JANUARY TO MARCH 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) 

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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) 

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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.

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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 - 

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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) 

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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 

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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) 

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* 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 

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* 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 - 

MARCH - 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated The Milk Processing Plant In Khorda, Odisha 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Unveiled The Sulphuric Acid Plant - III Of IFFCO At Odisha.

* Odisha Forest Environment Declared 344 Wild Elephant Died in State From APRIL 2022 To March 2026 

*  Kushunupur Village, Kendrapara District Has Selected As Smart Village By The CSIR 

* Odisha Signed MoA With WASSAN To Revive Forgotten Foods.

* Odisha Tourism Department Has Created History By Set Guinness Book World Record With 1174 Kg Of Pakhala - The Largest Serving Fermented Rice On Pakhala Diwas.

*  IIT Bhubaneswar Signed MoU With Bhakti Vedanta Research Centre, Kolkata To Foster Interdisciplinary Research 

*  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Has Commissioned A 2nd Generation Bioethanol Refinery At Bargarh, Odisha 

* Odisha Government Has Launched The Hydraulic Infrastructure Project Worth Rs 2612 Crores On WATER Day 

*  Centre, Odisha SIGNED MoU For Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 

* Dhamra Port, Odisha Has Welcome Its Cape Size Import Iron Ore Vessel, MV ENNA, Carrying 151,773 Metric Tonne For Tata Steel 

APPOINTMENT - 

* Dr Avinash Rout Appointed As The Personal Secretary Of Odisha Chief Minister 

* FORMER JAMMU & KASHMIR DGP RASHMI RANJAN SWAIN HAS APPOINTED AS THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF ODISHA UNIFORMED SERVICES STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION. ( OUSSSC) 

* EMINENT SAND ARTIST SHRI SUDARSHAN PATTNAIK HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF CENSUS 2027 

* The Odisha Government Has Appointed Dr Durga Madhab Satpathy As The New Director Of Medical Education And Training ( DMET) 

*WWF APPOINTS EMINENT SAND ARTIST SHRI SUDARSHAN PATTNAIK AS BRAND AMBASSADOR ( ON THE OCCASIONS OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH HOUR) 

* Dr Ashok Kumar Panda Has Appointed As Chairman And MANAGING DIRECTOR OF Steel Authority Of India' (SAIL) 

*  Lalatendu Samantray Has Elected As President Of Odisha High Court Bar Association For 2026/27 

FOREST - 

* 22,293 Hectares Forest Fires In Last 3 Years In Odisha 

* 2193 Crocodile In Odisha ( Rises 3.54%) 

*  Odisha Ranked Number One In NITI AYOG Fiscal Health INDEX 2026 

RENAME - 

* University Grants Commission (UGC) Has Approved The Rename Of KALAHANDI University To Maa Manikeshwari University, 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Veteran Odisha Journalist Asutosh Mishra Passed Away 

* Former MP Of Odisha Narayan Sahu Passed Away.

RANKING - 

* Odisha, Goa, Jharkhand, Gujarat And Maharashtra Are The Top 5 States At FISCAL HEALTH Index 2026 Ranking 

SPORTS - 

* Delhi Hurricane Wins The Men's National Rugby 15s Championships 

* Runners Up - Bombay Gymkhana 

* Host - Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Odisha 

AWARDS - 

* ODIA AUTHOR SHRI GIRIJA KUMAR BALIYAR SINGH TO RECEIVE THE KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS 2025 

* FOR HIS WORK - PADAPURAN 

* * KALINGA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (KISS) UNIVERSITY, BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA HAS HONOURED RELIANCE INDUSTRY HEAD NITA AMBANI WITH KISS HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2026 FOR HER CONTRIBUTION IN LEADERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPIST 

* Paradip Port, ODISHA Welcomes Its Largest Crude Oil, MT ALMI TITAN Arrived With Record 3,02,861 MT Of Crude 

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JANUARY TO MARCH DAYS AND THEME IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* 68TH FOUNDATION DRDO Day - 1st January 2026 

* Indian Army Declared 2026 As Year Of Networking And Data Centricity 

*  The UN HAS Declared 2026 As The International Year Of The WOMAN FARMER.

