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Jharkhand Cancels JSSC-CGL Exam and TDPL Tests

Jharkhand cancelled the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level examination and all tests, results, and selections conducted by TSR Data Processing Private Limited since 2014. The decision...

August 18, 2026    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Misir Besra Arrested in Jharkhand After Two Decades

Misir Besra, a senior member of the banned CPI (Maoist), was arrested on 29 July 2026 in the Maniadih area near the Dhanbad-Giridih border in Jharkhand. He was...

July 29, 2026    Defence Current Affairs

Jharkhand signs MoU with SRFTI for first film institute

Jharkhand Film Development Corporation Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute on 22 July 2026 to establish the Jharkhand Film and...

July 23, 2026    Science & Technology

Centre Approves Two Railway Multitracking Projects in Odisha, Jharkhand

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved two Ministry of Railways multi-tracking projects on 15 July 2026 for Odisha and Jharkhand. The projects cover the doubling of the...

July 16, 2026    Government Schemes Current Affairs

Jharkhand Gets GI Tags for Four Handloom Products

Jharkhand received Geographical Indication tags for four traditional products in June 2026: Bhagaiya Silk, Kuchai Silk, Munda Jewellery, and Jharkhand Bamboo Craft. A Geographical Indication tag is a...

July 16, 2026    Art & Culture Current Affairs

India Achieves Zero Primary Dropout Rate in Jharkhand

Jharkhand recorded a primary dropout rate of 0% in 2024-25, compared with 6.41% in 2014-15, in education data linked to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus...

May 9, 2026    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Hazaribag Becomes India’s First Pearl Farming Cluster

Hazaribag in Jharkhand has been notified as India’s first pearl farming cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). The cluster has received an investment of ₹22...

May 4, 2026    Government Schemes Current Affairs

Jharkhand Police Officers Receive President’s Medals

On the eve of Republic Day, the Union home ministry announced prestigious police honours for personnel from Jharkhand, recognising long and exemplary service. One officer has been selected...

January 26, 2026    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Jharkhand Implements PESA After 25 Years, Sparks Tribal Debate

Twenty-five years after attaining statehood, Jharkhand has notified rules under the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA), promising enhanced self-governance for tribal communities in Fifth Schedule...

January 17, 2026    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Justice Mahesh Sonak Takes Oath as Jharkhand HC Chief Justice

Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court on Friday, marking a key judicial transition in the state. The oath...

January 10, 2026    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Jharkhand Approves Landmark Law For Gig Workers Welfare

Jharkhand has taken a major step towards regulating and protecting platform-based gig workers with the approval of the Jharkhand Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2025....

December 19, 2025    India Nation & States Current Affairs

SC Orders Jharkhand to Declare Saranda Forest a Wildlife Sanctuary

The Supreme Court has directed the Jharkhand government to notify 31,468.25 hectares of the Saranda Game Sanctuary as the Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary within 90 days. The order aims...

November 15, 2025    Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs