Thursday, 5 March 2026

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

* CONNECTION -(((( 

- The New Strait Of Hormuz Connects Persian Gulf To Gulf Of Oman To Arabian Sea 

- Bordered By Iran in South Side 

- Bordered By UAE & Omam In South 

- Bordered By Qatar In South West 

WIDTH - 33 Km 

* World's Most Strategic Maritime Choke point 

* INCLUDE Qeshm, HORMUZ, Hengam 

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF HORMUZ - 

* It Handles Thee 20-30% Of Global Oil Consumption 

* Over 2 Million Barrells/ Day Pass Through This STRAIT 

* It Carries 1/3 Of Global LNG Trade 

* MAJOR EXPORTERS - 

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, All Members Of OPEC ( Organisation Of The Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC) 

* Top IMPORTS - 

* India, China, Japan, South Korea, IMPORTS 60% Of Oil That Flows Through The Strait Of Hormuz 

JANUARY TO FEBRUARY HOST & SUMMIT IN 2026

JANUARY 2026 - 

Guwahati, Assam To Host The National Textile Minister's Conference on 9th January 2026 

( Theme 2026 - India's Textile: Weaving GROWTH, Heritage And Innovation) 

Vice President C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Inaugurated The 9th Siddha Day in Chennai. 

Rajasthan To Host The Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 On 6th January 2026 

 Guwahati, Assam To Host The Human Capital Working Group Meeting 2026

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Has Inaugurated The 6th National Chilika Bird Festival 

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh To Host The 9th Edition Of Indus Food 2026 

 Doha Will Host The Bharat USTAV 2026

4th Edition Of The One Billion Followers Summit 2026 


( Theme - Content For Good) 

*  Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi Host The 2nd Edition Of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dioluge 2026 

Bhubaneswar Host The 4th Odisha Mining And infrastructure  International Expo 2026 

 Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Has Inaugurated The 3rd Edition Of INDIAN Light House Festival in Vishakapatnam.

India' To Host The Conference Of Speakers And Presiding Officer Of Parliament Of Commonwealth Countries ( CSPOC) On 14th January 2026 

External affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Unveiled The New Logo Of BRICS 2026 SUMMIT 


( HOST - INDIA) 

 38th India - France Strategic Dialogue Held In New Delhi On 13th January 2026 


* 9th Edition Of The Bengaluru Space Expo ( BSX) 2026 Set To Host On 7-9th September 2026 

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The 28th Conference Of Speakers And Presiding Officer Of The Commonwealth At New Delhi.
Mumbai To Host The 14th AIBI Annual Convention.

The 6th ASEAN - India Digital Ministers (ADGMIN) Meeting Held 

Theme 2026 - Adaptive ASEAN: From Connectivity To Connected Intelligence.

4 Days WINGS India 2026 Asia's Largest CIVIL Aviation Set To Held From 28th To 31st January 2026 At Begumpet, Hyderabad 

Theme 2026 - Indian Aviation: Paving The Future From Design To Deployment, Manufacturing To MAINTAINCE, Inclusivity To Innovation, Safety To Sustainability 

Kochi, Kerala Host The 9th International Spice Conference. 

 Bengaluru Commence The AWS AI Conclave 2026 

 ODISHA Host The Masthya Prani Samavesh 2026 

- Outlay Of Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana Worth Rs 1400 Crores 

India And US Held The Inaugural Drug Policy Executive Working Group Meeting in Washington DC from 20-22nd January 2026 

Delhi Host The India International Conference On Democracy And Election Management.

 Dubai Host The International Conference On GREEN AI

Theme 2026 - HARNESSING AI Applications For Environmental Sustainability 

Goa Set To Host The 4th Edition Of India Energy Week 2026 

Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant Has Inaugurated The First India International Ayurveda And Wellness Expo And SUMMIT 2026 

) Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi Host The 2nd Edition Of Global Buddhist Summit 2026 

Cambodia Will Host The 2031 Asian Youth Games 

18th Bishu Mini Hornbill TRIBAL Festival Held At Nagaland 

First Edition Of BLACK SWAN SUMMIT Set To Held At Bhubaneswar, Odisha From 5-6 February 2026 

FEBRUARY - 

HOST - 

Vice President C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Inaugurated The 39th Surajkund Craft Festival, Faridabad, Haryana.

Delhi Host The 2nd Arab Foreign Minister Meeting.

 Chennai Host The 39th Edition Of India International Leather Fair 

Bhubaneswar, Odisha Host The First Black Swann Summit 2026, 

( With Over 1700 Delegates From 24 Countries Participated) 

New Delhi Host The PLAST INDIA 2026 Summit From 5th To 10th February 2026 
 Chennai Trade Centre, Tamilnadu To Host The Seafood Expo Bharat 2026 From 1-3rd July 2026 

Dubai Host the 14th World Government Summit 2026 

Theme 2026  - SHAPING FUTURE GOVERNMENTS 

Goa To Host The 9th Bird Festival 

 India Host The PLAST INDIA 2026 SUMMIT ( THEME 2026 - Bharat Next)

New Delhi Host The First BRICS - Sherpa/ Sous Meeting Held On 9th February 2026 

The US - india Strategic Partnership Forum ( USISPF) Has Official Partner Of India Ai Impact SUMMIT 2026 

 New Delhi Host The First South Asian Agroforestry And Trees Outside Forest Congress.

