Uttarakhand Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Mon, 21 Sept 2026

• On 21 September 2026, the 18th edition of the India–Mongolia joint military exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT began at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and will run until 3 October 2026.

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

• On 15 September 2026, the opening ceremony of the 22nd edition of the India–US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas was held at the Auli Foreign Training Node, Uttarakhand, with training also under way at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan.
• 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.

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

• On 14 September 2026, the Ministry of Power announced approval for exporting electricity to the Nepal Electricity Authority for 18 hours a day from 13 September to 31 December 2026, after floods damaged Nepal's hydropower plants.

Fri, 11 Sept 2026

• On 11 September 2026, a Badri female calf was born through Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilization (OPU-IVF), after a Badri embryo was transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow.

Thu, 03 Sept 2026

• On 3 September 2026, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan reviewed the preparedness of five Himalayan States and UTs against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and snow avalanches.

Tue, 25 Aug 2026

• 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.

Fri, 21 Aug 2026

• The 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group on border management and security met in Dehradun on 20–21 August 2026.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026

• India Optel Limited, a defence PSU, launched the indigenous 'GARUD' high-resolution binoculars for the civil market on 13 August 2026, marking its entry into civilian optics.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026

• 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.

Mon, 10 Aug 2026

• Scientists including researchers from ARIES, Nainital, detected an unusually high ozone concentration in the stratosphere over the North Bay of Bengal, the Science Ministry said on 10 August 2026.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026

• Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari conferred the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak on 12 rat miners for their bravery in the Silkyara Tunnel Rescue Operation, at a ceremony in New Delhi on 5 August 2026.

Sun, 02 Aug 2026

• The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹8.22 crore to rice research institutions and 33 state and UT biodiversity bodies on 2 August 2026, one of the largest single benefit-sharing payouts for rice.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026

• Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over the convocation of the 2024 batch of Indian Forest Service probationers at IGNFA, Dehradun, on 1 August 2026; Pratiksha Nanasaheb Kale of the Rajasthan cadre topped the batch.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• A Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences study of pollen in a Deoria Tal sediment core (Garhwal Himalaya) links a weak Indian Summer Monsoon between ~5100 and 4000 years BP to the shrinking of the Harappan Civilisation, DST said on 29 July 2026.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026

• PM Narendra Modi virtually interacted on 26 July 2026 with MY Bharat volunteers of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026, who shared experiences from border villages in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.

Mon, 20 Jul 2026

• APEDA facilitated the first export of 24 tonnes of frozen French fries from Kashipur in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district to Iraq, announced on 20 July 2026.

Sat, 18 Jul 2026

• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the Ramnagar–Dehradun Express, the first direct express train between the two Uttarakhand cities, on 18 July 2026.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026

• NITI Aayog released the Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) on 17 July 2026, naming Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha as Top Performers.

Sat, 11 Jul 2026

• Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the five-day 6th Lok Samvardhan Parv at Parade Ground, Dehradun, on 11 July 2026.

Sat, 27 Jun 2026

• The first phase of Char Dham Yatra 2026 helicopter operations in Uttarakhand, which began with the Yatra in April, concluded on 26 June 2026 after 12,032 shuttle departures carrying 67,064 pilgrims, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on 27 June.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026

• The Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah, observed from 17 to 26 June 2026 with more than 1.31 crore participants, culminated in a National Awareness Programme led by Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on 26 June 2026.

Wed, 24 Jun 2026

• The National Mission for Clean Ganga said on 24 June 2026 that, with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, it has completed Urban River Management Plans for 13 cities and is expanding them across Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar under the Namami Gange Programme.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

• The Ministry of Mines announced on 23 June 2026 that 10 critical and strategic mineral blocks were auctioned in the Seventh Tranche, taking the total to 56 out of 88 blocks.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj held the 'Seva Se Samriddhi' regional workshop at SKICC, Srinagar, on 23 June 2026, with participants from seven States/UTs.

Sat, 13 Jun 2026

• On 13 June 2026, the first batch of women cadets trained at the National Defence Academy was commissioned, with nine joining the Army at the IMA Dehradun parade reviewed by President Droupadi Murmu.

Wed, 27 May 2026

• A notification dated 27 May 2026 recorded that Justice Alok Kumar Verma resigned as Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court under proviso (a) to Article 217(1), with effect from 30 April 2026.

Sat, 23 May 2026

• India's cold-water fisheries now produce around 7,000 tonnes a year, with Jammu & Kashmir the leading trout producer at about 3,010 tonnes in 2024-25, the Fisheries Ministry said on 23 May 2026.

Wed, 20 May 2026

• A study by ARIES Nainital and IIT Delhi, reported on 20 May 2026, shows through 3D simulations that transverse waves in the Sun's corona can produce asymmetries in coronal spectral lines, giving a new way to detect hidden turbulence.

Tue, 19 May 2026

• Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), twice Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2007–09, 2011–12) and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Vajpayee government credited with executing the Golden Quadrilateral, died in Dehradun on 19 May 2026 aged 91.