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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

National workshop on tiger reintroduction concludes in Alwar

The national workshop 'Tiger Re-introduction: Opportunities & Challenges', inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at Alwar, Rajasthan, on 28 June 2026, concluded with Tiger Reserves identified for focused recovery by NTCA, the ministry said on 29 June.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Haryana Important

Haryana and Rajasthan sign Yamuna Water Project agreement

The governments of Rajasthan and Haryana signed an agreement in New Delhi on 29 June 2026, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, for the Yamuna Water Project to supply about 580 MCM of Yamuna water to Rajasthan from July to October.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Rajasthan

TRAI releases mobile network drive-test findings on Manoharpur-Dausa NH-148 in Rajasthan

TRAI released on 24 June 2026 the findings of its Independent Drive Test of mobile network quality on the Manoharpur-Dausa National Highway (NH-148) in Rajasthan, conducted on 2 May 2026 over 62.2 km.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan Important

NHAI launches Rajasthan's first Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling at Daulatpura on NH-48

NHAI announced on 19 June 2026 that it has launched Rajasthan's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Daulatpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan's Jan Aadhaar (Family ID) now available on DigiLocker for about 7.5 crore residents

On 17 June 2026, MeitY announced that DigiLocker has on-boarded Rajasthan's Jan Aadhaar (Family ID), giving around 7.5 crore residents instant digital access.

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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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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Rajasthan Important

Amit Shah e-inaugurates women's barracks at BSF Sanchu Post in Bikaner; anti-drone systems on border within 6 months

On 26 May 2026 Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with BSF personnel and e-inaugurated women's barracks at Sanchu Post in Bikaner, Rajasthan, saying anti-drone systems will be deployed along the border within six months.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 India Important

India chairs first BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group meeting; Jaipur to host ministers in August

The first BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group meeting was held virtually on 25 May 2026 under India's chairship; the second TWG and the BRICS Tourism Ministers' Meeting will be held in Jaipur in August 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan

Gadkari reviews quality and maintenance of national highways in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027: houselisting field work begins in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi's MCD area; 1.44 crore households self-enumerate

On 17 May 2026 field operations for the Houselisting and Housing Census under Phase I of Census 2027 began in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and the MCD area of Delhi, while self-enumeration opened in Gujarat, J&K, Ladakh and Puducherry.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Rajasthan

DoNER explores blending North-East's Eri silk with Rajasthan's Kota Doria at Kaithoon

On 17 May 2026 a Ministry of DoNER team led by Secretary Sanjay Jaju visited the Kaithoon Common Facility Centre in Kota, Rajasthan, to explore blending the North-East's Eri silk with the GI-tagged Kota Doria fabric.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

CCPA fines Motion Education ₹10 lakh and Career Line Coaching ₹5 lakh for misleading ads

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) penalised Motion Education ₹10 lakh and Career Line Coaching, Sikar, ₹5 lakh for misleading advertisements under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, PIB said on 15 May 2026.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan gets its first semiconductor plant: Sahasra Semiconductors' OSAT unit at Bhiwadi

On 15 May 2026 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually inaugurated Sahasra Semiconductors' ATMP/OSAT facility – Rajasthan's first semiconductor plant and India's first SME-led semiconductor facility – and ELCINA's Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Bhiwadi.

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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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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

CCEA approves three railway multitracking projects adding about 901 km across six states

On 5 May 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects — Nagda–Mathura, Guntakal–Wadi and Burhwal–Sitapur 3rd and 4th lines — costing about ₹23,437 crore and adding about 901 km across 19 districts in six states.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Rajasthan Important

IMD issues heatwave guidance; Sri Ganganagar records country's highest 44.5°C

The India Meteorological Department issued detailed heatwave guidance on 25 April 2026 as maximum temperatures reached 40–44°C across northwest, central and peninsular India, with the highest of 44.5°C at Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Rajasthan

Jaipur hosts first regional workshop under 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' cooperative reform drive

The Ministry of Cooperation held the first Regional Workshop on 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 24 April 2026, focusing on decentralised grain storage, expansion of PACS, dairy and fisheries cooperatives and state action plans for FY 2026–27.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Rajasthan

Rajasthan CM transfers ₹1,000 each to 1.22 lakh Anganwadi workers; 10% honorarium hike from 1 April

On 30 March 2026 Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma transferred ₹1,000 each through DBT to 1.22 lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers for two uniforms, and announced a 10% honorarium increase from 1 April 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan

NHAI awards contract for flyovers and underpasses at Jaipur Bypass Junction on NH-48

On 28 March 2026 NHAI awarded a ₹130.65 crore EPC contract for two flyovers and two underpasses at the 200 Feet Jaipur Bypass Junction on the Delhi–Jaipur–Ajmer stretch of NH-48.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Gujarat Important

Great Indian Bustard chick hatches in Kutch after a decade through first inter-state 'jump-start'

On 26 March 2026 a Great Indian Bustard chick hatched in Kutch, Gujarat – the first in the state in a decade – from a captive-bred egg brought 770 km by road from Rajasthan and placed under a wild female.

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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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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

India auctions a record 200 mineral blocks in FY 2025-26; Gujarat leads with 32

The Ministry of Mines said on 19 March 2026 that 200 mineral blocks were auctioned in FY 2025-26, the highest ever in a single year, with Gujarat (32), Rajasthan (30) and Tamil Nadu (22) the top contributors.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan launches Mukhyamantri Viksit Gram-Ward Abhiyan on Rajasthan Diwas, 19 March 2026

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma launched the Mukhyamantri Viksit Gram-Ward Abhiyan on Rajasthan Diwas, observed on 19 March 2026 (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada), to prepare development roadmaps for every Gram Panchayat and urban ward; the campaign runs till 15 May.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh sign reform-linked MoUs with Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on 17 March 2026 signed reform-linked MoUs with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, which the Union Cabinet had approved 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 📍 Rajasthan

NHAI receives nine bids for six-laning of the 90-km Jaipur–Kishangarh section of NH-48 in Rajasthan

NHAI said on 16 March 2026 that it has received nine bids for upgrading the around 90-km Jaipur–Kishangarh section of NH-48 in Rajasthan to six lanes on EPC mode, cutting travel time from two hours to one.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

Great Indian Bustard captive breeding enters fourth year with two new chicks; tally reaches 70

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on 13 March 2026 that two Great Indian Bustard chicks had hatched at Rajasthan's conservation breeding centre, taking the captive population to 70.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan forms six-member committee to draft law to protect Khejri, the state tree

The Rajasthan government on 9 March 2026 set up a six-member committee under Law Minister Jogaram Patel to draft a law protecting the Khejri, the state tree, within a month.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan Must know

PM Modi lays foundation stone of ₹1,500 crore Kota–Bundi airport for Rajasthan's Hadoti region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by video message, laid the foundation stone of the Kota–Bundi airport at Shambhupura in Rajasthan on 7 March 2026; the airport will cost about ₹1,500 crore and serve the Hadoti region.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Rajasthan Must know

PM Modi launches nationwide HPV vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer, Rajasthan, on 28 February 2026, along with projects worth about ₹17,000 crore.

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