 Bengaluru Set To Host The Def Tech 2026 

 Indian Army Host The Inaugural International Military Adventure Challenge CUP From 18-23rd February 2026 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates The AI SUMMIT 2026 

THEME 2026 - SARVAJANA HITAYA, SARVAJANA SUKHAYA 
 Bengaluru Host The International Conference On Dam Safety 

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Pandavis Has Launched The Mumbai Climate Week, 

( Theme 2026 - Climate in The Global South: Advancing Innovation And Collective Action) 
Geneva, Switzerland To Host 2027 AI SUMMITS.

* HOST - NEW DELHI 

* AI IMPACT SUMMIT 2026 LOGO 

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched Two Initiative - 


* SAHI & BODH At The India AI SUMMIT At Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

( SAHI - IT Is Enable The Safe, Ethical, Evidence Based, And Inclusive Adoption Of AI) 

( BODH - It Is A Privacy Preserving Platform Real World Health Data, Without Sharing Underlying DataSets) 

LAUNCHED - 

 HerKey Launched Simkey, India's First AI Work Life Coach For Women, At India AI Impact SUMMIT 2026

India And France Launched Indo - French Centre For AI In Health At All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveiled The MANAV Vision - At AI Impact SUMMIT 2026 
 India Joins Pax Silica At India AI Impact SUMMIT 2026.
India Assumes IONS Chairmanship ( Visakhapatnam Host The 9th IONS ) Indian Ocean Naval Symposium 

Maharshtra Chief Minister Devendra Pandavis Has Launched The SHIKSHA - SAATHI, A First Of Its Kind AI Powered Tool For Anganwadi Workers.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated The Joint Regional Official Language Conference At Agartala, Tripura.

) The 5th Edition Of The Goa Maritime Conclave Commenced At Goa.

* Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushakar Singh Dhami Has Inaugurated The 7 Days - Champabat Saras Corbett Festival 2026 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav Has Inaugurated The National Divyangjan Cricket Sports Festival 2026 At Bhopal.

 New Delhi Host The 7th All India Conference Of Government Railway Police Chiefs 

 CSIR - National Institute Of Oceanography Has Hosted The 4th World Ocean Science Congress 2026

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 5TH MARCH 2026

1) Indian Women's Cricket Team ( World Cup Winning Team) Has Been Nominated For Laureus Team Of The Year Award 2026 

2) Ministry Of Defence Signed Contracts With Total Of Rs 5,083 Crores For The Acquisition Of Six Advanced Light Helicopter ( ALH) MK-2 .

3) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Inaugurated Kaziranga Orchid Garden In Golaghat, Assam.



4) India Produces  17.6 lakh Tonnes Castor Seed In 2025/26 ( 11% Increase) 

5) Raja Singh, The Founder Of Electronics Brand Texla Passed Away.

6) Deepak T Nair Has Been Awarded With Haryana Vigyan Ratna Award 

7) Bengaluru Based Galax Eye Has Dispatched The World's First OptoSAR Satellite To Launched.

8) Veteran Actor Vijay Crishna Passed Away.

9) Government Of India Has Launched The CBDC Based Digital Food Currency Pilot For Direct Benefit Transfer ( DBT) In Puducherry.

10) Mojtaba Khamenei Elected As New Supreme Leader Of Islamic Republic Of Iran 



11) Smallest. Ai Has Launched Beta Based Hydra, World's First Asynchronous Native Speech to Speech AI Model.

12) First Bust Of Mahatma Gandhi Installed At Mike Mansfield Center Of University Missoula 
13) Mosiuoa Lekota, Founder Of Congress Of People in South Africa Passed Away.

14) Deputy Prime Minister Of Malta Dr Ian Borg Visited India.

15) India Ranked Fourth In World's Biggest Military Air Forces After US, RUSSIA, CHINA 

16) Indian Overseas Bank Became The First Public Sector Bank In India To Align ERM Framework Withe ISO 31000:2018 

17) Finland President Alexander Stubb Visited To India 

18) Banaras Hindu University Has Signed a Research Contract With Griffith University For Global Humam Initiative 

19) India Ranked 2nd In Global Obese Children 
20) Padma Bhushan Awardee H K Dua, Former Members of Parliament ( Rajya Sabha) Veteran Journalist Editor, Advisor To Former Prime Minister H D Devegowda Passed Away.
21) Manipur's Ngangbam Sweety Devi Has Appointed Indian Woman's Football Team Captain At AFC 2026 

22) Cadet Sudhi Tripathi, Wins Gold Medal At Women's State Basketball Championships 2026 

23) Coimbatore MP Ganapathy P Rajkumar Has Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone Of Nilgiri Tahr Conservation Centre.

