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PM GatiShakti Network Planning Group evaluates four rail and road projects at 86th meeting

The 86th meeting of the Network Planning Group under PM GatiShakti, held on 24 January 2025, evaluated two railway and two highway projects, including Vadodara–Ratlam quadrupling.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

IWAI upgrades Varanasi sub-office to its sixth Regional Office

The Inland Waterways Authority of India upgraded its Varanasi sub-office to a full-fledged Regional Office on 23 January 2025, its sixth, to streamline waterway works in Uttar Pradesh.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Akashvani's Kumbhvani news bulletins go live on Mahakumbh public address system

Akashvani's Kumbhvani news bulletins began airing on the public address system in Mahakumbh Nagar, Prayagraj, on 18 January 2025, with the first bulletin at 8:30 am.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh

KVIC inaugurates National-level Khadi Exhibition at Mahakumbh 2025 with 152 stalls

KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar inaugurated a National-level Khadi Exhibition at Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj on 17 January 2025, with 152 stalls running till 26 February.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Registration portal launched for Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0

KTS 3.0 in Varanasi from 15 to 24 February 2025, themed on Sage Agasthyar.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Over 3.5 crore devotees take part in first Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh 2025

Holy bath at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti; Assam's Bhogali Bihu celebrated at the Kumbh for the first time.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Maha Kumbh 2025 begins in Prayagraj on Paush Purnima

Over 1.5 crore devotees took the holy dip at the Sangam on the first day of the 45-day festival.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Yogi Adityanath launches All India Radio's Maha Kumbh FM channel 'Kumbhvani' in Prayagraj

Kumbhvani on FM 103.5 MHz will broadcast from 10 January to 26 February 2025.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Important

Centre releases tax devolution of ₹1,73,030 crore to States

Nearly double December's ₹89,086 crore; Uttar Pradesh gets the largest share at ₹31,039.84 crore.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Chirag Paswan inaugurates 8th edition of Indusfood at Greater Noida

Indusfood 2025 debuts as an integrated farm-to-fork trade show with about 1,800 exhibitors.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Uttar Pradesh

ECI schedules bye-elections to Milkipur (UP) and Erode (East) (TN) with Delhi poll

Both bye-elections are being held alongside the Delhi Assembly election, with polling on 5 February 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Delhi Must know

PM Modi opens Namo Bharat Sahibabad–New Ashok Nagar stretch, giving Delhi its first Namo Bharat link

The PM also opened the first Delhi Metro Phase-IV stretch and laid the stone of the Rithala–Kundli section.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Uttar Pradesh

DoT augments telecom network for Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj

Over 900 new base stations, 78 transportable towers, 150 small cells and 53 help desks have been set up.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

NMCG's 59th Executive Committee approves sewerage projects for Chandauli, Buxar and Uttarpara-Kotrung

Projects worth ₹272 crore in Uttar Pradesh, ₹257 crore in Bihar and ₹8 crore in West Bengal were approved.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi AQI improves to 334

The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revoked Stage-III of the revised Graded Response Action Plan across the NCR on 27 December 2024 after Delhi's average AQI improved to 334 at 7 PM.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Madhya Pradesh Must know

PM lays foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river linking project at Khajuraho on Vajpayee's 100th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa River Linking National Project at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, on 25 December 2024, the 100th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

XV Finance Commission grants: Uttar Pradesh gets ₹1,598.80 crore, Andhra Pradesh ₹446.49 crore for rural local bodies

The Union Government released XV Finance Commission untied grants of ₹1,598.80 crore to Uttar Pradesh and ₹446.49 crore to Andhra Pradesh for rural local bodies, the Panchayati Raj Ministry said on 24 December 2024.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Must know

'Jalvahak' scheme unveiled to boost cargo on National Waterways 1, 2 and 16

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled 'Jalvahak', a cargo promotion scheme for National Waterways 1, 2 and 16, and flagged off scheduled cargo services from Kolkata on 15 December 2024.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Madhya Pradesh

NCL launches 'CHARAK' health scheme for Singrauli region

Northern Coalfields Limited launched 'CHARAK', a CSR scheme for free treatment of life-threatening diseases for economically weaker residents of Singrauli and Sonbhadra, on 15 December 2024.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revises GRAP schedule for Delhi-NCR, moves some actions to earlier stages

The Commission for Air Quality Management revised the Graded Response Action Plan for the entire NCR on 14 December 2024, moving certain actions earlier under Stages III and IV into Stages II and III.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

PM launches ₹5,500 crore projects in Prayagraj for Mahakumbh 2025, unveils Kumbh Sah'AI'yak chatbot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and launched development projects worth around ₹5,500 crore in Prayagraj on 13 December 2024 and launched the Kumbh Sah'AI'yak chatbot for Mahakumbh 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

First validation flight lands at Noida International Airport, Jewar

On 9 December 2024, at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, the first validation flight, operated by IndiGo, landed at Noida International Airport in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

RGNAU, Amethi marks International Civil Aviation Day and holds first convocation

On 7 December 2024, at Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University celebrated International Civil Aviation Day and held its first convocation in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM revokes GRAP Stages III and IV across NCR

On 5 December 2024, in Delhi-NCR, the CAQM Sub-committee on GRAP revoked Stages IV and III with immediate effect after Delhi's average AQI improved to 165.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Sindhu and Lakshya Sen win singles titles at Syed Modi International 2024

On 1 December 2024, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the women's and men's singles titles at the Syed Modi India International badminton tournament.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM's 19th meeting tightens action on construction and demolition dust in NCR

On 27 November 2024, the 19th meeting of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR, chaired by Rajesh Verma, delegated its Section 14 powers to NCR pollution control boards to act against construction and demolition dust violations.

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🎓 Education 📍 Bihar

Yuva Sangam Phase V begins with Bihar–Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh tours

On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Education said Yuva Sangam Phase V had begun, with 44 delegates from Bihar touring Karnataka and 50 from Andhra Pradesh touring Uttar Pradesh.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

BAHS 2024 released on National Milk Day: milk output 239.30 million tonnes in 2023-24

On 26 November 2024 (National Milk Day) in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, putting 2023-24 milk production at 239.30 million tonnes.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

CCEA approves three railway multitracking projects worth ₹7,927 crore in Maharashtra, MP and UP

On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects costing about ₹7,927 crore across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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🎓 Education 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Tripartite MoU gives IMS-BHU grant-in-aid on the lines of new AIIMS under PMSSY

On 22 November 2024, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Health Minister J.P. Nadda witnessed a tripartite MoU among the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU).

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