 Union Cabinet approved the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between

the Indian and Japan that pertains to sending Indian “Specified Skilled Worker” to
Japan. Indian workers, who qualify the required skill and Japanese language test can
work in 14 specified sectors in Japan. These Indian workers will also be granted a new
status of residence of ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ by the Japanese Government.
 Union Cabinet has given its approval to the new Joint Venture Company (JVC) which
will be Incorporated between National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and
Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC) for an
investment of Rs.5281.94 crore in the 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric (HE) Project on
river Chenab of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
1. Andhra Pradesh(AP) became the first state to launch Door-Delivery of Rations
Under the Public Distribution System(PDS)
2. Assam Chief Minister(CM) Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Science
City at Tepesia, Assam to popularise Science & Technology(S&T) at the grassroot.
3. Oakridge Energy, a Solar energy firm has signed agreements with Delhi Government
& Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to solarise schools in Delhi.
4. Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia launched First-of-its-kind “Street
Theatre and Performing Arts Fellowship” Scheme for Artists. The fellowship will
help artists to showcase their craft, which will help in spreading a taste for art and culture
among the people of Delhi. It was started by Sahitya Kala Parishad under the Department
of Arts, Culture & Languages.
5. Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani announced ‘Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission’. Govt.
of Gujarat is all set for the formation of ‘Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission’ or
‘Horticulture Development Mission’ to accelerate agriculture, horticulture and
promote farming of herbal plants in the state.
6. J&K approves Adoption of ‘Jammu & Kashmir Industrial Land Allotment Policy,
2021-30’On January 22, 2021, The Jammu & Kashmir’s (J&K) Administrative Council
(AC) under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha gave its approval for
the adoption of Jammu & Kashmir Industrial Land Allotment Policy, 2021-30. The
policy aims to achieve inclusive growth for sustainable industrialisation & employment
generation in Jammu & Kashmir. The policy will also cover the land allotment for
health institutions, medi-cities, educational institutions & edu-cities.
7. Karnataka CM launches ‘Avolokana Software’ Transparent e-governance tool Chief
Minister (CM), B. S. Yediyurappa launched ‘Avolokana Software’ Transparent e-
governance tool. The software will be used by the Government to monitor & access
data on sanctions & expenditures incurred on 1800 programmes which have been
implemented by 39 Departments. Expenditures & Sanctions on Sustainable Development
Goals, Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan, Tribal Sub-plan & Central Sponsored Schemes will be
the main areas of focus.
8. Karnataka Govt Selects Beneficiaries of Old Age Pensioners by Navodaya App
9. Madhya Pradesh rolls out ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ to make Youth Self-reliant
10. Maharashtra CM Launches Agriculture Pump Power Connection Policy 2020
11. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh launches Welfare Schemes; Dedicated January 2021 to
Girl Child
12. Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare inaugurated
the Virtual Agri India hackathon 2020 in New Delhi. This 2-month event is 1st of its
kind and also the largest virtual event in Indian agriculture history.
13. Ministry of Earth Science launched the expedition flagged off the 40th Indian
Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) from the Mormugao Port, Goa
14. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurated India’s 1st of its kind Migrant
Worker Cell at Surat, Gujarat.
15. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the 450 Km Long Kochi-
Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline. The pipeline has been constructed by GAIL (India)
Ltd at a cost of INR 3, 000 crores. The pipeline will carry natural gas from Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) regasification terminal at Kochi, Kerala to Mangaluru, Karnataka.
PM cited the inauguration of the pipeline as a step towards Government’s ‘One Nation
One Gas Grid’.
16. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the 306-Km long New Rewari
in Haryana-New Madar in Rajasthan section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
(WDFC) & Flagged off the World’s 1st Double Stack Long Haul 1.5 Km Container
Train hauled by electric traction From Atela in Haryana – Kishangarh in
Rajasthan. Japan International Cooperation Agency is funding WDFC
17. Amit Shah launches ‘Single Window Clearance System’ for Coal Sector
18. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence (MoD) unveiled India’s first indigenously designed
and developed ‘Driverless Metro Car’ during a function held at the Bengaluru,
Karnataka
19. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated Doppler Weather Radars at Uttarakhand and Himachal
Pradesh.
20. Haryana Chief Minister(CM) Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated India’s 1st air taxi
service from Chandigarh to the newly constructed Hisar airport in Haryana under
Regional Connectivity Scheme –Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN)
21. PM Modi launches 8 Trains to Statue of Unity, Kevadiya to Boost
Connectivity .Kevadiya Railway Station is India’s First Railway Station to be
certified as a Green Building.
