Indian History Mixed with Current Affairs 2025-2026

Flashcards covering Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Indian History, along with Current Affairs from 2025 and 2026.

Indus Valley civilization

Known for urban planning, drainage system, and trade.

Rigveda

The oldest vedic text, containing hymns and religious ideas.

Gautam Buddha

Founder of Buddhism.

Ashoka the Great

Famous for spreading Buddhism and promoting non violence.

Patliputra

The capital of the Mauryan Empire.

Kalinga War

The conflict that led Ashoka to adopt peace and Buddhism.

Qutb-Ud-Din-Aibak

The individual who established the Delhi Sultanate.

Alauddin Khaliji

A ruler known for market reforms and military expansion.

Shah Jahan

The builder of the Taj Mahal.

Bhakti movement

A movement promoting devotion to god and equality.

Babur

Founder of the Mughal Empire.

Shivaji Maharaja

Founder of the Maratha empire.

Revolt of 1857

The first major rebellion against the British.

Indian National Congress (INC)

Formed in the year $1885$.

Quit India movement

A movement aimed at ending British rule in India.

Partition of India

The event where India was divided into India and Pakistan.

Jawaharlal Nehru

The first PM of India.

Gupta Empire

Historically recognized as the golden age of India.

British Rule Impact

Primarily economic exploitation and the modernization of infrastructure.

China

The country that overtook USA to become India's largest trading partner in $\text{FY26}$.

Iran

Country that signed a new comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Russia in April $2026$, and joined the BRICS alliance.

BRICS Expansion

Recent addition of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, and Saudi Arabia to the alliance.

2026 Time 100 list

Featured various Indian leaders and influences for their global influence.

Jypherone missile system

Developed by the United States in $2026$.

Odisha

The state at the top of the Fiscal Health Index report $2025$ released by NITI Aayog.

Arunachal Pradesh

Location where Northeast India's first geothermal production well was drilled.

Gangotri National Park, Uttrakhand

The national park that reopened in April $2026$ following a temporary closure.

Karpoori thakur

A former CM of Bihar who was posthumously honored with the bharat ratan.

Our constitution, our respect

Indian campaign inaugurated by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar to promote awareness of rights.

2040

The target year by which India aims to be completely self-sufficient in cocoa production.

Dhanavri Wetland

A location in Uttar Pradesh frequently appearing in the news in $2026$.

ICC campaign trophy 2025

Tournament won by team India.

Grandmaster Arvind Chith

Winner of the Prague chess master.

Surya Kumar Yadav

Awarded the ICC men’s T20 cricket of the year $2025$.

Supermassive Black Hole

An object that "woke up" from dormancy in April $2026$ after $100$ million years.

Engineered bacteria

A scientific breakthrough used to convert plastic waste into levodopa, a Parkinson's medicine.

Mount Ibu

A location in Indonesia featured in the news in $2026$.

Central Vista

The new name defined for the Parliament building inaugurated in India.

Mark Mobius

Famous investor who passed away on April $15$, $2026$, at the age of $89$.