GPSC (Gujarat) Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 05 Jan 2026

• Steel Authority of India Limited reported on 5 January 2026 provisional sales of 2.1 million tonnes in December 2025, its best December ever and about 37% higher than December 2024.
• The Department of Telecommunications said on 5 January 2026 that pension documents of its pensioners issued through SAMPANN, such as ePPOs and Form 16, are now available on DigiLocker.

Sun, 04 Jan 2026

• The Ayush Export Promotion Council observed its 4th Establishment Anniversary in New Delhi on 4 January 2026, as the Commerce Ministry reported AYUSH and herbal exports of USD 688.89 million in 2024-25, up 6.11%.
• A PIB backgrounder on 4 January 2026 said MeitY's Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme under the Semicon India Programme supports 24 chip design projects, which have achieved 16 tape-outs, 6 ASIC chips and 10 patents.
• On the 42nd Foundation Day of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research on 4 January 2026, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced that deep-tech startups no longer need three years of existence to be recognised under DSIR's Industrial R&D Promotion Programme.
• World Braille Day was observed on 4 January 2026; a PIB backgrounder noted that Braille came to India in 1887 and that Bharati Braille was adopted as the single national standard in 1951.
• Desert Vipers won their first International League T20 title by beating MI Emirates by 46 runs in the season-four final in Dubai on 4 January 2026, led by Sam Curran's unbeaten 74.
• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways highlighted on 4 January 2026 the legal protections for 'Rah-Veers' — Good Samaritans who help road accident victims — under rules notified in 2020 under Section 134A of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Sat, 03 Jan 2026

• On 3 January 2026 at New Delhi Railway Station, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper train, which will run between Guwahati and Howrah after completing trials and certification.
• On 3 January 2026 in New Delhi, the Department of Fertilizers held a day-long Chintan Shivir with Union Minister J. P. Nadda and MoS Anupriya Patel, focused on balanced fertilizer use and sustainable agriculture.
• On 3 January 2026 in Mumbai, NTPC's Western Region-I signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, sanctioning ₹23.16 crore of CSR funds for a Linear Accelerator at GCRI's Siddhpur Satellite Centre.
• The Election Commission of India on 3 January 2026 invited citizens to download the ECINet app and send suggestions through it until 10 January 2026, ahead of the platform's official launch that month.

Fri, 02 Jan 2026

• The Ministry of Electronics and IT on 2 January 2026 approved 22 more proposals under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, with projected investment of ₹41,863 crore and 33,791 direct jobs.
• The Commerce Ministry on 2 January 2026 launched two interventions under the NIRYAT PROTSAHAN sub-scheme of the Export Promotion Mission: interest subvention on export credit and a CGTMSE-backed collateral guarantee for MSME exporters.
• Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan told the media in New Delhi on 2 January 2026 that the PRAGATI mechanism has reviewed over 3,300 projects worth more than ₹85 lakh crore and resolved 7,156 of 7,735 issues raised.
• On 2 January 2026 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda released Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026, the 10th edition of India's official book of drug standards, with 121 new monographs.
• NHAI-sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust received a AAA (Stable) rating for its long-term bank facilities from CARE Ratings, the Road Transport Ministry said on 2 January 2026.
• Coal production from captive and commercial mines rose 5.75% year-on-year to 19.48 million tonnes in December 2025, the Ministry of Coal said on 2 January 2026.
• The Ministry of Textiles on 2 January 2026 extended the deadline for fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Textiles to 31 March 2026.

Thu, 01 Jan 2026

• NHAI announced on 1 January 2026 that the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process will be discontinued for all new car FASTags from 1 February 2026, with mandatory VAHAN-based validation before activation instead.
• The PFRDA board approved in principle a framework letting Scheduled Commercial Banks set up pension funds to manage NPS, and appointed former SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara as Chairperson of the NPS Trust Board, the Finance Ministry said on 1 January 2026.
• On 1 January 2026 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, President Droupadi Murmu launched the #SkillTheNation Challenge under MSDE's SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness) initiative and virtually inaugurated the IGNOU Regional Centre and Skill Centre at Rairangpur, Odisha.
• On its 68th Foundation Day on 1 January 2026, DRDO said 22 Acceptances of Necessity worth about ₹1.30 lakh crore were accorded in 2025 for DRDO-developed systems to be made by Indian industry, the highest in any single year.
• Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 1 January 2026, as Air Marshals Tejinder Singh and Seethepalli Shrinivas took over South Western Air Command and Training Command.
• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation unveiled a new logo carrying the message 'Data for Development' and a citizen-friendly mascot named 'Sankhyiki' on 1 January 2026.
• Union Minister J. P. Nadda launched an integrated online fertilizer subsidy claim process on 1 January 2026, linking the Department of Fertilizers' iFMS with the PFMS of the Controller General of Accounts.
• BSNL on 1 January 2026 rolled out Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), or Wi-Fi Calling, to customers in all telecom circles, free of extra charge.
• The Ministry of Corporate Affairs said on 1 January 2026 that the annual KYC filing for company directors under Rule 12A will be replaced by a simpler KYC intimation once every three years from 31 March 2026.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025

• India's broadband subscriber base crossed 1 billion (100.37 crore) at the end of November 2025, more than six times the 13.15 crore of November 2015, the Communications Ministry said on 31 December 2025.
• DRDO successfully carried out a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the Odisha coast on 31 December 2025, as part of user evaluation trials.