22. ‘SAKSHAM 2021’ Campaign -to create awareness about the adverse impact of
fossil fuels on health and environment. It was Inaugurated by Secretary Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) and Chairman, PCRA Tarun Kapoor at New
Delhi.The tagline of the campaign is ‘Green and Clean Energy’
23. Kiren Rijiju Inaugurates 1st ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports & Youth
Festival 2021 in Ladakh
24. ‘MASCRADE 2021’ – Movement against Smuggled & Counterfeit Trade...7th Edition
25. ‘Wahrew Bridge’ – India’s Longest Steel Arch Bridge Inaugurated at Meghalaya
26. Kerala to host 4th Global Ayurveda Festival 2021: March 12th to 19th
27. A 5 day ‘National Folk Dance Festival’ in Jammu was held from December 26 2020
28. Cherry Blossom Mao Festival held in Senapati, Manipur; The festival marked the
beginning of pink season in the district. Cherry Blossom is also known as Prunus
cerasoides, a plant which is popularly known as Sakura in Japan.
29. 24th National Youth Festival (NYF) virtually held in 2021 is celebrated to
commemorate the birth anniversary (January 12) of youth icon Swami Vivekananda
held from 12th to 16th January, 2021
30. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Inaugurates State’s 1st Bird Festival ‘Kalrav’
31. 51st International Film Festival of India 2021 held in Goa
32. Tripura – Bangladesh ‘Maitre Setu’ bridge will be Open Soon
33. Karnataka’s Hubballi Railway station officially Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji
railway station is set to get the “world’s longest railway platform” of 1500 plus
meters’ length and 10 meters width.
34. Patna Meteorological Observatory conferred ‘Centennial Observing Station Status’
by World Meteorological Organization.
35. Madhya Pradesh (MP) & Andhra Pradesh (AP) became the 1st Group of States to
complete three out of the Four citizen schemes stipulated by Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. These two states have completed the implementation
of schemes – One Nation One Ration Card Reforms, Ease of Doing Business Reforms, &
Urban Local Bodies Reforms.
36. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister (PM)
Narendra Modi has approved the Central Sector Scheme (CSS) namely “New Industrial
Development Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir (J&K IDS, 2021)” for Industrial
Development of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). The scheme proposed by Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been approved with a total outlay
of Rs. 28,400 crore upto the year 2037.
37. World’s Largest Floating 600 Megawatt (MW) Solar Energy Project which is under
construction at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya
Pradesh is set to begin power generation by the year 2022-23.
38. India has become the 2nd Largest Manufacturer of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) Kits & Suits, China is the leading manufacturer.
39. India set to implement New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-26 from April 1, 2021
40. India’s First Labour Movement Museum to come up at Alappuzha, Kerala
41. INMAS Handed Over MotorBike Ambulance ‘Rakshita’ to CRPF
42. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has partnered with Amazon
Web Services (AWS) to set up a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the
Country. The lab will be the World’s 1st Quantum Computing Applications Lab to
support a National Government’s Mission.
43. Madhya Pradesh (MP) has become the first State to give electricity subsidy through
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) thereby successfully implementing one out of the three
stipulated reforms in the power sector.
44. Maharashtra Government renamed Gorewada International Zoo as “Balasaheb
Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park”, in memory of Balasaheb
Thackeray, an Indian politician.
 45. As a part of faceless taxation, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has
introduced the Faceless Penalty Scheme 2021 under which penalty will be imposed in
a digital format. Faceless penalty scheme will help boost transparency, compliance for
taxpayers. National Faceless Penalty Centres(NFPC), regional penalty centres, penalty
units and review units will be setting up for execution of penalty proceedings.
46. Indian Railways Renamed Howrah-Kalka Mail, One of the Oldest Running Train in
India as “Netaji Express” to honour the 125th Birth Anniversary of Subhas
Chandra Bose.
47. India is set to send the first group of Military specialists to Russia to train on
operating the S-400 air Defence system in Moscow.India will receive the first batch of
the S-400 by the end of 2021
48. India in 3rd Position Globally in Scientific Publications After China and US
49. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave in-principle approval for 100%
strategic divestment of Indian Government’s shareholding in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
Limited (RINL). In addition to this it also gave approval for management control of
RINL by way of privatization.
50. The cabinet approved signing of India’s first Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with a country in Africa i.e. Mauritius
51. Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam, inaugurated the first Heliport of Assam
in Majuli district.
52. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal Laid Foundation of the 1st Skill University of Eastern
India in Darrang district
53. Arvind Kejriwal Delhi CM Launched “Switch Delhi” Campaign to Promote Electric
Vehicles
54. Haryana, Switzerland to share expertise in Skill Development, Tourism & Dairy
Sector
55. Himachal Pradesh Government launched ‘e-Parivahan Vyavstha’ .Jai Thakur, Chief
Minister of Himachal Pradesh launched the state Transport Department’s “e-Parivahan
Vyavstha” enabling faceless services on Driving Licence, Registration Certificates,
Insurance, Permits etc.
56. J&K partners with UK Space Agency to get India’s 1 st Impact-based Flood
Forecasting System
57. Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Administrative Council (AC) was met under the chairmanship
of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha. During the meeting the AC has approved the
following proposals:
i. AC has approved the Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) project by National
Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) with an estimated outlay of the
project is 74.41 crore and project timeline is 2 years.
ii. AC also approved the proposal to register the Mission Youth as a Society under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860.
iii. The proposal of the Animal, Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries Department to wind up the J&K
Sheep & Sheep Products Development Board was also got approved.
