North India, Central India, East India

CHHATTISGARH

1st to present a handwritten Budget.
First state to adopt a Green GDP model.
Maximum increase in forest & tree cover & 3rd largest forest cover area-wise after MP & Arunachal.
(ISFR 2023)
India's first AI SEZ in Nava Raipur.
India’s first AI-based data centre parks - Nava Raipur
Operation Sankalp - Against Naxals in Bijapur
Dhudmaras village (Bastar) - Best Tourism village upgrade program by UN World Tourism Organization.
Kidney swap transplant – AIIMS Raipur (First New AIIMS).
Nisha Yadav – Hoisted our flag at Kilimanjaro (Africa Highest Peak-Tanzania).
Jal Jagar Mahotsava.
Lowest MPCE (Monthly Per Capita Expenditure) - Chhattisgarh. (Highest in Sikkim)
Tallest bamboo Tower – Bemetara; Gadkari inaugurated.
Ghasidas & Tamor Pingla Tiger Preserves merged.
(4th in Chhattisgarh after Achnakmar, Indravati & Udanti Sitanadi) - 3rd largest in India after Nagarjun-Srisailam (Andhra) & Manas (Assam);
Total 58 TR in India across 18 States (58th- Madhav TR in MP); Project Tiger 1973.

GOA

ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram – Fully literate state. (2nd after Mizoram)- 95% benchmark.
Sci-Fi (2025) — Science Film festival in Panji; Theme - Green Revolution; to honour father of Green Revolution, M.S. Swaminathan.
Navika Sagar Parikrama II – Rupa & Dilna circumnavigated the globe aboard INS Tarini ; concluded at Goa.
Waves : OTT Platform of Prasar Bharti ; CM Pramod Sawant launched at the International Film festival of India, Panji.

GUJARAT

16th Lion Census - By Gujarat; Asiatic Lion- Vulnerable; increased to 891; Found at Gir NP & WLS & Pania WLS; second home is Barda WLS; smaller than African lions.
PM released First Riverine Dolphin estimation report at Gir (3rd March) — Highest in UP; 2nd highest in Bihar; Surveyed by Wildlife Institute of India. (Indus Dolphin found in Beas in India).
7th meeting of National Board of Wildlife — PM chaired at Gir National Park at Junagarh on 3rd March 2025 (World wildlife day).
Cheetah to be introduced in Banni Grassland of Gujarat & Gandhisagar Sanctuary of MP (Kuno, MP- earlier)
Highest loss in Mangrove Cover (ISFR 2023)
National Referral Centre for Wildlife @Junagarh (PM)
BIMSTEC Youth Summit 2025 - Gandhinagar; Theme “Youth as a bridge for Intra-BIMSTEC Exchange”.
Bhuj water system (GJ) & Musi river building (Hyderabad) included in world Monument watch 2025.
First to implement a dedicated Semiconductor policy.
World’s largest data centre by Ambani at Jamnagar.
Amalsad Chikoo & Gharchola handicraft — GI.
India's first Off grid green hydrogen plant – Kutch; By Adani.
Adani will provide renewable energy to Google.
Highest wind energy production.
Vice Chancellors conference for central universities – By Mo Education in Kevadia.
Ranjana Prakash Desai (Retd. SC Judge) — Heads a panel to frame UCC Guidelines in Gujarat (Headed UCC Drafting Committee of Uttarakhand & Delimitation Commission of J&K)
Cashless medical treatment to government employees.
Tribhuvan Government University- India's first National cooperative university – by Amit Shah at Anand.
First Biodiversity Heritage site of GJ- Guneri Village of Kutch.
Air India Boeing 787–8 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad – 241 died + Vishwash Ramesh Survived (12 June 2025).
M Satish Kumar- First Dean of Queen’s university Belfast campus in GIFT city.
Coastline Expansion: 7516 km in 1970 to 11098 km in 2024 (MHA); Longest- GJ, TN, AP; Highest increase in Gujarat (West Bengal in % terms);
900 HP electric locomotive engine @Dahod.
GIFT City ranked 46th in Global Financial Centres Index.
Australia-India Sports Excellence Forum @GIFT City.
IIM Ahmedabad first overseas campus in Dubai.
Panchayat Advancement Index – Mo Panchayati Raj; Gujarat topped ; No Gram Panchayat in A+
G-SAFAL initiative- GJ (For Antyodoyas).
Vantara – Jamnagar; Animal rescue, protection & rehabilitation centre.
World’s first Emission Trading Scheme for Particulate Matter - Gujarat.
Coastal Aquatic Wader Bird census – Jamanagar.
Divine Art Fair- Vadodara.
India’s largest solar cell production plant @Chikhali (Prahalad Joshi inaugurated).
India’s largest Chlorotoluene Chemical plant @Dahej.
Queen's University & Coventry University to establish a campus in GIFT city.
Masali village – India's first border solar village.
Climate Smart Agriculture Fabric demonstration centre – Navsari.
Amit Shah inaugurated Gujarat’s largest waste-to-energy plant in Ahmedabad.
Animal Feed plant.
GP-DRASTI Project — Quick Police response during a crisis using drone.
Private Military Transport aircraft manufacturing plant – Vadodara PM Modi & Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.
Shaswat Mithila Mahotsava - Gandhinagar.
Urban mobility India conference 2024 - Gandhinagar.
Namo Bharat Rapid Rail – India's first vande Bharat Metro ; by PM ; Between Bhuj & Ahmedabad.
Archaeological experiential museum - Vadnagar; Amit Shah.
Jal Sanchay Janbhagidari – Surat; by PM.
National Maritime Heritage complex – Lothal; India & Vietnam.
RE-INVEST 2024 @ Gandhinagar by PM.
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce CoE – Bhupendra Patel (GJ CM) For MSME.

