Haryana Current Affairs 2026 — Full notes
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Haryana Current Affairs 2026 — October 2026 · August 2026
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Top events
- Kurukshetra University is preparing a state-level Ratnavali cultural festival in Haryana, scheduled on its campus from 30 October to 2 November to showcase the state's cultural heritage.
- Reena Bhatti of Hisar, Haryana, climbed the 7,355 m Abi Gamin peak in Uttarakhand during a 23-day expedition; she was the only woman in the 12-member team.
- Haryana formally launched a statewide Tele-ECG service on 29 May 2026 across 600 government health centres; each test costs Rs 89, and the target is about 3.28 lakh ECGs a year.
- CM Nayab Singh Saini attended the SING Forum in Singapore, where Haryana set up a Merlion Desk to fast-track Singapore investment; about Rs 5,500 crore of proposals followed, including Rs 3,000 crore for health and wellness.
- Haryana ranked fifth among states in GST collection, with Rs 10,097 crore in September 2026; CM Saini raised three proposals at the 57th GST Council, including a one-time window for delayed appeals.
- 1 Oct — Haryana was ranked first among states in voluntary blood donation for the third year in a row, collecting 5.89 lakh units in 2025-26; the award was received on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day.
- 10 Oct — Haryana raised the income limit for the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Rs 1.80 lakh a year (Rs 3 lakh for three special categories), with eligibility rechecked every three months from 1 November 2026.
- 17 Oct — At a press conference in Chandigarh marking two years of his third term, CM Saini said 76 of 217 election pledges are complete; the government gave 46,500 government jobs in two years.
- 22 Oct — Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Khet Bachao Abhiyan (Rabi 2026) at Taraori, Karnal, Haryana on 22 October (a few reports say 23 October). It runs from 22 October to 30 November.
- 23 Oct — Haryana's athletes won 32 medals, including 14 of India's 21 golds, at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; gold winners from the state include Parveen Hooda (boxing) and Sujeet Kalkal (wrestling).
News by topic
- Government & States
- 21 one-liners
- International & Agreements
- 3 one-liners
- Economy & Banking
- 4 one-liners
- Science, Defence & Environment
- 5 one-liners
- Sports, Days & Culture
- 14 one-liners
- Awards, Appointments & Books
- 3 one-liners
Government & States
21 one-liners
Policy · laws · schemes · states.
National
19 one-liners
19 National — 1 Oct – 24 Oct.
- President Droupadi Murmu launched the "Karmayogi for Sashakt Bharat" campaign from Gurugram, urging citizens to adopt honesty, compassion and selfless service.
- The Agriculture Ministry recognised 16 new breeds of livestock and dogs from 13 states and 1 UT. ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal, is the nodal agency for breed registration.
- CM Nayab Singh Saini announced seven sankalps at the first meeting of the SANKALP Society to make Haryana drug-free, including drug-free police station areas and monitoring of chemist shops selling narcotic pills.
- Haryana widened the Chirayu-Ayushman Bharat scheme: families earning above Rs 1.80 lakh can join by paying a yearly premium of Rs 1,500, Rs 4,000 or Rs 5,000 for Rs 5 lakh cashless cover; registration closes on 30 November 2026.
- Haryana plans 100% coverage in Census 2027: about 70,000 enumeration blocks and 87,450 field staff are needed, and Deputy Commissioners were told to avoid omissions and double counting.
- Haryana set up 141 Safe Cradle Centres under the Women and Child Development Department, at child care institutions, PHCs and civil hospitals, so that unwanted newborns can be handed over safely and confidentially.
- A national workshop on digital data systems under DAY-NRLM was held in Gurugram, Haryana; it noted that about 10 crore women in 92 lakh SHGs have accessed Rs 14 lakh crore of credit, with a target of 6 crore Lakhpati Didis.
- 1 Oct — The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Jhajjar was named Haryana's best blood centre, and an ID-NAT machine facility was approved at the PGIMS Rohtak blood centre to improve screening for infections spread through transfusion.
- 10 Oct — The Haryana Cabinet (Chandigarh, 10 October) decided that local bodies keep getting 7% of the state's own tax revenue, split 55% for Panchayati Raj institutions and 45% for urban local bodies.
- 10 Oct — Haryana raised the income limit for the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Rs 1.80 lakh a year (Rs 3 lakh for three special categories), with eligibility rechecked every three months from 1 November 2026.