58. E-Kuber Payments System of RBI Launched in Jammu and Kashmir . Kumar
Mehta, IAS, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department, Govt of Jammu and
Kashmir(J&K) formally launched e-Kuber payments system of Reserve Bank of
India(RBI) in J&K. J&K is the 1st Union Territory to implement version 2.9 of e-
Kuber payments system. It will replace the existing system for all types of Government
payments including employee’s salaries and pensioner’s pensions.
59. Odisha Cabinet headed by its Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the proposal for
implementation of the ‘Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through
Innovative Development (REWARD)’ project. The estimated expenditure for the
project is INR 500 Crores, of which the World Bank will provide assistance of INR 350
Crores.
60. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh launched ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ Mission
61. Punjab’s First ‘Central Water Treatment Plant’ at Moga starts Drinking Water
Supply
62. Punjab’s 1st solar-based water supply project set up at Jalandhar District
63. Punjab Cabinet Approves Mission ‘Lal Lakir’ in all villages to enable villagers living
within the ‘Lal Lakir’ to monetise their property rights and for availing benefits
provided by the government departments, institutions and banks. Lal Lakir refers to
land that is a part of the village habitation and is used for non-agriculture purposes only.
64. UP Introduced 16 Digit Unicode to Identify the Landholdings
65. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal addressed the inaugural session 2021 ASEAN-
India Hackathon
66. PGIMER Launched India’s First Amputee Clinic in Chandigarh
67. PM Modi Released Postage Stamp to Mark the Beginning of Centenary Celebration
of Chauri Chaura Incident
68. India & Nepal Inaugurated the Newly Constructed 108km Road Connecting Indo-
Nepal Border
69. Union Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(MoRTH) launched India’s first-ever diesel tractor converted to Compressed Natural
Gas (CNG) which was co-developed by Thane, Maharashtra based Rawmatt Techno
Solutions and Tomasetto Achille India as a pilot project.
70. Nitin Gadkari launched “Go Electric campaign” to give a boost to electric mobility and
use of electrical appliances across country
71. Thaawarchand Gehlot Virtually Releases ‘3rd Edition of Indian Sign Language
Dictionary with 10,000 Terms
72. Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami Inaugurates Asia’s Largest Cattle Park in
Salem district.
73. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind was on a 2 day visit to Gujarat from February 23 to
24, 2021. As part of his visit, he inaugurated the World’s Largest Cricket Stadium, the
refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, which was
renamed as Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium on February 24, 2021. It is named after
 the sitting Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi. It has been set up by the Gujarat Cricket
Association (GCA).
74. 3-day Kanchoth festival, a symbol of ancient Nag culture is observed annually across
Chenab valley region of Jammu and Kashmir during the ‘Shukla Paksha of Magh month’
in January or February. It is mainly celebrated by Nag followers. Kanchoth festival 2021
begins from February 14, 2021.It is believed that on Gouri Tritiya( February 14 ), Lord
Shiva and Goddess Parvati got married . Kanchoth festival is like ‘Karva Chouth’ that is
being celebrated in other parts of the country.
75. Mandu Festival held at Mandu in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh
76. 47th Khajuraho Dance Festival Organised in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh: 20th to
26th February 2021
77. Maharashtra CM unveiled the 1st indigenous Metro racks at Charkop Metro Depot
Mumbai, Maharashtra
78. India’s 1st Wetland Conservation Centre to be set up at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
79. Maritime Union of India (MUI) urged the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of
India to take note of “Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change”
while preparing the ‘Maritime India Vision 2030’. Neptune declaration initiated by
Global Maritime Forum focuses on Recognition of seafarers as key workers by
Governments of all countries in line with UN General Assembly resolution adopted on
December 1, 2020.
80. Himachal Pradesh Became the First State to Implement e-Cabinet at Shimla
81. India Meteorological Department (IMD) to Establish India’s First Thunderstorm
Research Testbed at Odisha
82. Delhi-Dehradun Expressway to feature India’s 1st & Asia’s largest 12 Km Wildlife
Protection Corridor
83. Amazon India announced that it will begin its 1st Device Manufacturing Line in India for
production of electronic devices at Chennai by the end of 2021
84. India’s first Digital University set up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
85. Goa to become India’s First Fisheries Hub with an investment of INR 400 Crore
86. Chenab Bridge – World’s Highest Rail Bridge to completed by 2021. Chenab Bridge’
which is set to be the World’s Highest Rail Bridge are expected to be completed by the
end of 2021. The bridge is 1.315 Kms long with 17 spans and is being constructed at a
height of 359 metres (1, 178 feet) over the River Chenab which is 35 metres higher than
the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.The bridge will connect Bakkal (katra) and Kauri
(Srinagar) in the Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir UT.
87. India’s 1st Undersea Tunnel to come at Mumbai by 2023
88. Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi approved the following
Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs).
• MoU between India & France in the field of Renewable Energy cooperation. Technical
knowledge will help India to attain its target of 450 GigaWatts (GW) of installed Renewable
Energy Capacity by 2030.