HARYANA

Department of the future.
India's first Constitution Museum - @ O.P.Jindal University, Sonipat ; OM Birla Inaugurated.
Sarathi — AI Chatboat for citizen engagement.
Conference of ULBs chairperson - Manesar; Om Birla inaugurated.
Sandeep Arya – 20K Surya Namaskars at Modhera Sun Temple of Gujarat (America & London Book of Record).
Gati Shakti Multi-Modal cargo Terminal at Maruti Suzuki Manesar plant.
RuTAG Smart village centre - Mandaura, Sonipat.
Samarthya 2025 - Manesar; Business Strategies.
Mangar bani village - Archaeological site & Sacred grove
Mitathal & Tigrana Harappan sites declared as Protected Monuments.
5,000 year old water management system discovered at Rakhigarhi Harappan Site.
Trilingual formula for 9th & 10th class.
International Saraswati Mahotsava 2025 - Kurukshetra; Naib Singh Saini.
World Peace Centre- Gurugram.
North India’s first Nuclear Power Project —Gorakhpur Nuclear Plant Fatehabad district.
"Bima Sakhi" Scheme of LIC- First Haryana (2nd Goa); PM at Panipat.
Rakesh Kadian – Climbed Everest (8848 M) & Mt. Lhotse (8516- worldwide 4th ) within 2 days (London Book of World Records).
Shivangi Pathak – Hoisted tricolor at Mt. Koscioszko, Australia highest peak on 26 Jan 2025.
100 days TB campaign launched by J.P. Nadda from Panchkula.
Book “Brown Skin, White Coat” by P.B. Mukherji of Ashoka University, Panipat— Pfizer Award 2024.
Haryana- First to sub-clarify SCs (Telangana First Formed Committee & passed bill).
CM Naib Saini announced to procure all crops at MSP.
India’s first Ferret (small mammals) Research facility - Faridabad.
GARBH-INi-DRISHTI —Clinical data repository launched at Faridabad
DWRB-223– Barley; Developed by Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research, Karnal.
Former CM OP Chautala passed away.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

FaceAuth — Aadhaar-based face authentication for PDS ration.
First blind woman to conquer Everest - Chonjin Angmo.
Solar Model Village – Raja khas (Kangra).
First Digital Library of HP- Bilaspur.
“Greatness of Spirit” book series launched @Dharamshala (Dalai Lama residence).
North India's first Green Hydrogen plant.
European Red Admiral butterfly seen in Dhauladhar Mountain.
Durgesh Arnya Zoological Park- HP; Indian Green Building Council certified Zoo.
International Lavi fair – Shimla; India-Tibet relation.
Approved a pilot project for Cannabis farming.
HC Chief Justice - Gurmeet Singh.
Death penalty to drug smugglers.
Ends pension for disqualified MLAs due to defection.
Mukhyamantri Bal Poshak Ahar Yojana.