24) V R Muthu, The Man Behind Idhayam Oil In Tamilnadu Passed Away.

25) Retired Bombay High court Judge Sandeep Sindhe Has Been Appointed As Lokayukta Goa 

26) New Zealand Batter Finn Allen Scored a Fastest Century In 33 Balls Against South Africa In T20i World Cup Semi Final 2026 At Eden Garden, 



A NEW GRASS LIZARD SPECIES DISCOVERED IN ASSAM

* RESEARCHERS FROM SIKKIM UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW ASIAN GRASS LIZARD SPECIES IN MANAS BIOSPHERE IN ASSAM.

* SPECIES NAME - TAKYDROMUS ULTAPANENSIS 

* NAMED AFTER ULTAPANI RESERVE FOREST IN KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT 

JANUARY TO FEBRUARY DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

JANUARY - 

RETIRES - 

Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari Retires As Vice Chief Of The Air Staff, Indian Air Force. ( JOINED IN 1986) 

OPERATION - 

 Delhi Police Has Launched The OPERATION GANG BUST - To Take Against Gangster 


 Punjab POLICE Launched Operation Prahar To To Make State Gangster Free.


 Kanpur Based MKU Launched It's KAVRO DOMA 360 Ultra Ballistic Helmet.


ANNOUNCEMENT - 

Indian Army Declared 2026 As Year Of Networking And Data Centricity 

 India Approved USD 8.7 Billion Purchase Of 1000 Spice 1000 AIR TO AIR Surface Missile From ISRAEL.


Indian Army Has Launched The Depot Integration Management Edition ( DIME)


- A PAN Army Digital Platform That Delivers Real Time Visibility Of Logistics Item From Unit To Army HQ 

* 81 Years Of Celebration Of INS SHIVAJI training Institutes on 8th January 2026


TABLEUX - 

 Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile ( LRAShM) Made Its First' Public Appearance in Republic Day 2026 Parade 


 * BHAIRAV Battalion Debut Parade In 2026 Republic Day Parade 

LAUNCHED - 

 * Chief Of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan Released The Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework.

Mazagon dock Shipyard Limited (MDL) Keel Laying Ceremony Of 3rd And Plate Cutting Ceremony Of 6th Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) For Indian Coast Guard 

RECEIVED - 

* Indian Coast Guard Accepted The Delivery Of Two State Of The Art Dornier 228 Aircraft From HAL HQ.

FIRST CONSIGNMENT - 

 India' Has Formally Delivered The Guided Pinaka Rocket SYSTEM To Armenia. ( Signed Deal Worth Rs 2000 Crores And Produced By India's Solar Defence ) 

VISITED - 


General Upendra DIWEDI Has Visited To Srilanka. 

* ICGS VARAHA ( Vikram Class OVP), And ICGS ATULYA ( Aadesh Class FPV), Has Arrived At Srilanka To Deployment 



Indian COAST Guard And Japan Coast Guard Conducts Joint HNS Response Drill On-board ICGS SAMUDRA Prahari In Mumbai.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR HAS TOOK CHARGE AS THE NEW VICE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE'. 


Subedar Major Durgesh Singh Appointed As The Army Subedar Major. 

* Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor Appointed As Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force. 

* LT General Harpal Singh Assumed As The Director General Border Roads 

Major General Vikas Lal Has Assumed As The Command As General OFFICER Commanding Madhya Pradesh.

2004 Batch IPS OFFICER Homkar Vinukant Has Been Appointed As The Inspector General In Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Mukesh Singh Has Been Appointed As The New DGP Of Ladakh.


* SD Singh Jamwal Has Been Appointed As The New DGP Of Arunachal Pradesh.

*) Anand Mohan Appointed As The DGP Of Delhi.

* Major General Mandeep Singh Has Assumed As The Command Of The White Tiger Division 

* Cmde R Venkatesan Assumed Charge As The Centre For Indigenisation And Self Reliance Coimbatore.

1997 Batch IPS OFFICER Rekha Lohani Has Been Appointed As The Additional Director General Of Seema Shasatra Bal ( SSB)

Additional Director General M V Pathak Has Assumed As The Cost Guard Commander Of Western Sea Board 

* Rear Admiral Biplab Hota Assumed As Assistant Chief Of Naval Staff, Hq 



Flight Lieutenant Akshita Dhankar Unfurling The Flag With Honourable President Droupadi MURMU.

* Commandant Tashi Namgyal, Has Became The First' Officer From Ladakh To Be Promoted To Rank Of DIG Of ITBP.
HONOUR - 

 Lt Commander Dilna And Roopa Honoured With The Shaurya Chakra.