- 10 Oct — The Haryana Cabinet gave the Citizen Resource Information Department (CRID) independent department status and raised the maximum aid under the Media Workers Welfare Fund to Rs 5 lakh.
- 10 Oct — Haryana exempted former Agniveers from the written exam and the physical tests for direct Group-C recruitment under its Agniveer policy, a decision of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 October.
- 10 Oct — Haryana released Rs 77.06 crore for repairing chaupals of Scheduled Castes and backward classes; of 5,185 chaupals identified, work at 1,723 across 21 districts is funded.
- 17 Oct — At a press conference in Chandigarh marking two years of his third term, CM Saini said 76 of 217 election pledges are complete; the government gave 46,500 government jobs in two years.
- 22 Oct — Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Khet Bachao Abhiyan (Rabi 2026) at Taraori, Karnal, Haryana on 22 October (a few reports say 23 October). It runs from 22 October to 30 November.
- 22 Oct — Khet Bachao Abhiyan promotes soil health through Soil Health Cards, balanced fertiliser use, crop rotation, no residue burning and a natural farming trial on at least half an acre. It aims to reach about 1 crore farmers through ATMA, ICAR and KVKs.
- 22 Oct — Centre announced Rs 1,343.06 crore for 28,422 PMAY-G houses in Haryana at the Khet Bachao Abhiyan launch in Karnal.
- 24 Oct — Haryana's new property tax policy takes effect on 1 November in all municipal corporation areas; tax is capital value x rate x usage factor, with base rates of 0.029% (residential) and 0.09% (non-residential).
- 24 Oct — Haryana's Standing Finance Committee, chaired by CM Nayab Singh Saini, approved the state's first PM-SETU plan: 12 ITI clusters covering about 60 ITIs at Rs 2,892 crore, starting with the Kurukshetra cluster of about Rs 320.44 crore.
States & UTs
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2 States & UTs — Haryana Current Affairs 2026.
- BPCL set up India's first LPG ATM in Gurugram, Haryana. After mobile OTP verification, users can pay by UPI or debit card and take a light composite cylinder of about 5 kg at any hour.
- A foundation stone was laid for a Rs 9 crore riverfront project in Yamunanagar, Haryana; the Municipal Corporation will build a walking and recreation path of about 4.5 km along the Western Yamuna Canal.
International & Agreements
3 one-liners
World · summits · MoUs · exercises.
Summits, Agreements & Exercises
- The ISA was formed on India-France initiative at COP-21 in Paris in 2015. Its headquarters is in Gurugram; India is president and France co-president. It promotes solar energy, mainly in countries between the Tropics.
- CM Nayab Singh Saini attended the SING Forum in Singapore, where Haryana set up a Merlion Desk to fast-track Singapore investment; about Rs 5,500 crore of proposals followed, including Rs 3,000 crore for health and wellness.
- CM Saini was chief guest at India-Sweden Innovation Day 2026 in Sweden, where he invited investors to the Happening Haryana summit 2027 and cited IKEA's Rs 3,500 crore project in Gurugram.
Economy & Banking
4 one-liners
RBI · markets · trade · reports.
Economy & Banking
- Haryana ranked fifth among states in GST collection, with Rs 10,097 crore in September 2026; CM Saini raised three proposals at the 57th GST Council, including a one-time window for delayed appeals.
- 1 Oct — APEDA helped a farmer-producer company, Aterna Foods, export 24 tonnes of frozen food (peas, sweet corn, samosas) from Sonipat, Haryana, to Canada, showing farmer groups moving into value-added exports.
- 9 Oct — Haryana began paddy procurement on 29 September at 278 mandis, running till 15 November; the MSP is Rs 2,441 a quintal (common) and Rs 2,461 (Grade A), and Rs 281 crore went to farmers under Bhavantar compensation.
- 17 Oct — Haryana's government said it was the first state to give MSP on 24 crops, and that investment proposals of about Rs 4,000 crore from Sweden and Rs 5,500 crore from Singapore came after the CM's visits.
Science, Defence & Environment
5 one-liners
Space · tech · forces · ecology.
Science & Technology
- The hydrogen train will run between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana, with a dedicated hydrogen plant at Jind; it has zero carbon emissions and releases only water vapour.
- 8 Aug — At the 57th convocation of IIT Delhi, PM Modi inaugurated Param Pragya, an AI-focused high-performance supercomputing facility at the institute's Sonipat campus in Haryana.
- Haryana formally launched a statewide Tele-ECG service on 29 May 2026 across 600 government health centres; each test costs Rs 89, and the target is about 3.28 lakh ECGs a year.