JHARKHAND

National Award for Best Performing State in Elections.
New Ramsar site - Udhwa Lake
Shale gas potential in South Karnpura Coalfield in Ramgarh District.
Magnesium pilot plant - CSIR National Metallurgical Lab, Nilidih, Jamshedpur.
GAIL’s first Compressed Bio Gas plant - Ranchi; by PM
First State to bring Health Insurance for lawyers. (Adhivakta Swasthya Bima Yojana)
Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan – PM launched on 2 October 2024 from Hajaribagh.
Sarhul festival - New year & Spring season; by Tribes.
Hemant Soren — 4th time CM & 14th CM of Jharkhand; Barhait constituency; Governor Santosh Gangwar administered oath

Madhya Pradesh

India’s first AI powered real-time forest alert. (Highest forest encroachment)
ISFR 2023 - Largest forest cover, forest & tree cover (But Largest decrease in forest & tree cover) (Largest tree cover in Maharashtra)
35% reservation for women in all state govt jobs.
Brindavan Gram - Gram Panchayats into model villages.
Global Capability Centre policy.
PM MITRA Park- Dhar District.
Pankaj Tripathi - Brand Ambassador of MP Tourism.
Ahilyabai- 300th birth anniversary; Rs 300 coin & stamp by PM Modi; Lokmata Devi.
e-Nagarpalika 2.0 – First to connect all ULBs through a Single digital platform.
BNSS 163 (Crpc 144) – Indore (First) & Bhopal (2nd) banned begging.
Green Waste processing plant – Indore
Bhim Rao Ambedkar Sanctuary - Sagar District.
Madhav National park – 9th Tiger Reserve of MP & 58th of India; Highest number of Tigers & Tiger Reserves (Tiger State of India); Ratapani TR is 8th TR of MP & 57th TR of India.
White Tiger breeding centre in Rewa.
Drone Promotion & use policy.
DRDO tested its stratospheric Airship platform @Sheopur.
Indore launched 'Climate Mission' to become world’s first energy- literate city.
NAKSHA - Shivraj at Raisen; Land survey of urban habitations.
Geoscience Museum – Gwalior ; by GSI ; Dhankar inaugurated.
Mahabodhi Mahotsav 2024 – Sanchi.
Tejasavi Programme - students entrepreneurship.
5000 teachers of Bhopal made Guinness world record by reciting Bhagwat Gita.
Ken-Betwa link project – PM laid at Khajuraho.
India's first zero waste Airport – Ahilyabai (Indore).
"Go To Global Destination" (2025) by Wall Street Journal - MP.
Kalidas Festival (2024) – Indore.
Ayush Facilities in all urban PHC.
Ironman Triathlon winner – Pawani Sapkal (MP) in the Philippines.
Central & North India Largest floating solar plant – Omkareshwar @Khandwa
Udita scheme : MP; cash assistance to schoolgirls accounts for sanitary pads.
National Hindi Science conference 2024 – Bhopal ; Mohan Yadav.
Bagheshwar dham Science Research Institute - Chhatarpur; PM laid foundation

