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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

India's first MWh-scale vanadium flow battery inaugurated at NTPC NETRA, Greater Noida

Union Power Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated India's largest and first MWh-scale Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) system, of 3 MWh capacity, at NTPC's R&D centre NETRA in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on 11 November 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

PM Modi flags off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 8 November 2025: Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur and Ernakulam–Bengaluru.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Varanasi celebrates Dev Deepawali with about 25 lakh lamps; festival dedicated to Operation Sindoor

Dev Deepawali was celebrated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on Kartik Purnima, 5 November 2025, with about 25 lakh earthen lamps, after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lit the first lamp at Namo Ghat.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

Special Intensive Revision Phase II begins in 9 states and 3 UTs, covering nearly 51 crore electors

The enumeration phase of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Phase II, began on 4 November 2025 in 9 states and 3 Union Territories, covering nearly 51 crore electors.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Uttar Pradesh

CEC Gyanesh Kumar receives IIT Kanpur's Distinguished Alumni Award

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar received the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur at a ceremony on its campus on 2 November 2025, during the institute's 66th Foundation Day.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Bihar Important

Holy Jore Sahib of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur enshrined at Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib

The sacred Jore Sahib, the footwear of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, was enshrined at Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib, Bihar, on 1 November 2025 at the end of the nine-day 'Guru Charan Yatra' from Delhi.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Lucknow named UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy

UNESCO named Lucknow a Creative City of Gastronomy on 31 October 2025, making it India's second city with the title after Hyderabad.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Nepal Important

India and Nepal sign agreements for two 400 kV cross-border transmission lines

POWERGRID and the Nepal Electricity Authority signed agreements in New Delhi on 29 October 2025 to build the Inaruwa-New Purnea and Lamki (Dododhara)-Bareilly 400 kV cross-border transmission systems.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

NHAI issues SOP to curb air pollution from highway works in Delhi-NCR

NHAI said on 29 October 2025 that it has issued a Standard Operating Procedure to its Delhi-NCR field offices to curb air pollution from National Highway construction and related activities.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi

Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates NSC seed processing plants, launches Seed Management 2.0

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated a National Seeds Corporation vegetable and flower seed processing unit at Pusa, New Delhi, and five other NSC plants on 27 October 2025, and launched 'Seed Management 2.0'.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Uttar Pradesh

President Murmu inaugurates Yashoda Medicity in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Yashoda Medicity at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on 26 October 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Bihar

Railways carries over 1.5 crore festive-season passengers; holding areas at 30 stations for Chhath

Indian Railways said on 25 October 2025 that over 1.5 crore passengers had travelled on festival-season trains, with holding areas set up at 30 stations in Bihar and nearby Uttar Pradesh.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttar Pradesh

NBA releases ₹18.3 lakh benefit-sharing money to BMCs in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim

The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹18.3 lakh in Access and Benefit Sharing money to two Biodiversity Management Committees in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi marks Diwali 2025 under GRAP Stage II as air turns 'very poor'

Delhi celebrated Diwali on 20 October 2025 with Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan in force across NCR, after CAQM invoked it on 19 October when Delhi's hourly AQI crossed 300.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

First batch of BrahMos missiles from Lucknow facility flagged off under UP Defence Industrial Corridor

On 18 October 2025 in Lucknow, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles made at the BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre, part of the UP Defence Industrial Corridor.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Rajnath Singh dedicates Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant at PTC Industries, Lucknow

On 18 October 2025 in Lucknow, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation a Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant at PTC Industries' Strategic Materials Technology Complex, which can make aviation-grade titanium and superalloys.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds Gram Chaupal at Dumri Khurd, Gorakhpur (UP)

On 18 October 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a 'Gram Chaupal' at Dumri Khurd village in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, noting that GST on agricultural machinery had been cut from 12% and 18% to 5%.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Haryana Important

Amit Shah at NSG's 41st Foundation Day in Manesar; foundation stone laid for ₹141 crore Special Operations Training Centre

On 14 October 2025 at Manesar, Gurugram (Haryana), Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the NSG's 41st Foundation Day and laid the foundation stone of a ₹141 crore Special Operations Training Centre; a new NSG hub is coming up in Ayodhya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Russia

Three Buddhist exhibitions open in Elista as Lord Buddha's relics are enshrined in Kalmykia

On 12 October 2025 in Elista, Kalmykia (Russia), UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and Kalmykia's head Batu Khasikov opened three exhibitions during the first-ever exposition of Lord Buddha's holy relics in the Russian republic (11–18 October 2025).

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India

DoT and ITU host 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025' at IMC; winners to represent India in Geneva

The ITU's 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025', co-hosted with the Department of Telecommunications at India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, ended with Team Heyansh (Junior) and The Ambitious Avengers (Senior) selected for the Global Grand Finale in Geneva in July 2026 (PIB, 12 October 2025).

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Puducherry Important

PM launches 16 fisheries projects worth over ₹693 crore, including Karaikal smart harbour and Hirakud aqua park

On 11 October 2025 at IARI, New Delhi, PM Modi laid foundation stones for 7 fisheries projects worth ₹572 crore and inaugurated 9 worth ₹121 crore — over ₹693 crore in all — under PMMSY and FIDF.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Bhupender Yadav reviews Delhi-NCR air pollution; SAMEER to be the single app for AQI

On 10 October 2025 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired a high-level review of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, pressing for OCEMS in polluting industries and directing that the SAMEER app be the single app for disseminating the Air Quality Index.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

93rd Air Force Day: IAF anniversary parade at Air Force Station Hindan, Ghaziabad

On 8 October 2025 the Indian Air Force marked its 93rd anniversary with a parade at Air Force Station Hindan, Ghaziabad, reviewed by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttar Pradesh

International Abhidhamma Day 2025 celebrated at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida

On 6–7 October 2025, on Sharad Purnima, the International Buddhist Confederation and the Ministry of Culture celebrated International Abhidhamma Day at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, with an international conference on Abhidhamma.

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