• Healthcare sector in India expected to reach $50
billion by 2025
• US issued the highest number of student visas to Indians in 2022
• Bangladesh PM conferred Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman scholarships for Indian students
• Cabinet approved MoU with the Maldives for cooperation in
disaster management
• Cabinet approved MoU with UAE for Cooperation in Education
sector
• Odisha government launched rainwater harvesting
the scheme named ‘CHHATA’
• Bihar CM inaugurated India’s longest rubber dam on Falgu
River
• West Bengal bagged International Travel Award 2023
• President launched Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
• Karnataka to provide monetary aid for SC/ST patients with rare disease
• Tata Play ordered to pay Rs 450 crore for alleged GST related
profiteering
• PM Modi inaugurated Centre-State Science Conclave
• India’s first national electric freight platform launched by NITI
Aayog
• Cabinet approved policy on long-term leasing of Railways’ land
• Piyush Goyal launched SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in
Transformation and Upskilling) programme in the US
• Uttar Pradesh topped in disposal & entry of cases via eProsecution portal
• India & Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held in Tokyo
• NTPC to supply renewable sources to armed forces
• Chhattisgarh CM inaugurated 2 more districts, takes total to 33
• Uttar Pradesh government to provide a unique farm ID to
the farmers
• Railway invited private players to build wheel plant
• Meghalaya launched Residents Safety and Security Act portal
• MeitY approved Rs 500 cr electronics manufacturing
cluster in Pune
• Indian Air Force organized seminar on financial awareness
• Railways to introduce new avatar of high-speed train Vande
Bharat 2
• National Maritime Heritage Complex to be built at Lothal
• Nagaland organized Naga Mircha Festival at Seiyhama
• Gujarat Government announced first-ever Cinematic Tourism
Policy
• Karnataka increased compensation to dependents of forest
martyrs
• Pension at your doorstep initiative begins in Mumbai
• Indian Railways revenue grows by 38 percent till Aug 2022
• IIT Madras partnered with IBM to advance Quantum
computing in India
• Air India to dismantle regional headquarters shift to Gurugram
• National Defence MSME Conclave and Exhibition inaugurated
in Kota, Rajasthan
• President Droupadi Murmu nominated Gulam Ali, Gurjar
Muslim from J&K to Rajya Sabha
• PM Modi inaugurated International Dairy Federation World
Dairy Summit
• Kibithu Military Garrison named after Bipin Rawat
• World’s largest museum of Harappan culture to be set up
in Haryana
• RK Mathur inaugurated Ladakh Screenwriters Fair in Leh
• Amit Shah lays foundation stone for various projects of Gujarat Govt worth Rs 1200 crore
• India becomes power surplus nation
• Virat Kohli becomes first cricketer to have 50 million
followers on Twitter
• India’s first Forest University to be established in Telangana
• Airtel and IBM tied up for edge computing platform for large
firms
• Andhra Pradesh topped list of states in attracting industrial
investment
• NITI Aayog hosts first Shoonya Forum
• Tata Power Solar Systems received LoA of Rs 596
crore for NHDC project
• Jharkhand becomes the third state to have Food Security Atlas
• Government’s share in total health expenditure increases
• India launched a joint whitepaper on Urban Wastewater
A scenario in India with Denmark
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched Swachhata Portal
• Air India to be rebranded as AI
• Election Commission of India launched BLO e-Patrika
• India and Madagascar signed an MoU on the training of diplomats
• Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park of Darjeeling recognized the best zoo in India
• Sports Ministry signed an MoU with NTPC & REC for development of sports
• Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched Raktdaan
Amrit Mahotsav
• Meghalaya CM launched ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’ for farmers’ welfare
• India’s air traffic to surge nearly 7% through 2040 – Boeing
India
• India’s unemployment rate increased to a one-year high of
8.3% in August
• Rajasthan government launched the ‘Mahila Nidhi’ scheme
to support women entrepreneurs
• Suzuki signed an MoU with National Dairy Development Board
(NDDB) for a biogas demonstration project
• Agrarian festival ‘Nuakhai’ celebrated in Odisha
• UIDAI topped Grievance Redressal Index in August 2022
• India’s first LNG-fuelled green truck launched by Blue Energy
Motors
• Uttarakhand education department launched e-governance
portal ‘Samarth’
• BEL signed an MoU with Smiths Detection to manufacture
scanning systems
• India’s first NEP 2020-compliant law school launched
by the Institute of Integrated Learning in Management (IILM)
University
• Karnataka Government launched Global Startup Challenge
‘VentuRISE’
• India’s first Night Sky Sanctuary to be set up in Ladakh
• Amit Shah launched the mascot of the 36th National
Games in Ahmedabad
• Bhartaul becomes the first village in Uttar Pradesh to have RO
water in every household
• Mohla-Manpur-Ambagh Chowki becomes the 29th
district of Chhattisgarh
• University Grants Commission launched a new research
grants and fellowship schemes
• Hardeep Puri to lead delegation to attend Gastech Milan-2022
• Government approved celebrating “Hyderabad Liberation
Day” all year long
• Rajpath, Central Vista lawns in Delhi to
be renamed as ‘Kartavya Path’
• Unit-I of Maitree Super Thermal Power Project unveiled
• Centre announced constitution of a national level committee
• CJI inaugurated National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
Centre for Citizen Services
• PM Modi announced the PM-SHRI scheme for upgrading 14,500 schools
• Tamil Nadu Government launched Pudhumai Penn
Scheme for girl students
• Tripura sets up India’s first Bio-Village
• India and Bangladesh signed water sharing pact
• PM Modi virtually addressed Plenary Session of Eastern
Economic Forum
• India and UK conduct mega ‘Cyber Security Exercise’ for 26
countries
• Sterlite Power commissioned 400KV transmission lines in Gujarat
• National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a penalty of Rs
3,500cr on West Bengal government for waste management
failure
• Rajasthan launched urban employment guarantee scheme
• Adani Group to build 3 Giga factories as part of $70 bn
investment
• MasterCard replaced Paytm as title sponsor of BCCI
• J&K Police launched the online Mobile app ‘JK Ecop’
• Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 released
• National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released Accidental
Deaths & Suicides in India 2021 Report
• Reliance Industries to build the world’s largest carbon fibre
plant in Hazira, Gujarat
• Indian Railways set up ‘Meghdoot’ machines in Mumbai
stations
• Tata Steel signed an MoU with the Punjab government to set up steel plant in Ludhiana
• Cabinet approved signing an MoU between India and Nepal on biodiversity conservation
• NHPC signed an MoU with PTC India Limited for sale of power
• India’s first quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (qHPV)
vaccine against cervical cancer launched
• Reliance Industries to invest Rs 2 lakh crore in Jio 5G
• 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-22 started
in Imphal
• Indigo joined sustainable initiative of World Economic Forum
(WEF)
• Arvind Kejriwal launched India’s first virtual school for students
• Bajaj Finance & Adani Transmission in top 10 most valued
firms
• All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) signed
an agreement with Adobe to enhance digital literacy in India
• Athletics Federation of India (AFI) partnered with HSBC
India to support young women athletes
• National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
(NPPA) launched apps for enhancing ease of business
• POSCO signed an MoU with Greenko to make green hydrogen
• Indore to become the country’s first “Smart City” with digital
address
• BSF’s first female camel riding squad to be deployed along
the India- Pak border
• Jitendra Singh launched the Dashboard of Dept of Science and Technology
• Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ramakrishna Mission’s
Awakening programme
• Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 7 NH projects in Gwalior
• Agro-chemical firm UPL Ltd partnered with CleanMax on 05
MW solar-wind project in Gujarat
• Indian Navy signed an MoU with Amity University for Academic Cooperation
• Puneeth Rajkumar’s birthday. March 17 to be celebrated
as Inspiration Day
• New Telangana Secretariat complex to be named after R.
