OPSC OCS Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar assumed the Chairship of the Council of Member States of International IDEA for 2026 at Stockholm, Sweden on 3 December 2025.
• The Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Second (Amendment) Rules, 2025 on 3 December 2025, making Retail Sale Price display mandatory on pan masala packs of every size from 1 February 2026.
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for 2025 to 32 awardees at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 3 December 2025, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Vigraha is on an operational visit to Jakarta, Indonesia from 2 to 5 December 2025 as part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries, engaging with the Indonesian Coast Guard BAKAMLA.
• TRAI released the Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for July–September 2025 on 3 December 2025, showing broadband subscribers rising 1.63% to 995.63 million at end-September.
• The Department of Land Resources held a National Symposium on NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) and LandStack on 3 December 2025, where a unified 'Urban property card' pilot across 157 cities was highlighted.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

• The first-of-its-kind R&D Roadmap to Enable India's Net Zero Targets through Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), prepared by DST, was launched by Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood on 2 December 2025.
• The Indian Navy undertook humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Sri Lanka after Cyclonic Storm Ditwah under Operation Sagar Bandhu, using INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri and INS Sukanya, as reported on 2 December 2025.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 18th Plenary Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in New Delhi on 2 December 2025; India hosts it from 2 to 5 December.
• MNRE said on 2 December 2025 that India added 31.2 GW of non-fossil capacity in FY 2025-26 up to October, taking non-fossil capacity to about 259 GW and 50% of installed capacity, five years ahead of its NDC target.
• The Indian Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard held their 1st Annual Bilateral Meeting in Manila on 2 December 2025 under an MoU signed on 22 August 2023.
• UIDAI said on 2 December 2025 that Aadhaar holders executed 231 crore authentication transactions in November 2025, about 8.5% more than in November 2024 and the highest month so far this fiscal year.
• NHAI signed an MoU with Reliance Jio on 2 December 2025 to send telecom-based advance safety alerts to highway users approaching accident-prone stretches, stray-cattle zones, fog areas and diversions.

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.
• India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 0.4% in October 2025, down from 4.0% in September, according to quick estimates released by MoSPI on 1 December 2025.
• Indian Railways announced on 1 December 2025 the out-of-turn promotion of Women's World Cup champions Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur to the Group 'B' gazetted post of Officer on Special Duty (Sports).
• The Border Security Force (BSF), established on 1 December 1965, marked its Raising Day on 1 December 2025, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted its personnel.
• Union Health Minister J P Nadda inaugurated the national observance of World AIDS Day 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 1 December 2025.
• Aparna Garg, a 1987-batch Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer, took charge as Member (Finance), Railway Board on 1 December 2025.
• Rabi crops had been sown on 393.07 lakh hectares as of 28 November 2025, against 357.73 lakh hectares a year earlier, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare reported on 1 December 2025.
• Air Marshal Tejbir Singh assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) at Air Headquarters on 1 December 2025.
• MeitY's IndiaAI and UN Women India announced on 1 December 2025 a global call for nominations for a compendium on AI solutions advancing gender equality, to be released at the India–AI Impact Summit 2026.

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.
• In its first-ever participation, India finished 8th among 29 countries at the WorldSkills Asia Competition 2025, winning one silver, two bronze and three Medallions for Excellence.
• On 30 November 2025 Belgium beat India 1-0 in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, to win the title for the first time; India took silver.
• At an all-party meeting on 30 November 2025, the government said the Winter Session of Parliament would run from 1 to 19 December 2025 with 15 sittings over 19 days.
• On 30 November 2025 Virat Kohli scored 135 off 120 balls against South Africa at Ranchi — his 52nd ODI century — passing Sachin Tendulkar's 51 Test centuries for the most hundreds in a single format; India won by 17 runs.
• Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, AVSM, NM, assumed charge as Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A) of the Indian Navy on 28 November 2025.
• Honduras held its general election on 30 November 2025; after a long and disputed count, National Party candidate Nasry Asfura was declared the winner on 24 December 2025.
• On 30 November 2025 ALIMCO marked its 53rd Foundation Day by unveiling a new logo and launching a 3-wheeler EV scooter and a clip-on motorised wheelchair for Divyangjan and senior citizens.