Teaching Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

• The Index of Industrial Production grew 4.0% year-on-year in September 2025, driven by 4.8% growth in manufacturing, according to the quick estimate released on 28 October 2025.
• NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on 28 October 2025 launched two reports on India's services sector, covering GVA trends and employment trends with state-level dynamics.
• The Union Cabinet on 28 October 2025 approved Nutrient Based Subsidy rates on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for Rabi 2025-26, with a tentative outlay of about ₹37,952.29 crore.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said on 28 October 2025 that the Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform has crossed 2 crore registrations.

Mon, 27 Oct 2025

• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced approval of the first seven projects, worth ₹5,532 crore, under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme on 27 October 2025.
• Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated two deep-sea fishing trawlers for fishermen's cooperatives under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai, on 27 October 2025.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated India Maritime Week 2025 at the NESCO Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, on 27 October 2025.
• Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the surrender of 21 Maoists, 13 of them senior cadres, along with their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, on 27 October 2025.
• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 27 October 2025 approved Kharif 2025-26 procurement of pulses and oilseeds worth ₹15,095.83 crore in Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
• The Indian Army marked Infantry Day, the 79th Shaurya Diwas, on 27 October 2025 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, led by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi.

Sun, 26 Oct 2025

• The Government of India announced the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 on 26 October 2025, with the Vigyan Ratna conferred posthumously on physicist Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part virtually in the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 26 October 2025 and declared 2026 the 'ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation'.
• The Election Commission of India said on 26 October 2025 that exit polls for the Bihar Assembly elections and bye-elections are banned from 7 am on 6 November to 6:30 pm on 11 November 2025, and reminded media of the 48-hour silence period.
• The Indian Navy said on 26 October 2025 that INS Sutlej has completed a joint hydrographic survey with the Mauritius Hydrographic Service covering about 35,000 square nautical miles.
• In the 127th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 October 2025, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Ambikapur's garbage cafes, Gujarat's Dholera mangroves, Koraput coffee and the coming 150th year of 'Vande Mataram'.
• School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar and Disability Affairs Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal flagged off 'Walk for Dyslexia 2025' on Kartavya Path, New Delhi, on 26 October 2025, as Rashtrapati Bhavan was lit in red for Dyslexia Awareness Month.

Sat, 25 Oct 2025

• The second edition of the biannual Naval Commanders' Conference 2025 was held at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi, from 22 to 24 October 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.
• The Ministry of Culture signed MoUs with 17 institutions under its Gyan Bharatam manuscript mission at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, on 25 October 2025.
• 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.
• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited ICAR–Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vellore, on 25 October 2025 and held 'Chaupal' talks with farmers from Tamil Nadu districts covered by the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana.
• 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.
• Health Minister J.P. Nadda addressed the 50th convocation of AIIMS New Delhi on 25 October 2025, where 326 graduates received degrees.

Fri, 24 Oct 2025

• 'Mahe', the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 23 October 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 year-long national commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Rani Chennamma's victory at Kittur ended in New Delhi on 24 October 2025 with the release of a ₹200 commemorative coin.
• 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.
• A Hyderabad–Bengaluru private sleeper bus caught fire after hitting a motorcycle near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, early on 24 October 2025, killing 19 passengers and the motorcyclist.