Karnataka Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Tue, 17 Feb 2026

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin co-chaired the 6th India–France Annual Defence Dialogue in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 17 February 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron virtually inaugurated, from Mumbai, the Tata Advanced Systems final assembly line of the Airbus H125 light utility helicopter at Vemagal, Karnataka, on 17 February 2026.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Missile Integration facility at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 16 February 2026, and flagged off the combat systems of the Akash 3rd and 4th Regiments.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026

• The International Conference on Dam Safety (ICDS 2026) was held at the J.N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 13–14 February 2026 under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) Phase II and III.
• The two-day Chintan Shivir of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, held at Coorg, Karnataka, on 13–14 February 2026, concluded on 14 February.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026

• The Department of Posts released a set of eight commemorative postage stamps on 'Puppets of India' at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 13 February 2026.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects worth about ₹18,509 crore across Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Karnataka on 13 February 2026, adding about 389 km to the network.

Mon, 09 Feb 2026

• NHAI said on 9 February 2026 that it had accepted the ₹9,500 crore offer of Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust for five National Highway sections spanning over 260 km in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Sat, 07 Feb 2026

• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on 7 February 2026 that a Phase I human trial of an improved, indigenous Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) vaccine has begun after CDSCO approval.
• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a 2 nm semiconductor chip designed by Qualcomm in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 7 February 2026 and outlined the focus of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually laid foundation stones for six sports infrastructure projects and inaugurated two athlete facilities at NS NIS Patiala on 3 February 2026, involving ₹120 crore in all.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026

• By a government order dated 30 January 2026, Karnataka included IVF/ICSI and frozen embryo transfer under the AB-PMJAY–CM's Arogya Karnataka scheme as a one-year pilot for Priority Household card holders.
• Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of DST, developed a photo-rechargeable supercapacitor that both captures and stores solar energy in one device.

Sun, 04 Jan 2026

• Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh inaugurated the Aeronautical Development Agency's two-day national seminar 'Aeronautics 2047' at CABS, Bengaluru, on 4 January 2026, congratulating ADA on 25 years of LCA Tejas flight.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025

• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on 31 December 2025 virtually inaugurated the foundation-stone ceremony for a ₹75 crore High Performance Centre at SAI's Netaji Subhas Southern Centre, Bengaluru, backed by ₹60 crore of HAL CSR funds.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025

• 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.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'VijAIpatha', a pilot AI, STEM and robotics education initiative for government schools in Hosapete taluk of Karnataka's Vijayanagara district, on 20 December 2025.

Fri, 19 Dec 2025

• Three metric tonnes of GI-tagged Indi Lime from Vijayapura district of Karnataka were exported to Oman on 19 December 2025, the produce's first shipment to the Omani market.

Thu, 18 Dec 2025

• The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 in Belagavi on 18 December 2025, with a jail term of up to seven years and a fine of up to ₹1 lakh.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

• India Post opened Karnataka's first Gen Z-themed post office, the Achit Nagar Post Office at Acharya Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, on 17 December 2025.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025

• The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹6.2 crore on 11 December 2025 under the Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for conservation of Red Sanders in five states.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna flagged off the Tirupati–Sainagar Shirdi Express by video conference from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

• The Karnataka Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah approved eight draft Bills on 4 December 2025, including the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 and a Bill against social boycott, for the Belagavi legislature session.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025

• Veteran Kannada actor M.S. Umesh, known for his comic roles, died in Bengaluru on 30 November 2025 at the age of 80.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025

• On 29 November 2025 Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the production version of Hansa-3 (NG), India's first all-composite two-seater trainer aircraft, at CSIR–NAL, Bengaluru.
• Scientists from JNCASR Bengaluru and BRIC-NIBMG Kalyani reported a unique driver gene mutation in oral cancer among women in Karnataka's Kolar district who chew tobacco in a regional form called 'Kaddipudi'.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

• On 28 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi addressed the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme at Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi, Karnataka, and urged people to take nine resolves including water conservation and visiting 25 heritage sites.

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

• On 27 November 2025 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated two dual-polarised C-band Doppler Weather Radars of IMD at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Mangaluru (Karnataka), a 771 kWp solar power system at Mausam Bhawan and a Meteorological Museum.
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) hosted its maiden Shipbuilding, Indigenisation & IT Conference at Madikeri, Karnataka, on 27 November 2025, and signed an MoU with the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association and Defence Innovation & Atal Incubation Centre.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

• The Department of Telecommunications said on 25 November 2025 that its Sanchar Saathi initiative enabled recovery of over 50,000 lost and stolen mobile handsets in October 2025 — the first time in a month — taking total recoveries past 7 lakh.