MAHARASHTRA

First rank in Khelo India Youth Games 2025 (May 4-15); Bihar 15th Rank.
Declared DPS wetland as Flamingo conservation reserve in Navi Mumbai.
Election- Devendra Fadnavis 3rd time CM (Nagpur South West constituency); Eknath Sinde & Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM.
India’s first AI University.
MoU with Microsoft to open AI CoE in Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur.
Highest FDI receiving state & highest share in India’s GDP.
India’s first CO2-to-methanol pilot plant in Pune.
Highest number of SHGs in MH (Bihar 3rd).
MH adopted Patna’s Bachha bank model, Kilkari.
Bio-Bitumen based NH 44 at Mansar in Nagpur.
Meteorite fall in Neemgaon, Beed.
Bajirao I Statue unveiled at NDA Pune by Amit Shah.
Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan App- Rajnath Singh unveiled on 15 January Army day in Pune.
Lezim - folk dance.
Ganesha Utsav- State festival (Tilak, 1893).
BIMSTEC Cancer Capacity Building Programme- by MEA & DAE at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
National AYUSH Mission conclave at Lonavala.
Shaktipeeth Expressway connects Nagpur with Goa.
India's first agriculture Hackathon – Pune.
The PM inaugurated Vidya Samiksha Kendra.
Cyber command and control centre in Navi Mumbai.
National conference on e-governance in Maharashtra. Theme “Viksit Bharat”.
Amit Shah inaugurated International Year of cooperatives 2025 in Mumbai. Theme “…better world”
Dhankar inaugurated Constitution Temple.
Balasaheb Samruddhi Mahamarg – Mumbai to Nagpur.
Jayant Narlikar (Passed away) - Hoyle-Narlikar theory of Relativity is alternative to Einstein's theory of General Relativity; Challenged the Big Bang theory; Autobiography “My tale of four cities” won Sahitya Academy Award; Padma Vibhushan Awardee.
Basic Military training from class I.
Tourism Security Force.
India's first underwater Museum & artificial coral reef around INS Guldar on Sindhudurg coast.
Hindi is the 3rd Common Language for Class 1 to 5 after Marathi & English.
8th National Community Radio conference – Jio convention centre Mumbai.
Raghuji Bhonsale I – Founder of Nagpur Bhosale dynasty; MH repurchased sword in London.
Adishakti Abhiyan - Women empowerment; Ahilyabai 300th birthday.
Illinois Tech, Chicago – UGC approved to open a campus in India; First American University; Mumbai.
Konkan Rail Ltd. Merged with Indian Rail.
India's first Shipbuilding, Repair & Recycling Policy 2025.
World Audio- Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES)- Mumbai.
5th Marine Fisheries census – Started from Mumbai; 9 coastal States.
GST collection – Maharashtra First Rank, Karnataka 2nd Rank (2024).
Tapti Mega Recharge project – MH & MP.
Rename Skill University after Ratan Tata.
Khuldabad to be renamed as Ratnapur – Aurangzeb Tomb.
Jaitapur Nuclear Plant.
Vadhavan port – First offshore airport on an artificial island; Largest container port.
Mutual Credit Guarantee scheme – for MSME at Mumbai.
Road safety campaign 2025 by Nitin Gadkari in Mumbai.
Radha Madanmohanji Temple – Navi Mumbai.
CSIR Mega Innovation complex – Mumbai.
Jackie Shroff – Brand Ambassador of All Living Things Environment Film Festival, Mumbai.
Satark Park – Pune.
Banjara Heritage Museum.
Rajmata-Gomata to indigenous cow.
Sonowal launched 'Cruise India Mission' on ship 'Emperor' from Mumbai port.(India’s largest).
PM dedicated 3 Param Rudra supercomputers (Pune, Kolkata, Delhi) in Pune.
Acharya Chanakya skill development scheme – by PM.
Nalanga-Venanga River linking project – Vidarbha.
Logistic Policy 2024.

