India Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026
Fri, 06 Feb 2026
- India won the ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time by beating England by 100 runs in the final at Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, on 6 February 2026.
- Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed Mumbai Port Authority's projects on 6 February 2026 and reaffirmed a ₹22,672 crore transformation of Mumbai's Eastern Waterfront into a maritime, logistics and tourism hub.
- The Election Commission of India concluded briefing 1,444 Central Observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at IIIDEM on 6 February 2026.
- The FASTag Annual Pass crossed 50 lakh users with over 26.55 crore transactions within six months of its launch on 15 August 2025, the Road Transport Ministry said on 6 February 2026.
- The National Statistics Office (NSO) under MoSPI launched the beta version of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for its eSankhyiki portal on 6 February 2026, letting users connect official datasets directly to their AI tools.
- V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, became the first port in India to initiate an anti-drone security system, signing an agreement with Central Electronics Limited (CEL) on 6 February 2026.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Gurnam and Bobiya Border Out Posts on the India–Pakistan border and chaired a high-level security review on Jammu and Kashmir in Jammu on 6 February 2026.
- The Union Government released over ₹1,133 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants to rural local bodies in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Telangana, the Panchayati Raj Ministry said on 6 February 2026.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students in the ninth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC 2026) at his residence in New Delhi on 6 February 2026.
- India's domestic production of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers — DAP and NPKs — reached a record 15.76 lakh metric tonnes in January 2026, the Department of Fertilizers said on 6 February 2026.
- India successfully test-fired the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-3 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, on 6 February 2026.
- President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Black Swan Summit India, organised by the Odisha government with the Global Finance and Technology Network, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 6 February 2026.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026
- The Government of India, the Government of Nagaland and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) signed an agreement in New Delhi on 5 February 2026 to create a Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) with powers over 46 subjects.
- The Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini concluded her first port call of the Lokayan 26 voyage at Salalah, Oman, on 5 February 2026.
- India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed the Terms of Reference for an India–GCC Free Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 5 February 2026.
- The Union Public Service Commission announced on 5 February 2026 that its 2026 notifications carry 933 Civil Services and 80 Indian Forest Service vacancies, with no cap on exam centre capacity for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.
- The Environment Ministry announced on 5 February 2026 that the National Biodiversity Authority has operationalised a digital portal to issue Certificates of Origin for cultivated medicinal plants seeking Access and Benefit Sharing exemptions.
- The Indian Coast Guard intercepted three suspect vessels about 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai on 5 February 2026, busting an international oil-smuggling racket in a coordinated sea-air operation.
- Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah formally launched 'Bharat Taxi', India's first cooperative-based taxi service, in New Delhi on 5 February 2026.
- An explosion at an illegally operated coal mine in the Mynsngat–Thangsko area of East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, on 5 February 2026 killed 18 miners on the first day, as reported by The Hindu and The Times of India.
- The Commerce and Industry Ministry announced on 5 February 2026 a revised startup recognition framework that raises the turnover limit from ₹100 crore to ₹200 crore, creates a Deep Tech Startup category and makes cooperative societies eligible.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off a joint expedition of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Pahalgam, to Argentina's Mount Aconcagua from South Block, New Delhi, on 5 February 2026.
- MeitY announced on 5 February 2026 that ICANN will hold its 85th Public Meeting in Mumbai from 7 to 12 March 2026, hosted by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
- PLASTINDIA 2026, the 12th edition of the triennial plastics exhibition, opened at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 5 February 2026 with the theme 'Bharat Next'.
- The Department of Food and Public Distribution withdrew the wheat stock limit order of 27 May 2025 on 5 February 2026, citing improved availability, though stockists must still declare stocks every Friday.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026
- India rose four places to 45th among 127 economies in the Network Readiness Index 2025, released on 4 February 2026 by the Washington DC-based Portulans Institute.
- Yumnam Khemchand Singh was sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur at Lok Bhavan, Imphal, on 4 February 2026, hours after President Droupadi Murmu revoked President's Rule in the state.
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the Technology Development Board's first open call under the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund of ANRF on 4 February 2026.
- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha in Colombo on 4 February 2026, with the relics flown from India by an Indian Air Force aircraft.