*  Ministry Of Ayush To Celebrates The 9th Siddha Day  on 6th January 2026 (Theme 2026 - Siddha For Global Health)

* Shri Ram College Of Commerce Completed 100 Years.

* World Braille Day - 4th January (Theme 2026 - Empowerment, Digital Inclusion And Integrating Braille Into Daily Life)  

* International Mind Body Wellness Day - 3rd January 

* National Bird Day - 5th January 

* Union Minister Prahlad Joshi Has Launched Multiple Initiatives At The 79th Foundation Day Of BIS ( BUREAU OF  INDIAN STANDARDS) ( 6TH JANUARY 2026) 

* Launched The BIS Standard Portal 

* SAKSHAM Excellence Scheme 

* The United Nations Declared 2026 As International Year For Rangelands & Pastoralists.

* PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIWAS - 9TH JANUARY ( NRI DAY) 

* WORLD HINDI DAY -  10TH January 

* National Youth Day - 12th January 

* National Startup Day - 16th January 

* Army Day - 15th January 

* 17 Tableaux Of States/ UTs & 13 Ministries/ Department Will Show On Republic Day 2026 

Theme 2026 - Swatantrata Ka Mantra: Vande Mataram & SAMRUDHHI Ka Mantra: Atmanirbhar Bharat 

* Beti Bachao  Beti Padhao Completed 11 Years 

National Girl Child Day - 24th January 

* International Education Day -24th January 

THEME 2026 - The Power Of Youth In Co-Creating Education 

* 16th National Voters Day - 25th January 

Theme 2026 - My India, My Vote 

( Tagline - Citizen At The Heart Of Indian Democracy) 

* UAE Declared - 2026 As YEAR OF THE FAMILY 

* International Data Privacy Day - 28th January 

* National Leprosy Day - 30th January 

FEBRUARY - 

* 49TH INDIAN COAST GUARD DAY - 1st February 

* World Wetlands Day - 2nd February (THEME 2026 - WETLANDS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE CELEBRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE ) 

* World Cancer Day - 4th February (THEME 2026 - UNITED BY UNIQUE) 

*  WORLD PULSES DAY -  10TH FEBRUARY (THEME 2026 - Pulses Of The World: From Modesty To Excellence) 

*  National De Warming Day To Be Observed On February 11 

* International Day Of Women's & Girls in Science - 11th February (THEME 2026  - Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM And Finance : Building Inclusive Futures For Womens And Girls) 

* World Radio Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Radio & Artificial Intelligence : AI Is A Tool, Not a Voice ) 

* NATIONAL Statistics Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Reimagining Capacity Building ) 

* World Day Of Social Justice - 20th February (THEME 2026 - Renewed Commitment To Social Development And Social Justice) 

* International Mother Language Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Youth Voices On Multilingual Education ) 

* International Pangolin Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Guardians In Action) 

* NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY - 28th February 

THEME 2026 - Women In Science: Catalysing Viksit Bharat 

MARCH - 

* World Sea Grass Day - 2nd March (THEME 2026 - Sea grasses Enrich Ocean Biodiversity And Fisheries) 

* World Wildlife Day - 3rd March (THEME 2026 - Medicinal And Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage And Livelihood) 

* International Women's Day - 8th March (Theme 2026 - Rights, Justice, Action For All Women And Girl) 

* 57th CISF RAISING DAY - 10TH MARCH 

* World Kidney Day - 12th March 

Theme 2026 - Kidney Health For All: Caring For People, Protecting The Planet 

* World PI Day - 14th March 

* World Consumer Rights Day - 15th March (THEME  2026 - Safe Products, Confident Consumers ) 

* National Vaccination Day - 16th March 

* World's Sparrows Day - 20th March (THEME 2026 - I Love Sparrows) 

* International Happiness Day - 20th March (THEME 2026 - Caring And Sharing) 

* World Oral Health Day - 20th March (THEME  2026 - A Happy Mouth Is a Happy Life) 

* World Glacier Day - 21st March (THEME 2026  - Science Must Inform Action) 

* International Day For Forest - 21st March (THEME 2026 - Forests And Economics) 

* World Poetry Day - 21st March (THEME 2026 - Unity, Peace, And Cultural Expression Through Verse ) 

* World Water Day - 22nd March (Theme 2026 - WATER AND GENDER ) 

( Slogan - Where Water Flows, Equality Grows) 

* World Meteorological Day - 23rd March 

* World Bear Day - 23rd March 

* World TB Day - 24th March (THEME 2026 - Yes We Can End TB ) 

* 191st Assam Rifles Day - 24th March 

* International Day Of Zero Wastes - 30th March 

( FOCUS 2026 - Tackling Food Waste To Accelerate The Transition To a Circular Economy ) 

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30TH MARCH TO 5TH APRIL 2026

1) Virat Kohli Became The First To Completed 4000 IPL Runs While Chasing .

