BPSC Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Mon, 26 Jan 2026

• The Home Ministry's Republic Day 2026 tableau on the three new criminal laws displayed e-Sakshya, e-Summons, Nyaya Shruti, NAFIS and ICJS; Amit Shah said the laws mark a shift from a punishment-oriented to a justice-oriented system.

Sun, 25 Jan 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu approved gallantry awards to 70 Armed Forces personnel, including six posthumous, with the Ashoka Chakra going to IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.
• On the eve of Republic Day, the President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026 — 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
• Veteran journalist Sir Mark Tully, long-time BBC correspondent and bureau chief in New Delhi, died at a New Delhi hospital on 25 January 2026, aged 90.
• The MHA announced Gallantry and Service Medals for 982 personnel, including 125 Medals for Gallantry.
• PFRDA constituted the Committee for Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG), chaired by Narayan Ramachandran, to modernise the NPS investment framework.
• The ECI released a publication on the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, which recorded the highest turnout since 1951 at 67.3% and women's participation of 71.8%.
• The Election Commission celebrated the 16th National Voters' Day on 25 January 2026 in New Delhi with President Droupadi Murmu as Chief Guest.
• The Navy's First Training Squadron (INS Tir, Shardul, Sujata and ICGS Sarathi) departed Belawan, Indonesia, on 23 January 2026 after a three-day port call.
• In the 130th Mann Ki Baat, the first of 2026, aired on National Voters' Day, PM Modi urged a focus on 'Zero Defect, Zero Effect' and praised community river and water-body revival.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026

• PM Narendra Modi addressed the 18th Rozgar Mela by video conference on 24 January 2026, as more than 61,000 young people received appointment letters for government jobs.
• Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressed the inaugural session of the Second Global Buddhist Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 24 January 2026.
• The Super-100 winners of Veer Gatha 5.0 were felicitated in New Delhi on 24 January 2026; the edition drew over 1.92 crore students, including 28,005 from CBSE schools abroad.
• National Girl Child Day was observed on 24 January 2026, with WCD Minister Annapurna Devi calling for education, safety and empowerment of every girl.
• At the Grand Finale of the National School Band Competition in New Delhi on 24 January 2026, Ranchi schools won the pipe band boys and girls titles.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026

• The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (institutional) and Lt Col Seeta Ashok Shelke (individual) were selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026.
• The fourth round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods provisionally selected five air-conditioner component makers with committed investment of ₹863 crore.
• The armed forces announced a tri-service tableau titled 'Operation Sindoor: Victory Through Jointness' for the 77th Republic Day Parade.
• ECI's three-day International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 ended at Bharat Mandapam on 23 January 2026 with election bodies unanimously adopting the Delhi Declaration 2026.
• The third meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council, chaired by Sarbananda Sonowal in Kochi on 23 January 2026, identified projects worth over ₹1,500 crore.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Granth Kutir at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 23 January 2026, a collection of about 2,300 books and around 50 manuscripts in India's 11 classical languages.
• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told the MoRTH Consultative Committee on 23 January 2026 that DoT has allocated 30 GHz radio frequency for developing vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems.

Thu, 22 Jan 2026

• Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan released the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework on 22 January 2026, a roadmap for bringing quantum technologies into the armed forces.
• The government notified Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity targets for 208 more obligated entities in petroleum refining, petrochemicals, textiles and secondary aluminium under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme.
• India's transmission network (220 kV and above) crossed 5 lakh circuit km on 14 January 2026 with the commissioning of the 765 kV Bhadla II–Sikar II line in Rajasthan, the Power Ministry said on 22 January.
• The Centre sanctioned more than 10,000 km of road projects under PMGSY-IV for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim, connecting about 3,270 isolated habitations.
• The Election Commission launched ECINET, a one-stop digital platform for all election information and services, at IICDEM 2026 in New Delhi on 22 January 2026.
• The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed an MoU with the World Economic Forum to launch a Skills Accelerator in India and strengthen its TVET ecosystem.
• Indian Railways' Trucks-on-Trains service on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor carries loaded trucks between New Rewari and New Palanpur, cutting transit from about 30 hours by road to about 12.
• PM Narendra Modi received a call from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 22 January 2026; both reaffirmed the India–Brazil Strategic Partnership.