• MoU between India & Fiji for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
89. On 8th March 2021, International women’s day, Andhra Pradesh(AP) Chief Minister YS
Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that the state would become the first state of India to
incorporate the Gender Budget in its annual budget of the fiscal year 2021 to 2022 with
an aim to provide better service to women. The gender budget list outs the expenditure
for women welfare under various schemes of the state. He launched the SWECHHA
(freedom) Programme to create awareness about menstrual hygiene among the adolescent
girls.
90. India’s 1st Govt. run Veterinary Ambulance Network set-up in Andhra Pradesh Andhra
Pradesh govt. is planning to set-up India’s 1st Government run Mobile Ambulance
Veterinary Clinic network in the state. Each Assembly Constituency in the state will be
provided with 1 Ambulance along with 1 veterinary doctor, 1 Para-veterinary worker.
The Ambulance is equipped with a ‘Hydraulic Lift’ facility to shift the injured animal to
the hospital.
91. Maithri Aquatech, a start-up, formed under the initiative ‘Make in India’ has set up the
‘World’s First Mobile Water from Air Kiosk and Water Knowledge Centre’ with the use
of its ‘MEGHDOOT solution’ in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. MEGHDOOT means
‘Messenger of the Sky’s.This initiative is supported by GVMC (Greater Visakhapatnam
Municipal Corporation) and project SEWAH (Sustainable Enterprises for Water and
Health).
92. J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Launched Super-75 Scholarship Scheme for Girls
Education On 8th March 2021, International Women’s Day, the Lieutenant(Lt) Governor
of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) launched the Super-75 scholarship scheme to support the
education of the meritorious girls from poor families. Keeping in view of this year’s
campaign theme of International Women’s Day Choose to Challenge and to celebrate
Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav- India@75, the Lt Governor announced the launch of Super-
75 scholarship scheme. Lt Governor also launched a new scheme “Tejaswini” under the
Mission Youth to provide financial support for business of Rs.5 Lakhs to girls of age
group 18 to 35.
93. J&K approves Rs. 2 lakhs worth Interest-free Housing loans under PMAY-U On 14th
March, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir’s (J&K) Administrative Council under the chairmanship
of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved to provide additional interest-free loan up
to Rs. 2 lakhs for construction of houses. The loan will be provided to the economically
weaker section to the beneficiaries under Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC)
component of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).India is targeting to
provide “Housing for all” through PMAY-U by 2022.
94. J&K Govt approved to establish Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation to develop 850
MW HEP on Chenab RiverOn 17th March 2021, the Administration Council of Jammu
& Kashmir(J&K) under the chairship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved the
incorporation of Ratle Hydro-electric Power Corporation, a joint venture company(JVC),
to implement 850 MW Ratle Hydro-Electric Project (HEP) on river Chenab in Kishtwar
district. The authorised capital of the JVC is Rs 1,600 crore with initial paid-up capital of
Rs 100 crore.
 95. Chinar Day Observed in Jammu and KashmirC Day was celebrated across Jammu and
Kashmir on 15th March 2021. As a part of the Chinar Day celebration, The Urban Forest
Division(UFD) of Srinagar organised programmes at the Shuhama Campus of Sher-e-
Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) and planted the
Chinar saplings within the SKUAST premises. The government of J&K has launched a
drive to protect the Chinars, the endangered heritage of the oriental plane trees of
Kashmir and plant chinar trees, popularly known as Bune all across the J&K.
96. Jharkhand Launched SAAMAR Campaign to Fight Malnutrition
97. Ladakh LG launches 1st Solar Lift Irrigation Scheme of KREDA at Latoo Village.
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur inaugurated the 1st Solar Lift Irrigation
Scheme of Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) at Latoo Village,
Kargil. It is the last Village on Line of Control (LoC). KREDA has successfully installed
and commissioned a 41 Horsepower Submersible Pump backed with 50 Kw Solar
Photovoltaic Plant, making it the 1st Prototype of the Solar Lift Irrigation System in
Ladakh built in collaboration with the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council
(LAHDC).
98. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launched The Mission Gramodaya. It aims
to provide basic and fundamental infrastructure to rural areas in the state and to provide
housing to the needy.
99. Denmark to set up Center of Excellence for dairy sector in Rajasthan
UP Gets 8th Airport at Bareilly; Became 1st State to have highest Number of Airports
PM Narendra Modi Inaugurated the ‘Maitri Setu’ (India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge) virtually
between India and Bangladesh over Feni River at Sabroom in south Tripura which is set to
become the ‘Gateway of North East’. Maitri Setu Bridge Connects Tripura, India with Ramgarh
in Bangladesh. National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd constructed
the Bridge at a project cost of Rs. 133 Crores.
India’s first forest healing centre inaugurated in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated India’s first ‘World Skill Center’ in Bhubaneswar
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched ‘Sahi Disha’ campaign to celebrate
the livelihoods and entrepreneurship of women in rural India. The campaign aims to highlight
the issues that affect the rural women’s opportunity to access jobs, livelihood and to establish
enterprises to become self-reliant. The Disha initiative is a 5-year partnership between UNDP
and IKEA Foundation.
