Nepal Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

• On 14 September 2026, the Ministry of Power announced approval for exporting electricity to the Nepal Electricity Authority for 18 hours a day from 13 September to 31 December 2026, after floods damaged Nepal's hydropower plants.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

• A flash flood triggered by a glacier collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border devastated central Nepal on 26 August 2026; PM Modi offered all possible help and the Centre put Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on alert.

Fri, 21 Aug 2026

• The 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group on border management and security met in Dehradun on 20–21 August 2026.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026

• Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth left on 16 August 2026 for an official visit to Nepal from 17 to 19 August, during which the President of Nepal is to confer on him the Honorary Rank of General of the Nepali Army.

Tue, 28 Jul 2026

• Indian Railways said on 28 July 2026 that the first-ever direct commercial container freight train ran from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar Customs Yard in Nepal under the revised India-Nepal Rail Transit Protocol.

Sat, 06 Jun 2026

• On 6 June 2026 in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal held talks and welcomed completion of internal processes for the India–Nepal Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement in Criminal Matters.
• On 6 June 2026 in New Delhi, the Digital India BHASHINI Division of MeitY signed an MoU with Kathmandu University's Centre for DPI-AI to co-create a 'Voice First' language translation platform for Nepal.
• On 6 June 2026 in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal jointly launched the peer-to-peer linkage between India's UPI and Nepal's National Payments Interface (NPI) for cross-border personal remittances.

Tue, 02 Jun 2026

• On 2 June 2026 in New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a Nepalese delegation led by Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, and congratulated him on the RSP's election victory.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026

• On 27 March 2026 Rastriya Swatantra Party leader and former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal's 43rd Prime Minister by President Ramchandra Paudel; PM Modi congratulated him.

Wed, 25 Feb 2026

• India and Nepal signed an MoU in New Delhi on 25 February 2026 to cooperate on forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change, including restoring transboundary wildlife corridors.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

• The 19th edition of the India–Nepal joint military exercise 'Suryakiran XIX – 2025' began at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, on 25 November 2025 and runs until 8 December 2025.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025

• India won the inaugural Blind Women's T20 World Cup, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, 23 November 2025, and remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025

• India and Nepal exchanged a Letter of Exchange amending the Protocol to the India–Nepal Treaty of Transit in New Delhi on 13 November 2025, during talks between Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Nepal's Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister Anil Kumar Sinha.

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

• POWERGRID and the Nepal Electricity Authority signed agreements in New Delhi on 29 October 2025 to build the Inaruwa-New Purnea and Lamki (Dododhara)-Bareilly 400 kV cross-border transmission systems.