Rajasthan Current Affairs — Last 12 months | Daily News + MCQs

🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Rajasthan Must know

Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 opens at Jodhpur with seven partner air forces under the theme 'Power in Partnership'

The second edition of the IAF's multilateral air exercise Tarang Shakti was inaugurated at Air Force Station Jodhpur on 26 September 2026 and runs until 12 October, with air forces of seven friendly foreign countries.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Rajasthan

CBN Rajasthan unit seizes nearly four tonnes of contraband including 3,937 kg poppy straw

The Central Bureau of Narcotics said on 26 September 2026 that its Rajasthan unit seized 3,937 kg of poppy straw (doda chura), 9.6 kg of opium and 1.9 kg of hydroponic cannabis in operations over the past weeks.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

DRDO signs first high-value deep-tech TDF agreement with start-up for indigenous 20 mK dilution refrigerator

On 24 September 2026 DRDO signed its first high-value deep-tech project agreement under the Technology Development Fund with start-up Zero mK India Pvt Ltd, Alwar, Rajasthan, to develop a 20 mK dilution refrigerator for quantum applications.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Rajasthan Important

IAF–Japan air exercise Veer Guardian 2026 concludes at Air Force Station Jodhpur

On 22 September 2026, the bilateral air exercise Veer Guardian 2026 between the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force concluded at Air Force Station Jodhpur.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

Bhupender Yadav inaugurates WWF Global Conservation Conference in Jaipur

On 21 September 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Global Conservation Conference of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, attended by representatives of more than 100 countries.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

22nd India–US exercise Yudh Abhyas opens at Auli and Mahajan

On 15 September 2026, the opening ceremony of the 22nd edition of the India–US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas was held at the Auli Foreign Training Node, Uttarakhand, with training also under way at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

Five States and Delhi sign Kishau Multipurpose Project agreement for dam on Tons river

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Rajasthan Important

Indian Air Force holds its first Dronathon at Pokhran to test Indian unmanned systems

On 14 September 2026, Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit inaugurated the first Indian Air Force Dronathon-2026 at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Rajasthan Important

CAZRI moth bean varieties withstand a 35-day dry spell in western Rajasthan

On 13 September 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture said four moth bean varieties developed by ICAR–CAZRI, Jodhpur, showed strong resilience during a 35-day dry spell in Kharif 2026, an El Niño year.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Rajasthan Important

IAF and Japan Air Self-Defence Force begin Exercise Veer Guardian-2026 at Jodhpur

From 9 to 22 September 2026, the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force are holding the bilateral air exercise Veer Guardian-2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

NEET-PG 2026 held for 2.73 lakh candidates at 1,111 centres

On 30 August 2026, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences conducted NEET-PG 2026 for 2.73 lakh registered candidates at 1,111 centres in 339 cities across all 36 States and UTs.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Rajasthan Important

BRICS Tourism Ministers adopt Jaipur Declaration

The BRICS Tourism Ministers' Meeting under India's Chairship concluded in Jaipur on 21 August 2026 with the adoption of the BRICS Tourism Ministers' Communiqué 2026, the 'Jaipur Declaration'.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Rajasthan

2nd BRICS Tourism Working Group meets in Jaipur

The Tourism Ministry hosted the 2nd BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group meeting in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 19 August 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship.

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📋 Government Schemes 📍 Rajasthan Important

Shivraj Singh Chouhan hands over 2.89 lakh PMAY-G houses to Rajasthan at Baran

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 17 August 2026 delivered 2.89 lakh pucca houses worth ₹3,473 crore to Rajasthan under PMAY-G at a state-level event in Baran.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Rajasthan Important

Amit Shah launches ₹6,453 crore Rajasthan projects in Alwar, including dairy plants

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on 16 August 2026 inaugurated and laid foundation stones for Rajasthan Government projects worth ₹6,453 crore across 17 districts from Alwar.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Important

Vajpayee death anniversary: PM pays homage at Sadaiv Atal; 21-foot statue unveiled in Chittorgarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial Sadaiv Atal on 16 August 2026, his death anniversary, while Amit Shah unveiled a 21-foot statue of Vajpayee in Chittorgarh.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Rajasthan