Power Minister R K Singh launches GRAM UJALA in Bihar; 1st Carbon Credits Programme in
India
Jammu & Kashmir Celebrates “Hearth” Festival
UP Govt Celebrates 3 Day-long ‘Kalanamak Rice Festival’
UP government organises ‘banana festival’
India’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant at Telangana to be commissioned by May 2021
India’s first dolphin research centre to start soon in Patna, Bihar
Merger of Rajya Sabha TV & Lok SabhaTV; Replaced by Sansad TV
BRO builds 200ft ‘The Bridge of Compassion’ across Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand
Google honours ‘India’s Satellite Man’ Udupi Ramachandra Rao with doodle on his birth
anniversary.
India’s first ‘Transgender Community Desk’ opens in Telangana’s Gachibowli
Bihar Becomes 1st State in India to implement ‘Ethanol Production Promotion Policy 2021’
Bihar set to become India’s 1st State to have 2 Green Energy Efficient Towns
Manipur emerged as Champion State for Van Dhan Vikas Yojana
Kempegowda Airport becomes 1st in South India to have operational Parallel runways
April
Chandigarh Released First of Its Kind Draft Cycling Policy In India

Rajasthan becomes 1st State to provide Health Insurance for all its residents
Italy Launched the First ever Food Park & Food Processing Unit in India
LG Manoj Sinha attended the 4th edition of Purvanchal Festival “Maati” Jammu and Kashmir
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha attended the fourth edition of Purvanchal Festival “Maati” at
India International Centre, New Delhi. Purvanchal is “a geographical region of the eastern end
part of Uttar Pradesh” and one of the most ancient regions of India. In popular terms, Purvanchal
is well known as ‘The land of warriors’. To celebrate this Purvanchal spirit and strengthen the
sense of belonging among Purvanchalis living in Delhi-NCR, an initiative called “Maati” was
launched with a grand festival in 2018.
India Celebrates ‘Tika Utsav’ Vaccination Festival to Combat COVID-19
West Central Railway Becomes First Fully Electrified Indian Railways Zone
Flipkart to Set-up Asia’s Largest Fulfillment Center in Gurugram, Haryana
Goa – India’s only State to have a Uniform Civil Code
Arvind Kejriwal Will Represent India at World Cities Cultural Forum 2021..The theme of
WCCF 2021 is “The Future of Culture”
India’s first Liquified Natural Gas(LNG) Floating Storage and Regasification Unit(FSRU) has
arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra to enhance the pace of natural gas import
capability in an environment friendly
BRO’s Project DANTAK completes 60 years in Bhutan
May
Assam , 1st Indian state to adopt an Online flood reporting system
Haryana became first state to reimburse GST on Covid-related donations
Maharashtra CM Introduced “Mission Oxygen” to Combat 3rd Wave of COVID-19

Punjab set to become 1st Indian state to join Global COVAX Alliance
Punjab Announced ‘Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyaan’
Indian Army Inaugurates its 1st Green Solar Energy Harnessing Plant . 1st Green Solar Energy
Harnessing Plant of 56 KVA (KiloVolt-Ampere) using Vanadium based battery Technology
inaugurated in North Sikkim.
Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman virtually inaugurated India’s 1st 3D printed house
at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
India’s 1st Agriculture Export Facilitation Center launched in Pune
Karnataka has been ranked as the Number One state in establishing a Health & Wellness Centre
(HWC) under the Ayushman Bharat project for the year 2020-21, it was stated by Karnataka’s
Health & Family Welfare Department. HWCs are established to provide comprehensive primary
healthcare in rural areas.
June
Govt of Assam Introduced System of Guardian Minister
Raimona – Assam’s 6th National Park
Dehing Patkai becomes 7th National Park of Assam
Gujarat CM Inaugurates India’s 1st Fenton Catalytic Reactor Wastewater Treatment Plant
Odisha CM Launched Scheme for COVID-19 Orphan Children – ‘Ashirbad’
Punjab Government becomes the first state in India to initiate the usage of Electronic Identity
Cards (eIDs) Equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for Government
officers and employees Through Punjab Mandi Board.Punjab also launched a digi-locker facility
for its farmers, becoming the first State in India to do So.
Flipkart to implement ‘Medicines from the Sky’ project in Telangana
Odisha welcomes Agricultural Year through ‘Raja Parba’ Festival. ‘Raja Parba’ aka ‘Mithuna
Sankranti
Two Days Hemis Festival Celebrated in Ladakh on 20th and 21st of June 2021.
IFFCO Introduces World’s First ‘Nano Urea’ for Farmers
India’s 1st International Maritime Cluster to set up at Gujarat
NHPC & Jammu and Kashmir forms JV to set up 850-MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) under Ministry of Power along with Jammu
& Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC) has formed a joint venture
company(JVC), “Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited” for the implementation of 850
MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project in Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) with an estimated cost of Rs.
5281.94 crore.
IIT Madras Hosted Asia’s 1st Workshop on Memory Studies
Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the 70th
anniversary of India-Germany diplomatic relations. India announced the establishment of
diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic of Germany on 7 March 1951.
