Uttar Pradesh Current Affairs — Last 3 months | Daily News + MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

₹5,547.99 crore MSP procurement of pulses and oilseeds approved for UP, Karnataka and Telangana

On 30 September 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved ₹5,547.99 crore procurement of 7.06 lakh MT of pulses and oilseeds at MSP under the Price Support Scheme for Kharif 2026-27 in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

ASI 2024-25: manufacturing GVA up 9.59%, employment crosses 2 crore; Tamil Nadu leads in jobs

MoSPI released Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25 results on 30 September 2026: Gross Value Added of registered manufacturing grew 9.59% and total employment rose 7.19% to over 2 crore, with Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana the top five states in employment.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM approves revised GRAP schedule for NCR with 48 actions; old-vehicle curbs extended to Sonipat

The Commission for Air Quality Management approved a revised Graded Response Action Plan for the National Capital Region at its 30th full Commission meeting chaired by Rajesh Verma; PIB announced it on 29 September 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Railways approve two new MEMU services linking Meerut City with Khurja and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh

On 29 September 2026 Indian Railways approved two MEMU services — Khurja–Meerut City (64573/64574) and Saharanpur–Meerut City (64580/64579) — stopping at all stations en route.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Railways approve ₹223 crore for Kavach 4.0 on 614.75 route km of Varanasi Division

On 28 September 2026 Indian Railways approved Kavach Version 4.0 on 614.75 route km of the Varanasi Division of North Eastern Railway at a cost of ₹223 crore.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Piyush Goyal at UP International Trade Show: Uttar Pradesh targets ₹5 lakh crore annual exports by 2030

Addressing the UP International Trade Show in Greater Noida on 27 September 2026, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said Uttar Pradesh aims to raise annual exports from about ₹2 lakh crore to ₹5 lakh crore by 2030.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Bharat Taxi cooperative cab service launched in Uttar Pradesh across Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj

On 23 September 2026, the cooperative cab service Bharat Taxi was formally launched in Lucknow and, the same day, in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Assam Important

World Rhino Day: PM says Assam holds nearly 80% of world's rhinos; Project Rhino initiated for range states

On 22 September 2026, World Rhino Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Assam holds nearly 80% of the world's rhino population and shared that Project Rhino has been initiated to support rhino range states.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

IAF's Suryakiran Aerobatic Team performs over Meerut for the first time

On 19 and 20 September 2026, the Indian Air Force's Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) performed over Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, for the first time, drawing more than 1 lakh spectators.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Railways approve ₹252 crore for Kavach 4.0 on 607.7 route km of Lucknow Division

On 19 September 2026, Indian Railways approved Kavach version 4.0 on 607.7 route kilometres of the Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway at a cost of ₹252 crore.

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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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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

CAQM inspection in Hapur finds 16 of 22 industrial units non-compliant

On 15 September 2026, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) inspected 22 industrial units in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, found 16 non-compliant and issued 12 show cause notices.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Must know

India crosses 80 lakh HPV vaccine doses under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign

On 11 September 2026, the Health Ministry said more than 80 lakh HPV vaccine doses have been given under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, with Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram reaching 100% coverage.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

BSIP study of Bakhira Lake sediments reconstructs 25,000 years of Indian Summer Monsoon history

On 10 September 2026, the Department of Science and Technology reported a Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences study that used magnetic minerals in Bakhira Lake sediments in Uttar Pradesh to track monsoon changes over 25,000 years.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 launched in Varanasi with the theme 'Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari'

On 9 September 2026, the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah at Varanasi, a month-long nutrition Jan Andolan focused on dietary diversity, protein intake and hot cooked meals.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Railways approve ₹170 crore for Kavach 4.0 on 712 route km of Moradabad Division

On 1 September 2026, Indian Railways approved ₹170 crore to install Kavach 4.0 on the remaining 712 route kilometres of Moradabad Division, Northern Railway.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Rajnath Singh and Yogi Adityanath perform Bhoomi Pujan for 14 projects at Lucknow Cantonment

On 30 August 2026, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed the Bhoomi Pujan for 14 development projects worth over ₹100 crore at Lucknow Cantonment.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Nepal Must know

Deadly flash flood hits Nepal along Bhote Koshi; India offers help and alerts Bihar, UP

A flash flood triggered by a glacier collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border devastated central Nepal on 26 August 2026; PM Modi offered all possible help and the Centre put Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on alert.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

UP Cabinet clears 25 lakh tablets, free bus travel for women 60+ and Ganga Expressway extension to Haridwar

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on 25 August 2026 approved 25 lakh free tablets for youth, lifetime free UPSRTC bus travel for women aged 60 and above, and a ₹10,761 crore Ganga Expressway extension to Haridwar.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh

DRI seizes 54 ivory artefacts in Lucknow, four held

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busted a wildlife trafficking syndicate in Lucknow on 19 August 2026, seizing 54 carved ivory artefacts and arresting four people.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM orders phased shift to cleaner light goods vehicles in Delhi-NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management, at its 29th full meeting on 18 August 2026, approved Direction No. 102 for phased restrictions on registering diesel, petrol and CNG light goods vehicles in Delhi-NCR from 2027.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces integrated Youth Policy for skill, innovation and employment

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a new integrated 'Youth Policy' at the state's Independence Day function at Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow, on 15 August 2026.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Must know

253 detained across 14 states in crackdown on ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network ahead of Independence Day

Security agencies detained 253 people across 14 states on 12 August 2026 in a coordinated operation against the Pakistan-based, ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network, leading to over 80 FIRs and more than 200 arrests, the Home Ministry said.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Railways approves Kavach 4.0 on 660 route km of Izzatnagar Division at ₹295 crore

Indian Railways approved Kavach Version 4.0 on 660 route km of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway at an estimated ₹295 crore, the Railways Ministry said on 12 August 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Kalanamak rice production in Siddharthnagar rises over five-fold since 2018

Kalanamak rice production in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district rose more than five times between 2018 and 2025, and its price climbed from ₹40/kg to ₹150/kg, the Agriculture Ministry said on 11 August 2026.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

DRI busts clandestine amphetamine lab in Jewar, seizes 30 kg drugs

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busted a clandestine drug manufacturing unit in a house in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, on 9–10 August 2026, seizing about 30 kg of amphetamine and arresting two people.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Jitendra Singh dedicates CSIR-NBRI's first-of-its-kind 'Eco-Educational Hub' in Lucknow

Union Minister Jitendra Singh dedicated to the nation a first-of-its-kind 'Eco-Educational Hub' developed by CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow on 8 August 2026.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Uttar Pradesh

APEDA organises BIOFACH INDIA 2026 in Greater Noida to promote certified organic products

APEDA, with Nuernberg Messe India, is organising BIOFACH INDIA 2026 on 6–8 August 2026 at the India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, to promote India's certified organic products.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM widens prosecution powers against dust violations at small C&D sites in NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management amended its Statutory Direction No. 86 on 3 August 2026 to let more NCR urban local bodies prosecute gross dust-control violators at construction sites under 500 sq m.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Uttar Pradesh

BRICS heads of National Statistical Offices meet in Lucknow

The two-day meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices of BRICS countries concluded in Lucknow on 4 August 2026 under the theme 'Quality Statistics as a Driver of Change'.

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