Rajasthan transfers Rs 250 crore via DBT for school uniforms to 40 lakh students; launches Mission Padho Rajasthan campaign

On Guru Purnima, 29 July 2026, Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma transferred Rs 250 crore through DBT for free school uniforms to over 40 lakh students of Classes 1–8 and launched a reading campaign under Mission Padho Rajasthan.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan Important

Cooperative 'Bharat Taxi' service launched in Jaipur

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma launched the cooperative ride-hailing service 'Bharat Taxi' in Rajasthan at Jaipur on 25 July 2026; the service has nearly 8 lakh registered 'Sarathis' (drivers) and 41 lakh customers nationally.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Rajasthan

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of frisking of girl students in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

On 20 July 2026, the NHRC took suo motu cognizance of a report that girl students were frisked, beaten and forced to remove clothes by two teachers at a government school in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, and sought a report within two weeks.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Rajasthan Important

Vice-President addresses Vidhayi Gaurav Yatra marking 75 years of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the valedictory session of the Vidhayi Gaurav Yatra, part of the 75th-year celebrations of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, in Jaipur on 15 July 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

DRI busts wildlife trafficking networks, seizes 440 animals and ivory

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on 13 July 2026 that pan-India operations seized over 440 endangered or protected animals and about 15 kg of ivory, including about 11 kg of elephant ivory near Sujangarh, Rajasthan, with 33 arrests.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Maharashtra

CBN busts mephedrone lab in Pune under 'Operation Vajra'

The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) Madhya Pradesh Unit dismantled a high-tech mephedrone (MD) manufacturing laboratory in Pune and arrested two masterminds from Ujjain and Jodhpur under 'Operation Vajra', it said on 13 July 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Delhi Must know

Four states settle pending Narmada Award payments in one-time deal

The Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh signed an agreement in New Delhi on 7 July 2026, in the presence of Amit Shah, settling pending payments under the Narmada Award through a one-time settlement.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Shivraj Singh Chouhan releases first instalment of Rs 25,863 crore to States under VB-G-RAM-G

Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the first instalment (Mother Sanction) of Rs 25,863 crore to States under VB-G-RAM-G on 5 July 2026, and said no State will have a wage rate below Rs 300 a day.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Rajasthan Important

Law Ministry's Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026 ends at Mount Abu with 'Sankalp Patra'

The two-day Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026 of the Ministry of Law and Justice concluded at Gyan Sarovar, Mount Abu, Rajasthan on 5 July 2026 with the adoption of the Mount Abu Declaration, the Ministry's 'Sankalp Patra'.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Must know

PM launches next phase of UDAN, 'Viksit UDAN', and inaugurates new Jodhpur Airport terminal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the next phase of UDAN, the Modified UDAN Scheme with an outlay of about Rs 29,000 crore over ten years, and inaugurated the Rs 480 crore new terminal at Jodhpur Airport on 4 July 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Rajasthan Must know

PM Modi dedicates HPCL Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra, launches Rs 1.06 lakh crore projects in Balotra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 9 MMTPA HPCL Rajasthan refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra to the nation at Balotra, Rajasthan on 4 July 2026, as part of projects worth about Rs 1.06 lakh crore.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Rajasthan Important

ICMR-MINDS wins Gold at National Awards for e-Governance 2026 at NCeG Jaipur

ICMR-MINDS, a mental-health digital decision-support initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research, won the Gold Award in the AI and new-age technology category of the National Awards for e-Governance at the 29th National Conference on e-Governance in Jaipur on 1-2 July 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan Important

NHAI launches Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling at Manoharpura on Delhi-Jaipur NH-48

NHAI launched barrier-less Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at the Manoharpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48 in Rajasthan, the Road Transport Ministry said on 1 July 2026.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

New Vice Chiefs of Army and Air Staff, new CISC take over on 1 July 2026

Lt Gen Sandeep Jain became Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Vice Chief of the Air Staff and Air Marshal Tejinder Singh CISC on 1 July 2026, while Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra took over the Jaipur-based South Western Command.

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