India Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Thu, 25 Jun 2026

• Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released the book 'Sanskritir Ratna Bhandar: Bhaowaiyar Itibritto', on the Bhawaiya folk tradition, at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 25 June 2026.
• The keel of the fourth of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels being built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for the Indian Coast Guard was laid in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 25 June 2026.
• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who is also the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2026 to discuss India's Digital Public Infrastructure-led financial inclusion.

Wed, 24 Jun 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 52nd PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth on 24 June 2026, reviewing four infrastructure projects worth about Rs 30,000 crore across four states, the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, and grievances on cyber crime and digital arrest.
• The Embassy of India in Reykjavik and APEDA held the first-ever Indian mango promotion events in Iceland on 24 June 2026 in Reykjavik and on 25 June 2026 in Akureyri, North Iceland.
• The Ministry of Rural Development said on 24 June 2026 that it has approved 96 road works of 163.872 km in Tripura under PMGSY-IV Batch-I for 2026-27 at Rs 211.71 crore, giving 96 habitations all-weather road connectivity for the first time.
• The Department of Telecommunications said on 24 June 2026 that C-DOT has signed an MoU with IIT Hyderabad to set up a Centre of Excellence in advanced communication technologies, its fourth such CoE after IIT Kanpur, IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Roorkee.
• The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation began construction at Central Secretariat Metro Station for the Central Vista Corridor on 24 June 2026, under Phase V(A) as an extension of the Magenta Line.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh pitched a 'BRICS Space Economy' at the valedictory session of the BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meeting, hosted by ISRO in Bengaluru under India's BRICS Chairship, on 24 June 2026.
• The first seven-day Vande Mataram Camp, organised by MY Bharat to mark 150 years of the National Song, began at Brainware University, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal, on 24 June 2026 with 150 youth from six States and UTs.
• United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer led a US delegation to New Delhi from 22 to 24 June 2026 for talks with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement and an interim deal.
• The National Mission for Clean Ganga said on 24 June 2026 that, with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, it has completed Urban River Management Plans for 13 cities and is expanding them across Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar under the Namami Gange Programme.
• TRAI released on 24 June 2026 the findings of its Independent Drive Test of mobile network quality on the Manoharpur-Dausa National Highway (NH-148) in Rajasthan, conducted on 2 May 2026 over 62.2 km.
• The Steel Ministry said on 24 June 2026 that SAIL supplied the entire 5,700 tonnes of special DMR 249A grade steel for INS Dunagiri, INS Agray and INS Sanshodhak, commissioned by PM Modi on 21 June 2026 in Kolkata.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

• The Ministry of Mines announced on 23 June 2026 that 10 critical and strategic mineral blocks were auctioned in the Seventh Tranche, taking the total to 56 out of 88 blocks.
• NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri released the eighth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly for Q4 FY2025-26 in New Delhi on 23 June 2026.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 23 June 2026 highlighted V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority's first Sustainability Report, which shows net carbon emissions cut by about 45%.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj held the 'Seva Se Samriddhi' regional workshop at SKICC, Srinagar, on 23 June 2026, with participants from seven States/UTs.
• Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched NAFED's e-auction portal NAFEX.in, along with DRISHTI, ERP and NAFED Kalyan, in New Delhi on 23 June 2026.
• NHAI announced on 23 June 2026 an MoU with NCAER to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics at NCAER.
• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed Kharif preparedness with States on 23 June 2026 as rainfall ran about 43% below normal, with 315 districts identified as potentially affected.
• More than 40,000 people took part in India's first-ever 2026 Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games Fun Run in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, on 23 June 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and the Prosperity Party on 23 June 2026 on their decisive victory in the parliamentary elections.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met National Security Advisors and senior security officials of BRICS countries on 23 June 2026.
• The 7th Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament-2026 opened at Air Force Station Jalahalli on 23 June 2026, with 16 teams.
• The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 23 June 2026 to condole the deaths of Indian nationals in an accident at Ras Laffan Industrial City.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026

• The Ports Ministry said on 22 June 2026 that India ranked first in global ship recycling in 2025, with its share rising to 35.4% from 30.1% in 2024, according to UNCTAD.
• INCOIS released its first specialized El Niño bulletin for maritime operators at an event at INCOIS on 22 June 2026, warning of higher sea temperatures and marine thermal stress.
• The Culture Ministry said on 22 June 2026 that human skeletal remains excavated at Rakhigarhi, Haryana, have been handed over by the ASI to the Anthropological Survey of India.
• Union MoS Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar laid the foundation stone of the new CISF Headquarters building at CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on 22 June 2026.