KPSC (Karnataka) Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 13 Dec 2025
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
- 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.
- NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam released the report 'Deepening the Corporate Bond Market in India' in New Delhi on 11 December 2025.
- The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹6.2 crore on 11 December 2025 under the Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for conservation of Red Sanders in five states.
- The eighth round of NABARD's Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments Survey (RECSS), released on 11 December 2025, found that about 80% of rural households consistently reported higher consumption over the past year.
- The Ministry of Education organised the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav 2025 at National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi, on 11 December 2025, the birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, with the theme 'Many Languages, One Emotion'.
- Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi launched on 11 December 2025 a pilot project for field trials of hydrogen in mobility, under which Toyota Kirloskar Motor handed its Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle to the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) for testing.
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.
- President Droupadi Murmu was Chief Guest at the National Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Day function at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 10 December 2025, where she launched the NHRC Mobile App.
- Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil launched the Sujalam Bharat App on 10 December 2025, a digital platform for geo-referencing and monitoring rural drinking water supply assets under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
- The Ministry of Labour & Employment signed an MoU with Microsoft in New Delhi on 10 December 2025, in the presence of Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, to expand job access and AI skilling.
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released on 10 December 2025 its recommendations on assignment of microwave spectrum in the 6 GHz (lower), 7, 13, 15, 18 and 21 GHz bands, E-Band and V-Band.
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.
- India and Brunei held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Working Group (JWG) on Defence Cooperation in New Delhi on 9 December 2025, after signing its Terms of Reference.
- The Ministry of Ayush said on 9 December 2025 that India will co-host the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine with the World Health Organization in New Delhi from 17 to 19 December 2025.
- The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published Part 1 of its working paper on generative AI and copyright law on 9 December 2025, proposing a hybrid licensing model for AI training.
- President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Shilp Guru Awards and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.
- Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi began an official visit to Brazil from 9 to 12 December 2025 to strengthen Indian Navy–Brazilian Navy ties.
- Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil launched the Jal Shakti Hackathon–2025 and the Bharat-WIN portal at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.
- Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarthak, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel, arrived at Suwaikh Port in Kuwait on 9 December 2025 during its Overseas Deployment to the Gulf.