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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah reviews border technologies at Jhumagachh BOP in Siliguri, lays foundation for BSF projects

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inspected a radio-based fence breach detection system at the Jhumagachh Border Outpost in Siliguri, West Bengal, on 18 July 2026 and laid the foundation for BSF projects worth about ₹77 crore.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 West Bengal Important

Shivraj Chouhan reviews West Bengal projects with CM Suvendu Adhikari

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a review meeting in Kolkata with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on 14 July 2026, covering 19 infrastructure projects worth over ₹82,000 crore and an ₹8,508 crore rural development package.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 West Bengal

31st Divya Kala Mela opens in Kolkata

Union Minister Virendra Kumar inaugurated the 31st Divya Kala Mela for Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs at Ravindra Sadan, Kolkata, on 14 July 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

DRI busts wildlife trafficking networks, seizes 440 animals and ivory

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on 13 July 2026 that pan-India operations seized over 440 endangered or protected animals and about 15 kg of ivory, including about 11 kg of elephant ivory near Sujangarh, Rajasthan, with 33 arrests.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 West Bengal

PM announces ex-gratia after boat capsizing in South 24 Parganas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief on 13 July 2026 over the loss of lives in a boat capsizing in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and announced ex-gratia from the PMNRF.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 West Bengal Important

Kumaraswamy inaugurates 84,000 m³ water reservoir at IISCO Steel Plant

Union Steel Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy inaugurated an 84,000 cubic metre RCC water reservoir at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur, West Bengal, on 12 July 2026.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 West Bengal Important

TBM 'Durga' breaks through at Victoria on Kolkata Metro's Purple Line

Kolkata Metro's tunnel boring machine 'Durga' broke through at Victoria station on 10 July 2026, completing the Khidderpore–Victoria tunnel on the Joka–Esplanade (Purple Line) corridor.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 West Bengal Must know

Kolkata marks Syama Prasad Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary; foundation laid for 125-ft statue

The Ministry of Culture and the West Bengal government marked Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary in Kolkata on 6 July 2026, with Amit Shah laying the foundation of a 125-foot statue at Eco Park.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Tripura Important

DRI seizes over 1 lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in Tripura and West Bengal

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized about 1.11 lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup under the NDPS Act, 1985 in two operations, on an Agartala-bound train and at a warehouse in Dankuni, West Bengal, and arrested one person (announced 5 July 2026).

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his Nirvana Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his Nirvana Day on 4 July 2026, saying his spiritual message will energise the resolve to build a Viksit Bharat.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 West Bengal

Om Birla to open orientation programme for newly elected West Bengal MLAs in Kolkata

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate a two-day orientation programme for newly elected members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata on 3 July 2026, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on 2 July.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal

DRI seizes 24 kg of smuggled foreign gold in West Bengal's Nadia district

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized about 24 kg of foreign-origin gold worth about Rs 34 crore from seven carriers in Nadia district, West Bengal, dismantling a syndicate operating along the Indo-Bangladesh border, the Finance Ministry said on 1 July 2026.

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🎓 Education 📍 West Bengal Important

First Vande Mataram Camp opens at Brainware University, West Bengal, for 150 years of the National Song

The first seven-day Vande Mataram Camp, organised by MY Bharat to mark 150 years of the National Song, began at Brainware University, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal, on 24 June 2026 with 150 youth from six States and UTs.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

SAIL supplied all 5,700 tonnes of special steel for INS Dunagiri, Agray and Sanshodhak

The Steel Ministry said on 24 June 2026 that SAIL supplied the entire 5,700 tonnes of special DMR 249A grade steel for INS Dunagiri, INS Agray and INS Sanshodhak, commissioned by PM Modi on 21 June 2026 in Kolkata.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Haryana Important

Rakhigarhi skeletal remains handed over by ASI to Anthropological Survey of India for scientific study

The Culture Ministry said on 22 June 2026 that human skeletal remains excavated at Rakhigarhi, Haryana, have been handed over by the ASI to the Anthropological Survey of India.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM Modi leads 12th International Day of Yoga at Kolkata's Red Road on theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'

On 21 June 2026 at Red Road, Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the national observance of the 12th International Day of Yoga under the theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM Modi commissions INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray in Kolkata

On 21 June 2026 at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three indigenously designed and built naval ships: INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM Modi releases 23rd PM-KISAN instalment at Paschimbanga Divas celebrations in Tarakeswar

On 20 June 2026 at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal, PM Narendra Modi joined Paschimbanga Divas celebrations and released the 23rd PM-KISAN instalment of over ₹18,880 crore.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

West Bengal launches free HPV vaccination drive for 7.65 lakh girls aged 14

On 30 May 2026 West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a statewide free HPV vaccination campaign against cervical cancer, targeting about 7.65 lakh girls aged 14 with a single dose of Gardasil-4.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 West Bengal Important

Kolkata to host International Day of Yoga 2026 main event; theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'

Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced on 27 May 2026 that the main International Day of Yoga 2026 event will be held in Kolkata on 21 June, with the theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 West Bengal Important

IACS Kolkata marks 150 years; Centre and West Bengal agree to roll out science schemes

On 26 May 2026 Dr Jitendra Singh joined the 150-year celebrations of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, where C.V. Raman did the work behind the Raman Effect, and met West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on central science schemes.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Must know

BJP's Debangshu Panda wins Falta repoll by 1,09,021 votes; TMC finishes fourth

BJP candidate Debangshu Panda won the 144-Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal on 24 May 2026 with 1,49,666 votes (71.2%), defeating CPI(M)'s Sambhu Nath Kurmi by 1,09,021 votes, as per ECI's result page; the Trinamool Congress candidate came fourth.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

Nadda reviews West Bengal health systems with CM Suvendu Adhikari; ₹3,505.59 crore NHM envelope conveyed

On 23 May 2026 Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda reviewed West Bengal's health services with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, conveying an NHM resource envelope of ₹3,505.59 crore for 2026-27 and releasing ₹527.58 crore as the first instalment.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

PM Vishwakarma Scheme set for roll-out in West Bengal; 7.79 lakh artisans enrolled

On 22 May 2026 the MSME Ministry met West Bengal's Chief Secretary to roll out the PM Vishwakarma Scheme in the State, where 7.79 lakh artisans and craftspeople are enrolled.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Must know

Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal votes again in full repoll; ECI's final turnout is 89.09%

The 144-Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, voted afresh in all 285 polling stations on 21 May 2026 after the Election Commission countermanded the 29 April poll; ECI's final figure puts turnout at 89.09% of 2,36,537 electors.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India

DRI seizes about 3 lakh smuggled e-cigarettes worth over ₹120 crore

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 21 May 2026 it had seized nearly 3,00,000 China-sourced e-cigarettes worth over ₹120 crore at ports, airports and ICDs in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Sanghmitra' launched at GRSE, Kolkata

On 20 May 2026 the Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Sanghmitra (Yard 3039) was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, in the presence of Vice Chief of the Naval Staff VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha

Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference opens in Bhubaneswar with five eastern states

On 19 May 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar, bringing together Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

Centre signs reform-linked Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 MoUs with West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

On 18 May 2026 West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands signed reform-linked MoUs with the Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, committing to a Gram Panchayat-led model of rural water supply.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Europe

Sweden gifts PM Modi replicas of Tagore's handwritten epigrams found in the Swedish National Archives

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and PM Narendra Modi exchanged gifts honouring Rabindranath Tagore during the PM's visit to Sweden on 17 May 2026, marking the centenary of Tagore's 1926 visit to Sweden.

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