REET Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 26 Oct 2025
Sat, 25 Oct 2025
- Cabinet Secretary Dr. T. V. Somanathan chaired the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on 25 October 2025 to review preparedness for a cyclone forming over the Bay of Bengal.
- The Anusandhan National Research Foundation, with ICMR and the Gates Foundation, launched the Maha MedTech Mission to fund home-grown medical technology.
- A PIB backgrounder on 25 October 2025 said Naxal-affected districts fell from 126 in 2014 to 18 in 2024, with the government aiming to make India Naxal-free by March 2026.
- The Ministry of Mines recognised IISc Bangalore and C-MET Hyderabad as Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission, taking the total to nine.
Fri, 24 Oct 2025
- The Government approved extending the LC75 and Balanced Life Cycle (BLC) investment options to Central Government employees under both the National Pension System and the Unified Pension Scheme.
- The Commerce Department announced on 24 October 2025 that the Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 30–31 October.
- The Ministry of Mines outlined the ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme, part of the National Critical Mineral Mission, to boost recovery of critical minerals from e-waste, spent batteries and scrap.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the Indian Army's operational preparedness at the Army Commanders' Conference in Jaisalmer and visited Tanot and Laungewala on 24 October 2025.
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development announced that the new toll-free helpline 1515 for POSHAN and PMMVY will replace 14408 from 1 November 2025.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Rozgar Mela by video conference on 24 October 2025 and said over 11 lakh appointment letters had been issued through Rozgar Melas.
Thu, 23 Oct 2025
- The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved capability proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore for the Army, Navy and Air Force on 23 October 2025.
- MeitY notified amendments to Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules, 2021, requiring takedown notices to come from officers of at least Joint Secretary rank (or DIG for police) and a monthly review by a Secretary-level officer.
- The Finance Ministry notified that nomination provisions of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, allowing up to four nominees for bank deposits, safe custody articles and lockers, take effect from 1 November 2025.
- India marked International Snow Leopard Day on 23 October 2025 with a '#23for23' campaign; Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the first-ever census recorded 718 snow leopards, 477 of them in Ladakh.
- The Election Commission of India's two-day conference of state Chief Electoral Officers on preparing for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ended at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 23 October 2025.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 in New Delhi on 23 October 2025; it governs about ₹1 lakh crore of revenue procurement from 1 November 2025.
- The National Human Rights Commission urged 19 states and 4 Union Territories to take preventive steps to protect the homeless and vulnerable from cold waves, citing 3,639 cold-wave deaths in 2019–2023.
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
- India moved up to 9th place globally in total forest area, from 10th, and kept 3rd place in annual forest area gain, according to the FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) 2025 released in Bali (PIB, 22 October 2025).
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal led India's delegation and delivered the national statement at the 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XVI) in Geneva, as reported by PIB on 22 October 2025.
- A PIB backgrounder of 22 October 2025 says IIT Madras is developing India's first 7 nanometre processor under its SHAKTI initiative, as announced by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 18 October 2025.
- INS Sahyadri took part in the sea phase of the Japan India Maritime Exercise (JAIMEX-25) from 16 to 18 October 2025 and reached Yokosuka, Japan, on 21 October 2025 for the harbour phase.
- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, with the Ministry of Culture and DPIIT, will hold the Tribal Business Conclave 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 12 November 2025, marking the 150th birth anniversary year of Bhagwan Birsa Munda (PIB, 22 October 2025).
Tue, 21 Oct 2025
- On 21 October 2025, Japan's Diet designated Sanae Takaichi as the country's 104th Prime Minister and its first woman to hold the office; PM Modi congratulated her and also Rodrigo Paz Pereira on his election as President of Bolivia.
- The Index of Eight Core Industries rose 3.0% (provisional) in September 2025 over September 2024, led by steel at 14.1%, the Commerce Ministry said on 21 October 2025.
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation marked the 9th anniversary of the regional connectivity scheme UDAN on 21 October 2025; 649 routes now connect 93 unserved and underserved airports.
Sun, 19 Oct 2025
- The Holy Relics of Lord Buddha returned to India on 19 October 2025 after a week-long exposition from 11 to 18 October 2025 in Elista, capital of Russia's Republic of Kalmykia, with an Indian delegation led by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
- The Ministry of Mines amended the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 to add intermediate timelines between the Letter of Intent and the mining lease, with penalties for delay and incentives for early production (PIB, 19 October 2025).
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development received an award from the President for outstanding contribution to implementing PM-JANMAN, at the National Conclave on Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan in New Delhi (PIB, 19 October 2025).