Entrance & Scholarship Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

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.

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.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

• Parliament passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 on 17 December 2025, allowing up to 100% Foreign Direct Investment in insurance companies.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Joint Session of the Parliament of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on 17 December 2025, on his first bilateral visit to Ethiopia, and laid a wreath at the Adwa Victory Monument.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025

• Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha on 16 December 2025, proposing a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment a year.
• Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed conferred the Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia, the country's highest award, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Addis International Convention Centre on 16 December 2025, as the two countries elevated ties to a Strategic Partnership.

Mon, 15 Dec 2025

• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha on 15 December 2025, proposing a single apex body for higher education that subsumes the UGC, AICTE and NCTE.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman on 15 December 2025, as the two countries mark 75 years of diplomatic relations.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025

• India won the SDAT Squash World Cup for the first time on 14 December 2025, beating top seeds Hong Kong, China 3-0 in the final at Express Avenue Mall, Chennai.

Fri, 12 Dec 2025

• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved on 12 December 2025 the conduct of the Census of India 2027 at a cost of ₹11,718.24 crore, the country's first Census by digital means.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

• Deepavali was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 10 December 2025 at the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee held at the Red Fort, New Delhi.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• Microsoft announced on 9 December 2025 that it will invest US$17.5 billion in India over four years, its largest-ever investment in Asia, after CEO Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025

• The 20th Session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opened at the Red Fort, New Delhi, on 8 December 2025.

Sat, 06 Dec 2025

• The UMEED Central Portal for managing Waqf properties closed for uploads on 6 December 2025, completing its six-month window, with 5,17,040 Waqf properties initiated and 2,16,905 approved.

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi on 5 December 2025 during Putin's State visit of 4–5 December, adopting a programme of economic cooperation till 2030.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

• The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament began in New Delhi on Monday, 1 December 2025 and was scheduled to run till 19 December with 15 sittings.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025

• On 30 November 2025 the Election Commission of India extended the SIR of electoral rolls in 12 States/UTs by one week; the draft roll will now be published on 16 December 2025 and the final roll on 14 February 2026.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

• On 28 November 2025 India was re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in Category B for 2026–27, topping the category with 154 of 169 valid votes at the 34th IMO Assembly in London.
• On 28 November 2025 the National Statistics Office estimated India's real GDP growth at 8.2% in Q2 (July–September) of 2025-26, up from 5.6% a year earlier; H1 growth was 8.0%.
• On 28 November 2025 India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu to send humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah; the first relief was handed over in Colombo from INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri.

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

• India finished the 25th Summer Deaflympics 2025 in Tokyo with a best-ever tally of 20 medals — 9 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze — and PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the team on 27 November 2025.
• The Ministry of Textiles announced on 27 November 2025 that the Government has approved the Textiles Focused Research, Assessment, Monitoring, Planning and Start-up (Tex-RAMPS) Scheme with an outlay of ₹305 crore for FY 2025-26 to FY 2030-31.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the first advance estimates of Kharif crop production for 2025-26 on 26 November 2025, putting total Kharif foodgrain output at 173.33 million tonnes, up 3.87 million tonnes.
• On Constitution Day, 26 November 2025, President Droupadi Murmu digitally released translated versions of the Constitution of India in nine Indian languages at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, and a bust of Dr B.R. Ambedkar was unveiled at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.