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Rakhigarhi skeletal remains handed over by ASI to Anthropological Survey of India for scientific study

The Culture Ministry said on 22 June 2026 that human skeletal remains excavated at Rakhigarhi, Haryana, have been handed over by the ASI to the Anthropological Survey of India.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Centre approves procurement of pulses and oilseeds under PSS in UP, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Haryana

On 18 June 2026, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved MSP procurement of pulses and oilseeds under the Price Support Scheme in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

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💹 Economy 📍 Haryana Important

KVIC's Khadi Rozgar Utsav at Siwani, Haryana: 3,645 machines and toolkits distributed to artisans

On 17 June 2026 at Siwani in Bhiwani district, Haryana, KVIC Chairman Manoj Goyal and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini distributed 3,645 machines and toolkits to artisans at a 'Khadi Rozgar Utsav'.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Delhi Must know

NCR Planning Board's 42nd meeting retains NCR extent, proposes four 'Namo Cities' under Regional Plan-2041

On 16 June 2026 in New Delhi, the 42nd meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board, chaired by Manohar Lal, decided to retain the existing extent of the NCR and proposed four semi-greenfield 'Namo Cities' under Regional Plan-2041.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Chandigarh Important

Om Birla inaugurates 2nd CPA India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference in Chandigarh

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.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Haryana

CSIR-CRRI signs MoA with Haryana to implement CAQM framework on urban road dust

On 8 June 2026 at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi, the institute signed an MoA with the Government of Haryana to implement the standard framework for paving and greening of urban roads under CAQM guidance.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Haryana Important

Haryana to develop 2,000-acre natural farming cluster in Kurukshetra under 'Smart Agriculture'

On 7 June 2026 at Kurukshetra University, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced a 2,000-acre natural farming cluster in Kurukshetra district under the 'Smart Agriculture' initiative with Haryana Agricultural University.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Cabinet approves ₹9,585 crore NCRPB scheme to replace old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR

On 3 June 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a two-year, ₹9,585 crore scheme funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board to help owners replace BS-IV or older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR with BS-VI or electric vehicles.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Haryana Important

Indian Railways approves first indigenous hydrogen train on Jind–Sonipat section

Indian Railways has approved a 10-car hydrogen fuel cell trainset with a 1,200 kW propulsion system to run at up to 75 kmph on the Jind–Sonipat section in Haryana, the Railway Ministry said on 27 May 2026.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM approves EV-only registration of L5 three-wheelers in Delhi-NCR and no fuel without PUCC from 1 October 2026

At its 28th full meeting on 15 May 2026, the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR (CAQM) approved draft directions for only electric L5 three-wheelers to be registered in Delhi from 1 January 2027 and for fuel only against a valid PUC certificate across NCR from 1 October 2026.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI orders SIR Phase III of electoral rolls in 16 States and 3 UTs covering 36.73 crore electors

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.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Haryana Must know

Nadda opens 10th National Summit on health best practices in Haryana; RBSK 2.0 guidelines released

Health Minister J.P. Nadda on 30 April 2026 inaugurated the 10th National Summit on Innovation and Inclusivity: Best Practices Shaping India's Health Future, hosted by Haryana, where RBSK 2.0 guidelines and a guidance document on diabetes in children were released.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Haryana

TDB backs Gurugram's Casey Aviation for hybrid 'Jump Take-Off' propulsion under India–UK R&D programme

The Technology Development Board of DST signed an agreement with Casey Aviation Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram, for its 'Boost Electric Jump Take-Off (BE-JTO)' hybrid propulsion project, sanctioning a conditional grant under the India–UK Collaborative R&D Programme for Industrial Sustainability with UK partner ARC Aerosystems.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab Important

CAQM imposes ₹61.85 crore compensation on six thermal plants for missing biomass co-firing norms

The Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Environmental Compensation of about ₹61.85 crore on six thermal power plants within 300 km of Delhi on 8 April 2026 for failing to co-fire paddy-straw biomass with coal in 2024-25.

