TNPSC Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Fri, 07 Nov 2025

• A senior European Union negotiating team held talks with Indian counterparts in New Delhi from 3 to 7 November 2025 on the proposed India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), covering goods, services, investment, sustainable development, rules of origin and technical barriers to trade.
• India's Ambassador to Brazil Dinesh Bhatia delivered India's National Statement at the Leaders' Summit of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 7 November 2025, and India joined Brazil's Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) as an Observer.

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

• The Supreme Court ruled in New Delhi on 6 November 2025 that the grounds of arrest must be supplied to every arrested person in writing and in a language they understand, for offences under all statutes.
• Members of the Indian women's cricket team that won the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 6 November 2025.
• The Union Health Ministry notified the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Rules, 2025 under the THOTA Act, 1994 on 6 November 2025, removing the mandatory Clinical Specular equipment requirement for Corneal Transplantation Centres.
• A high-level delegation from the Government of Ethiopia concluded a week-long learning and exposure visit to India on 6 November 2025 to study the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was given a traditional Māori welcome (Pōwhiri) at Te Puia in Rotorua, New Zealand, on 6 November 2025 and co-chaired the India–New Zealand CEOs Roundtable with New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay.
• The Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and software company Autodesk exchanged an MoU in New Delhi on 6 November 2025 to build digital design and make skills among trainers in ITIs and National Skill Training Institutes.

Wed, 05 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Electronics and IT unveiled the India AI Governance Guidelines under the IndiaAI Mission in New Delhi on 5 November 2025, with Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood formally releasing the framework.
• The 9th round of India–Peru Trade Agreement negotiations, held in Lima, Peru, from 3 to 5 November 2025, concluded with substantive progress, including on a Critical Minerals chapter.
• Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya delivered India's National Statement at the plenary of the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, on 5 November 2025.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh formally launched the nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 for pensioners in New Delhi on 5 November 2025.
• Steel Ministry PSU MOIL reported on 5 November 2025 that it produced 1.60 lakh tonnes of manganese ore in October 2025, its best October output since inception.

Tue, 04 Nov 2025

• The enumeration phase of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Phase II, began on 4 November 2025 in 9 states and 3 Union Territories, covering nearly 51 crore electors.
• The Government of India notified the Rules for 'Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)' on 4 November 2025, giving fishermen cooperatives and Fish Farmer Producer Organisations priority for deep-sea fishing.
• India and Israel signed an MoU on Defence Cooperation at the 17th meeting of their Joint Working Group on defence cooperation in Tel Aviv on 4 November 2025.
• Union Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy launched the third round (PLI 1.2) of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Specialty Steel at Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi, on 4 November 2025.

Mon, 03 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 3 November 2025 and launched the ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund.
• The World Cooperative Monitor 2025, released by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in Doha, Qatar, on 3 November 2025, ranked India's Amul first and IFFCO second in the global ranking of cooperatives by turnover relative to GDP per capita.

Sun, 02 Nov 2025

• INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet, arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, as part of a long-range operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region, the Defence Ministry said on 2 November 2025.

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Two-time Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement from professional tennis on 1 November 2025, ending a career of over two decades on the ATP Tour.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 1 November 2025 that India's emphasis on rule of law and freedom of navigation and overflight in the Indo-Pacific is not against any country.
• Labour Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 at the 73rd Foundation Day of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in New Delhi on 1 November 2025.
• Sanjay Garg, a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, assumed charge as Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India's National Standards Body, with effect from 1 November 2025.
• The Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh Pakhwada, a fortnight of events from 1 to 15 November 2025 honouring tribal freedom fighters, began across the country as part of the year-long observance of the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
• Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh took charge as the Indian Navy's Chief of Personnel and Vice Admiral B. Sivakumar as its 40th Chief of Materiel on 1 November 2025, while Vishvajit Sahay assumed charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) the same day.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said on 1 November 2025 that it had imposed penalties of ₹8 lakh each on coaching centres Dikshant IAS and Abhimanu IAS for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

Fri, 31 Oct 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a 10-year 'framework for the US-India major defence partnership' in Kuala Lumpur on 31 October 2025.
• India finished sixth with a best-ever 48 medals (13 gold, 18 silver, 17 bronze) as the Asian Youth Games 2025 closed in Manama, Bahrain, on 31 October 2025.
• The Union Health Ministry said on 31 October 2025 that the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan had earned three Guinness World Records titles.