Andhra Pradesh has generated the highest employment in India under the IBPS Scheme (India
Business Process Outsourcing Promotion Scheme) by creating 12, 234 new jobs. Tamil Nadu
came 2nd by creating 9, 401 jobs, while the remaining jobs were spread across Punjab, Odisha,
Maharashtra and others.
Goa Becomes First Rabies-Free State in India

J&K’s SDRF launched 24*7 Mental Health Helpline ‘Sukoon’

The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Manoj Sinha launched a
fellowship programme namely ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship
(LGSDF)’ for engineering, management and other graduates.
Nomenclature Common High Court of J&K, Ladakh renamed to ‘High Court of J&K and
Ladakh

Puri Became India’s 1st City to Provide 24×7 Drinking Tap Water through Sujal Project
Punjab became the 1st State in India to launch SOHUM – Automated Auditory Brainstem
Response System (AABR) under Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programme.
Prakash Javadekar e-inaugurated Asia’s longest and world’s 5th largest 11.3 km NATRAX
(National Automotive Test Tracks) High-Speed Track (HST) in India’s Pithampur district of
Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates India’s 1st Private LNG Facility Plant at Nagpur, Maharashtra
India’s 1st Cryptogamic Garden Inaugurated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
India’s First Pod taxi to be Launched in UP Between Noida Airport, Film City
Annual Asha Bonalu Festival commenced in Telangana
India Became 4th Country & Maharashtra Became 1st State to Implement Blockchain-Powered
Educational Documents
J&K Tops in Implementing NISHTHA PProgramme .Uniontory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
has trained 80600 Elementary School Teachers through online mode using DIKSHA portal,
leading it as India’s top performer under National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers
Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) portal.NISHTHA is the World’s largest teacher training
program that was launched under Samagra Shiksha Scheme in 2019-20.
For the 1st time, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has established the ‘Bangabandhu
Chair’ at Delhi University to honour ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’, the father of
Bangladesh and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bangladesh Liberation War and
Indo-Bangladesh diplomatic relations.
Ganga Expressway, a 594 km long expressway covering important cities of Uttar Pradesh is set
to be constructed in September 2021. The planned expressway is the 2nd longest in India, with 6
lanescovering Uttar Pradesh from Meerut to Prayagraj. This will cut the travel time between
Delhi & Prayagraj from 11 hours to 6 hours. The 1350 km long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is
the longest ever planned expressway of India.
India’s 1st ‘Grain ATM’ set up as Pilot Project in Gurugram, Haryana
Government School in Karnataka – 1st in India to develop a Satellite. Government Boys High
School in Stone Building College in Malleshwaram, Karnataka becomes the 1st government
school in India to develop a satellite
Gujarat HC became 1st Indian Court to allow Public Viewing of Proceedings
Chhattisgarh became 1st Indian state to recognize Community Forest Resource Right
Arvind Kejriwal launched 33 faceless transport services in Delhi; 1 st Indian state to make
Transport services online
Karnataka, 1st Indian state to provide 1% Horizontal Reservation for Transgender
Karnataka Became 1st State to Issue Order for Implementing NEP 2020
India’s 1st Drone Forensic Lab & Research Centre inaugurated at Kerala
Odisha to become 1st Indian state to Provide Smart Health Cards
Intel Launched ‘AI For All’ Initiative In partnership with CBSE
India’s first Smog Tower Inaugurated by Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi
GoI launches ‘Operation Devi Shakti’ to Evacuate Indians from Afghanistan
Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh renamed Army Sports Institute stadium of Army Sport
Institute (ASI), Pune as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”, after the Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj
Chopra.
India’s lightest and Pune’s 1st metro unveiled by Titagarh Wagons in Italy; 1st Goods Train on
Haldibari-Chilahati rail link flagged off
India’s first Water Villas will be set up in Lakshadweep
Gurkhas will not be Prosecuted under Citizenship Act, 1955: Assam Cabinet

Kaziranga Becomes India’s 1st National Park with Satellite Phones Facility
SC allows Women to appear in NDA exam for the 1st time in 65 years
Delhi-Chandigarh Highway Becomes India’s 1st EV-Friendly Highway
AIIMS Delhi Becomes 1st Hospital in India to House a Fire Station
Delhi implements “Business Blasters” programme in all its Government Schools. This program
aims to inculcate Entrepreneurship mindset at the school-level
Ohmium India Sets up India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Electrolyser Factory in Bengaluru
Delhi Tops Forbes India’s List of World’s Most Surveilled Cities
Chhattisgarh CM Launches ‘Millet Mission’ to Become Millet Hub of India
Goa becomes 1st Indian state to give Free Water upto 16k lts to People
LG Manoj Sinha Inaugurates ‘Saath’ Initiative for the Women SHGs in JK. Jammu and Kashmir
(JK)’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has launched a Rural Enterprises Acceleration
Programme named ”Saath ” for the Self Help Groups (SHGs) Women.
Objective – To accelerate the livelihood of rural women working with SHGs and provide market
linkage of the products.
