RRB Group D Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Thu, 01 Jan 2026

• Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 1 January 2026, as Air Marshals Tejinder Singh and Seethepalli Shrinivas took over South Western Air Command and Training Command.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025

• India's broadband subscriber base crossed 1 billion (100.37 crore) at the end of November 2025, more than six times the 13.15 crore of November 2015, the Communications Ministry said on 31 December 2025.
• DRDO successfully carried out a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the Odisha coast on 31 December 2025, as part of user evaluation trials.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI on 31 December 2025, reviewing five infrastructure projects across five states worth over ₹40,000 crore and setting the mantra 'Reform to Simplify, Perform to Deliver, Transform to Impact'.
• The Sports Ministry notified on 31 December 2025 that select provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, including those on National Sports Bodies and the National Sports Board, come into force on 1 January 2026.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025

• Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a video-conference with over 2 lakh MGNREGA functionaries on 30 December 2025, assuring them that the transition to the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 will not affect their services.
• Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) approved loan sanctions of about ₹4,300 crore at its 51st Board Meeting on 30 December 2025, formally starting its lending operations.
• The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth ₹4,666 crore on 30 December 2025 for over 4.25 lakh Close Quarter Battle carbines and 48 heavyweight torpedoes for the Kalvari-class submarines.
• The results of PM-YUVA 3.0, the Prime Minister's Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors run by the National Book Trust, were declared on 30 December 2025, selecting 43 authors under 30.
• Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil e-launched Jal Seva Aankalan on 30 December 2025, a Gram Panchayat-led digital tool on the Jal Jeevan Mission portal to assess drinking water services in Har Ghar Jal villages.
• Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won bronze at the FIDE World Blitz Championship in Doha on 30 December 2025 after losing the semifinal to Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
• The Department of Telecommunications released the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2025 (NFAP-2025), effective 30 December 2025, identifying the 6425–7125 MHz band for IMT and Ka, Q and V bands for satellite services.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025

• DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) at its 120 km maximum range at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, on 29 December 2025.
• Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood unveiled the National Technology Readiness Assessment Framework (NTRAF) on 29 December 2025 to measure technology maturity across nine Technology Readiness Levels.
• India's Index of Industrial Production grew 6.7% year-on-year in November 2025, up from 0.4% in October, driven by 8.0% growth in manufacturing, MoSPI said on 29 December 2025.
• The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Rajnath Singh granted Acceptance of Necessity on 29 December 2025 to proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore, including Pinaka long-range guided rockets, Astra Mk-II missiles and leased HALE drones.
• MeitY and the IndiaAI Mission said on 29 December 2025 that the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam will focus on 'Democratizing AI, Bridging the AI Divide', built on three Sutras and seven Chakras.
• India added a record 44.51 GW of renewable energy capacity in January–November 2025, nearly double the 24.72 GW of the same period in 2024, MNRE said on 29 December 2025.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025

• India's Arjun Erigaisi (open) and Koneru Humpy (women) won bronze medals at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha, which concluded on 28 December 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.

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.

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.