World Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

• India won their first-ever bronze medal at the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup on 10 December 2025, coming from 0-2 down to beat Argentina 4-2 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai.
• President Droupadi Murmu was Chief Guest at the National Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Day function at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 10 December 2025, where she launched the NHRC Mobile App.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Shaheed Smarak Kshetra and Park in West Boragaon, Guwahati, on Shaheed Divas, 10 December 2025, honouring the martyrs of the Assam Movement.
• Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil launched the Sujalam Bharat App on 10 December 2025, a digital platform for geo-referencing and monitoring rural drinking water supply assets under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
• The India–EU Ideathon on 'Combating Marine Plastic Pollution', held under the India–EU Trade and Technology Council, concluded on 10 December 2025 at the BCKIC Foundation, KIIT, Bhubaneswar, with three winning teams selected.
• The Ministry of Labour & Employment signed an MoU with Microsoft in New Delhi on 10 December 2025, in the presence of Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, to expand job access and AI skilling.
• The National Highways Authority of India announced on 10 December 2025 action after a reinforced soil wall failed at Mylakkadu in Kollam district on NH-66, temporarily suspending the concessionaire and the independent engineer from bidding.
• The Union Health Ministry and the World Health Organization launched a month-long Delhi Metro campaign on women's and girls' health and well-being at Sultanpur Metro Station on 10 December 2025.
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released on 10 December 2025 its recommendations on assignment of microwave spectrum in the 6 GHz (lower), 7, 13, 15, 18 and 21 GHz bands, E-Band and V-Band.
• A Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences study of deodar trees at Batseri in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, announced on 10 December 2025, found a shift from wetter springs in the Little Ice Age to drier conditions after 1757 CE.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• Microsoft announced on 9 December 2025 that it will invest US$17.5 billion in India over four years, its largest-ever investment in Asia, after CEO Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
• India and Brunei held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Working Group (JWG) on Defence Cooperation in New Delhi on 9 December 2025, after signing its Terms of Reference.
• The Ministry of Ayush said on 9 December 2025 that India will co-host the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine with the World Health Organization in New Delhi from 17 to 19 December 2025.
• Power Minister Manohar Lal virtually commenced the commercial operation of the 3rd 250 MW unit of THDC India Limited's 1,000 MW Tehri Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant in Uttarakhand on 9 December 2025.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually inaugurated the 3rd Session of the Council of the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) in Mumbai on 9 December 2025 and launched a Digital Ticketing Portal for Lighthouse Tourism.
• The Ministry of Rural Development sanctioned 25 road projects of 65.38 km worth ₹68.67 crore under PM-JANMAN to connect 30 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group habitations in Tripura, it said on 9 December 2025.
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published Part 1 of its working paper on generative AI and copyright law on 9 December 2025, proposing a hybrid licensing model for AI training.
• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Shilp Guru Awards and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.
• Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi began an official visit to Brazil from 9 to 12 December 2025 to strengthen Indian Navy–Brazilian Navy ties.
• 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.
• Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil launched the Jal Shakti Hackathon–2025 and the Bharat-WIN portal at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.
• India Post opened Kerala's first Gen Z Post Office extension counter at CMS College, Kottayam, a student-designed facility, as announced on 9 December 2025.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarthak, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel, arrived at Suwaikh Port in Kuwait on 9 December 2025 during its Overseas Deployment to the Gulf.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025

• The 20th Session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opened at the Red Fort, New Delhi, on 8 December 2025.
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) sent its response on 8 December 2025 to the Department of Telecommunications' back-reference of 12 November 2025 on TRAI's 9 May 2025 recommendations on spectrum for satellite-based commercial communication services.
• The Haryana Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini approved the Haryana Municipal Bill, 2025 on 8 December 2025 to replace the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 with a single law.
• The Indian Navy said on 8 December 2025 that it had deployed four more ships, INS Gharial and three Landing Craft Utility vessels, carrying 1,000 tons of relief to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu.
• The two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit opened at Bharat Future City near Hyderabad on 8 December 2025, and the Telangana government signed 35 MoUs worth about ₹1.88 lakh crore on the first day.
• The 3rd Australia-India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) met in New Delhi on 8 December 2025, where the University of New South Wales received a Letter of Intent to set up a campus in India.
• Chile's Treasury Undersecretary Claudia Sanhueza met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on 8 December 2025, after the 4th round of India–Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations concluded on 5 December.