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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme extended to five more airports

Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Kozhikode and Amritsar airports on 11 September 2025, taking the facility to 13 airports.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Punjab Must know

PM surveys floods in Himachal and Punjab, announces ₹1,500 crore and ₹1,600 crore aid

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted aerial surveys of flood-hit Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on 9 September 2025 and announced financial assistance of ₹1,500 crore for Himachal Pradesh and ₹1,600 crore for Punjab.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Punjab Important

INST Mohali scientists show cholesterol-based materials can control electron spin for spintronics

Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, have shown that cholesterol-based nanomaterials can control electron spin, opening a route to energy-efficient spintronic devices, the DST said on 8 September 2025.

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🏆 Awards & Honours 📍 Delhi Important

Team India wins 7 medals at International Earth Science Olympiad 2025; felicitated by Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 7 September 2025 felicitated the Indian team that won seven medals – 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze – at the 18th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO-2025) in Jining, China.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Punjab

Over 1,000 MY Bharat Aapda Mitras to aid flood relief in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya decided on 5 September 2025 to mobilise more than 1,000 NDMA-trained 'MY Bharat Aapda Mitras' for flood relief and rescue in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Punjab Important

MHA constitutes Inter-Ministerial Central Teams for flood-hit Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and J&K

The Ministry of Home Affairs on 31 August 2025 constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to assess damage from heavy rain, floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Centre raises usage charges for used gunny bags by nearly 40% to ₹10.22 per bag from KMS 2025-26

The Centre announced on 29 August 2025 that usage charges for used gunny bags in foodgrain procurement would rise from ₹7.32 to ₹10.22 per bag from Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Chandigarh Important

Kaushal Manthan: Regional Conference of Skill Ministers held in Chandigarh; ₹60,000 crore ITI upgradation scheme in focus

The Skill Development Ministry held 'Kaushal Manthan', a Regional Conference of Skill Ministers of North Indian States and UTs, in Chandigarh on 28 August 2025, focusing on the ₹60,000 crore ITI upgradation scheme.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Gujarat Important

One of India's first end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot lines, of CG Power, inaugurated at Sanand, Gujarat

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurated CG Power's end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot line facility at Sanand on 28 August 2025.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

One year of BioE3 Policy: Jitendra Singh launches National Biofoundry Network; bioeconomy target $300 billion by 2030

Marking one year of the BioE3 Policy on 27 August 2025, Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the BioE3 Challenge for Youth and India's first National Biofoundry Network, saying the bioeconomy had grown to $165.7 billion in 2024.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

IAF launches flood relief and rescue operations in Jammu region and northern Punjab

The Indian Air Force deployed five Mi-17 helicopters, a Chinook and a C-130 aircraft for flood rescue and relief in the Jammu region and northern Punjab, the Defence Ministry said on 27 August 2025.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Punjab

INST Mohali develops gold nanocluster sensor for early detection of Parkinson's disease

Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, have developed a gold nanocluster-based biosensor that distinguishes normal and toxic forms of the Parkinson's-linked protein α-synuclein, the DST said on 26 August 2025.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab Important

CAQM sets up a year-round cell in SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab for paddy stubble management

On 29 July 2025, the Commission for Air Quality Management announced a dedicated cell at SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab to oversee paddy stubble management throughout the year.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Punjab

Veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh dies after hit-and-run in Punjab

On 14 July 2025, veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road in his native village Beas in Jalandhar district, Punjab.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Punjab Important

Jal Shakti Minister holds talks with Punjab and Haryana CMs on SYL canal

On 9 July 2025, Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil met Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini on the long-pending Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal issue.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Agritech Innovation Hub powered by IIT Ropar inaugurated at SVPUAT, Meerut

On 8 July 2025, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jayant Chaudhary inaugurated the Agritech Innovation Hub at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, powered by IIT Ropar.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttarakhand Important

First regional Ministers' Conference on Civil Aviation held in Dehradun

On 4 July 2025 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, the Ministry of Civil Aviation held the Northern Region Ministers' Conference on Civil Aviation 2025, the first of a series of regional conferences.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab Important

CAQM reviews Haryana and Punjab air-pollution action in Chandigarh

On 3 July 2025 in Chandigarh, the Commission for Air Quality Management chaired by Rajesh Verma held high-level review meetings with the governments of Haryana and Punjab on stubble burning and other pollution measures.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Punjab Important

ECI announces bye-elections to five Assembly seats in Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal

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.

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💹 Economy 📍 Punjab

IIT Ropar's Pragati Founder Forum: nearly 50% of startups now from Tier 2 and 3 towns

Addressing the Pragati Founder Forum hosted by IIT Ropar on 18 May 2025, Union Minister Jitendra Singh praised the institute for promoting agri-startups and said nearly 50% of India's startups now come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Punjab Important

PM visits Air Force Station Adampur in Punjab and interacts with air warriors and soldiers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Air Force Station Adampur in Punjab early on 13 May 2025, a day after his address to the nation, and interacted with air warriors and soldiers.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Assam

Assam's Aisangfa Gogoi sets youth national record at Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in Bihar

Assam's Aisangfa Gogoi won the girls' 55 kg weightlifting gold at the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in Rajgir, Bihar, on 11 May 2025 with a total lift of 183 kg, a youth national record.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

AAI NOTAMs: civil flights suspended at 32 airports; 25 ATS route segments closed till 15 May

The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on 10 May 2025 that NOTAMs announced the temporary closure of 32 airports in northern and western India for civil flights from 9 to 14 May 2025, and AAI extended the closure of 25 ATS route segments in the Delhi and Mumbai FIRs.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Security to be upgraded at scientific installations in border areas; IMD Srinagar and Leh facilities to get bolstered security

Dr Jitendra Singh said on 10 May 2025 that security will be upgraded at technical and scientific installations in border areas of J&K, Punjab, Chandigarh and north-west Rajasthan and Gujarat, with bolstered security for IMD installations in Srinagar and Leh.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Wheat procurement in RMS 2025-26 crosses 250 LMT

Wheat procurement for the Central Pool in Rabi Marketing Season 2025-26 reached 256.31 lakh metric tonnes by 30 April 2025, against an estimated target of 312 LMT.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan Must know

India and Japan sign ODA loans worth JPY 191.736 billion for six projects

The Government of India and JICA signed six loan agreements worth JPY 191.736 billion in New Delhi on 27 March 2025 under Japan's Official Development Assistance, covering projects in Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Assam and Punjab.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Rajasthan

Four advocates appointed Rajasthan High Court judges; three P&H additional judges made permanent

The President appointed four advocates as judges of the Rajasthan High Court, made three additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court permanent, and gave three Chhattisgarh High Court additional judges a fresh one-year term, the Law Ministry said on 27 March 2025.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Punjab Important

Food Processing Ministry to support 100 new NABL-accredited food testing labs in 2025-26

Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu announced at Bathinda, Punjab, on 22 March 2025 that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries will fund 100 new NABL-accredited food testing laboratories in 2025-26.

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🎓 Education 📍 Punjab

President Murmu addresses convocations of AIIMS Bathinda and the Central University of Punjab

President Droupadi Murmu graced the convocation ceremonies of the Central University of Punjab and AIIMS Bathinda in Bathinda on 11 March 2025, and attended a civic reception at Mohali.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Punjab

INST Mohali develops targeted nano-formulation for Parkinson's disease

Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali developed a targeted nano-formulation for sustained release of the hormone 17β-Estradiol to the brain for Parkinson's disease, PIB reported on 27 January 2025.

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