PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sun, 28 Dec 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries at Pusa, Delhi, on 28 December 2025, the last day of the three-day meet themed 'Human Capital for Viksit Bharat'.
• The Ministry of Railways' Year End Review 2025, released on 28 December 2025, said 13 new Amrit Bharat trains were introduced in 2025, taking the total to 30, and India has become the world's second-largest freight carrier.
• President Droupadi Murmu undertook a dived sortie on the Kalvari-class submarine INS Vaghsheer on 28 December 2025 after embarking at Karwar Naval Harbour, Karnataka, becoming the second President after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to sail in a submarine.
• In the 129th Mann Ki Baat on 28 December 2025, PM Narendra Modi cited an ICMR report on antibiotics failing against pneumonia and UTI and urged people not to self-medicate.
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on 28 December 2025 that its round-the-clock Passenger Assistance Control Room at Udaan Bhawan has resolved about 13,000 passenger grievances since 3 December 2025.

Sat, 27 Dec 2025

• The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways notified operational guidelines on 27 December 2025 for the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme and the Shipbuilding Development Scheme, with a combined outlay of about ₹44,700 crore.
• The Department of Consumer Affairs said on 27 December 2025 that the National Consumer Helpline facilitated ₹45 crore in refunds on 67,265 grievances across 31 sectors between 25 April and 26 December 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on the sacred Parkash Utsav on 27 December 2025, calling him an embodiment of courage, compassion and sacrifice.
• England beat Australia by four wickets in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 December 2025, finishing the match in two days for their first Test win in Australia since January 2011.

Fri, 26 Dec 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the two-day Anti-Terrorism Conference-2025 organised by the NIA in New Delhi on 26 December 2025 and launched an updated crime manual and two databases.
• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on 20 children from 18 States and UTs at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 26 December 2025.
• Indian Railways announced on 26 December 2025 a plan to double the capacity of major cities to originate new trains by 2030, with a comprehensive plan for 48 cities under consideration.
• Veer Baal Diwas was observed on 26 December 2025, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the national programme at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in memory of the Sahibzadas.
• Scientists of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics used archival JWST data to detect PAH molecules glowing in the planet-forming disk of the young star T Chamaeleontis after part of its inner wall collapsed, DST said on 26 December 2025.
• Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced EPFO reforms, including EPF Suvidha Providers and a mission-mode KYC drive, while opening a new EPFO building at Vatva, Gujarat, on 26 December 2025.
• The GCCA India–NCB report on 'Carbon Uptake by Concrete' was released at the 63rd Foundation Day of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials on 26 December 2025.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025

• India was selected by the Kimberley Process Plenary to chair the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026, taking over as Vice Chair from 25 December 2025, the Commerce Ministry said on 25 December 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, in the Ol Chiki script, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 25 December 2025.
• The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), launched on 25 December 2000, completed 25 years on 25 December 2025, with 7,87,520 km of the 8,25,114 km of sanctioned rural roads completed.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority imposed a ₹11 lakh penalty on Vision IAS for misleading advertisements about UPSC Civil Services Examination 2022 and 2023 results, the Consumer Affairs Ministry said on 25 December 2025.
• Good Governance Week 2025 (19–25 December) ended with a National Workshop on Good Governance Practices in New Delhi on 25 December 2025, Good Governance Day, where Dr. Jitendra Singh released reports and launched digital tools.
• Indian Railways announced on 25 December 2025 a fare rationalisation effective 26 December, with no change for suburban services and season tickets and an increase of 2 paise per km in Mail/Express classes.
• Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan released 'Mahamana Vangmay', the final series of the collected works of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 25 December 2025.

Wed, 24 Dec 2025

• The Union Environment Ministry on 24 December 2025 directed states to grant no new mining leases anywhere in the Aravalli Range and asked ICFRE to identify more areas where mining should be prohibited.
• ISRO's LVM3-M6 lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at Sriharikota on 24 December 2025 and placed AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Block-2, the heaviest payload launched from Indian soil, in low Earth orbit.
• National Consumer Day 2025 was observed at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 24 December 2025 with the theme 'Efficient and Speedy Disposal through Digital Justice'.
• NHAI said on 24 December 2025 that SEBI has approved its sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) as a public Infrastructure Investment Trust aimed mainly at retail and domestic investors.
• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi released three new Bureau of Indian Standards, for bomb disposal systems, electric agricultural tractors and incense sticks, at the National Consumer Day event at Bharat Mandapam on 24 December 2025.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu presented the second Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar to 24 scientists at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 23 December 2025, with the Vigyan Ratna conferred posthumously on astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar.
• Kisan Diwas (National Farmers' Day) was observed across India on 23 December 2025, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, with ICAR institutes holding farmer programmes.