HPSC HCS Current Affairs One-liners — All time

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.
• The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed five loan agreements totalling over US$ 2.2 billion on 15 December 2025 for skilling, rooftop solar, healthcare in Assam, Chennai Metro and ecotourism in Meghalaya.
• Raj Kumar Goyal assumed office as Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission on 15 December 2025 and administered the oath of office to eight new Information Commissioners.
• The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 15 December 2025 that annual inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was (-) 0.32% (provisional) in November 2025.
• Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh introduced the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 in Parliament on 15 December 2025.
• The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 15 December 2025 that India's total exports of goods and services in November 2025 were an estimated US$ 73.99 billion, up 15.52% over November 2024.
• Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, began an official visit to the Maldives on 15 December 2025 to attend the closing ceremony of Exercise Ekatha 2025, the eighth edition of the India–Maldives maritime exercise.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 75th death anniversary on 15 December 2025.

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.
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Energy Conservation Awards 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on National Energy Conservation Day, 14 December 2025.
• Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II (Suvaran Maran) at the Vice-President's Enclave, New Delhi, on 14 December 2025.
• The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) launched the first Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series at The Kunj, New Delhi, on 14 December 2025, with a keynote by Padma Bhushan awardee Rajeev Sethi on 'Handmade for Gen-Next'.
• The Ministry of Railways said on 14 December 2025 that Indian Railways produced more than 42,600 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches between 2014 and 2025, against 2,300 in 2004–2014.
• The Ministry of MSME said on 14 December 2025 that Quality Control Orders are implemented with exemptions for MSMEs, including extra time for micro and small enterprises and concessions of up to 80% in the BIS annual minimum marking fee.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025

• Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries paid tributes in the Parliament House complex on 13 December 2025 to the security personnel and staff killed in the 13 December 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directed on 13 December 2025 that Vande Bharat trains serve local cuisine of the regions they pass through, and said 3.03 crore fake IRCTC user accounts had been deactivated.
• The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts held an academic programme, 'Natyashastra – Synthesis of Theory and Praxis', at the Red Fort, Delhi, on 13 December 2025 during the 20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
• The Ministry of Steel said on 13 December 2025 that Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) sold 12.7 million tonnes in April–November 2025, up 14% from 11.1 million tonnes a year earlier.

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.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 12 December 2025 the CoalSETU policy, creating a new window in the Non-Regulated Sector linkage auction policy so that coal linkages can be auctioned for any industrial use and export.
• The National Makhana Board held its first board meeting at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, on 12 December 2025, starting implementation of the Board and the ₹476.03-crore Central Sector Scheme for Development of Makhana.
• The 20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage concluded at the Red Fort, New Delhi, on 12 December 2025; Deepavali's inscription was a highlight of the session.
• India's resolution on 'Strengthening the Global Management of Wildfires' was adopted on 12 December 2025 at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi, Kenya.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 12 December 2025 the Minimum Support Price for copra for the 2026 season, fixing ₹12,027 per quintal for milling copra and ₹12,500 per quintal for ball copra.
• All-India retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index was 0.71% (provisional) in November 2025, up 46 basis points from October, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said on 12 December 2025.
• The Department of Posts and BSE signed an MoU in New Delhi on 12 December 2025 enabling India Post to distribute mutual fund products through its postal network using the BSE StAR MF platform.
• The Union Public Service Commission announced on 12 December 2025 that every Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidate will be allotted the examination centre of their choice for its examinations.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025

• Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launched the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana 2.0 and inaugurated the state-level Antyodaya Utthan Mela at Sonipat on 11 December 2025.
• The India–Italy Business Forum was held in Mumbai on 11 December 2025 during the visit of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, with the signing of the agreed minutes of the 22nd India–Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation.