposing criminal action against doping traffickers, suppliers and syndicates while keeping athletes out of criminal prosecution for rule violations.
• On 21 May 2026 the Environment Ministry said the First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit, set for 1 June 2026 in New Delhi alongside the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit, will be held at a later date.

Wed, 20 May 2026

• On 20 May 2026 the Food and Agriculture Organization conferred its Agricola Medal for 2026 on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its Rome headquarters, for leadership on food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development.
• During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to Italy on 19–20 May 2026, India and Italy elevated their relations to a Special Strategic Partnership and set a goal of €20 billion in bilateral trade by 2029.
• At the 1st ICMR Annual Clinical Trial Meet on 20 May 2026, ICMR presented an ICMR-CCRAS anaemia trial, launched a report on First-in-Human Phase 1 trials and released guidelines for single ethics review of multicentre research.
• At PFRDA's APY Annual Felicitation Programme on 20 May 2026, officials reported a record 1.35 crore new Atal Pension Yojana subscribers in FY 2025-26, over 9 crore gross enrolments and assets above ₹54,000 crore.
• The Index of Eight Core Industries rose 1.7% (provisional) in April 2026 over April 2025, with only cement, steel and electricity recording positive growth.
• On World Metrology Day, 20 May 2026, the Department of Consumer Affairs highlighted the theme 'Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making', 40 Government Approved Test Centre certificates and the new e-Maap legal-metrology portal.
• The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) announced on 20 May 2026 that it had selected 10 institutions to set up Convergence Research Centres of Excellence combining social sciences and humanities with science and technology.
• On 20 May 2026 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with South Korea's Minister of National Defence Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul, where the two sides exchanged agreements on defence cyber, defence-college training and UN peacekeeping.

Tue, 19 May 2026

• At the 3rd India-Nordic Summit, hosted by Norway in Oslo on 19 May 2026, India and the Nordic countries decided to shape their relations into a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership.
• A Project Cheetah review chaired by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on 19 May 2026 reported 53 cheetahs in India, 33 of them born in the country, with Banni grasslands in Gujarat and Nauradehi in MP lined up for expansion.
• On 19 May 2026 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks in Hanoi with Vietnam's Deputy PM and Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang; the two sides signed an MoU on AI and quantum technology and India announced an AI lab at Nha Trang.