Current Affairs - State

Odisha will receive a Rs 3,406-crore silicon carbide chip project to be established by Tamil Nadu-based SiCSem Private Limited. The semiconductor unit will be located at IDCO Infovalley-II in Khordha. The facility will manufacture silicon carbide diodes and MOSFETs for both domestic consumption and export markets. The project is expected to strengthen Odisha’s semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem and contribute to India’s growing electronics and chip industry. It is also projected to generate Rs 4,523 crore in foreign exchange over a period of five years, making the investment significant for industrial development, technology manufacturing, employment and export-oriented economic activity in the state.

Madhya Pradesh released the 40th instalment of the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana on September 13, 2026. Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav transferred ₹1,835 crore directly into the bank accounts of more than 1.25 crore eligible women beneficiaries. The scheme was launched in June 2023 with a monthly assistance of ₹1,000, which was later increased to ₹1,250 and then to ₹1,500 from November 2025. The scheme aims to support women’s financial independence and improve their health and nutrition. Since its inception, more than ₹65,000 crore has been transferred to women beneficiaries under the scheme.

Karnataka officially declared September 15 as Engineers’ Day and permitted engineers in the state to use the professional prefix ‘Er.’ before their names from 2026. The order was issued on September 15, 2026, to recognise the contributions of engineers and associate the observance with the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya. Engineers’ Day is celebrated across India on September 15 every year. Sir M. Visvesvaraya was a renowned civil engineer and administrator who contributed to irrigation, flood control and industrial development. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1955.

Uttarakhand witnessed the birth of its first OPU-IVF calf in the Badri cattle breed on September 11, 2026. A healthy female Badri calf was born following an embryo transfer using Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilisation technology. The initiative was jointly undertaken by ICAR–National Dairy Research Institute (ICAR-NDRI), Karnal, and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Oocytes were collected from elite Badri donor cows and fertilised using semen from superior Badri bulls. The resulting embryo was transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow. Badri cattle are indigenous to the Himalayan region and are the official State Animal of Uttarakhand.

Bihar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the AIM Global Foundation on September 8, 2026, during the AIM Congress 2026 in Dubai, UAE, to establish a dedicated food processing park. The proposed project aims to create an integrated agri-food and food processing cluster in Bihar that can serve as a sourcing base for Gulf food supply chains. The initiative seeks to attract investment from UAE and wider Gulf-based companies and institutional investors. The agreement was signed by Kundan Kumar, Secretary of the Industries Department of Bihar, and HE Dawood Al-Shezawi, President of the AIM Global Foundation.