Uttarakhand Current Affairs and Key Developments (January 2026)

Flashcards providing key definitions, terms, and direct facts related to Uttarakhand current affairs, policies, geography, and governance from late 2025 and January 2026.

Uttarakhand Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026

A policy setting a state target to produce 100 kilotonnes of green hydrogen per year by 2030.

Chinyalisaur and Gauchar Airstrips

Airstrips located in Uttarkashi and Chamoli, respectively, designated to be transferred to the Ministry of Defence for joint use as Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs).

Scheduled Tribes Exemption (Uttarakhand UCC)

The legal provision keeping Scheduled Tribes outside the scope of Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

UCC Diwas

A state-wide observance in Uttarakhand celebrated for the first time on 27 January 2026.

VB-G RAM G Act

The act replacing MGNREGA that provides a guarantee of 125 days of work per rural household, funded at a 90:10 Centre-state ratio in Uttarakhand.

Swasth Seema Abhiyan

An initiative undertaken via an MoU between the Uttarakhand government and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to provide healthcare services across 108 border villages.

Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2024

A NITI Aayog index in which Uttarakhand secured the first rank in the 'Small States' category.

States' Startup Ecosystem Ranking (5th Edition)

A DPIIT ranking evaluating state startup environments, in which Uttarakhand was placed in the 'Leader' category.

Malta Mission

A state mission announced in January 2026 aimed at boosting the production of hill citrus fruits, specifically Malta sweet orange and Galgal (hill lemon).

Wings India 2026 Aviation Award

An event held in Hyderabad where Uttarakhand received the award for 'Best State for Promotion of Aviation Ecosystem'.

Hemileccinum indicum

A newly described mushroom species (a pitted-spore bolete) discovered for the first time in India in the Dhakuri area of Bageshwar district.

Omkareshwar Temple (Ukhimath) and Mukhba

The traditional winter seats of the shrines of Kedarnath and Gangotri, respectively.

Magh Mela (Barahat ka Thaulu)

A traditional annual fair celebrated in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand who was the sole individual from the state awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 2026 (in the field of Public Affairs).

Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) 2.0

A national justice system digital platform where Uttarakhand Police ranked first in India with a performance score of 93.46.

State Nursing College at Dobh-Srikot

A college located in Pauri Garhwal that was officially renamed after Late Ankita Bhandari following requests by her parents.

Aqua Life Conservation Monitoring Centre for Ganga

A conservation center inaugurated under the Namami Gange Mission in January 2026 at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun.

Ghughutiya (Kale Kauwa)

A Kumaoni festival celebrated on Makar Sankranti during which children offer sweets shaped like 'ghughut' to crows.