KPSC (Karnataka) Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

• 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.
• The Ministry of Railways said on 17 December 2025 that about 99.2% of Indian Railways' broad gauge network has been electrified, ahead of China (82%), Russia (52%) and the United Kingdom (39%) as per a UIC report of June 2025.
• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2025 that India's telecom exports rose 72%, from ₹10,000 crore in 2020–21 to ₹18,406 crore in 2024–25.
• Ram Vanji Sutar, the sculptor who designed the 182-metre Statue of Unity, died at his Noida residence at midnight on 17 December 2025, aged 100.
• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) exchanged a signed Work Plan 2025–2027 on 17 December 2025.
• India Post opened Karnataka's first Gen Z-themed post office, the Achit Nagar Post Office at Acharya Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, on 17 December 2025.

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.
• The Armed Forces Medical Services launched India's first AI-driven community screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in New Delhi on 16 December 2025, using the MadhuNetrAI tool developed at AIIMS.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Param Vir Dirgha, a gallery of portraits of all 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Vijay Diwas, 16 December 2025.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarthak, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, began a four-day visit to Chabahar port in Iran on 16 December 2025, the first-ever visit of an ICG ship to the port.
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a Direction on 16 December 2025 requiring entities regulated by IRDAI to adopt '1600' series numbers for service and transactional calls by 15 February 2026.

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.