Punjab Judiciary Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sat, 21 Mar 2026

• On Eid, 21 March 2026, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced a ₹563 crore medical college with 100 MBBS seats in Malerkotla on about 25 acres of transferred defence land, along with a 150-bed ESI hospital under construction.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026

• NITI Aayog's report 'Realising the Export Potential of India's Sports Equipment Manufacturing Sector', released on 19 March 2026, notes India's share of global sports equipment exports is about 0.5% and projects exports of about $8.1 billion by 2036.

Mon, 16 Mar 2026

• The Centre on 16 March 2026 approved higher commission rates for Arthiyas and cooperative societies procuring wheat and paddy on its behalf from Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27, raising the Arthiya commission on wheat in Punjab and Haryana to ₹50.75 per quintal.

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

• NITI Aayog released the second Fiscal Health Index on 11 March 2026 in New Delhi; Odisha topped the 18 major states with a score of 73.1 and Arunachal Pradesh led the 10 North-Eastern and Himalayan states.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026

• Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented the state Budget 2026–27 in the Assembly in Chandigarh on 8 March 2026, International Women's Day, announcing the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satikar Yojana with ₹1,000 a month for women and ₹1,500 for Scheduled Caste women.

Sat, 07 Mar 2026

• The Punjab Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on 7 March 2026 approved a Sri Guru Teg Bahadur World Class University at Sri Anandpur Sahib, the Industrial & Business Development Policy 2026 and recruitment of 1,158 college teachers and librarians.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026

• The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) issued a Statutory Direction on 16 February 2026 to the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for time-bound implementation of State Action Plans to prevent and eliminate wheat stubble burning in the 2026 harvesting season.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026

• The Union Government released over ₹1,133 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants to rural local bodies in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Telangana, the Panchayati Raj Ministry said on 6 February 2026.

Fri, 09 Jan 2026

• Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 9th Apex-Level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi on 9 January 2026, announced a three-year nationwide anti-drug campaign from 31 March 2026 and inaugurated the Narcotics Control Bureau's Amritsar office.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025

• The Commission for Air Quality Management on 23 December 2025 issued show cause notices to six coal-based thermal power plants within 300 km of Delhi, three of them in Haryana, proposing about ₹61.85 crore in environmental compensation for low biomass co-firing.

Mon, 15 Dec 2025

• The Punjab Government's Home Department issued a notification on 15 December 2025 according 'holy city' status to the walled city of Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

• On 28 November 2025 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced ₹4,500 crore to upgrade the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, said it will not be privatised, and handed over 28 chips designed by students of 17 institutions.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025

• The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) completed five years on 18 November 2025 with a national celebration at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, presided over by Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar and Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.

Mon, 17 Nov 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council (NZC) in Faridabad, Haryana on 17 November 2025.

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 8 November 2025: Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur and Ernakulam–Bengaluru.

Fri, 07 Nov 2025

• The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), chaired by Rajesh Verma, held review meetings with the Punjab and Haryana governments in Chandigarh on 7 November 2025 on curbing stubble burning, after field visits in Punjab.

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana on their formation days on 1 November 2025.
• The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, and SEBI held a 'Niveshak Shivir' in Amritsar, Punjab, on 1 November 2025 to help investors claim unpaid dividends and shares.

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and state rankings (PIB, 16 October 2025), with Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Punjab ranked first in Categories A, B and C.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025

• On 10 October 2025 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired a high-level review of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, pressing for OCEMS in polluting industries and directing that the SAMEER app be the single app for disseminating the Air Quality Index.

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

• A PIB explainer of 7 October 2025 says GST cuts from 12% to 5% on Punjab's textiles, handicrafts such as GI-tagged phulkari, footwear, dairy, agro products and bicycles will make them cheaper and more competitive.

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

• On 6 October 2025 the Election Commission announced bye-elections to eight Assembly constituencies — Budgam and Nagrota (J&K), Anta (Rajasthan), Ghatsila (Jharkhand), Jubilee Hills (Telangana), Tarn Taran (Punjab), Dampa (Mizoram) and Nuapada (Odisha).