Rajasthan

Rajasthan Groundwater Conservation and Management Authority Bill 2024:
- Passed on September 10, 2025.
- Mandates permission for drilling borewells for industrial or commercial use.
- Penalties: ₹50,000 fine for first offense without permission; ₹1 lakh fine and 6 months imprisonment for repeated offenses.
- Presented by Kanhaiya Lal, Rajasthan's PWD and Ground Water Minister.
Rajasthan Land Revenue Bill 2025:
- Also passed on September 10, 2025.
- Aims to promote industrial development in the state.
- States that land given by the government to RIICO (Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation) for industrial development will now be owned by RIICO.

20th Bhairu Baba Horse-Camel Fair:
- Organized in Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu.
National Camel Race Championship 2025:
- First edition held in Pushkar, Ajmer in July 2025.
Gau Mahakumbh Global Conference:
- Organized by Shri Devrah Baba Gau Seva Parishar in Jaipur.
Rajasthan State Senior Taekwondo Championship:
- Krishna Kumar won the 'Recover' title.

Rajasthan's Second Largest Hanging Bridge (Govind Guru Pul):
- Completed between Chikhli (Dungarpur) and Anandpuri (Banswara).
- Located on the Anas River (or Mahi River if Anas is not an option).
- The first hanging bridge in Rajasthan is in Kota, on the Chambal River (NH-27).
Rajasthan Mandapam:
- Construction initiated in Jaipur, inspired by the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi.
- MoU signed between the Government of Rajasthan, RIICO, and NBCC (National Buildings Construction Corporation).
- Budget allocated: ₹3000 crore.
- Land provided by RIICO, located on B2 Bypass, Jaipur.
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS):
- 6000 MW capacity system to be installed in Rajasthan with central government support.
- Aims to store solar energy during the day for use at night.
- Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL), formed on August 9, 2002, is the nodal agency for renewable energy in the state. Its Center of Excellence is at IIT Jodhpur.
Mangalam Vishwakarma Industrial Park:
- Being developed in the Chandwaji area of Jaipur.
Delhi-Mumbai Semi-High-Speed Rail Track:
- In Rajasthan, it will pass through Ajmer, Jaipur, Tonk, Bundi, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, and Bhilwara districts.

Surakshit Sadak Marg Sushma Abhiyan (Safe Road Campaign 'Sushma'):
- Duration: August 9 to September 15, 2025.
- Launched from Jodhpur.
- Operated by the Public Works Department (PWD) and Higher Education Department.
- Objective: Educate students about road safety across 19 districts.
- Reached over 2.5 lakh students and was included in the India Book of World Records.
- The campaign concludes on September 15, which is Engineering Day.
Gaon Chalo Abhiyan:
- Conducted by the Rajasthan Government's Panchayati Raj Department from September 19 to October 2, 2025.

Under-17 Football Competition (Sri Lanka):
- Shubham Poonia from Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, selected for the Indian team.
CBI Special Director Appointment:
- Sampat Meena, an IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre and originally from Rajasthan, appointed as Special Director in the CBI.

National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur:
- Signed an MoU with an institution in Thailand for Ayurveda studies.

Jhunjhunu District:
- Home to Rajasthan's second Sainik School (first in Rajasthan to admit girls).
- Location of Rajasthan's first Sports University.
- Houses Hindustan Copper Limited in Khetri and copper production sites (Khetri, Kolihan, Chandmari).
- Features the first Swami Vivekananda Museum in Khetri.
- Includes Shaurya Udyan and BITS Pilani.
- Chidawa, Jhunjhunu, is associated with Pyarelal Gupta (Chidawa Ka Gandhi).
- Mandawa, Jhunjhunu, is known as an 'Open Art Gallery'.
- Headquarters of the Shekhawati Brigade.
- Ranked first in the SDG Index 1.0 and 5.0.