Uttarakhand Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 03 Nov 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in Dehradun on 3 November 2025 to mark the Silver Jubilee of the state's formation, and later attended the commemoration of 125 years of Raj Bhavan, Nainital.

Sun, 02 Nov 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu graced the second convocation ceremony of the University of Patanjali at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on 2 November 2025.

Sun, 26 Oct 2025

• The Department of Land Resources and LBSNAA announced on 26 October 2025 a two-day workshop in Mussoorie on 27-28 October to prepare District Collectors for the NAKSHA urban land survey pilot in 28 states and 3 UTs.

Tue, 21 Oct 2025

• A PIB backgrounder of 21 October 2025 says GST cuts on items such as Pahari Toor Dal, red rice, Lakhori Mirchi, Aipan and Ringal crafts, hotel stays and small vehicles will support Uttarakhand's economy.

Sun, 19 Oct 2025

• Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited high-altitude forward posts in the central sector in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, reviewing readiness and Vibrant Village Programme initiatives such as homestays at Garbyang and Kalapani (PIB, 19 October 2025).

Sat, 11 Oct 2025

• 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.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025

• PIB reported on 10 October 2025 that astronomers, including scientists from ARIES Nainital and TIFR Mumbai, have for the first time imaged two black holes orbiting each other in OJ287, using the RadioAstron space telescope.

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

• On 6 October 2025 at the FRI campus, Dehradun, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav led Wildlife Week 2025 celebrations on the theme 'Human-Wildlife Coexistence' and launched five national projects including Project Sloth Bear, Project Gharial and a Centre of Excellence on human–wildlife conflict at SACON.

Fri, 26 Sept 2025

• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN on 26 September 2025 to farmers in flood-hit Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand, transferring over ₹540 crore to more than 27 lakh farmers.

Tue, 23 Sept 2025

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released recommendations on 23 September 2025 on reserve prices for auctioning FM radio channels in 18 category 'E' cities of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, and three other cities.

Thu, 11 Sept 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed flood damage in Uttarakhand at Dehradun on 11 September 2025 and announced financial assistance of ₹1,200 crore for the state.

Wed, 10 Sept 2025

• The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $126.42 million loan on 10 September 2025 for sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient tourism development in the Tehri Lake area of Uttarakhand.

Fri, 05 Sept 2025

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh, delivering IIT Roorkee's convocation address on 5 September 2025, hailed the institute, founded in 1847, as Asia's first engineering college.

Sun, 27 Jul 2025

• On the morning of 27 July 2025, a stampede broke out on the stairway route to the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, after a rumour of an electric current.

Sat, 19 Jul 2025

• On 19 July 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Uttarakhand Investment Festival 2025, held to mark investments of over Rs 1 lakh crore becoming a reality, and launched works worth Rs 1,271 crore.

Thu, 17 Jul 2025

• On 17 July 2025, DST said ARIES scientists had for the first time captured high-resolution, continuous online measurements of key greenhouse gases at a high-altitude site in Nainital.
• On 17 July 2025 at South Block, New Delhi, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh formally flagged in mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro.

Sat, 24 May 2025

• The President's Secretariat announced on 24 May 2025 that Rashtrapati Niketan, the 186-year-old, 21-acre Presidential Retreat in Dehradun, will open for public viewing from 24 June 2025.

Fri, 23 May 2025

• A joint expedition team of instructors from NIM Uttarkashi, HMI Darjeeling and JIM&WS Pahalgam scaled Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) on 23 May 2025, the Ministry of Defence said.

Sat, 17 May 2025

• Union MoS for Road Transport Harsh Malhotra inspected the entire 210-km Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway on 17 May 2025; the ₹12,000 crore road will cut Delhi–Dehradun travel time from 6.5 to 2.5 hours.

Tue, 13 May 2025

• DST's Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, and DRDO's Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun, signed an MoU on 13 May 2025 to strengthen India's ground-based Space Situational Awareness.

Mon, 31 Mar 2025

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on 31 March 2025 new names for several places in Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts.

Wed, 26 Mar 2025

• Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth flagged off joint expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga from South Block, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025.
• National Highways Infra Trust, the InvIT set up by NHAI, completed its fourth round of fund-raising at an enterprise value of about ₹18,380 crore, the largest monetisation in India's road sector, the Road Transport Ministry said on 26 March 2025.
• The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board has introduced Aadhaar authentication and eKYC for Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra 2025 registration, with over 7.5 lakh pilgrims registered by 26 March 2025.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 38th National Games in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 28 January 2025; the Games run from 28 January to 14 February in 11 cities across 8 districts of Uttarakhand.

Mon, 27 Jan 2025

• The Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 came into force on 27 January 2025, making Uttarakhand the first state in independent India to implement a UCC.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

• Projects in 10 best-performing states to cover about 2.8 lakh hectares.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

• On 29 November 2024, the National Centre for Good Governance concluded its first two-week capacity building programme for 30 senior civil servants from nine Southeast Asian and Indian Ocean Region countries, held in Mussoorie and New Delhi.

Thu, 28 Nov 2024

• On 28 November 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the valedictory function of the 99th Common Foundation Course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.