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NMDC commissions 2 MTPA pellet plant at Nagarnar as part of ₹5,427 crore iron ore project in Bastar

On 27 September 2026 NMDC Ltd commissioned its 2 MTPA pellet plant at Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh, part of a ₹5,427 crore project linking its Bacheli iron ore operations with its Nagarnar steel plant.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Dallirajhara–Rowghat new rail line in Chhattisgarh completes final Taroki–Rowghat section; CRS inspection held

On 22 September 2026, the Commission of Railway Safety inspected and speed-tested the Taroki–Rowghat section, the final stretch of the 95 km Dallirajhara–Rowghat new rail line in south Chhattisgarh.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Raigarh steel slag road enters Guinness World Records as world's longest; Jitendra Singh calls for wider use

On 12 September 2026, a 1.85-km road at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, built by CSIR-CRRI and Jindal Steel was conferred the Guinness World Record for the world's longest road built with processed steel slag aggregates.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Coal Ministry clarifies auction of Tara (Revised) coal block in Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo Arand area

On 11 September 2026, the Ministry of Coal said the Tara (Revised) coal block in Chhattisgarh was auctioned in the 15th round of commercial coal mine auctions after the state confirmed it lies outside the Lemru Elephant Corridor.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

Cabinet approves three railway multitracking projects worth ₹10,783 crore across West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

On 9 September 2026, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects costing ₹10,783 crore that will add about 656 km across 14 districts in five States.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 Chhattisgarh

President appoints judges to the Chhattisgarh High Court and additional judges to the Gauhati High Court

On 8 September 2026, the Law Ministry notified the President's appointment of three judicial officers as Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court and of an advocate and a judicial officer as Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court.

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🎓 Education 📍 Chhattisgarh

Vice President addresses third convocation of AIIMS Raipur

On 2 September 2026, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan attended the third convocation of AIIMS Raipur and said the institute symbolises Chhattisgarh's journey from Left-Wing Extremism to peace and progress.

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💹 Economy 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Mines Ministry holds Raipur roadshow for 8th tranche of critical mineral auctions

On 31 August 2026, the Ministry of Mines held a roadshow in Raipur for the 8th tranche of critical and strategic mineral block auctions, which offers 20 blocks across nine States, five of them in Chhattisgarh.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Health Ministry reviews malaria elimination push in 33 high-burden districts

On 28 August 2026, the Union Health Ministry reviewed progress towards malaria elimination by 2030, noting a nearly 80% fall in cases and deaths since 2015 and a drop in high-burden districts from 155 to 33.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Chhattisgarh

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of five malaria deaths in 13 days in Kanker, Chhattisgarh

On 31 July 2026 the NHRC took suo motu cognizance of a report of five malaria deaths in 13 days in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, and sought a report from the Chief Secretary within two weeks.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Odisha Important

Jal Shakti Minister meets CMs of Chhattisgarh and Odisha for amicable settlement of Mahanadi water dispute

On 30 July 2026 Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Paatil chaired a meeting with Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi to facilitate an amicable settlement of the Mahanadi water dispute.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 World Important

Glasgow 2026 weightlifting: silvers for Gyaneshwari Yadav and Ajaya Babu, bronze for Bindyarani Devi

On 27 July 2026, Indian weightlifters won three medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games – silver for Gyaneshwari Yadav (women's 53 kg) and Valluri Ajaya Babu (men's 79 kg) and bronze for Bindyarani Devi (women's 58 kg).

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Rajnandgaon's Mission Jal Raksha shows the way under 'Catch the Rain'

The Jal Shakti Ministry on 26 July 2026 highlighted Mission Jal Raksha of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, which has created over 60,000 water-conservation and recharge structures in 662 villages and raised groundwater levels by about 2.04 m on average.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Chhattisgarh

₹175 crore project for homing 250 electric locomotives at Raipur approved

Indian Railways announced on 10 July 2026 a ₹175 crore project for additional homing facilities for 250 three-phase electric locomotives at the HHP Diesel Shed, Raipur (SECR).