* Col Shofiya Quershi, Who Led The Operation Sindoor Has Been Awarded Vasisth Seva Medal 

 * Indian Space Astronaut SHUBHANSHU SHUKLA Has CONFERRED With ASHOK CHAKRA 

UNVEILED - 

BEL In Collaboration With WESEE ( Indian Navy) Has Developed The Advanced Autonomous Navigation And Control Software ( A2NCS) 

BOOKS - 

 THE CURIOUS AND THE CLASSIFIED : Book Author - Manoj Naravane 

* REDLINES REDRAWN : Operation Sindoor & India's New Normal Book Launched By Army Chief. ( Chief Of Army Staff Upendra DIWEDI) 

* THE SKY WARRIORS : Operation Sindoor Unveiled Book Author - Vishnu Som 


MOU SIGNED - 

* INDIAN Air Force Signed MoA For Fully Indigenous Development Of An Advanced High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion System, With Foundation For Science Innovation And Development (FSID, ISC Bengaluru) 

HOST - 

*4 Days WINGS India 2026 Asia's Largest CIVIL Aviation Set To Held From 28th To 31st January 2026 At Begumpet, Hyderabad 

Theme 2026 - Indian Aviation: Paving The Future From Design To Deployment, Manufacturing To MAINTAINCE, Inclusivity To Innovation, Safety To Sustainability 
 

FIRST WOMAN - 

* CAPTAIN HANSJA SHARMA, BECAME THE INDIAN ARMY'S FIRST WOMAN RUDRA HELICOPTER PILOT. ( FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR) 

* SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOURNALIST RASHMI SHARMA 


* CRPF Assistant Commandant Simran Bala, Set To Became The First Woman Officer To Led To All Male CRPF Contingent In Republic Day 2026 


DEVELOPED - 

IIT MADRAS has Developed Ramjet Assisted 155 mm Artillery Shells 

MOU SIGNED - 

 Indian Army Has Signed MoU with National Institute Of Electronic & Information Technology ( NELIT) For Development Of Army Educational Corps.


INDUCTED - 

 India's Navy Ships INS TIR, INS Shardul, INS SUJATA, ICGS SAARATHI Will Undertaking Long Training Deployment To South East Asia.

VICE Admiral Sameer Saxena, Flag Officer Commanding Chief, Southern Naval Command, Flagged Off INS SUDARSHINI From Naval Base, Kochi, Kerala , Marking The Commencement Of Lokayan -26 

INAUGURATION - 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated India's First National IED Data Management System ( NIDMS) FOR NSG 

 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The Medium Calibre Ammunition Facility Built By Solar Industries In Nagpur, Maharashtra 


FLAGGED OFF - 

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship SAMUDRA PRATAP, India's first Indigenously DESIGNED POLLUTION CONTROL Vessel, Build By GSL. at Kerala ( 5/1/2026) 

AWARDS - 

 Major Swathi Shanta Kumar, Indian Army OFFICER From Bengaluru Wins UN Secretary Generals Award 2025 
Army Rowing Node ( ARN) Pune Has Been Awarded The Best Rowing Club Program By World Rowing At Switzerland.

NCC Directorate Karnataka And Goa Wins Prime Minister Banner And Trophy 

FEBRUARY -  

APPOINTMENTS - 

Air Marshal Devendra P Hirani Took Charge As SASO, Eastern Air Command 


* Air Marshal Inder Pal Singh Walia Takes Over As Air Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Air Command 

 Rear Admiral Upal Kundu, Has Assumed As The Flag Officer Commanding Tamilnadu And Puducherry Naval Area.

Major General Sanil Mohan Assumed As The Appointment Of Commandant Command Hospital 


HOST - 

 Indian Army Host The Inaugural International Military Adventure Challenge CUP From 18-23rd February 2026 


LTC Ella Makes History As Highest Ranking Female Muslim In Israel Defence Force ( IDF) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

 Cdr Haugh Gantzer ( RETIRED) Of Indian Army Passed Away.


* Delhi Police Launched Operation SHASTRA - To Target Those Individual Who Were Sharing Pictures Of Themselves With Weapons Social Media 



Indian Coast Guard Busted The International Oil Smuggling Racket At West Of Mumbai.


IIT MADRAS And BEL Has Developed a 80 mm Rocket With A Range Of 10-12 km For Helicopter.



 India Government Has Approved The Purchase Of 114 Rafale FIGHTER Jets And 6 P8i Aircraft.


 Indian Cost Guard And Gujarat ATS Have Seized Over 200 Kg Of High Grade Drug 



* Indian Army Launched The Operation TRASHI -2 To search Terrorist Activities In Jammu and Kashmir.



Government Of Cabinet Has Unveiled The POLICY To Tackle Terror Threats PRAHAR 

* Indian Army And Indian Railway Launched a Framework Of Cooperation To Strengthen Post Retirement Employment Avenues For Agniveers.


INAUGURATION - 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With French President Emmanuel Have Virtually Inaugurated The H125 Light Utility Helicopter Final Assembly At Tata Airbus At Vemagal, Karnataka 


LAUNCHED - 

* In Presence Of CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Witnessed The Launch Of First Three Cadet Training Ships ( Named - KRISHNA) At Chennai 



INS ANJADIP - 

* INDIAN NAVY HAS ADDED THIRD ANTI SUBMARINE SHALLOW WATER CRAFTS ( ASW SWCs) AT CHENNAI ON 27TH FEBRUARY 2026. 