ODISHA

ECoR Yatra App – by East Coast Railway for Puri Rath Yatra.
Operation Olivia – Indian Coast Guard; Olive Ridley Turtle; Odisha coast; Rushikulya river.
Paradip Port - first rank in cargo handling.
A world-class petrochemical complex in Paradip.
₹20,000 monthly pension to those imprisoned during the 1975 emergency.
India’s largest green ammonia plant in Gopalpur.
VSHORADS - Air defence system; DRDO from Chandipur.
Fiscal Health Index 2025 (NITI)- Odisha first, Bihar 13th.
Fintech hub in Bhubaneswar with Singapore support.
India’s first silicon carbide manufacturing facility.
Mankidia tribe - PVTG (got habitat rights).
Simlipal was declared as one 107th NP under wildlife protection act 1972. (Worlds only home to wild melanistic tigers).
18th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas– Bhubneshwar; Theme "Diaspora’s Contribution to a Viksit Bharat"; Chief Guest – CC Kanglu (Trinidad President); PM Modi inaugurated on 09 January 2025; Flagship event of MEA; PM flag of Pravasi Bharatiya express in Bhubaneswar.
Harish Tandon - HC Chief Justice.
Best state award in national water awards 2023.
Bhargavastra- Counter-swarm drone.
All India DG & IG of Police Conference – Bhubaneshwar; Amit. Shah.
Global Tsunami Symposium in Indonesia recognised 24 coastal villages in Odisha as Tsunami ready.
GI - Red ant chutney.
Surajkund Mela (2024) – Theme state Odisha – (country – Tanzania); Held in Haryana.
Re-PREX Exercise 2024: by Indian Coast Guard in Paradip (Odisha); (Regional Pollution Response Exercise).
Menstrual leave of one day per month.
Rice ATM – Bhubaneshwar.
SAHJOG - urban poor access govt schemes.
ANKUR - Urban development.

PUNJAB

India’s first wooden Gurudwara in Fazilka.
Tegbir Singh – youngest to climb Europe's highest peak mount Elbrus.
Project Hifazat - Violence against women & Children.
Udyog Kranti – Industrial Development.
India's first bio-manufacturing institute, BRIC-NABI- Mohali.
KAP Sinha (Nalanda) - Chief Secretary.
Nawab Singh committee – farmers issues at Shambhu border (PN & HR).
Development and promotion of the sports act 2024 (first state).

RAJASTHAN

33% reservation of women in police.
India's first Inter-state Cheetah Corridor – Kuno National Park (MP) & Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary (RJ); RJ & MP formed a joint coordination panel on Cheetah.
Highest number of rail stations with solar plants (Railway Net zero emission by 2030).
Nag Mk 2 — anti-tank guided missile from Pokharan.
Exercise Desert Hunt - Tri-service exercise conducted by Indian Air Force at Jodhpur.
Amit Shah inaugurated dialogue "Self-empowerment through inner awakening for defence personnel.
Amit Shah unveiled the 1100 kg (11 foot tall) statue of Sardar Patel in Jodhpur.
The Prime Minister inaugurated 103 redeveloped railway stations across 18 states under the Amrit Bharat station scheme from Bikaner.
RTI Museum- Beawar – Origin of RTI Movement.
Virus War exercise – Ajmer.
'Kargil Package’ for shaheed Agniveers.
Teal carbon study in Keoladev NP.
IIFA Awards 2025 @Jaipur.

UTTARAKHAND

Implemented Yoga policy on international Yoga Day (21 June)
Panchsul Pulse (FM Station) - Pithoragarh.
Harela festival - Planted 5 lakh saplings.
Ramman festival (UNESCO intangible)
Rashtrapati Tapovan & Rashtrapati Niketan – Dehradun
Longest Rail Tunnel on Rishikesh-Karnprayag.
Banned non-residents buying agri land.
Mahabharat Vatika - Haldwani.
First in post independence to implement UCC officially on 27 January 2025
Mount Cho Oyu— on Nepal-Tibet border; 6th highest; Sheetal (UK) is first to reach.
HC CJ - G. Narendra.
Held 38th National Games (To be covered in Sports)
ISFR 2023 released by Bhupendra Yadav in Dehradun (To be covered separately)

UTTAR PRADESH

IAS PCS factory (State Affairs)

