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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

NHAI's InvIT completes largest road-sector monetisation of over ₹18,000 crore

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Uttarakhand

Aadhaar eKYC introduced for Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra 2025 registration

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi

Om Birla releases book 'Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshyari' at IGNCA

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla released 'Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshyari', a book by Madan Mohan Sati on former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, at IGNCA, New Delhi, on 9 March 2025.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

PM Modi prays at Mukhwa, Ganga's winter seat, and backs year-round tourism at Harsil, Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed pooja at Mukhwa, the winter seat of Maa Ganga, and addressed a Winter Tourism Program at Harsil in Uttarakhand on 6 March 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

Cabinet approves Sonprayag–Kedarnath and Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib ropeways under Parvatmala

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 5 March 2025 approved the 12.9-km Sonprayag–Kedarnath and the 12.4-km Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib Ji ropeways in Uttarakhand under the Parvatmala Pariyojana.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Mana avalanche rescue in Chamoli concludes: 46 of 54 BRO workers rescued, eight dead

The multi-agency search and rescue operation after the 28 February avalanche at a Border Roads Organisation camp near Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district ended on 2 March 2025, with 46 of the 54 workers rescued and eight dead.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India

NCB secures conviction of 29 drug traffickers in 12 cases across India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on 2 March 2025 that courts have convicted 29 drug traffickers in 12 cases investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau across India.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

PM inaugurates 38th National Games in Dehradun with 'Green Games' theme

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

Uttarakhand becomes first state to bring Uniform Civil Code into force

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.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

56 new watershed projects worth ₹700 crore sanctioned under WDC-PMKSY 2.0

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

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

NCGG concludes first capacity building programme for civil servants of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean Region

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Uttarakhand

Amit Shah addresses valedictory of 99th Common Foundation Course at LBSNAA, Mussoorie

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.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Must know

HLC under Amit Shah approves ₹1,115.67 crore, including ₹1,000-crore landslide mitigation project in 15 States

On 26 November 2024, the Home Ministry said a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects, including a ₹1,000-crore National Landslide Risk Mitigation project in 15 States.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Polling ends in Maharashtra and Jharkhand Phase 2, along with by-polls in 15 seats and Nanded

On 20 November 2024, all 288 Maharashtra assembly seats voted in a single phase and 38 Jharkhand seats voted in Phase 2, concluding both assembly elections, the ECI said.

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📍 Places in News 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Uttarakhand enters silver jubilee year on formation day; PM lists state's gains

On 9 November 2024, Uttarakhand's formation day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of the state as it began the silver jubilee year of its formation.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Uttarakhand Important

India, ADB sign $200 million loan for Uttarakhand urban services

On 6 November 2024, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $200 million loan for the Uttarakhand Livability Improvement Project to upgrade water supply, sanitation, urban mobility and other urban services.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Uttarakhand

PM condoles loss of lives in Almora road accident; ex-gratia announced

On 4 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Almora, Uttarakhand, and announced ex-gratia from the PMNRF.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Kedarnath and Yamunotri portals close for winter on Bhai Dooj

On 3 November 2024 in Uttarakhand, the portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri temples were closed for the winter on Bhai Dooj.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Gangotri portals close for winter on Annakoot; first Char Dham shrine to close

On 2 November 2024 in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, the portals of Gangotri Dham were closed for winter at 12.14 pm on the occasion of Annakoot.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Uttarakhand Important

NTPC's NETRA and IIP Dehradun develop indigenous catalyst to make methanol from flue-gas CO2

On 30 October 2024, NTPC said its R&D wing NETRA, with the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, had developed an indigenous catalyst for hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, producing methanol of more than 99% purity in a 10 kg/day pilot plant.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Uttarakhand

NIEPVD Dehradun signs MoUs with six institutions for welfare of Divyangjan

On 23 October 2024, the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun signed MoUs with six institutions to improve services for Divyangjan.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI announces Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly election schedule, and bye-elections to 48 Assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats

On 15 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the Maharashtra (single phase, 20 November) and Jharkhand (two phases, 13 and 20 November) Assembly elections, along with bye-elections to 48 Assembly and 2 Parliamentary constituencies.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India

NCGG begins first Mid-Career Training Programme for BIMSTEC civil servants, with 34th programme for Maldives

On 14 October 2024, in India, the National Centre for Good Governance began its first Mid-Career Training Programme for BIMSTEC civil servants, held 14-25 October in Mussoorie and New Delhi.

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