Telangana Current Affairs — Last 12 months · Page 2 of 3 | Daily News + MCQs

🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana revised minimum wages under Code on Wages take effect from 1 June 2026

Telangana's revised minimum wages under the Code on Wages, 2019 came into effect on 1 June 2026, with four skill categories, three zones and e-commerce, courier and LPG distribution brought under the wage net.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Telangana Important

Kazipet Rail Manufacturing Unit in Telangana nears completion; to build 200 intercity trains in 5 years

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on 28 May 2026 that the Kazipet Rail Manufacturing Unit in Telangana is nearly complete and will initially manufacture 200 intercity trains over five years.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

DRDO completes development trials of ULPGM-V3 in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes near Kurnool

DRDO announced on 19 May 2026 that it had completed final deliverable configuration trials of the UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes at its range near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

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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 📍 Telangana Important

TDB backs Hyderabad's Helix Cell Therapeutics for dual-target CAR-T therapy against multiple myeloma

On 14 May 2026 the Technology Development Board (DST) said it has signed an agreement with Helix Cell Therapeutics, Hyderabad, to develop a dual-targeting CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma under an Indo-Singapore collaboration.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Telangana Must know

PM inaugurates India's first functional PM MITRA Park at Warangal, Telangana, among ₹9,400 crore projects

On 10 May 2026 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the PM MITRA Park at Warangal, Telangana, the country's first functional PM MITRA Park built at ₹1,695.54 crore, as part of projects worth about ₹9,400 crore launched in Hyderabad.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Telangana Must know

DRDO's DRDL runs actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor for over 1,200 seconds in Hyderabad

On 9 May 2026 DRDO's Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) ran its actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor for over 1,200 seconds at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test facility in Hyderabad, a step towards hypersonic cruise missiles.

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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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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Telangana Important

Yoga Mahotsav in Hyderabad sets Asia record with 6,000+ performing Bhujangasana

More than 6,000 participants performed Bhujangasana together at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad, entering the Asia Book of Records, at the Yoga Mahotsav marking the 50-day countdown to International Day of Yoga 2026, the Ministry of Ayush said on 2 May 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Telangana

Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme outreach workshop held at NIRD&PR, Hyderabad

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Telangana's Department of Panchayati Raj held an outreach workshop on the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme at NIRD&PR, Hyderabad, on 2 May 2026, with over 400 participants including 70 sarpanches recognised for own source revenue generation.

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🔬 Space 📍 Telangana Must know

Telangana CM flags off Skyroot's Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, to Sriharikota

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on 25 April 2026 flagged off flight hardware of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, from Hyderabad to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, where the company hopes to launch it in June.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Telangana

ATL Sarthi and Mentor India Academy launched in Telangana for 379 Atal Tinkering Labs

NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission on 4 April 2026 launched ATL Sarthi and Mentor India Academy in Telangana to give structured mentorship to 379 Atal Tinkering Labs.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana Assembly passes Platform Based Gig Workers Bill, 2026

On 30 March 2026 the Telangana Assembly passed the Telangana Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, requiring aggregators to pay 1–2% of transaction value into a welfare fund.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana launches 'Tholi Mudda' breakfast scheme for Anganwadi children

On 28 March 2026 Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy launched 'Tholi Mudda', a breakfast scheme for Anganwadi children, and flagged off distribution of mobile phones to Anganwadi teachers.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Telangana

NHAI awards ₹1,734 crore contract to four-lane Gudebellur–Mahabubnagar stretch of NH-167 in Telangana

On 28 March 2026 NHAI awarded KNR Constructions a ₹1,734 crore Hybrid Annuity Mode contract to four-lane the 80 km Gudebellur–Mahabubnagar section of NH-167, part of the Hyderabad–Panaji Economic Corridor.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana Cabinet clears hate speech Bill, Parents Support Bill and gig workers Bill

On 23 March 2026 the Telangana Cabinet under CM A. Revanth Reddy approved the Hate Speech and Hate Crime Prevention Bill, a Parents Support Bill deducting up to 15% of salary (or ₹10,000) from employees who neglect parents, and a gig workers' welfare Bill.

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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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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana CM releases first tranche of Rythu Bharosa, opens oil palm factory at Narmetta

On 22 March 2026 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy released the first tranche of Rythu Bharosa investment support at Narmetta in Siddipet district, promising ₹9,000 crore to about 70 lakh farmers within 45 days, and inaugurated an oil palm processing factory there.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana presents ₹3.24 lakh crore budget for 2026-27; Indiramma Family Life Insurance from 2 June

On 20 March 2026 Telangana Deputy CM and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka presented a ₹3,24,234 crore budget for 2026-27 and announced the Indiramma Family Life Insurance Scheme, offering ₹5 lakh cover to 1.15 crore families from 2 June.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

Pilot plant for Nd-Fe-B rare earth permanent magnets set up at ARCI, Hyderabad

A pilot plant for manufacturing Nd-Fe-B (neodymium-iron-boron) rare earth permanent magnets, covering the full process from strip-cast alloy to sintered magnets, has been set up at ARCI, Hyderabad, an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology.

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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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🏅 Hockey 📍 Telangana Important

England beat India 2-0 in FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers final in Hyderabad

The Indian women's hockey team lost 0-2 to England in the final of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Hyderabad on 14 March 2026, but had already qualified for the World Cup.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Telangana Important

Netflix opens Eyeline Studios VFX hub in Hyderabad, its fifth worldwide

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated Netflix's Eyeline Studios, a visual effects and virtual production hub, in Hyderabad on 12 March 2026.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Telangana Important

Navneet Kaur's hat-trick powers India past Wales 4-1 at Women's Hockey World Cup qualifiers in Hyderabad

On 11 March 2026 at the GMC Balayogi Hockey Ground in Hyderabad, India beat Wales 4-1 at the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Qualifiers, with a hat-trick from Navneet Kaur, to top Pool B.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Telangana

Centre approves ₹894-crore MSP procurement of pulses and oilseeds in Telangana for Rabi 2026

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved on 11 March 2026 the procurement of 1,25,855 tonnes of gram, urad, groundnut and sunflower worth over ₹894 crore at MSP in Telangana for Rabi 2026.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Telangana

India women draw 2–2 with Scotland, stay top of Pool B at FIH World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad

India's women's hockey team drew 2–2 with Scotland in Hyderabad on 9 March 2026 and stayed top of Pool B of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers on goal difference.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Telangana

India women open FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Hyderabad with 4–0 win over Uruguay

India's women's hockey team beat Uruguay 4–0 at the G.M.C. Balayogi Hockey Ground in Hyderabad on 8 March 2026 in their opening Pool B match of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Telangana

NHA announces NHCX Hackathon winners at Innovation Meet in IIT Hyderabad

The National Health Authority announced the winners of the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) Hackathon at a two-day Innovation Meet at IIT Hyderabad that ended on 7 March 2026.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Important

Sant Sevalal Maharaj's 287th birth anniversary observed; PM pays tribute, Telangana announces Banjara shrine in Nallamala

Sant Sevalal Maharaj, the revered spiritual leader of the Banjara community, was remembered on his 287th birth anniversary on 15 February 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to him as a great social reformer.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

CCEA approves three highway projects: NH-160A in Maharashtra, NH-56 in Gujarat and NH-167 in Telangana

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three national highway projects in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana worth about ₹11,079 crore on 13 February 2026.

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