Asia Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

• The Election Commission of India (ECI) published 14 statistical reports on the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election on 19 November 2025, within five days of the election's conclusion.
• Astronomers led by the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) have reconstructed the Sun's polar magnetic fields over the past century using historical images from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, DST said on 19 November 2025.
• The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) wrote on 19 November 2025 to the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to postpone physical sports competitions scheduled in November and December to protect students' health from air pollution.
• The Indian Army has secured exclusive intellectual property rights over the design and camouflage pattern of its New Coat Combat (Digital Print), the Ministry of Defence said on 19 November 2025.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Agriculture announced on 18 November 2025 that crop losses from wild animal attacks and paddy inundation will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) from Kharif 2026.
• Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR 2.0) for 2025–29 in New Delhi on 18 November 2025, the first day of WHO's World AMR Awareness Week.
• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 6th National Water Awards, 2024 and the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 18 November 2025, with Maharashtra ranked the best state, followed by Gujarat and Haryana.
• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the National Industrial Classification (NIC) 2025 at Udaipur on 18 November 2025, during the culmination of the NSS's 75th anniversary and World Statistics Day 2025.
• The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Government on 18 November 2025 to participate in the Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV) initiative.
• The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) completed five years on 18 November 2025 with a national celebration at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, presided over by Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar and Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) launched 'YUVA AI for ALL', a free 4.5-hour self-paced course on artificial intelligence under the IndiaAI Mission, on 18 November 2025, aiming to give 1 crore citizens foundational AI skills.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled rationalised rates for bulk cement carried in containers and a policy for bulk cement terminals at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi on 18 November 2025.
• India was unanimously re-elected to the Executive Committee (CCEXEC) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for the Asia region at the 48th session of the Commission (CAC48), the Health Ministry said on 18 November 2025.
• The Ministry of Textiles approved 17 new applicants under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles in Round 3 of selection, it said on 18 November 2025.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and German State Secretary of Defence Jens Plötner co-chaired the India–Germany High Defence Committee meeting in New Delhi on 18 November 2025.
• The 8th Naturopathy Day celebrations concluded at Nisarg Gram, Yewalewadi, Pune on 18 November 2025 with a valedictory function presided over by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat.

Mon, 17 Nov 2025

• Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav delivered India's National Statement at the High-Level Segment of COP30 to the UNFCCC in Belém, Brazil on 17 November 2025, calling for it to be a 'COP of Implementation' and a 'COP of Delivery on Promises'.
• The Sixteenth Finance Commission, headed by Dr Arvind Panagariya, submitted its report for the award period 2026-27 to 2030-31 to President Droupadi Murmu on 17 November 2025.
• India's combined merchandise and services exports for April–October 2025 are estimated at US$ 491.80 billion, up 4.84% from US$ 469.11 billion a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on 17 November 2025.
• Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on 17 November 2025 that Indian PSU oil companies have concluded a one-year structured contract to import about 2.2 MTPA of LPG from the US Gulf Coast for contract year 2026.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council (NZC) in Faridabad, Haryana on 17 November 2025.
• The eighth edition of the India–UK joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior-25 began on 17 November 2025 at the Foreign Training Node, Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan, and will run until 30 November.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT approved 17 more proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on 17 November 2025, with total investment of ₹7,172 crore, projected production of ₹65,111 crore and 11,808 direct jobs.
• The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) monthly bulletin for October 2025, released by MoSPI on 17 November 2025, put the unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above at 5.2%, unchanged from September.
• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the winners of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) 2025 on 17 November 2025; the awards will be presented on 26 November 2025, National Milk Day.
• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the Asian Seed Congress 2025 in Mumbai on 17 November 2025, themed 'Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity through Quality Seeds'.
• CSIR and ISRO jointly organised the CSIR–ISRO Space Meet 2025 in Bengaluru on 17 November 2025, hosted by CSIR–National Aerospace Laboratories, to align research and technology for India's human spaceflight programme.
• The Indian Navy unveiled the crest of Mahe, the first ship of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), on 17 November 2025 ahead of its commissioning in Mumbai.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025

• National Press Day was observed on 16 November 2025 with the theme 'Safeguarding Press Credibility amidst Rising Misinformation', at an event in New Delhi attended by Union I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
• Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal reviewed progress on the India–Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement in a series of meetings in Moscow, the Commerce Ministry said on 16 November 2025.