Asia Current Affairs — Last 12 months
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Sun, 28 Dec 2025
President Murmu takes a dived sortie on submarine INS Vaghsheer from Karwar
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.
Sakleshpur–Subramanya Road ghat section electrified; Bengaluru–Mangaluru route now fully electric
South Western Railway completed electrification of the 55-km Sakleshpur–Subramanya Road ghat section in Karnataka with a successful electric locomotive trial on 28 December 2025, making the whole Bengaluru–Mangaluru route electrified.
Mann Ki Baat 129: PM warns against antibiotic misuse, hails Smart India Hackathon
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.
Civil Aviation Ministry sets up 24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on 28 December 2025 that its round-the-clock Passenger Assistance Control Room at Udaan Bhawan has resolved about 13,000 passenger grievances since 3 December 2025.
Coimbatore's Ukkadam–Athupalam flyover to be named after C. Subramaniam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced on 28 December 2025 that the Ukkadam–Athupalam flyover in Coimbatore will be named the 'C. Subramaniam Flyover' after the Bharat Ratna recipient who laid the foundation of the Green Revolution.
Ahmedabad gets ₹400 crore micro-tunnelled sewer line; 205 Nava Vanjar families get land certificates
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 28 December 2025 inaugurated Ahmedabad's Western Trunk Line sewer system for about 15 lakh residents, built with micro-tunnelling, and gave land allotment certificates to 205 displaced families of Nava Vanjar village.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025
Ports Ministry notifies guidelines for ₹44,700 crore shipbuilding schemes SBFAS and SbDS
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.
Kerala to notify revised minimum wages for private hospital staff directly under Minimum Wages Act
Kerala Labour Minister V. Sivankutty directed on 27 December 2025 that a draft notification revising minimum wages of private hospital employees be published in the gazette within a month under Section 5(1)(b) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
Uttar Pradesh launches AI-based YAKSH app at 'Police Manthan' conference
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the AI-based YAKSH app, a digital beat book, on 27 December 2025 while opening 'Police Manthan', a two-day senior police officers' conference in Lucknow that replaces the annual Police Week.
J&K LG lays foundation for 320 houses for flood- and landslide-hit families in Reasi
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone on 27 December 2025 for 320 prefabricated 'Smart Houses' for families whose homes were destroyed by flash floods and landslides in Reasi district, funded entirely by HRDS India at about ₹32 crore.
National Consumer Helpline secures ₹45 crore in refunds across 31 sectors in eight months
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.
PM pays homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on Parkash Utsav
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on the sacred Parkash Utsav on 27 December 2025, calling him an embodiment of courage, compassion and sacrifice.
Tamil Nadu CM opens two-day agricultural exhibition in Tiruvannamalai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated a two-day Agricultural Exhibition and Seminar in Tiruvannamalai on 27 December 2025 and said ₹289.63 crore had been released for 3.60 lakh farmers hit by 2024-25 monsoon crop damage.
Madhya Pradesh opens Satna ISBT named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee; state bus service from 2026
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated Satna's new ₹31 crore Inter-State Bus Terminal on 27 December 2025, named it after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and said state-run 'Mukhyamantri Sugam Lok Parivahan Seva' buses would start in the new year.
Odisha CM opens 52nd State-Level Children's Science Exhibition in Keonjhar
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the 52nd State-Level Children's Science Exhibition (Baal Baigyanik Pradarshani) at D.N. High School, Keonjhar, on 27 December 2025.
Fri, 26 Dec 2025
Amit Shah inaugurates NIA's Anti-Terrorism Conference-2025; crime manual and databases launched
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 confers Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 on 20 children
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 plans to double train-originating capacity of major cities by 2030
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 2025: PM addresses national programme at Bharat Mandapam
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.
Bihar's first PARAM Rudra supercomputer inaugurated at IIT Patna
Bihar's first PARAM Rudra supercomputer, set up under the National Supercomputing Mission, was inaugurated at IIT Patna on 26 December 2025.
IIA scientists use JWST data to find complex hydrocarbons lit up around young star T Chamaeleontis
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.
Centre releases over ₹723 crore XV Finance Commission grants for Rajasthan and Jharkhand rural bodies
The Union Government released over ₹723 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission Untied Grants for rural local bodies in Rajasthan and Jharkhand, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 26 December 2025.
EPFO to get Suvidha Providers, KYC drive and any-office service: Mandaviya
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced EPFO reforms, including EPF Suvidha Providers and a mission-mode KYC drive, while opening a new EPFO building at Vatva, Gujarat, on 26 December 2025.
Haryana CM opens three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav and Harappan Knowledge Centre
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav (26–28 December 2025) at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Hisar district on 26 December 2025.
Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen dies at 72
Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen, a four-time MLA from Dharmanagar, died in Bengaluru on 26 December 2025 at the age of 72.
Odisha CM inaugurates three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025 at the foothills of Gonasika in Keonjhar district on the evening of 26 December 2025.
J&K rolls out Himayat 2.0 skilling programme; sanction orders handed to training agencies
Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Minister Javid Ahmad Dar handed sanction orders to Project Implementation Agencies under the revamped Himayat 2.0 skilling programme in Jammu on 26 December 2025.
GCCA India–NCB report on carbon uptake by concrete released
The GCCA India–NCB report on 'Carbon Uptake by Concrete' was released at the 63rd Foundation Day of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials on 26 December 2025.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025
India to chair the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026
India was selected by the Kimberley Process Plenary to chair the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026, taking over as Vice Chair from 25 December 2025, the Commerce Ministry said on 25 December 2025.
President releases Constitution of India in Santhali (Ol Chiki script)
President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, in the Ol Chiki script, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 25 December 2025.