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🎓 Education 📍 Haryana

Vice President addresses 8th convocation of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University, Murthal

Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on 6 April 2026 addressed the 8th convocation of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology at Murthal, Sonepat, Haryana, where nearly 64% of gold medal winners were women.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM Enforcement Task Force reviews NCR inspections at 128th meeting

The 128th meeting of CAQM's Enforcement Task Force on 2 April 2026 reviewed 175 flying-squad inspections across NCR and proposed closure of 10 units and sealing of DG sets in 27.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Haryana

Rashtriya Gokul Mission in Haryana: ₹113.60 crore released, indigenous cattle up 16.94%

The Centre has released ₹113.60 crore to Haryana under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, where indigenous cattle numbers rose 16.94% between the 19th and 20th Livestock Censuses, the Animal Husbandry Department told Parliament on 1 April 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

ICAR's IVRI and IARI make maiden entry in QS Subject Rankings 2026

In the QS Subject Rankings 2026 released on 25 March, ICAR-IVRI Bareilly entered the 51-100 band in Veterinary Science – the only Indian university in that top 100 – and ICAR-IARI New Delhi debuted at 151-200 in Agriculture & Forestry.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Haryana

Haryana CM hands over housing keys to 2,709 beneficiaries in Gurugram

On 22 March 2026 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini handed over housing allotment keys to 2,709 beneficiaries at the Viksit Badshahpur Maharally in Kakrola village, Gurugram, and announced infrastructure projects for Badshahpur.

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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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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Centre raises commission for Arthiyas and cooperative societies in wheat and paddy procurement from RMS 2026-27

The Centre on 16 March 2026 approved higher commission rates for Arthiyas and cooperative societies procuring wheat and paddy on its behalf from Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27, raising the Arthiya commission on wheat in Punjab and Haryana to ₹50.75 per quintal.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

CCEA approves ₹3,630.77-crore revised cost for 31.42-km Jewar Airport link to Delhi–Mumbai Expressway

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 10 March 2026 a revised cost of ₹3,630.77 crore for the 31.42-km greenfield road linking Jewar International Airport with the Delhi–Faridabad–Ballabhgarh–Sohna spur of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 Haryana Important

Haryana presents ₹2.23 lakh crore budget for 2026-27

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented a ₹2,23,658 crore budget for 2026-27 in the Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on 2 March 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Haryana

ANVESH-2026 conference on healthy foods concludes at NIFTEM Kundli

The International Conference ANVESH-2026 on emerging and sustainable healthy foods concluded at NIFTEM, Kundli, Sonipat, Haryana, on 28 February 2026.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM sets stricter 50 mg/Nm³ particulate emission limit for industries across Delhi-NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) issued Statutory Direction No. 98 on 21 February 2026, setting a uniform particulate matter emission limit of 50 mg/Nm³ for identified industries across Delhi-NCR.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM issues Direction No. 97 to curb construction and demolition dust in Delhi-NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) issued Statutory Direction No. 97 on 20 February 2026 to strengthen dust control and demolition waste management at construction sites across Delhi-NCR.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab

CAQM issues Statutory Direction to Punjab, Haryana and UP to eliminate wheat stubble burning in 2026

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) issued a Statutory Direction on 16 February 2026 to the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for time-bound implementation of State Action Plans to prevent and eliminate wheat stubble burning in the 2026 harvesting season.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

CCEA approves three rail multitracking projects worth ₹18,509 crore: Kasara–Manmad, Delhi–Ambala and Ballari–Hosapete

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects worth about ₹18,509 crore across Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Karnataka on 13 February 2026, adding about 389 km to the network.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Centre releases over ₹3,324 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants to panchayats in five states

The Union Government released over ₹3,324 crore as the second instalment of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants for 2025-26 to rural local bodies in Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal on 12 February 2026.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM issues technical and operational norms for mechanized road sweeping machines in NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on 11 February 2026 issued technical and operational norms for deploying Mechanized Road Sweeping Machines to curb road dust across the National Capital Region.

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