RPSC RAS Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 20 Dec 2025

• India and the Netherlands exchanged an MoU on 20 December 2025 linking the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat with the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, during talks between S. Jaishankar and Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel.
• The BCCI named India's 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20I series against New Zealand on 20 December 2025, with Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Axar Patel as vice-captain.
• The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan, marked its 62nd Raising Day on 20 December 2025 with a ceremony at its training centre at Sapri near Jawalamukhi in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

Fri, 19 Dec 2025

• The Rajya Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 by voice vote after midnight on 19 December 2025 in New Delhi, completing its passage through Parliament a day after the Lok Sabha.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah convened a meeting in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 for constituting the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, modelled on the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the closing ceremony of the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 19 December 2025 and, with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros, inaugurated the new WHO South-East Asia Regional Office building.
• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) notified amendments to the PFRDA (Exits and Withdrawals under the National Pension System) Regulations, 2015 on 19 December 2025, letting non-government subscribers withdraw up to 80% as lump sum at normal exit.
• The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament, which began on 1 December 2025, was adjourned sine die in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 after 15 sittings spread over 19 days, with eight Bills passed by both Houses.
• ISRO completed qualification tests of the drogue parachutes for the Gaganyaan crew module at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of DRDO's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh on 18 and 19 December 2025.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances launched Good Governance Week 2025, observed from 19 to 25 December, in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 with guidelines for the nationwide 'Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore' campaign.
• Rajasthan implemented outbound portability under the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana from 19 December 2025, letting eligible residents get cashless treatment at empanelled hospitals in other states.
• India and the Netherlands announced the India–Netherlands Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) through an MoU in New Delhi on 19 December 2025, during Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel's visit.

Thu, 18 Dec 2025

• India and Oman signed the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Oman on 18 December 2025 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, giving zero-duty access on 98.08% of Oman's tariff lines.
• The Rajya Sabha passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 in New Delhi on 18 December 2025, completing its passage a day after the Lok Sabha.
• The Lok Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 by voice vote in New Delhi on 18 December 2025, amid Opposition protests.
• The second edition of the India–UAE Joint Military Exercise Desert Cyclone-II was scheduled at Abu Dhabi, UAE from 18 to 30 December 2025, with a 45-member Indian Army contingent.
• The Department of Financial Services unveiled a common logo for the 28 Regional Rural Banks on 18 December 2025 under the #OneRRBOneLogo initiative, after RRBs were consolidated on the 'One State One RRB' principle.
• Sultan Haitham bin Tarik conferred the Order of Oman on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Oman on 18 December 2025, during a visit that coincided with 70 years of India–Oman diplomatic relations.
• The Competition Commission of India said on 18 December 2025 that it had taken cognizance of information filed against IndiGo over recent flight disruptions and would proceed under the Competition Act, 2002.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

• Parliament passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 on 17 December 2025, allowing up to 100% Foreign Direct Investment in insurance companies.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Joint Session of the Parliament of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on 17 December 2025, on his first bilateral visit to Ethiopia, and laid a wreath at the Adwa Victory Monument.
• The Ministry of Railways said on 17 December 2025 that about 99.2% of Indian Railways' broad gauge network has been electrified, ahead of China (82%), Russia (52%) and the United Kingdom (39%) as per a UIC report of June 2025.
• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2025 that India's telecom exports rose 72%, from ₹10,000 crore in 2020–21 to ₹18,406 crore in 2024–25.
• Ram Vanji Sutar, the sculptor who designed the 182-metre Statue of Unity, died at his Noida residence at midnight on 17 December 2025, aged 100.
• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) exchanged a signed Work Plan 2025–2027 on 17 December 2025.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025

• Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha on 16 December 2025, proposing a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment a year.
• Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed conferred the Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia, the country's highest award, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Addis International Convention Centre on 16 December 2025, as the two countries elevated ties to a Strategic Partnership.
• The Armed Forces Medical Services launched India's first AI-driven community screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in New Delhi on 16 December 2025, using the MadhuNetrAI tool developed at AIIMS.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Param Vir Dirgha, a gallery of portraits of all 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Vijay Diwas, 16 December 2025.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarthak, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, began a four-day visit to Chabahar port in Iran on 16 December 2025, the first-ever visit of an ICG ship to the port.