- Rohtak is the pilot district in Haryana for an ICMR-funded Verbal Autopsy Project, led with AIIMS New Delhi, which will study about 5,000 deaths over roughly eight months to find probable causes of death.
Environment & Ecology
- 22 Oct — The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) reviewed stubble burning with Punjab and Haryana in Chandigarh under Chair Rajesh Verma, referring to its Directions No. 99 and No. 92.
Sports, Days & Culture
14 one-liners
Results · important days · heritage.
Sports
- Haryana's Rinku Hooda (Rohtak) won the men's javelin F46 gold at the Asian Para Games with 65.11 m, a season best. Ajeet Singh Yadav took silver (65.02 m) and Indonesia's R. Saktyono bronze (55.30 m).
- Rinku Hooda won the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships gold and finished fifth at both the Rio 2016 and Paris 2024 Paralympics. He is from Rohtak, Haryana.
- Haryana won the 16th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026, with the Division A final played at Jhansi. The exact date of the final is not confirmed.
- Reena Bhatti of Hisar, Haryana, climbed the 7,355 m Abi Gamin peak in Uttarakhand during a 23-day expedition; she was the only woman in the 12-member team.
- Neeru Dhanda of Jind also won silver in the women's trap team event at the Asian Games with Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer, scoring 328 points, behind China and ahead of Kuwait.
- 23 Oct — Haryana's athletes won 32 medals, including 14 of India's 21 golds, at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; gold winners from the state include Parveen Hooda (boxing) and Sujeet Kalkal (wrestling).
- 24 Oct — Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra met children at Sports University Haryana, Sonepat, for the UBS Athletics Kids Cup (ages 7-15) and said he plans to return to competition in May 2027 after an ankle injury.
Art, Culture & Tourism
- Haryana will push for UNESCO World Heritage status for Rakhigarhi (Hansi district), one of the largest Harappan sites, said CM Nayab Singh Saini at the 7-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav 2026 (theme "Mati Se Mahotsav Tak").
- Haryana plans Rs 188 crore for the next phase at Rakhigarhi, including a museum and interpretation centre, as one of five iconic archaeological sites, and has proposed a Saraswati-Sindhu Civilisation Corridor.
- Kurukshetra University is preparing a state-level Ratnavali cultural festival in Haryana, scheduled on its campus from 30 October to 2 November to showcase the state's cultural heritage.
- Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantonment won the overall trophy for the 48th consecutive time at the 49th Zonal Youth Festival in Haryana, and also took all five trophies in music, fine arts, dance, theatre and literary events.
- A pot excavated at Banawali (Fatehabad, Haryana) in the 1990s showed traces of plant-based cleansing material, likely from amla and shikakai, pointing to herbal soap use about 5,000 years ago; samples were tested at BSIP, Lucknow.
- 22 Oct — Haryana will double the number of pilgrims given financial aid under the Guru Darshan, Kailash Mansarovar and Sindhu Darshan yatras from 50 to 100 each a year, with online registration, CM Saini decided on 22 October.
- 23 Oct — The third Surajkund Diwali Mela is held from 23 to 26 October 2026 at the Surajkund Mela Ground, Faridabad, organised by the Haryana Tourism Department, with crafts, food and folk music.
Awards, Appointments & Books
3 one-liners
Honours · new posts · books · obituaries.
Awards & Honours
| Date | Award | Winner / reason |
|---|---|---|
| · | Haryana Gaurav Award 2026 | Neeru Dhanda and Sujeet Kalkal |
| 1 Oct | Voluntary blood donation ranking | Haryana, first among states for the third year |
Appointments
| Date | Name | Appointed as |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct | Prateek Chahal | Trainee, PM's Economic Advisory Council |
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- _____ is preparing a state-level Ratnavali cultural festival in Haryana, scheduled on its campus from 30 October to 2 November to showcase the state's cultural heritage.
- Kurukshetra University
- _____ of Hisar, Haryana, climbed the 7,355 m Abi Gamin peak in Uttarakhand during a 23-day expedition; she was the only woman in the 12-member team.
- Reena Bhatti
- _____ formally launched a statewide Tele-ECG service on 29 May 2026 across 600 government health centres; each test costs Rs 89, and the target is about 3.28 lakh ECGs a year.
- Haryana
- CM Nayab Singh Saini attended the _____ in Singapore, where Haryana set up a Merlion Desk to fast-track Singapore investment; about Rs 5,500 crore of proposals followed, including Rs 3,000 crore for health and wellness.