J&K LG Manoj Sinha Launched Digital Banking Mission – “One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-
Pay Sakhi”Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K), launched a
digital banking mission “One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi” at the event organised at
the Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Pampore, Pulwama,
J&K.The mission aims to promote door-to-door digital banking and financial service in remote
areas of J&K.
Ladakh Declared Snow leopard, Black-necked crane as its State Animal and Bird. The
government of Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh has declared ‘Snow leopard’ (Panthera uncia) as
its state animal and ‘Black-necked crane’ (Grus nigricollis) as its state bird.Earlier (prior to the
administrative division) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) had the black-necked crane and Kashmir
stag (Hangul) as its state bird and animal.
Only Locals in Ladakh to Get ‘Resident Certificate’
Mumbai became First South Asian City to Launch Climate Action Plan (CAP)
US, India launch task forces on Hydrogen, Biofuels to Decarbonize Energy Sector
NITI Aayog launches “Shoonya” – a Campaign to promote Zero-Pollution Delivery Vehicles
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) started India’s first indigenous
luxury cruise liner on 18th September 2021.IRCTC has partnered with Cordelia Cruises,
operated by Waterways Leisure Tourism Private Limited to promote and market India’s 1st
luxury cruise
World’s highest EV charging station inaugurated at Kaza, Himachal Pradesh
UT of Ladakh organized 1st Edition of The Himalayan Film Festival at Leh
India’s 1st Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production
Plantwas inaugurated in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), R&D centre at Hyderabad,
Telangana
Maharashtra became India’s first state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan.
India’s first vertical lift railway bridge to be completed by March 22022 .Ministry of Railways
announced that the construction work of the new 2.05 km Pamban railway bridge in Mandapam
will be completed by March 2022. The bridge will connect Rameswaram to the mainland in
Tamil Nadu. It will be India’s first vertical lift railway bridge over the sea. Railway Vikas Nigam
Limited (RVNL) is developing the sea bridge with the cost of Rs 250 crore. The new bridge has
100 spans of 18.3 meters and one navigational span of 63 meters.
India’s 1st, World’s 3rd Ropeway Public Transport Proposed to be Constructed in Varanasi
India’s 1st and world’s 3rd ropeway for public transport was proposed to be constructed in the
city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to ease the traffic congestion. On completion, Varanasi will
become the 1st Indian city and India will become the third country in the world (after Bolivia
and Mexico City) to use ropeway services in public transportation.
President Ram Nath Kovind Promulgates 2 Ordinances extending tenure of CBI and ED
Directors for up to 5 years
Arunachal Pradesh Govt. Adopts ‘Pakke Declaration’ on Climate Change
Kalij Pheasant Declared as Bird of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir
MSDE launches Projects to Revive Namda Craft and Upskill the Artisans and Weavers of J&K
Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) launches ‘WISER’ – 1st of its kind
Programme for Women in R&D field
1st ever Aharbal Festival Held in Kulgam, J&K to promote tourism. The Kulgam district
administration and the Department of Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) organised the 1st ever
Aharbal Festival at Kulgam, J&K to promote tourism in Kashmir, particularly at the Aharbal
waterfall. Aharbal falls, also known as “Niagara Falls” of Kashmir, is a hill station in the south-
western part of Kashmir Valley in the Jammu and Kashmir(J&K)
India’s 1st LIGO Project to come up in Hingoli, Maharashtra
Manipur to Get World’s Tallest Railway Bridge Pier
Varanasi (UP), 1st Indian city to start Ropeway Service as a Mode of Public Transport
Union Cabinet gives nod to raise women’s marriage age to 21 from 18 years
Schemes
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare stated that the Government of India (GoI) has
launched a New Central Sector Scheme named ‘Formation and Promotion of 10, 000 new
Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)’. Under the Scheme, GoI will form and promote 10, 000
new FPOs in India with a budget of INR 6865 Crores. It will help in Doubling of Farming
Exports by 2022 and also increasing the income of farmers.

Rajasthan becomes 1st State to commission Farm Based Solar Power Project under PM-KUSUM
Scheme
Haryana first State in Installation of Solar Pumps under PM KUSUM Scheme
Udhampur of J&K bags top Position for implementation of PMGSY
Manoj Sinha Lieutenant Governor (Lt G) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) launched ‘Special
Assistance Scheme for Covid Mortalities (SASCM to provide financial assistance to the families
that lost breadwinners to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government of J&K has created a
‘Special Cell’
Ladakh Launches “Yountab Scheme” For Govt. School Students
Punjab Launched ‘Udaan’ Scheme’ to Distribute Sanitary Pad
J&K launches ‘Hausla’ Scheme to promote Women Entrepreneurship
Govt of J&K introduced Karkhandar Scheme to uplift traditional handicrafts of J&K
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman launched two schemes
named ‘Tejasvini & Hausala schemes’ of J&K Bank for girls under 18-35 years of age to start
their businesses and ‘Shikhar & Shikara’ schemes of Punjab National Bank & SIDBI Cluster
Development Fund (SCDF) for development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
India -Japan To boost cooperation in the field of Information & Communication Technology
(ICT) which includes 5G technologies, Smart Cities, Telecom Security among others. The
Agreement was signed by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Communications on behalf
of India & Takeda Ryota, Minister for Internal Affairs, Japan on behalf of the Japanese side.