* THE INS ANJADIP HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY INDIAN NAVY (3RD ASW SWCs) DEVELOPED BY GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERS LIMITED (GRSE) 

* THE WARSHIP WAS COMMISIONED BY ADMIRAL DINESH K TRIPATHI 

* THESE SHIPS HAS COMBAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY 

* GRSE's 5th WARSHIP IN FY 2025/26 

PORTAL - 

General COAS Upendra DIWEDI Along With 39 Friendly Countries Launched a Website Called Friends For Life 


LAUNCHED - 

Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited Has Launched The 70T Bollard Pull tug UY 172 Ocean Royal 

LG General ( Retired) Gurmit Singh Inaugurated The Bharat Himalayan International Strategic Manch ( BHISM) At Lok Bhavan, Dehradun, 


* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Launched The Mountain Fire Control Radar And Flagged Off The Improved Akash Weapon System From (BEL) Bengaluru 

ACT - 

 Government Of India Has Amend The Ex - Serviceman ( Re - Employment In Central Civil Services And Posts) Rules 1979 


MOU SIGNED - 

*  Indian Army Has Signed MoU with The Assam Royal Global University To Enhance Higher Education Opportunities For Brave Soldiers.


AWARDS - 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Gives Best Training Institute Trophy To IIM CRPF Pune.


Tuesday, 3 March 2026

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 4TH MARCH 2026

1) Soumya Pillai Selected As Journalist Of The Year At 10th IIMCAA Awards 

2) Air India Appoints Sisirkanta Dash As Group Chief Strategy Officer For Engineering.

3) Former Union Minister And Senior Congress Leader K P Unnikrishnan Passed Away.

4) Saba Shawl Became The First Kashmiri Woman To Head Central Jail Sringar 



5) Ishani Meitram Of Manipur Crowned Miss Northeast India Super Model 

6) Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai Moves The Goa ( Protection Of Rivers) Bill 2026 

7) Former Director Of Indian Institute Of Mass Communication ( IIMC) Professor J S Jadav Passed Away.

8) Jio Platform Announced APOINTMENT Of Dan Bailey As President.

9) Andhra Pradesh Launched The HANUMAN Project, To Reduce Human - Wildlife Conflict.
10) NATCO Pharma Launched The Generic Blood Cancer Treatment Medicine In US.


TWO NEW EARTHWORM SPECIES DISCOVERD IN WESTERN GHATS

* RESEARCHERS FROM MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY,  M E S MAMPAD COLLEGE, AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION TRUST HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW EARTHWORM SPECIES, AT WESTERN GHATS 

* SPECIES NAME 

* MONILIGASTER GIRISHI ( SPECIES NAMED AFTER DR P GIRISH KUMAR) 

* DRAWIDA REYNOLDSI ( IN HONOUR TO DR JOHN WARREN ( 

* DISCOVERED IN SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, KERALA 



A HYBRID ORCHID SPECIES BY ASSAM SCIENTIST

* NOTED ORCHID EXPERT DR. MOHAN PRADHAN FROM SIKKIM HAS CREATED HYBRID ORCHID SPECIES - SEUJIA KAZIRANGA ..

JANUARY TO FEBRUARY ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

JANUARY - 

SCHEMES LAUNCHED - 

* ODISHA GOVERMENT LAUNCHED THE SWEEKRUTI SCHEME.


* SWEEKRUTI SCHEME IMPLEMENT BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF PERSON WITH DISABILITY (SSEPD) 

* IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED, RIGHT BASED FRAMEWORK FOR THE WELFARE OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES 

* ACCORDING TO LAST CENSUS ( ODISHA NO. OF TRANSGENDER 20,300) 

* THIS IS THE FIRST SOCIAL SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER IN ODISHA 

* THE SCHEME FOCUSES ON A SET OF KEY STRATEGIES THAT INCLUDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER CHILDREN, PRE -POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, SKILL UPGRADATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, STRENGTH THE SELF HELP GROUP, 


SUDAKSHYA SCHEME - 

* ODISHA STATE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED THE SUDAKSHYA SCHEME 


* ODISHA GOVERNMENT HAS JOINED HANDS WITH THE UDAITI FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH A STUDY AND EMPLOYMENT PILOT TO TO IMPROVE THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TRAINEE IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION 

* THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ( SDTE) DEPARTMENT ISSUED A DIRECTIVE ON JANUARY 27, 2026 

* UNDER THIS SCHEME PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOLARSHIPS TO GIRLS PURSUING ITI/POLYTECHNIQUE/DIPLOMA 

( MONTHLY MAINTAINANCE OF RS 1500 FOR HOSTELLERS & 500 FOR DAY SCHOLARS ) 

* ONLY FOR FEMALE STUDENTS CATEGORY INCLUDING GENERAL, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC 




APPROVED - 

Union Cabinet Has Cleared The Rs 1526 Crores Up gradation Of NH-326 In Odisha.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Approved 11 Proposal From 8 Department.