- SING Forum
- _____ ranked fifth among states in GST collection, with Rs 10,097 crore in September 2026; CM Saini raised three proposals at the 57th GST Council, including a one-time window for delayed appeals.
- Haryana
- _____ was ranked first among states in voluntary blood donation for the third year in a row, collecting 5.89 lakh units in 2025-26; the award was received on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day.
- Haryana
- _____ raised the income limit for the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Rs 1.80 lakh a year (Rs 3 lakh for three special categories), with eligibility rechecked every three months from 1 November 2026.
- Haryana
- At a press conference in Chandigarh marking two years of his third term, CM Saini said _____ election pledges are complete; the government gave 46,500 government jobs in two years.
- 76 of 217
- Agriculture Minister _____ launched the Khet Bachao Abhiyan (Rabi 2026) at Taraori, Karnal, Haryana on 22 October (a few reports say 23 October). It runs from 22 October to 30 November.
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- Haryana's athletes won _____, including 14 of India's 21 golds, at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; gold winners from the state include Parveen Hooda (boxing) and Sujeet Kalkal (wrestling).
- 32 medals
MCQs
The Khet Bachao Abhiyan (Rabi 2026) was launched at Taraori, Karnal, in which state?
- Haryana
- Punjab
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
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Answer: Haryana — Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched it in Karnal, Haryana; it runs until 30 November.
Rakhigarhi, which Haryana wants listed as a UNESCO site, is a site of which civilisation?
- Vedic
- Harappan
- Mauryan
- Gupta
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Answer: Harappan — Rakhigarhi in Hansi district is one of the largest Harappan sites.
Reena Bhatti of Hisar climbed which 7,355 m peak in Uttarakhand?
- Nanda Devi
- Trisul
- Kamet
- Abi Gamin
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Answer: Abi Gamin — Reena Bhatti was the only woman in the 12-member team that scaled Abi Gamin in a 23-day expedition.
What is the cost of one test under Haryana's Tele-ECG service launched in 2026?
- Rs 49
- Rs 89
- Rs 129
- Rs 189
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Answer: Rs 89 — The Tele-ECG service charges Rs 89 per test, covering the ECG, specialist reading and tele-reporting.
Haryana was ranked at which position among states in voluntary blood donation for the third year in a row?
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fifth
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Answer: First — Haryana collected 5.89 lakh units in 2025-26 and was ranked first among states for the third consecutive year.
In September 2026 Haryana ranked at which position among states in gross GST collection?
- Second
- Third
- Fifth
- Seventh
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Answer: Fifth — Haryana collected Rs 10,097 crore of gross GST in September 2026, the fifth highest among states.
India's first LPG ATM was installed by BPCL in which city?
- Noida
- Jaipur
- Pune
- Gurugram
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Answer: Gurugram — The LPG ATM at Gurugram, Haryana, gives light composite cylinders after OTP check and UPI or debit card payment.
From which date does Haryana's new property tax policy apply in municipal corporation areas?
- 15 October 2026
- 1 October 2026
- 1 November 2026
- 1 December 2026
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Answer: 1 November 2026 — The policy based on capital value takes effect on 1 November, and owners can pay under the old policy until 31 October.
The third Surajkund Diwali Mela of 2026 is held in which Haryana district?
- Gurugram
- Sonipat
- Hisar
- Faridabad
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Answer: Faridabad — The Haryana Tourism Department holds the Diwali Mela at the Surajkund Mela Ground in Faridabad from 23 to 26 October.
How many of India's 114 medals at the 2026 Asian Para Games were won by Haryana athletes?
- 21
- 26
- 31
- 36
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Answer: 31 — Haryana won 31 medals, including nine golds, at the Games held in Japan from 18 to 24 October 2026.
Between which two places will India's first hydrogen train run?
- Delhi and Meerut
- Kalka and Shimla
- Jind and Sonipat
- Ambala and Chandigarh
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Answer: Jind and Sonipat — The hydrogen train will run on the Jind-Sonipat section in Haryana, with a hydrogen plant at Jind.
Which body will give the Haryana Gaurav Award 2026 to Neeru Dhanda and Sujeet Kalkal in London?
- Haryana Tourism
- Haryana in UK Association
- Sports Authority of India
- Government of India
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Answer: Haryana in UK Association — The Haryana in UK Association will present the award on 14 November in London.