UPSC EPFO / APFC Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

• The Railway Ministry said on 5 December 2025 that Kavach 4.0 has been commissioned on 738 route km: 633 Rkm on the Palwal–Mathura–Nagda section of the Delhi–Mumbai route and 105 Rkm on the Howrah–Bardhaman section of the Delhi–Howrah route.
• SEBI granted in-principle approval of registration to NHAI's Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust as an Infrastructure Investment Trust, the Road Transport Ministry said on 5 December 2025.
• The Controller General of Accounts, with the MEA, hosted the first-ever Global South seminar on India's Public Financial Management experience in New Delhi on 5 December 2025.
• The National Centre for Communication Security under the Department of Telecommunications extended the validity of the Pro Tem Security Certification from 6 months to 2 years, it was announced on 5 December 2025.
• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on 5 December 2025 felicitated India's Eventing and Dressage teams, who won five medals at the FEI Asian Equestrian Championship 2025 in Pattaya.

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov co-chaired the 22nd India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 4 December 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Indian Navy personnel on Navy Day, observed on 4 December 2025, recalling that he spent Diwali 2025 with naval personnel aboard INS Vikrant.
• Swaraj Kaushal, lawyer, former Parliamentarian and India's youngest Governor who served in Mizoram, passed away; Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death on 4 December 2025.
• The Indian Institute of Astrophysics held a workshop on 4 December 2025 to mark 10 years since the doors of the UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) on AstroSat were opened on 30 November 2015.
• On International Cheetah Day, 4 December 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted conservationists and said Project Cheetah was launched three years ago to safeguard the cheetah and restore its ecosystem.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a 100-Day Intensive Awareness Campaign for a Child Marriage Free Bharat at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 4 December 2025, marking the first anniversary of the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
• The National e-Governance Division of MeitY, with the Ministry of External Affairs, enabled the Passport Verification Record (PVR) on DigiLocker, announced on 4 December 2025.
• NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub released a roadmap on 'Transforming India into a leading Quantum-Powered Economy' on 4 December 2025, unveiled with Telangana Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced on 4 December 2025 that the Parliament of India will soon constitute an India–Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Friendship Group, during a meeting with a Shura Council delegation.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

• The Department of Telecommunications announced on 3 December 2025 that pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app will not be mandatory for mobile manufacturers, citing its rising acceptance with 1.4 crore downloads.
• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar assumed the Chairship of the Council of Member States of International IDEA for 2026 at Stockholm, Sweden on 3 December 2025.
• The Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Second (Amendment) Rules, 2025 on 3 December 2025, making Retail Sale Price display mandatory on pan masala packs of every size from 1 February 2026.
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for 2025 to 32 awardees at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 3 December 2025, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Vigraha is on an operational visit to Jakarta, Indonesia from 2 to 5 December 2025 as part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries, engaging with the Indonesian Coast Guard BAKAMLA.
• TRAI released the Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for July–September 2025 on 3 December 2025, showing broadband subscribers rising 1.63% to 995.63 million at end-September.
• The Department of Land Resources held a National Symposium on NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) and LandStack on 3 December 2025, where a unified 'Urban property card' pilot across 157 cities was highlighted.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

• The first-of-its-kind R&D Roadmap to Enable India's Net Zero Targets through Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), prepared by DST, was launched by Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood on 2 December 2025.
• The Indian Navy undertook humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Sri Lanka after Cyclonic Storm Ditwah under Operation Sagar Bandhu, using INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri and INS Sukanya, as reported on 2 December 2025.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 18th Plenary Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in New Delhi on 2 December 2025; India hosts it from 2 to 5 December.
• MNRE said on 2 December 2025 that India added 31.2 GW of non-fossil capacity in FY 2025-26 up to October, taking non-fossil capacity to about 259 GW and 50% of installed capacity, five years ahead of its NDC target.
• The Indian Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard held their 1st Annual Bilateral Meeting in Manila on 2 December 2025 under an MoU signed on 22 August 2023.
• UIDAI said on 2 December 2025 that Aadhaar holders executed 231 crore authentication transactions in November 2025, about 8.5% more than in November 2024 and the highest month so far this fiscal year.
• NHAI signed an MoU with Reliance Jio on 2 December 2025 to send telecom-based advance safety alerts to highway users approaching accident-prone stretches, stray-cattle zones, fog areas and diversions.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

• The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament began in New Delhi on Monday, 1 December 2025 and was scheduled to run till 19 December with 15 sittings.
• India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 0.4% in October 2025, down from 4.0% in September, according to quick estimates released by MoSPI on 1 December 2025.