Himachal Pradesh Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Wed, 16 Sept 2026

• On 16 September 2026, the All India Girls High Altitude Long Trek 'Aparajita – Parang La 2026' of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) was flagged in at Karzok, Ladakh, after 20 girl cadets crossed the 5,578-metre Parang La Pass.

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

• On 15 September 2026, the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi signed the Kishau Multipurpose Project agreement in New Delhi, in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil.

Thu, 03 Sept 2026

• On 3 September 2026, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan reviewed the preparedness of five Himalayan States and UTs against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and snow avalanches.

Wed, 02 Sept 2026

• On 2 September 2026, the Sports Ministry announced the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 for Baljeet Kaur, Skalzang Rigzin, Rimo Saha and Shiv Prasad Chamoli.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026

• On 27 August 2026, the Central Bureau of Narcotics intercepted a truck on the Chandigarh–Baddi route under Operation Vajra 2.0 and seized 66,79,980 psychotropic tablets.
• On 27 August 2026, the Law Ministry notified the appointment of Chirag Bhanu as a Judge and Bhupesh Sharma and Yogesh Jaswal as Additional Judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 18 August 2026 flagged off the NCC's all-India girls' high-altitude trek 'Aparajita - Parang La 2026', in which 28 girl cadets will cover 250 km in 30 days.

Fri, 14 Aug 2026

• India Post made its first-ever drone delivery of the National Flag on 14 August 2026, flying a Tiranga from Mandi Head Post Office to Rehardhar Branch Post Office in Himachal Pradesh.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026

• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on 26 July 2026 launched the Mukhyamantri Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana, giving ₹3,500 a year to eligible reservoir fishermen during the annual fishing ban.
• PM Narendra Modi virtually interacted on 26 July 2026 with MY Bharat volunteers of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026, who shared experiences from border villages in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj held the 'Seva Se Samriddhi' regional workshop at SKICC, Srinagar, on 23 June 2026, with participants from seven States/UTs.

Tue, 16 Jun 2026

• On 16 June 2026, field operations of the Houselisting and Housing Census under Phase-I of Census 2027 began in Himachal Pradesh, while self-enumeration opened in Kerala and Nagaland.

Sat, 30 May 2026

• Fighting a forest fire near Kasauli (Solan, Himachal Pradesh) in late May 2026, the Indian Air Force for the first time carried out night Bambi Bucket operations using Night Vision Goggles.

Mon, 25 May 2026

• On 25 May 2026 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed the quality and maintenance of national highways covering 10,064 km in Rajasthan and 1,947 km in Himachal Pradesh, based on inputs from media and social media.

Sat, 23 May 2026

• India's cold-water fisheries now produce around 7,000 tonnes a year, with Jammu & Kashmir the leading trout producer at about 3,010 tonnes in 2024-25, the Fisheries Ministry said on 23 May 2026.

Mon, 04 May 2026

• Project Deepak of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), raised in 1961 and responsible for over 1,100 km of roads in Himachal Pradesh including the Hindustan-Tibet Road and stretches of the Manali-Leh axis, celebrated its 66th Raising Day in Shimla on 4 May 2026.

Fri, 01 May 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visited the headquarters of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) in Shimla on 1 May 2026 and was briefed on its drone training, 'Red Teaming' and digitisation initiatives.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026

• A study led by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, reported by the Science Ministry on 20 April 2026, points to an East Gondwanan origin of the Jamun genus Syzygium about 80 million years ago, with India a major centre of early diversification.