* He Became The Asia's Highest T20 Runs Scores Surpassed Shoaib Malik 

2) Aryna Sabalenka Wins The Women's Single Title At MIAMI OPEN 2026 After Beating Coco GAUFF ( Her 2nd Miami Open Title And Consecutive Win 2025,2026) ..

3) GIB Chick  Hatches Has Been Spotted In Gujarat After 10 Years 

4) Asish Chauhan, MD & CEO Of NSE Has Honoured With India's Best CEO Award At 14th Edition Of Business Today 

5) Krishnamoorthy Rao Has Appointed As The Managing Director And CEO Of Generali Central Insurance.

6) Sonia Rawal Has Been Appointed As The CEO Of Allianz Jio Reinsurance 

7) Vijayapat Singhania, Former Raymond Group Chief Passed Away.

8) Lalatendu Samantray Has Elected As President Of Odisha High Court Bar Association For 2026/27 

9) NABARD Has Recognised As The Winner At The Fintech India Innovation Award 2026 ( For Excellence In Green Banking) 

10) Diya And Manush Finishes As Runners Up At 

11) Rakshitha Sree Ramraj Wins The Vietnam International Challenge ( Badminton Women's Single Title ) Beaten Hong Kong Lo Sin Yan 

12) Madhya Pradesh Government Banned Bank of Baroda 

13) Raghunath Mashelkar, Received The Laxman Rao Kirolskar National Award 

14) The Indian Navy Hosted The IONS Maritime Exercise ( IMEX) Table top Exercise ( TTX) 2026 At The MARITIME Warfare Centre, Southern Naval Command, Kochi, KERALA 

15) GM Pranav V Wins The KAZ Chess Master Title 

16) Manisha Kalyan Has Debuted For Alianza Lima 

International Day Of Zero Wastes - 30th March 

FOCUS 2026 - Tackling Food Waste To Accelerate The Transition To a Circular Economy 

1) Bhavina Patel And Subham Wins Bronze At XD In ITTF World Para Figure Costa Brava 

2) Delhi AIIMS Alumna Nisha Mehta Named Health Minister Of Nepal.

3) Priyanka Deo Has Been Appointed As The Operational Excellence Manager At OOE 

4) Deen Dayal Port Authority , Kandla Has Crossed The Cargo Handling Target Of 158.60 milions Tons In Fy 2025/26 

5) Union Finance Minister Dr Nirmala Sitharaman Has Introduced The PRIDE OF HILLS, Component Under SASCI With A Substantial Outlay For The Himalayan States 

6) International Cricket Council Chairman Jay Shah Ranked Number 22nd, Indian Men's Cricket Team Head Coach Gautam Gambhir Ranked 74th, Virat Kohli 75th, And Jasprit Bumrah Ranked 82nd In The Indian Express 100: The List Of Most Powerful Indian in 2026 

7) A Lawmaker In Myanmar Nominated Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Candidate For Vice President.

8) Srilankan Origin Athithiya Ananrharajah Appointed As DEPUTY Mayor In France.

9) Jannik Sinner Wins The Men's Single Title At MIAMI OPEN 2026 

10) Malsawmtluangi Became The First Mizo Woman In Indian Airforce 

11) Researchers At Hyderabad Based NIN Have Developed A Poly - Herbal Extract From 5 Indian Spices

12) Lok SABHA PASSED The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code ( Amendment) Bill 2025 

13) India's Para Archer Sheetal Devi Has Named Para Archer Of The Year By World Archery.

