West Bengal State PSC Current Affairs One-liners

Yesterday

• 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.

Thu, 01 Oct 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).

Tue, 29 Sept 2026

• 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.

Mon, 28 Sept 2026

• 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.

Tue, 22 Sept 2026

• 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.

Thu, 17 Sept 2026

• 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.
• 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.

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

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