West Bengal State PSC Current Affairs — Last 6 months | Daily News + MCQs

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 West Bengal Important

First tigress released in Buxa Tiger Reserve under Tiger Reintroduction Programme

On 2 October 2026 a tigress translocated from Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Bihar) was released in Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal), the first phase of a Tiger Reintroduction Programme, marking the start of Wildlife Week 2026.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Centre caps sugar dealers' stock at 1,000 quintals and 15 days from 15 October 2026

On 1 October 2026, the start of the new sugar season, the Centre limited sugar dealers to 1,000 quintals of stock held for no more than 15 days, from 15 October to 30 November 2026 (2,000 quintals for Kolkata and Assam).

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

UIDAI launches five initiatives at Aadhaar Samvaad in Kolkata on the 17th Aadhaar Day

On 29 September 2026, the 17th Aadhaar Day, UIDAI held 'Aadhaar Samvaad' in Kolkata with over 600 stakeholders and unveiled five initiatives, including face authentication for ePDS.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 West Bengal Important

Kolkata to host India Energy Week 2027 from 28 to 31 January

On 28 September 2026 Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced Kolkata as the host city of the fifth India Energy Week (IEW), to be held from 28 to 31 January 2027 at the New Town Convention Centre.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Assam Important

World Rhino Day: PM says Assam holds nearly 80% of world's rhinos; Project Rhino initiated for range states

On 22 September 2026, World Rhino Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Assam holds nearly 80% of the world's rhino population and shared that Project Rhino has been initiated to support rhino range states.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 West Bengal Important

PM Modi releases fourth instalment of Annapurna Yojana to about 1.5 crore women in West Bengal

On 17 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed, via video conference, the release of the fourth instalment of ₹3,000 under West Bengal's Annapurna Yojana to about 1.5 crore women.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal Important

PM Vishwakarma completes three years with 30 lakh artisans registered; anniversary held in Kolkata

On 17 September 2026, the Ministry of MSME celebrated the third anniversary of PM Vishwakarma at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium, Kolkata, with 30 lakh beneficiaries registered under the scheme.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 West Bengal Important

PM Modi pays tribute to Saratchandra Chattopadhyay on his 150th birth anniversary

On 15 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Bengali writer Saratchandra Chattopadhyay on his 150th birth anniversary.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

India's first direct commercial container freight train reaches Biratnagar, Nepal

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.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Important

Tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on his birth anniversary

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary on 25 July 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 West Bengal Must know

Bhoomi Pujan for world's largest curd plant under Amul Bengal Dairy Project in Kolkata

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah performed the Bhoomi Pujan for the world's largest curd manufacturing plant under the Amul Bengal Dairy Project in Kolkata on 19 July 2026.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah inaugurates first phase of 'Museum of Word' in Kolkata

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the first phase of the 'Museum of Word' in Kolkata on 19 July 2026.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah reviews border technologies at Jhumagachh BOP in Siliguri, lays foundation for BSF projects

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inspected a radio-based fence breach detection system at the Jhumagachh Border Outpost in Siliguri, West Bengal, on 18 July 2026 and laid the foundation for BSF projects worth about ₹77 crore.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 West Bengal Important

Shivraj Chouhan reviews West Bengal projects with CM Suvendu Adhikari

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a review meeting in Kolkata with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on 14 July 2026, covering 19 infrastructure projects worth over ₹82,000 crore and an ₹8,508 crore rural development package.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 West Bengal

31st Divya Kala Mela opens in Kolkata

Union Minister Virendra Kumar inaugurated the 31st Divya Kala Mela for Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs at Ravindra Sadan, Kolkata, on 14 July 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

DRI busts wildlife trafficking networks, seizes 440 animals and ivory

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on 13 July 2026 that pan-India operations seized over 440 endangered or protected animals and about 15 kg of ivory, including about 11 kg of elephant ivory near Sujangarh, Rajasthan, with 33 arrests.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 West Bengal

PM announces ex-gratia after boat capsizing in South 24 Parganas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief on 13 July 2026 over the loss of lives in a boat capsizing in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and announced ex-gratia from the PMNRF.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 West Bengal Important

Kumaraswamy inaugurates 84,000 m³ water reservoir at IISCO Steel Plant

Union Steel Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy inaugurated an 84,000 cubic metre RCC water reservoir at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur, West Bengal, on 12 July 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

West Bengal launches free HPV vaccination drive for 7.65 lakh girls aged 14

On 30 May 2026 West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a statewide free HPV vaccination campaign against cervical cancer, targeting about 7.65 lakh girls aged 14 with a single dose of Gardasil-4.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 West Bengal Important

Kolkata to host International Day of Yoga 2026 main event; theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'

Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced on 27 May 2026 that the main International Day of Yoga 2026 event will be held in Kolkata on 21 June, with the theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 West Bengal Important

IACS Kolkata marks 150 years; Centre and West Bengal agree to roll out science schemes

On 26 May 2026 Dr Jitendra Singh joined the 150-year celebrations of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, where C.V. Raman did the work behind the Raman Effect, and met West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on central science schemes.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

Nadda reviews West Bengal health systems with CM Suvendu Adhikari; ₹3,505.59 crore NHM envelope conveyed

On 23 May 2026 Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda reviewed West Bengal's health services with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, conveying an NHM resource envelope of ₹3,505.59 crore for 2026-27 and releasing ₹527.58 crore as the first instalment.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

PM Vishwakarma Scheme set for roll-out in West Bengal; 7.79 lakh artisans enrolled

On 22 May 2026 the MSME Ministry met West Bengal's Chief Secretary to roll out the PM Vishwakarma Scheme in the State, where 7.79 lakh artisans and craftspeople are enrolled.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India

DRI seizes about 3 lakh smuggled e-cigarettes worth over ₹120 crore

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 21 May 2026 it had seized nearly 3,00,000 China-sourced e-cigarettes worth over ₹120 crore at ports, airports and ICDs in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Sanghmitra' launched at GRSE, Kolkata

On 20 May 2026 the Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Sanghmitra (Yard 3039) was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, in the presence of Vice Chief of the Naval Staff VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha

Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference opens in Bhubaneswar with five eastern states

On 19 May 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar, bringing together Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

Centre signs reform-linked Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 MoUs with West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

On 18 May 2026 West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands signed reform-linked MoUs with the Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, committing to a Gram Panchayat-led model of rural water supply.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Europe

Sweden gifts PM Modi replicas of Tagore's handwritten epigrams found in the Swedish National Archives

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and PM Narendra Modi exchanged gifts honouring Rabindranath Tagore during the PM's visit to Sweden on 17 May 2026, marking the centenary of Tagore's 1926 visit to Sweden.

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