Ambedkar
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh presented ‘INSPIRE’ awards to 60 Start-Ups
• India’s 1st lithium-ion cell factory inaugurated in Andhra
Pradesh
• US Agency for International Development
(USAID) and UNICEF launch series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’
• National Logistics Policy launched in New Delhi
• PM Modi launched world’s first Cheetah Rehabilitation Project
• Varanasi nominated as first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural
Capital
• India ranked fourth on Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022
• India takes over SCO rotating presidency, to host SCO
summit in 2023
• Bihar to introduce mandatory games period ‘no-bag
day’ in schools
• Telangana government increased ST reservation to 10% from 6%
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands declared India’s first Swachh
Sujal Pradesh
• LG Manoj Sinha dedicated 120 feet tall National Flag to nation
• Maharashtra to set up NITI Aayog like institution
• Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar inaugurated 9 model
District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs)
• UNICEF appointed climate activist Vanessa Nakate as Goodwill
Ambassador
• Jitendra Singh to lead delegation for Global Clean Energy Action forum
• India emerged as Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral lender overtaking China
• Adani Green commissioned 325-MW wind power
project in Madhya Pradesh
• Delhi LG launched community policing initiative ‘We Care’
• Tamil Nadu signed an MoU with Meghalaya on healthcare
services
• Nagaland Prison Department introduced mobile attendance
application
• Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) launched a centre of
excellence with Huawei at NIT Patna
• Manipur CM N. Biren Singh launched the ‘CM Da Haisi’ web portal
• World Bank approved a $150 million loan to Punjab for better
finances
• Sarbananda Sonowal launched projects for the development of Bogibeel region
• Odisha government approved Rs 261 crore livelihood action
plan for coast regeneration, climate resilience
• Kashmir’s first-ever multiplex opened in Srinagar
• Hero MotoCorp joined hands with HPCL to set up EV charging
infrastructure
• Dharmendra Pradhan launched the ‘SCALE’ app for skill
development in the leather industry
• India signed an agreement with Egypt to further defence
cooperation
• Skill India partnered with Samsung to train Indian youth
• SC appointed Justice L Nageswara Rao for amending
constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
• VP Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the Lok Manthan programme
• Non-banking finance company (NBFC) REC Ltd gets
‘Maharatna’ company status
• World Bank approved USD 350 million loans to Gujarat for the health sector
• Royal Society of Chemistry partnered with Council for Industry
and Scientific Research (CSIR) to support chemistry in schools across India
• Sterling and Wilson Solar signed an MoU with the Nigerian
government
• India to invest $30 billion for 4G, 5G connectivity to every
village
• Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated Arogya Manthan 2022
• Amit Shah to inaugurate Dairy Cooperative
Conclave in Gangtok
• Assam to use portable device ‘SAANS’ to stop neonatal deaths
• Sikkim gets India’s first avalanche-monitoring radar
• Government formed 5-member committee to review pharma
marketing practices
• Chhattisgarh government launched ‘Hamar Beti Hamar
Maan’ campaign
• G Kishan Reddy launched Virtual Conference
‘SymphoNE’ to boost Tourism Sector
• India and Nepal agree to take forward Sapta Kosi high dam
project
• Indian Railways installed an ISRO-developed RTIS system
• Nagaland government to launch its own health insurance
scheme Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS)
• Adani topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List
• Nirmala Sitharaman launched the e-learning platform Bharat
Vidya
• Government launched Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan
• Chandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat Singh
• BPCL signed an MoU with a Brazilian oil company
Petrobras to diversify crude oil sourcing
• Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry launched Swachh
Toycathon
• Jitendra Singh announces the ‘One Week One Lab’ campaign
• President Murmu inaugurated HAL’s Cryogenic Engines
Manufacturing Facility
• Government launched JALDOOT App to capture the water
level of selected wells in a village
• Hitachi Astemo installed its first solar power
plant at Jalgaon, India
• National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd signed
an agreement with IIT Jammu to undertake R&D activities
• The Maldives signed an MoU with India for Hanimaadhoo
International Airport Development Projects
• Ghulam Nabi Azad launched a new political party ‘Democratic
Azad Party
• Indian Fertiliser companies signed an MoU with Canadian
company Canpotex to import potash
• India signed an agreement with the Netherlands to formalize
bilateral Fast-Track Mechanism
• Government extends PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme up
to December 2022
• Shershaah won 67th Filmfare Awards 2022 for best movie
• Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh
Puri has presented Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive
Cities Awards 2022
• Winners of Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2022 announced
• Barack Obama won Emmy award for his narration in Netflix
documentary
• 10th edition of exercise SAREX-22 concluded in Chennai
• CERT-In conducted exercise Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy”
• Government approved Tejas Mark2 combat aircraft development project
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Larsen &
Toubro consortium to build five PSLV rockets
• DRDO successfully completed six flight tests of an air missile
system
• Agnikul Cosmos secured first patent for 3D-printed rocket
engine
• Indian Army & Indian Air force conducted joint exercise ‘Gagan Strike’
• 6th edition of JIMEX Exercise begins in Bay of Bengal
• INS Satpura reached Darwin to participate in naval exercise
‘Kakadu’
• Swati Piramal conferred with top French civilian honour ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’
• Indian author & poet Meena Kandasamy won German PEN
award
• Indian Navy decommissioned INS Ajay after 32 years of service
• Indian-origin Suella Braverman won first Queen Elizabeth
II award
• Cochin International Airport bagged ASQ award for ‘Mission
Safeguarding’
• Asha Parekh to be honoured with 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke
Award
• Kumar Sanu, Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind will get Lata
Mangeshkar Award
• INS Sunayna participated in Operation Southern Readiness
• DRDO successful tests of Very Short-Range Air Defence System Missiles