14) Dr Krushnamegh Kunte Has Been Honoured With  Vasundhara Sathi Sanman By The Maharshtra Times And Maharashtra Pollution Control Board 

15) Manoj Kohli Joins The Adobe International Advisory Board 

16) Anand Agarwala, An Environmentalist And Social Activist In Jorhat, Assam Received The 2nd JADAV PAYENG INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2026 

17) Telengana Assembly Passed The GIG Workers Welfare Bill 2026 

18) CSIR - Central Road Research Institute New Delhi,  In collaboration With CSIR - Indian Institute Of Petroleum, Dehradun Developed a Transferred An Innovative Bio - Bitumen Technology Based On Pyrolysis Of Agricultural Biomass 

19) India Delivered 2 HAL - 228 Aircraft To Guyana 

20) State Bank of India (SBI) Has Introduced The SBI Palladium Current Account - For Elite Business ( Seamless Cash Management, Industry Leading Benefits ( 

21) Squadron LEADER Priya Sharma Becomes 2nd Female Pilot In Indian Airforce LCA Tejas Squadron 

22) Sarvam AI Launched CHANAKYA, High Security AI Platform For Government And Entreprise Use 

23) Dhamra Port, Odisha Has Welcome Its Cape Size Import Iron Ore Vessel, MV ENNA, Carrying 151,773 Metric Tonne For Tata Steel 

Utkala Diwas - 1st April (Odisha Day) 

RBI FOUNDATION DAY - 1ST April 1935 

1) Meghalaya Launched The Project ASPIRE - a Rs 1.57 Crores Digital Initiative To Boost Exam Related Issue 

2) INS SANSHODHAK, Indigenously Built Survey Vessel ( Large) Built By GRSE LTD Was Delivered To Indian Navy On 30th March 2026 

3) Chinese Scientists Have Recently DISCOVERD A Fossils Of New Species Of Ancient Ray Finned Fish That Lived About 244 Million Years Ago ( PTYCHOLEPIS HUOAE) 

4) Tata Sierra, Tata Received The 5 Star Bharat NCAP Certification.

5) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has Imposed Penalty On Airtel Payment Bank.

6) Justice Shatrughan Pujahari Has Assumed Charge As The Chairperson Of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) 

7) DUNAGIRI, The 5th Ship Of Nilgiri Class (Project 17A) And 2nd Of Class Built At Garden Reach Shipbuilding And Engineers Limited (GRSE) Delivered To Indian Navy On 30th March 2026 At Kolkata.

8) 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Ashwini Bhide  Appointed As The First Female BMC Commissioner.

9) Dr Pucadyil Appointed As The Director Of BRIC - NCCS, Pune 

10) Former President Of Suriname Mr Chandrikapersad Santhoki Passed Away.

11) Eric TRUMP Unveiled The DONALD J Trumph Presidential library In Miami 

12) A Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) For Indian Navy GSL YARD -1280 Launched From Goa Shipyard Limited. (NAMED SHACHI) 

13) Union Minister Of State Shri Jayant Chaudhary Highlighted The India's Outcome Based Approach At Outcomes Finance Alliance (OFA) Summit 2026 Cape town, South Africa.

14) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The SAMRAT SAMPRATI Museum At Koba Tirth, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 

15) Qatar's Doha Bank To Shut In India 

16) AGRAY, The 4th Of The 8th ASW SWC ( Anti Submarine WARFARE Shallow Water Craft) Indigenously Designed By GRSE Delivered To Kolkata 

17) RBI Approved USD 1 Billion ODI ( Overseas Direct Investment) For Encora Acquisition.

18) India Russia Signed MoU On Lab To Fast Track Drone Satellite Talent 

19) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The Kaynes Semiconductor Plant At Sanand GIDC In Ahmedabad.

20) Former Deloitte India Chairman PR Ramesh Joins Verse Innovation As Independent Director 

21) Hardeep Singh Puri Has Announced The Launch Of OALP - Round XI - 

22) Indigo Appoints William Walsh As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 

23) 1996 Batch Odisha Cadre IAS OFFICER Vir Vikram Yadav Has Been Appointed As The Next DGCA Chief 

24) Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2026 Declaring Amaravati As Capital Of State 

25) China Ranked First In Globally In International Industrial Design Application in 2025 

26) Solar Defence Has Delivered It's First Ever Pinaka MK -1 Enhanced Rockets to Indian Army 

27) Malwan, The 2nd Of 8 Anti Submarine WARFARE Shallow Water Crafts ( ASW SWC) Built By Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi Delivered To Indian Navy.

28) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Recorded A Revenue Of Rs 32,250 Crores 

29) Indian Coast Guard Inducted Its Fourth Fast Patrol Vessel ACHAL At Goa Shipyard Limited 

30) Dr Brenda Gael McSweeney, Who Served UN Resident Coordinator In India Passed Away.

International Bird Day - 1st April 

1) Min Aung Hlaing, Elected As Vice President Of Myanmar.

2) Senior IAS OFFICER Chanchal Kumar Assumed Charge As The Secretary Of The Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting 

3) Government Of India Collected Rs 1.78 Lakh Crores GST In March 2026 

4) NSE Announced The Collaboration With India Gas Exchange To Launch Derivatives Of Price Index 

5) Lt General Anoop Singhal Assumed As The Director Of General Of The Regiment Of Artillery.

6) ANAHAT SINGH Wins The Asian Squash Federation Girls Player Of The Year 

* Abhay Singh Wins The Asian Squash Federation Men's Player Of The Year 

* Indian Men's Team Wins The Asian Team Of The Year.

7) Gross GST Collection Rises To Rs 22.27 Lakh Crores In FY 2026 ( From Rs 20.55 Lakh Crores In FY 25 ( 8.3%)

8) Munition India' Limited Has Announced The High Revenue Of Rs 10954 Crores For FY 2025/26 

9) Noted Odia Author WRITER Smt Pratibha Roy Honoured With Sahitya Academy Fellowship 

10) Paradip Port Authority Has Achieved Its Highest Ever Cargo Handling Of 156.45 MMT In FY 26 

11) RAJU Sajwan, Principal CORRESPONDANT Of Down To Earth Has Honoured With 33rd Umesh Dobhal Journalism Award 

12) Hyatt Appoints Vikas Chawla As The President India And South West Asia 

13) China Pakistan Proposed Peace Plan For West Asia 

14) Neuland Labs Appoints Saharsh Davuluri AS CEO & MD 

15) The President Of India Has Approved The Prestigious Police Colour AWARD To Odisha Police 

16) Lt General Pushpendra Singh Has Assumed As The General Officer Commanding In Chief Of western Command 

17) Shri Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra Has Assumed As the  Chairman And MD Of Power grid 

18) Adani Airport Holding Limited (AAHL) In Partnership With Blinkit Has Launched India's First In Terminal Quick Commerce Service  At Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai

19) Donyi Polo Airport Of Arunachal Pradesh Has Wins The Best Airport Under RCS- UDAN 

20) Bengaluru Based New Prime Tools Has Tested India's First' Liquid Fuel Aerospike Engine.

21) Parliament Passed The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (Amendment Bill) 2026 

22) Lok SABHA PASSED The Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 

23) China Lead At The Top Maritime Connectivity Performer 

24) Rajya Sabha Passes The Central Armed Police Force ( GENERAL Administration) Bill 2026 

25) India' Has Sent a Consignment Of 1000 Metric Tonnes Of Rice To Burkina  Faso 

26) India RANKED 136 Th In FIFA Ranking 

International Autism Awareness Day - 2nd April 

THEME 2026 - Autism And Humanity - Every Life Has a Value 

1) Industrialists Pawan Ruia Arrested Over Alleged Rs 315 Crores Cyber Fraud.

2) Indian Origin Canadian Author Padma Vishwanathan Book On Earth As It Is Beneath Has Shortlisted For International Booker Prize 

3) UPI Recorded 218.6 billion Transaction Worth Rs 284.7 Lakh Crores In FY 2026.

4) India's Defence Exports Hit RECORDS Rs 38,424 Crores In FY 2026 

5) Denis Manturov, First Deputy Chairman Of Russian Federation And Co Chair Of The Indian Russia Inter Governmental Commission Has Arrived India 

6) RBI Gets Approval For RBL bank - Emirates NBD DEAL 

7) INDIAN Coast Guard Ship ICGS RAJDOOT Inducted Into Shri Vijaypuram, 

( Indigenously Build Fast Patrol Vessel 

8) Former Mumbai Cricketer Anil Gaurav Passed Away.

