Uttar Pradesh Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Thu, 28 May 2026

• On 28 May 2026 Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a Mother Sanction of ₹10,021.42 crore to 12 States under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin, towards 'Housing for All' by March 2029.

Thu, 21 May 2026

• On 21 May 2026 Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed the quality and maintenance of 11,672 km of National Highway projects in Uttar Pradesh and ordered monsoon preparedness.
• UPSC said on 21 May 2026 that its three new Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 centres at Bhubaneswar, Kanpur and Meerut, which raise the total from 80 to 83, drew nearly 23,000 applicants.

Tue, 19 May 2026

• On 19 May 2026 Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 26th meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, attended by the Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Mon, 18 May 2026

• On 18 May 2026 Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the Draft National Water Metro Policy, 2026 has been circulated for inter-ministerial consultation, with Water Metro services planned in 18 cities and Guwahati, Srinagar, Patna, Varanasi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj in Phase I.

Sun, 17 May 2026

• On 17 May 2026 field operations for the Houselisting and Housing Census under Phase I of Census 2027 began in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and the MCD area of Delhi, while self-enumeration opened in Gujarat, J&K, Ladakh and Puducherry.
• The National Test House (Northern Region), Ghaziabad, under the Department of Consumer Affairs, has set up a state-of-the-art Shoe Testing Laboratory to test footwear against Indian Standards, PIB said on 17 May 2026.

Fri, 15 May 2026

• At its 28th full meeting on 15 May 2026, the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR (CAQM) approved draft directions for only electric L5 three-wheelers to be registered in Delhi from 1 January 2027 and for fuel only against a valid PUC certificate across NCR from 1 October 2026.

Thu, 14 May 2026

• On 14 May 2026 Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour to the National Disaster Response Force at its 8th Battalion in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, about 20 years after the force was raised.

Tue, 12 May 2026

• On 12 May 2026 Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched IMD's first AI-driven 'Forecast of Monsoon Advance' for 16 states and over 3,000 sub-districts, and a 1-km resolution rainfall forecast pilot for Uttar Pradesh.

Sun, 10 May 2026

• On 10 May 2026 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed the Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institute (SATHI) set up at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi with support of the Department of Science & Technology.

Tue, 05 May 2026

• At the three-day North Tech Symposium 2026 in Prayagraj, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on 5 May 2026 that India's defence production has reached ₹1.54 lakh crore, a 174% rise in a decade, and Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth credited indigenous weapons for the success of Operation Sindoor.
• 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.

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 April 2026 inaugurated the 594-km access-controlled greenfield Ganga Expressway at Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh; the six-lane Meerut–Prayagraj corridor, built at about ₹36,230 crore, passes through 12 districts.

Tue, 28 Apr 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 April 2026 addressed a Mahila Sammelan in Varanasi, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth around ₹6,350 crore and flagged off the Banaras–Pune (Hadapsar) and Ayodhya–Mumbai (LTT) Amrit Bharat Express trains.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

• The Union Agriculture Ministry held the North Zone Agriculture Conference in Lucknow on 24 April 2026 with Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and ministers from six states and three Union Territories, to build a common agenda for Kharif and Rabi preparations.

Wed, 22 Apr 2026

• Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on 22 April 2026 that Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, has been designated a Ramsar site, taking India's total to 99 and Uttar Pradesh's to 12.
• The Indian Air Force activated the Emergency Landing Facility on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh on 22 April 2026, by day and night, with Jaguar, Mirage-2000, Su-30MKI, C-295 and AN-32 aircraft and a Mi-17 V5 helicopter.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

• Lucknow has emerged as the leading city in India under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana with about 90,000 installations, followed by Varanasi with about 40,000, according to a session at the 18th Civil Services Day on 21 April 2026.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026

• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 18 April 2026 approved procurement of 20 lakh metric tonnes of potatoes in Uttar Pradesh under the Market Intervention Scheme at ₹6,500.9 per tonne, along with chana procurement in Andhra Pradesh and an extension of tur procurement in Karnataka.

Thu, 16 Apr 2026

• The National Human Rights Commission, chaired by Justice V. Ramasubramanian, heard 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in brick kilns across Uttar Pradesh in an online hearing on 16 April 2026.

Sat, 11 Apr 2026

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a Laser, Light and Sound Show on the Indian Army's history at Smritika War Memorial, Lucknow Cantonment, on 11 April 2026.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026

• The Ministry of Cooperation's 7th National Review Conference, held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 9–10 April 2026, focused on cooperative banking diversification, White Revolution 2.0 and technology-led expansion of cooperatives.

Wed, 08 Apr 2026

• The Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Environmental Compensation of about ₹61.85 crore on six thermal power plants within 300 km of Delhi on 8 April 2026 for failing to co-fire paddy-straw biomass with coal in 2024-25.
• Mohsina Kidwai, a former Union Minister who held several portfolios under Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, died at Metro Hospital, Noida, on 8 April 2026, aged 94.