India- Japan In order to enhance cooperation in skills development, India and Japan have
signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on January 18, 2021 for operation of the
‘specified skilled worker’ (SSW) system. This MoC paves the way for Indian workers with
required skills and pass Japanese language tests to get employment in Japan on a contractual
basis. It was signed by Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Japan’s ambassador
Satoshi Suzuki.
India- Bangladesh In order to celebrate the 50 years of India-Bangladesh friendship & the 100th
Birth Anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, India & Bangladesh have signed a MoU to design
& launch the Pupil Satellite TV for PC to be completely developed by Students from both
countries. The MoU was signed between SpaceKidz India (SKI) & Global Law Thinkers
Society, an Global Youth Organization of Bangladesh. The satellite is set to be launched through
ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in 2021.
India - Japan The Textile Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India signed MoU
with M/s. Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan through video conferencing to increase
export of Textile and Apparel (T&A) to the Japan market. The purpose of signing is to provide
the necessary support to the textile’s trade and industry to ensure the quality required by
Japanese buyers through testing, Inspection & Conformity Assessment, etc.
Jammu & Kashmir - NAFED On January 1, 2021, The Union Territory Administration of
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National
Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED). The agreement will give
a major thrust for marketing the Horticulture Produce. NAFED will invest INR 1700 Crores for
Implementing High Density Plantations across 5500 Hectares in the next 5 years (2021-25).
Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) to promote Bamboo Cultivation
and related entrepreneurship in the region. The North East Cane and Bamboo Development
Council (NECBDC) will provide technical guidance in cultivating various species of Bamboo in
the region.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed MoU with Ladakh Union
Territory(UT) to speed up the development of Ladakh using Science & Technology(S&T)
interventions. The MoU was signed by Dr. D. Srinivas Reddy, Director, CSIR-IIIM on behalf of
CSIR and Sh. Rigzin Samplel (IAS) Commissioner Secretary Agriculture and Horticulture from
Ladakh UT.
NHPC, PDD & J&K Power Development Corporation Signs MoUs to Implement Mega
HydroPower Projects in J&K
Jammu & Kashmir’s Department of Skill Development signed an Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu whereas Department of
Higher Education signed an MoU with Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). MoU
between Department of Skill Development & IIT Jammu – To increase the skill sets of students,
increase their employability by exposing them to Latest Technologies
Central Government has laid the foundation of 2nd dam i.e. Lalandar [Shatoot] Dam, to be built
by India in Afghanistan, by signing the virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
both nations. It will be constructed on the Kabul river basin which is one of the five river basins
of Afghanistan. This project is partially funded by India and is a part of Indo-Afghan New
Development Partnership.
WE Hub(Women Entrepreneurship Hub), India’s first and only state-led incubator of the
government of Telangana for women entrepreneur and Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship
Development Institute (JKEDI) virtually signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) to
boost the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem in Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir(J&K).
Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has signed 2 Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with
2 recyclers namely United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Indian Pollution
Control Association (IPCA) to make Jammu Plastic-free. Both entities have the fundamental
basis of door-to-door garbage collection in Jammu.
Union Territory (UT) Administration of Ladakh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development
Council (LAHDC)-Leh and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Energy Centre have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish India’s 1st ever Geothermal Field
Development Project in Puga Village of Eastern Ladakh (UT Ladakh). ONGC Energy Centre
will be the implementing agency of the project.
Philippines signed an implementing arrangement for ‘procurement of defence material and
equipment’ with India during a pact’s signing ceremony at the Camp Aguinaldo in Manila,
headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The agreement involves the procurement of
defence equipment by the Philippines from India. Under this pact, there is a possible sale of the
Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu entered into a MoU with the Indian Army’s
Northern Command to provide innovative technical solutions to them about Jammu and
Kashmir. IIT Jammu will involve in research and product development collaborations with the
Northern Command field units to empower them with technical excellence through some
research initiatives in Jammu.
The Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) signed a MoU with Trade
Promotion Corporation of India (TPCI) for the Agro & Food Processing and Film Tourism
Sector
India and the United States (US) have agreed to revise the India-US Strategic Energy Partnership
(SEP). The revised SEP will have a greater focus on promoting clean energy with low-carbon
pathways & accelerating green energy cooperation
India and Germany signed an agreement titled “Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine
Environment” on technical cooperation over a virtual event in New Delhi. It aims to enhance the
practices to prevent plastics from entering the marine environment.
MoU was signed between India and Gambia to strengthen and promote bilateral cooperation in
personnel administration and governance reforms
Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh administration signed a tripartite Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with ‘Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency’ (SSOCA) regarding the
implementation of ‘Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana’ (PKVY) and Mission Organic
Development Initiative (MODI) in the Ladakh region. Objective: To convert Ladakh into a
certified organic UT by 2025.