REET Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Tue, 27 Jan 2026

• Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Canada's Energy Minister Timothy Hodgson launched the renewed India–Canada Ministerial Energy Dialogue and issued a joint statement at India Energy Week 2026 in Goa on 27 January 2026.
• Meeting chip design firms under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme on 27 January 2026, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw set a target of enabling at least 50 fabless semiconductor companies in the next phase and announced Deep Tech Awards in 2026.
• With Union Cabinet approval, the RBI signed an MoU with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 27 January 2026 to enable ESMA's formal recognition of the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) and other RBI-regulated central counterparties.

Mon, 26 Jan 2026

• India celebrated its 77th Republic Day on 26 January 2026 with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute at Kartavya Path and EU leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen as Chief Guests; the parade showcased a phased Battle Array Format of the Army for the first time.
• India took part as Country Partner at Gulfood 2026 in Dubai, the world's largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition, with the largest participation of any country by number of exhibitors and exhibition area; the India Pavilion opened on 26 January 2026.
• Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) claimed on 26 January 2026 that it had won the country's first election since the army seized power in 2021, held in three phases on 28 December, 11 January and 25 January.
• DRDO displayed its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LR-AShM) with launcher at the 77th Republic Day parade; the hypersonic glide missile is designed for the Indian Navy's coastal battery requirements.

Sun, 25 Jan 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu approved gallantry awards to 70 Armed Forces personnel, including six posthumous, with the Ashoka Chakra going to IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.
• On the eve of Republic Day, the President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026 — 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
• Veteran journalist Sir Mark Tully, long-time BBC correspondent and bureau chief in New Delhi, died at a New Delhi hospital on 25 January 2026, aged 90.
• The MHA announced Gallantry and Service Medals for 982 personnel, including 125 Medals for Gallantry.
• PFRDA constituted the Committee for Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG), chaired by Narayan Ramachandran, to modernise the NPS investment framework.
• The Election Commission celebrated the 16th National Voters' Day on 25 January 2026 in New Delhi with President Droupadi Murmu as Chief Guest.
• In the 130th Mann Ki Baat, the first of 2026, aired on National Voters' Day, PM Modi urged a focus on 'Zero Defect, Zero Effect' and praised community river and water-body revival.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026

• PM Narendra Modi addressed the 18th Rozgar Mela by video conference on 24 January 2026, as more than 61,000 young people received appointment letters for government jobs.
• Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressed the inaugural session of the Second Global Buddhist Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 24 January 2026.
• The Super-100 winners of Veer Gatha 5.0 were felicitated in New Delhi on 24 January 2026; the edition drew over 1.92 crore students, including 28,005 from CBSE schools abroad.
• National Girl Child Day was observed on 24 January 2026, with WCD Minister Annapurna Devi calling for education, safety and empowerment of every girl.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026

• The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (institutional) and Lt Col Seeta Ashok Shelke (individual) were selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026.
• The fourth round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods provisionally selected five air-conditioner component makers with committed investment of ₹863 crore.
• The armed forces announced a tri-service tableau titled 'Operation Sindoor: Victory Through Jointness' for the 77th Republic Day Parade.
• ECI's three-day International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 ended at Bharat Mandapam on 23 January 2026 with election bodies unanimously adopting the Delhi Declaration 2026.
• The third meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council, chaired by Sarbananda Sonowal in Kochi on 23 January 2026, identified projects worth over ₹1,500 crore.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Granth Kutir at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 23 January 2026, a collection of about 2,300 books and around 50 manuscripts in India's 11 classical languages.

Thu, 22 Jan 2026

• Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan released the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework on 22 January 2026, a roadmap for bringing quantum technologies into the armed forces.
• The government notified Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity targets for 208 more obligated entities in petroleum refining, petrochemicals, textiles and secondary aluminium under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme.
• India's transmission network (220 kV and above) crossed 5 lakh circuit km on 14 January 2026 with the commissioning of the 765 kV Bhadla II–Sikar II line in Rajasthan, the Power Ministry said on 22 January.
• The Centre sanctioned more than 10,000 km of road projects under PMGSY-IV for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim, connecting about 3,270 isolated habitations.
• The Election Commission launched ECINET, a one-stop digital platform for all election information and services, at IICDEM 2026 in New Delhi on 22 January 2026.
• The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed an MoU with the World Economic Forum to launch a Skills Accelerator in India and strengthen its TVET ecosystem.