Longest tenure & Longest Continuous serving CM of UP- Yogi Adityanath surpassing record of first CM Govind Ballabh Pant.
Raghauli Village- First Poverty-free Gram Panchayat; Under Ambedkar Zero Poverty Scheme; Jalaun District
GeM Portal – First rank in digital public procurement through it.(First to fully implement GeM)
Yashoda AI : Your AI SAKHI – National Commission for Women launched from Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University (Bareilly)
India's first Integrated waste management city & training centre – Gorakhpur.
UP topped in attracting funds for projects.
Mahakumbh: Yogi Adityanath unveiled at Prayagraj; Motto: “Sarvasiddhipradah Kumbhah”; UNESCO Intangible Heritage; Largest peaceful gathering of pilgrims.
First Sainik School of Eastern UP- Gorakhpur; Jagdeep Dhankar.
76th District of UP – Sangam area of Prayagraj.
India’s permanent Art Village (Kala gram) in Prayagraj.
FM Channels Kumbhvani & Kumbh Mangal Dhvani– by Yogi Adityanath at Prayagraj.
Mahakumbh Tableau first rank on Republic Day 2025.
Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation – India's first certified Green Municipal Bond under SBM (U).
India’s first AI-based Anganwadi centre at Ghaziabad.
First Assembly with translator facility- UP Legislative Assembly.
India’s largest textile park at Lucknow.
Highest Dolphin Population (Bihar 2nd)
RISE App - Digital monitoring of child vaccinations.
Vedic 3-D museum at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Varanasi.
Agritech Innovation Hub – Meerut; Dharmendra Pradhan & Jayant Chaudhari inaugurated at Patel Agri University.
South Asia Regional Centre of International potato centre- Agra.
Green Data Centre- Ghaziabad by Yogi Adityanath & Jitendra Singh.
Salkhan Fossil Park – Sonebhadra (Kaimur Mountain) – UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
Ghatampur Thermal project – Kanpur. (PM Inaugurated).
20 % reservation for ex- Agniveers in police.
Bulk drug pharma park- Lalitpur.
Ganga Expressway – Shahjahanpur; Night landing facilities for Fighter Jets.
Brahmos Aerospace Manufacturing unit in Lucknow.
India's 6th semiconductor plant – Jewar (Noida)
3nm chip design centre – Noida & Bengaluru.
Veer Rath Park – Noida.
Taj Mahotsava 2025– Agra; Theme - Dharohar
Taj Mahal – Most Preferred Tourist destination (Both domestic & International)
Chalcolithic Artifacts – In Tilwara Sakin (Bagpat)
Handloom Expo in Noida.
Olympic city near Noida Airport.
Bio-polymer plant – Lakhimpur Kheri.
Mahamrityunjay Yatra- Tapovan Ashram (Prayagraj).
India’s first Vistadome train jungle safari connecting Kartarniaghat Sanctuary with Dudhwa Tiger reserve.
Indus Food 2025 — Greater Noida; Chirag Paswan.
Veerangana Durgawati Statue – Banda.
World largest Rangoli – Prayagraj (on Kumbh).
The double-decker electric bus started from Lucknow.
Bihar's Tourist Information Centre- Varanasi.
India's first Hindi Literature museum – Varanasi.
UP SEZ in 6 districts to promote higher education (Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Agra, GBN & Bundelkhand).
Shankh Air : First scheduled Airline of UP.

WEST BENGAL

Lowest TFR (Total Fertility rate) - Delhi & West Bengal.
Eastern India’s first astronomical Observatory on Panchet hill in Purulia district.
Highest number of species in Great Backyard Bird Count.
Won Santosh Trophy (Football) 33rd time; Defeated Kerala.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park – Darjeeling; India’s first Zoo-based biobank (+ First zoo to preserve DNA samples of wildlife from snowy areas)
Shanti Niketan – UNESCO recognized as a Major Heritage Tourism site.
Sitaram Yechuri (Passed away) - Rajya Sabha member; Books- Socialism in 21st century, Communalism Vs Secularism, What is Hindu Rashtra, Left Hand Drive.
GI - Nolen Sandesh, Baruipur guava
Aprajita Women & Child Bill 2024.
World Justice Report 2025- Tata Trust; Karnataka topper; West Bengal at bottom im mid-sized & large states; Bihar 13th.
After R.G. Kar Hospital Rape (Kolkata), a National Task Force formed under Rajiv Gauba.
Ganga Sagar Mela - Sagar Island; Second largest Hindu gatherings after Kumbh; During Makar Sankranti
UNICEF & WB underlined father’s active role in new mothers breastfeeding.
Highest % increase in coastline (MHA Report).
Mamta Bannerjee inaugurated Jagannath temple at Digha in East Midnapore district.