Chandigarh Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sun, 06 Sept 2026

• On 6 September 2026, the National Biodiversity Authority opened the two-day 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils at Chandigarh to strengthen biodiversity governance at State and local levels.

Fri, 04 Sept 2026

• On 4 September 2026, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan, the ex-officio Chancellor of Panjab University, inaugurated an Advanced Instrumentation Facility and the PU Tech Innovation Forum in Chandigarh.

Fri, 14 Aug 2026

• The Government of India launched Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer of food subsidy under PMGKAY in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli on 14 August 2026.

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

• The 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting concluded in Chandigarh on 23 July 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship, with members unanimously adopting the 16th BRICS Health Ministerial Declaration.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026

• PM Narendra Modi launched projects worth over ₹4,700 crore in Chandigarh on 17 July 2026 and inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and Advanced Neurosciences Centre at PGIMER.

Mon, 08 Jun 2026

• On 8 June 2026 in Chandigarh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the 2nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference, hosted by the Haryana Legislative Assembly on the theme of an aware society and people's representatives in realising Viksit Bharat–2047.

Thu, 14 May 2026

• On 14 May 2026 the Election Commission of India ordered Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 16 States and 3 UTs, covering 36.73 crore electors; only Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Ladakh remain.

Sun, 26 Apr 2026

• The three-day National Chintan Shivir of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment concluded in Chandigarh on 26 April 2026, with States and UTs agreeing on time-bound recommendations, including inclusion of Denotified Tribes in Census-2027 and strengthening the SEED scheme.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

• Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and Union Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar launched the upgraded Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App in Chandigarh on 24 April 2026 to strengthen monitoring under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction.

Wed, 18 Feb 2026

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful qualification level load test of the drogue parachute for the Gaganyaan programme at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of TBRL, Chandigarh, on 18 February 2026.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026

• Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar inaugurated the 29th Divya Kala Mela, a fair of Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs, at the Exhibition Ground, Chandigarh, on 14 February 2026.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026

• The FASTag Annual Pass crossed 50 lakh users with over 26.55 crore transactions within six months of its launch on 15 August 2025, the Road Transport Ministry said on 6 February 2026.

Fri, 19 Dec 2025

• ISRO completed qualification tests of the drogue parachutes for the Gaganyaan crew module at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of DRDO's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh on 18 and 19 December 2025.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

• DRDO conducted a successful high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of TBRL, Chandigarh, as announced on 2 December 2025, validating canopy severance, ejection sequencing and aircrew recovery.

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.

Wed, 12 Nov 2025

• The National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with Vijnana Bharati, held the curtain raiser on 12 November 2025 for the 11th India International Science Festival (IISF–2025), to be held in Chandigarh from 6 to 9 December 2025.

Sun, 02 Nov 2025

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed preparations on 2 November 2025 for the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, scheduled to be held at Chandigarh from 6 to 9 December 2025.

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana on their formation days on 1 November 2025.

Fri, 17 Oct 2025

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh released the curtain raiser on 17 October 2025 for the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, to be held from 6 to 9 December 2025 at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on the theme 'Vigyan Se Samriddhi'.