Odisha Cabinet Has Approved Rs 1140 CRORES Skill Development Project Phase 2 With The Support Of ASIAN Development Bank.


 Odisha Signed Two MoU At Wings India 2026, Including a Flying Training At Mayurbhanj, And Drone Training Center In Berhampur.


 Odisha Ships First Ever Strawberry Consignment To UK.



PORTAL 

ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The SAMIKSHYA PORTAL - For Project Tracking 


MOU SIGNED - 

 NIT ROURKELA, Odisha And ORMAS Signed An  MoA To Establish A Mahua Processing Plant In Kuarmunda, Sundargarh.




INAUGURATION - 

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The India's First Aluminium Flat Rolled Product Unit & Aluminium Battery Foil Plant At LAPANGA, Sambalpur Spent Worth Rs 26,996 Crores 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

 Gyan Ranjan Das, Former National Football PLAYER From Odisha Passed Away.

Two Times MLA From Nilgiri, Odisha Shri Akshay Acharya Passed Away.

Eminent Historian And King Of Khariar, Nuapada District, Odisha Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Passed Away.

* Chief Secretary Of FINANCE Odisha Mr Suresh Tripathi Passed Away.

* Veteran Journalist Ravi Kanungo Of Odisha Passed Away.

Odia Music Composer, Singer Abhijit Mazumder Passed Away.

* Eminent Literature Shri Arjun Charan Panda Of Odisha Passed Away 


Odisha Shows The Tableaux For 2026 Republic Day 


Theme - Soil To Silicon 


APPOINTMENTS - 

Senior IAS OFFICER Aravinda Padhee Promoted As Additional Chief Secretary Of ODISHA.

Senior IAS OFFICER Deoranjan Kumar Singh Took Charge As The Development Commissioner Of Odisha.

Retired IFS Officer Susanta Nanda Appointed As The Reconstituted Project Elephant Steering Committee Odisha. 



 Bhubaneswar, Odisha Biju Patnaik Airport Records Highest Passenger Traffic In 2025 ( 5.15 millon in 2025) 



 * ODISHA'S Diamond Triangle - Ratnagiri, UDAIGIRI, Lalitgiri Has Entered into The India's Tentative List For Consideration Of UNESCO World Heritage Site STATUS.


ANNOUNCEMENT - 

ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced The Development Project In Bargarh District, 

Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To Odisha TOURISM Policy 2022 

* The First Of Its Kind Upstream Solar Manufacturing Facility Will Be Set Up In Gopalpur, Ganjam 


Odisha Wins The Indusind Banks Women's National T20 Cricket Tournament For Blind 2026 


 * Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Unveiled The Logo And Jersey For MCL Hirakud International Half Marathon 2026 

INAUGURARTION - 


ODISHA'S First Solar Powered Village Inaugurated in Cuttack.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone Of 25 Development Project Worth Rs 948 Crores In Sambalpur.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Laid Foundation Stone of New Campus Of The Odisha State Legislative assembly ( Spending Worth Rs 3,623 Crores) 


 Odisha Signed 27 MoU Worth Rs 81864 Crores And Received 19 Investment Proposal Of Rs 18453 Crores At Investor Meet Kolkata.

BOOKS - 

Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, Governor Of Odisha Witnessed The Book Launch Of AGNISARASSULO VIKASINCHINA KAMALAM - Droupadi MURMU Author - Acharya Yarlagadda Lakshmi PRASAD 

 Odisha Chief Minister  Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Book ADHUNIKA ODISHARA NIRMATA : JANAKI BALLABH PATTNAIK ( Author - Navajyoti Pattnaik) 


HOST - 

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Has Inaugurated The 6th National Chilika Bird Festival 

Bhubaneswar Host The 4th Odisha Mining And infrastructure  International Expo 2026 

 ODISHA Host The Masthya Prani Samavesh 2026 


- Outlay Of Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana Worth Rs 1400 Crores 

First Edition Of BLACK SWAN SUMMIT Set To Held At Bhubaneswar, Odisha From 5-6 February 2026 


SPORTS - 

Vedanta Kalinga Lancers Wins The HIL 2025/26 Title After Beating The Ranchi Royals At KALINGA Stadium. ( Bhubaneswar) 


PORTAL - 

 Odisha Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Has Launched The Odisha Grid Insight ( OGRI) Portal 


AWARDS - 

VYASA KABI FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI ODIA BHASA SAMMAN - 

* EMINENT LITERATURE AND SCHOLAR Dr NRUSINGHA CHARAN SARANGI CONFERRED WITH THE VYASA KABI FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI ODIA BHASHA SAMMAN FOR 2021.