9) Indian Diplomat Mahavir Singhvii Has Assumed As The New Consul General Of India In Toronto 

10) Krishna Kumar Singh Has Assumed As The CMD of SAIL 

11) Ashok Kumar Mittal Has Became The  New Deputy Leader Of AAP KI In Rajya Sabha. 

12) Miss Yeshi Lhamu Has CROWNED As The Miss Grand India ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2026 

13) Odisha Men's And Women's Hockey Team Wins Gold In First Khelo India Tribal Games In Chhattisgarh.

14) Deepak Kumar Sinha Appointed As The CEO of TD Power Systems 

15) SHALINI Bahuguna Has Appointed As The Resident Coordinator In PNG by UN Secretary General 

16) Dr Dhitri Banarjee, Director At ZSI Has Honoured With Nakshatra Samman At TV9 Bangla 

17) Puri Police, Odisha Has Launched The PURI POLICE SAHAYAK WhatsApp CHATBOT Service 

18) FICCI HAS Announced The Appointment Of Jagannath Prasad Nayak, As The New Chair Of FICCI Odisha State Council.

19) Service Now Has Appointed Kulmeet Bawa As India And & SAARC MD 

1) Election Commission Appoints Sandeep Rai Rathore As DGP/ Head Of The Police Force Of Tamilnadu.

2) Archaeology Survey Of India (ASI) Team Discovered A Potsherd With Tamil Brahmi Inscription At Kumarikkalpalayam.

3) Deen Dayal Port Authority Kandla Has Successfully Demonstrate The Methanol Bunkering ( First In India) 

4) The Steel Authority Of India Limited ( SAIL) Has Recorded The Highest Ever Performance Of 20.14 million Tonnes in FY 2025/26 

5) Sanjay Seth, Minister Of State For Defence Has Flagged Off Indian Ocean Ship ( IOS) SAGAR In Mumbai 

6) India's Defence Exports Rose By 62.66% In FY 2026 

7) India Commissioned Its Third Nuclear Power Ballistic missile SUBMARINE - INS ARIDHAMAN ( 7000 Tonne) 

8) Indian Astronomers DISCOVERD A Forbidden Alien Planet Exoplanet - TOI 5205

9) India Is Hosting The Billie Jean King Cup 2026 In New Delhi 

10) FOUNDATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION : Book Author - Dr Kuldip Sarma & Langtuk Terang 

11) Patrick A Rogers, Advocate For Meghalaya Living Root Bridges Passed Away.

12) Min Aung Hlaing Elected As Myanmar New President 

13) Ogoniland Of Nigeria Named As 18th Wetland 

14) Odia Sahitya Academy Awardee Story Writer Shri Sadananda Tripathy Passed Away.

15) India And Nepal Signed MoU On 7 Projects.

16) Karnataka Topped The Table With 38 Medals Including 23 Gold, 8 Silver And 7 Bronze In The First Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 Chhattisgarh 

17) Dr Neelam Lekhi First Woman President Of Delhi Medical Association 

18) Zeine Zeidane Appointed As IMF Director African Department 

19) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Large Cavitation Tunnel At NSTL, Vishakapatnam 

1) Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Been Honoured With Odia Asmita Award 2026.

2) Tamilnadu Born Rini Sampath First South Asian in Washington DC Mayoral Race.

3) Indian SPACE Research Organisation (ISRO) Launched Mission MITRA For Safety Of Human Spaceflight Mission Crew 

4) Deepa Dahal Appointed as The Press And Research Expert To Prime Minister BALENDRA SHAH.

5) Legendary Footballer Gilbertson Sangma Passed Away.

6) Indian Origin chess Player Bodhana Sivanandan Has Became England's Highest Rated chess Player.

7) Indian Defence Exports to Countries 

8) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla Has Unveiled The Book - SAB PAR RAM TAPASVI RAJA - ( Author Asutosh Agnihotri) 

9) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma Has Launched The Book - Alwar City 2 

10) Payal Nag, World's First Quadruple Amputee ARCHER Beats World Champion Sheetal Devi To Win Gold Medal In World Para Archery SERIES Bangkok