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Odisha Important

Bhubaneswar Declaration adopted to strengthen Tribal Research Institutes

A two-day national workshop on strengthening Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), held by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with the Odisha government, ended in Bhubaneswar on 8 July 2026 with the adoption of the Bhubaneswar Declaration.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

Pandavani legend Teejan Bai dies at AIIMS Raipur

Padma Vibhushan awardee Teejan Bai, the foremost exponent of Chhattisgarh's Pandavani folk narration of the Mahabharata, died at AIIMS Raipur on 5 July 2026 after a prolonged illness.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Chhattisgarh

Raipur creates about 32,000 rainwater harvesting structures under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari

Under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) created nearly 32,000 rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge structures in 2025, becoming a model for urban groundwater recharge, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on 29 May 2026.

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🎓 Education 📍 Chhattisgarh

NMDC runs summer camps for about 1,700 children in 17 villages of Dantewada

NMDC has launched summer camps across 17 villages of Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh's Dakshin Bastar from 20 May to 15 June 2026, expected to engage about 1,700 tribal children, as announced on 24 May 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Chhattisgarh

Raipur workshop reviews 2 lakh new cooperatives, grain storage plan and White Revolution 2.0

On 22 May 2026 the Ministry of Cooperation held a regional workshop at Raipur to review the formation of 2 lakh new M-PACS, dairy and fisheries cooperatives and the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the cooperative sector.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Amit Shah chairs 26th Central Zonal Council meeting in Bastar, Chhattisgarh

On 19 May 2026 Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 26th meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, attended by the Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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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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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

First Khelo India Tribal Games begin in Chhattisgarh

The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games began on 25 March 2026 across Raipur, Jagdalpur and Sarguja in Chhattisgarh, running till 3 April with about 3,800 participants in 9 sports disciplines.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Ministry of Mines launches seventh tranche of critical and strategic mineral auctions with 19 blocks

Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched the 7th tranche of e-auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks on 23 March 2026, offering 19 blocks in 10 States, with Bihar offering the most (4).

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Reform-linked JJM 2.0 MoUs signed with Gujarat, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Goa

On 20 March 2026 the Centre signed reform-linked MoUs under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 with Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Goa, following Union Cabinet approval of JJM 2.0 on 10 March 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Centre releases over ₹1,789 crore of XV Finance Commission grants to rural local bodies in five states

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj announced on 17 March 2026 that the Centre has released over ₹1,789 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants to rural local bodies in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Chhattisgarh launches Gaudham Yojana for stray cattle; 29 Gaudhams opened in first phase

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched the Gaudham Yojana from Lakhasar village in Bilaspur district on 14 March 2026, with a target of 1,460 shelters for stray and abandoned cattle.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Important

HLC under Amit Shah approves ₹1,912.99 crore from NDRF for five States and J&K hit by 2025 disasters

A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹1,912.99 crore of additional central assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund for Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Jammu & Kashmir, the Home Ministry said on 13 March 2026.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

NMDC becomes India's first mining company to produce 50 million tonnes of iron ore in a year

NMDC Limited became the first mining company in India to produce 50 million tonnes of iron ore in a single financial year, the Steel Ministry announced on 13 March 2026.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

First Khelo India Tribal Games to be held in Chhattisgarh from 25 March to 6 April

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on 5 March 2026 that the first Khelo India Tribal Games will be held from 25 March to 6 April in Raipur, Jagdalpur and Sarguja in Chhattisgarh.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Pollen in Chhattisgarh's Raja Rani Lake reveals stronger monsoon during Medieval Climate Anomaly

Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow found evidence of an unusually strong Indian Summer Monsoon between about 1,060 and 1,725 CE in pollen preserved in Raja Rani Lake, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the Science Ministry said on 12 January 2026.

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