CROCODILE CENSUS - 

Crocodile Census Held in Odisha ( Similipal) 

84 in 2026 ( 81 in 2025) 

SALT CROCODILE CENSUS - 

A Total Of 1858 Salt Water Crocodile Counted in Odisha 

- 531 Hatchling (28.58%)

- 442 Yearlings ( 23.79%)

- 365 Juvenile ( 19.64%)

- 167 Sub Adults - ( 8.99%(

- 353 Adults ( 19%)

 Hirakud Reservoir, Sambalpur Recorded Over 4.21 Lakh Birds Of 128 Species.

ODISHA'S Nabarangpur District Declared As The Naxal - Free.

A Rare Black Tiger Sighted At Sundargarh District in Odisha.

Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary , Nuapada District Odisha Has Emerging As Leopard Habitats.

FEBRUARY - 

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Unveiled Rs 492 Crores Development Project At Gopalpur Beach, Berhampur.


* Odisha Records Economic Growth, NSDP Rises To Rs 7.90 Lakh Crores.

OHRC Declared DAHANI As Criminal offence In Odisha.

Odisha CM Launched The Odia Reference Book For Class XI 


 Odisha Cabinet Approved An Advanced Manufacturing Protect By Kalyani Group.


* Koraput, Odisha Has Launched The Operation Green Clean To Destroying Cannabis.

Odisha Has Approved Rs 100 Crores Project For Develop The Satkosia As Eco TOURISM Hub.

Koraput district, Odisha Has Declared As Naxal Free 

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Ama Sathi WhatsApp Bot ( For Revenue Related Services) 


Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Bhubaneswar - Cuttack - Puri - Pradeep Economic Region Plan To Boost Investment, Jobs, Exports 

Paradip Port Authority Has Achieved ISO 45001: 2018 Certification.

 Odisha Discovered 1462.73 kg Of Gold Reserve Along With 17.06 Million Tonnes Of Copper In Mayurbhanj.

Odisha Government Have Approved Investment Proposal Worth Rs 44,241. 97 Crores For 10 Major Project Across 8 Districts.

The Odisha Information Commission Has Recorded Disposing 12,928 Cases in Last 10 Months.

MOU SIGNED - 

* Odisha Government Signed MoU With BonV Aero At WINGS INDIA 2026 

 Odisha Signed MoU With Sarvam To Build India's First Full Stack - Sovereign Park 

LAUNCHED - 

Odisha Housing Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra Announced The SUBHADRA BUS Service At Bhubaneswar, For All Womens Drive Bus Service.


 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The MUKHYAMANTRI KANYA BIBAHA YOJANA 

Odisha State Government Has Launched The UTKARSH ITI Yojana, For Up gradation Of Government Industrial Training Institute ( ITI) In Odisha.


 Odisha Economy Survey 2025/26 


PORTAL - 

Odisha GOVERNOR Dr Hari Babu Kambhapati Launched The e- Lok Bhavan Odisha Application, A Secure Web Based Platform Designate To FACILITATE Citizen Interaction With Governor's Secretariat.



SCHEME - 

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Shree Jagannath Darshan  Scheme, 



INAUGURATION - 

President Of India Droupadi MURMU Has Inaugurated The Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo CAMPUS At Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
* \PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU Has Laid The Foundation Stone of Two Flagship CSR Initiatives Of NTPC LIMITED At Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj.

BUDGET 

* Odisha Gets Rs 10,928 Crores Allocation For Railway BUDGET.

2021-22 - 6471 Crores 
2022-23 - 9734 Crores 
2023-24 - 10,012 Crores 
2024-25 - 10,586 Crores 
2025-26 - 10,599 Crores 
2026-27 - 10,928 Crores T - 


APPOINTMENTS - 

K Murugesan Appointed As The New PCCF & Head Of Forest Force, Odisha.

*) OHPC Odisha Signed MoU With Union Bank of India For ENHANCED Employee Benefits 

* Odisha Government Has Appointed Smt Chitra Arumugam As DG, Training Coordination At Gopabandhu Academy 

 Sanath Kumar N Has Appointed As The Director Of Nandankanan ZOOLOGICAL Park.

* GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA APPOINTS IAS USHA PADHEE AS IDCO NEW CHAIRPERSON.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST' WOMAN' CHAIRPERSON OF IDCO 

* IDCO - ODISHA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 

* Sachin RAMCHANDRA Jadhav Assumes Charge As The DA & FE Commissioner.

*  Priyaranjan Prusty Appointed As New Niti administrator Of PURI Shri Jagannath.
WILDLIFE - 

First Ever Parma Wallaby Joey Born In Nandankanan ZOOLOGICAL Park 

 Ganjam, Odisha Black buck Population Has Increases To 9,287 In 2026 ( 1533 In 2011) 

DOLPHIN CENSUS IN ODISHA = 

* ODISHA DOLPHIN CENSUS CONDUCTED ( 765 DOLPHINS POPULATION) 

* 493 in BHITARKANIKA 

* 175 IN CHILIKA LAKE 

* 66 in PURI 

* 15 IN BALASORE 

* 13 BERHAMPUR 

* 3 BHADRAK 



PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

Senior Odisha Congress Leader Sushila Tiriya Passed Away.

