West Bengal Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

• INS Ikshak, the third Survey Vessel (Large) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Base Kochi, Kerala, on 6 November 2025 in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.

Tue, 04 Nov 2025

• The enumeration phase of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Phase II, began on 4 November 2025 in 9 states and 3 Union Territories, covering nearly 51 crore electors.

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Coal India Limited (CIL), a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Coal, completed 50 years and stepped into its 51st year on 1 November 2025, with foundation day celebrations at its Kolkata headquarters.

Thu, 23 Oct 2025

• The Election Commission of India's two-day conference of state Chief Electoral Officers on preparing for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ended at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 23 October 2025.
• The 14th India–Bhutan Meeting on Border Management and Security was held in Thimphu on 16–17 October 2025, the first since 2019.

Fri, 17 Oct 2025

• The Inland Waterways Authority of India handed over the Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal in West Bengal, on National Waterway-1, to PPP operator IRC Natural Resources, which quoted a royalty of ₹105.03 per tonne (PIB, 17 October 2025).

Thu, 09 Oct 2025

• PIB reported on 9 October 2025 that the Centre released first instalments of XV Finance Commission untied grants for 2025–26 — ₹410.76 crore to Andhra Pradesh's rural local bodies and ₹680.71 crore to West Bengal's — plus a ₹151 crore health grant to West Bengal.

Wed, 17 Sept 2025

• The Combined Commanders' Conference 2025, the apex-level forum of the Armed Forces, was held in Kolkata from 15 to 17 September 2025 on the theme 'Year of Reforms – Transforming for the Future'.

Tue, 16 Sept 2025

• The Ministry of Culture held consultations on 16 September 2025 with envoys of the UAE, Suriname and the Netherlands to seek cooperation for a multinational nomination of Chhath Mahaparva to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
• DSC A20, the first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Craft, was delivered to the Indian Navy by Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd at Kolkata on 16 September 2025.

Sat, 13 Sept 2025

• Androth, the second of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Kolkata on 13 September 2025.

Fri, 12 Sept 2025

• DSC A22, the third of five Diving Support Craft being built by Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd for the Indian Navy, was launched at Titagarh, Kolkata on 12 September 2025.

Thu, 31 Jul 2025

• On 31 July 2025 at GRSE, Kolkata, Himgiri (Yard 3022), the third Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) frigate and the first of the class built by GRSE, was delivered to the Indian Navy.
• On 31 July 2025, the CCEA approved four railway multitracking projects costing about ₹11,169 crore, adding about 574 km across 13 districts in six States.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

• On 30 July 2025, President Droupadi Murmu graced the first convocation of AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal, noting that India's life expectancy has risen from 32 years at Independence to about 70.

Mon, 21 Jul 2025

• On 21 July 2025 at GRSE, Kolkata, Ajay (Yard 3034), the eighth and last Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by GRSE, was launched.

Fri, 18 Jul 2025

• On 18 July 2025 in Durgapur, West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched projects worth over Rs 5,400 crore in gas, power and rail.

Thu, 29 May 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a City Gas Distribution project worth over ₹1,010 crore for Alipurduar and Cooch Behar in West Bengal on 29 May 2025, to bring piped gas to over 2.5 lakh households.

Tue, 27 May 2025

• Sabal, the sixth 25-tonne Bollard Pull tug built for the Indian Navy, was launched at Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata on 27 May 2025.

Sun, 25 May 2025

• The Election Commission of India on 25 May 2025 announced bye-elections to five Assembly constituencies — Kadi (SC) and Visavadar in Gujarat, Nilambur in Kerala, Ludhiana West in Punjab and Kaliganj in West Bengal.

Fri, 23 May 2025

• A joint expedition team of instructors from NIM Uttarkashi, HMI Darjeeling and JIM&WS Pahalgam scaled Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) on 23 May 2025, the Ministry of Defence said.

Thu, 22 May 2025

• The Indian Coast Guard and Haldia Dock Complex held a two-day Marine Pollution Response Seminar and Workshop at Haldia on 21–22 May 2025 to strengthen oil spill readiness along the West Bengal coast.

Sat, 17 May 2025

• DGFT Notification No. 07/2025-26 of 17 May 2025 restricts imports of readymade garments from Bangladesh to Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports and bars several other goods through land ports in the Northeast and two West Bengal LCSs.

Wed, 26 Mar 2025

• Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth flagged off joint expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga from South Block, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025.
• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the first-ever training of Booth Level Officers at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025, starting with BLOs from Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.

Mon, 24 Mar 2025

• The Indian Army's eye surgical camp at 158 Base Hospital, Bagdogra, West Bengal, which ended on 24 March 2025, performed over 350 cataract surgeries for ex-servicemen and dependents, including veterans from Nepal.

Sat, 22 Mar 2025

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the opening match of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on 22 March 2025.

Fri, 21 Mar 2025

• The President appointed Justice Harish Tandon, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, the Law Ministry notified on 21 March 2025.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025

• The 86th meeting of the Network Planning Group under PM GatiShakti, held on 24 January 2025, evaluated two railway and two highway projects, including Vadodara–Ratlam quadrupling.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 22 January 2025 fixed the MSP of raw jute (TD-3 grade) for the 2025-26 season at ₹5,650 per quintal, ₹315 more than last season.