National Events

Independence & Governance

79th Independence Day 2025 – 15 Aug; Red Fort; Theme: Naya Bharat, Viksit Bharat 2047; Chenab bridge logo on invitation cards.
PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana – 3.5 cr jobs in 2 years, ₹15k support. Transition from Swatantra Bharat to Samridhh Bharat.
PM Modi – 2nd-longest serving PM; surpassed (Indira Gandhi). Longest: (Jawaharlal Nehru).
3 Committees – for Patel, Birsa Munda, Vajpayee anniversaries.

Mission Sudarshan Chakra – Indigenous Iron-dome like Air defence system by 2035.
MILMEDICON 2025 – conference on physical and mental trauma in the military.

Samudra Manthan – Deep Water Exploration Mission.
18th International Olympiad on Astronomy & Astrophysics 2025 – Mumbai; India won 4 Gold.

Nuclear Energy Expansion – 10 times increase in nuclear power capacity by 2047; 10 new reactors under development.
Clean Energy Target – 50% non-fossil achieved (5 yrs early).
Sawalkote Project – J&K largest hydro project; On Chenab.
Arunachal Pradesh – Declared 2025–2035 as Decade of Hydropower.

SheLeads II – UN Women program on women leadership; Annapurna Devi at New Delhi.
Mauli Street Food Hub – Mumbai, all-women SHG.
South-Central Railway – 5 departments led by women officers.
Punjab – first to empanel sign language interpreters under JJ Act.

M.S. Swaminathan Centenary Conf. – 7 Aug; New Delhi; Award launched.
NCERT – Operation Sindoor in curriculum.
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2025 – on 5 yrs of NEP.
Tamil Nadu – State Education Policy retains its two-language system.
Yoga Connect Summit – Hosted by Ministry of Ayush, New Delhi, June 14, 2025.
‘Gyan Post’ Service – Launched by Postal Dept.; dedicated book delivery service.
Pratibha Setu – Launched by UPSC to link cleared candidates with employers.
University of Southampton (UK) India Campus – Gurugram; Dharmendra Pradhan.
Book: Why the Constitution Matters – D.Y. Chandrachud.

Kerala – 1st fully digitally literate state.
Tripura declared fully literate – India’s 3rd state; Mizoram – 1st; Goa – 2nd; Ladakh – 1st UT (2024).
Sikkim – Sabbatical Leave Scheme for govt employees with 50% pay.

Ambubachi Mela 2025 – Held Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati (Assam); marks Goddess Kamakhya’s annual menstruation cycle.
Cooperative & Employment Festival – Jaipur; Amit Shah.
Kashi Declaration adopted at Youth Spiritual Summit (Varanasi): Drug free India by 2047.

Sardardham II, Kanya Chhatralaya – Ahmedabad.
Goa – 1st RoRo ferry service on Mandovi river.
Jharkhand – India's 1st Mining Tourism.
President visit – Uttar Pradesh – AIIMS Gorakhpur convocation, inaugurated Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University.
ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue – Chennai, Tamil Nadu.