 Former Union Minister Kahnu Charan Lenka Passed Away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (4 Time MLA) 

 Veteran Odia Singer Geeta Pattnaik Passed Away 

 Ex Sambalpur MLA Raseswari Panigrahi Passed Away 

Odisha NOTED Ghodanacha Artist Dr. Uchhaba Charan Das Passed Away.


AWARDS -  

Paradip Port Authority Wins First Prize At Swachhata Pakhwada Awards 2025 
* ODISHA Mining Corporation ( OMC) Has CONFERRED With GOLDEN Peacock HR Excellence Award 

SPORTS - 

Odisha Wins 1 Gold, 1 Silver And 9 Bronze At 36th Senior National Canoe Sprint Championship In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 


WILDLIFE - 

Rare Lichens With Anti Cancers Properties Found In ODISHA'S Similipal FOREST.
Researchers From Maharaja Sriram Chandra Deo University In Baripada Has Found 148 Lichens Species In Similipal National Park 
*Archaeologist Have Discovered Ancient Stone Tool In The Ib River Valley At Sundargarh, (40-50k Years Ago) 

( PALEOLITHIC PERIOD ) 
( FOUND HAND AXES, BLADES,, SCRAPERS) 


ODISHA BUDGET 2026/27 

* ODISHA CM SHRI MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI PRESENTS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FY 2026/27 . 


* TOTAL OUTLAY  - Rs. 3.10 Lakh Crores 

* EXPENDITURE - Rs. 1.80 Lakh Crores 

* CAPITAL OUTLAY - Rs. 72,100 Crores 

* FISCAL DEFICIT - Rs. 38,000 Crores 

* ESTIMATED DEBT STOCK - Rs. 1,55,710 Crores 


* 5 Crores - For Shree Jagannath Temple Administration 

* 5575 Crores - VB G RAM G SCHEME 

* 635 Crores - For ANGANWADI SCHEME 

* 100 Crores - MODEL MANDI 

* 100 CRORES - MUKYAMANTRI SMART CITY MISSION 

* 240 CRORES - WORLD GRAIN STORAGE PLAN 

* 10 CRORES - RARE EARTH CORRIDOR 

* 1000 CRORES - COMMUNICATION TO RURAL VILLAGES 

* 23 CRORES - STATE AI MISSION 

* 150 CRORES - TOURISM LAND BANK SCHEME 

* 220 CRORES - DAL KHAI 


* 10 CRORES - FIT ODISHA MISSION 

* 1359.29 Crores - Sports & Development 

* 16,153 Crores - Women & Child Development 

* 5558 Crores - Revenue & Disaster Management 

* 3664 Crores - Higher Education 

* 2804 Crores - Mission SHAKTI 

* 382 Crores - HANDICRAFT 

* 763 Crores - For MSME 

* 1022 Crores - For Tourism 

* 615 Crores - For ODIA LANGUAGE 

* 6088 Crores - AGRICULTURE & Development 

* 2030 Crores - CM KISAN Scheme 

* 2050 Crores - For SETU BANDH SCHEME 

* 5837 Crores - MADHU BABU PENSION SCHEME 

* 2019 Crores - For FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT 

* SUBHADRA SHAKTI SAMVAD 

* 10,145 CRORES - SUBHADRA SCHEME 

* 6309 Crores - For GOPABANDU JANA AROGYA YOJANA 

* 800 crores - MODERN MUSEUM 




*  ESTABLISHMENT OF 4 NEW UNIVERSITY ( KENDRAPADA, BHADRAK, JHARSUGUDA, JAGATSINGHPUR) 

* EMINENT Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Represent India At 18th Edition Of Contemporary Venice 2026, Italy 


APPROVED - 

The Ministry Of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Has Approved The Development Of Green Hydrogen Jetty At Paradip, (797.17 Crore Dedicated) 

* For Green Hydrogen, Ammonia And Other Liquid Cargo 

* Capacity of 4 million Tonnes Per Annum 

* Transformation Of Paradip Port Into Gateway For Green Growth 

* Align With India's National Green Hydrogen Mission 

* MUKHYAMANTRI KANYA SUMANGAL YOJANA - 

_ Under Which a Saving Instrument Of Rs 20,000 Will Be Created In The Name Of a Girl Born In An Economically Weaker Section Family. ( She Will Get 1,00000 On Completion Of Graduation) 


NEW SCHEME INTRODUCE  - 

* UDYAMI - For Promotion Of 6000 Nano Entrepreneurs With A Total Outlay Of Rs. 40 Crores In Next Two Years. 

* ODISHA HOMESTAY ESTABLISHMENT SCHEME - To Promote Community - Based Tourism By Encouraging Homestay Development Across Rural And Emerging Destinations 

* ECONOMIC SURVEY - 



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