2022 in India
The following is a list of events for the year 2022 in '''India.'''
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National government
State governments
Events
January
- 1 Jan – Vaishno Devi Temple stampede, Around 2:15 AM in near the Gate No. 3 of Vaishno Devi Temple, due to a scuffle between two groups of pilgrims the place becomes congested and people started suffocating. Due to the melee, 12 people were crushed to death and 16 others injured.
- 4 Jan –
- *Chief ministers of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Netizens trolled him on Social Media as he is not wearing mask in his political rallies in Chandigarh and Patiala.
- * Vishal Kumar Jha and Shweta Singh are arrested by the Mumbai Police, in connection with the Bulli Bai app, which targeted women of Muslim Community by putting their doctored images in an online auction.
- 5 Jan – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's convoy stuck in a flyover in Firozpur district following security breach and protests by farmers.
- 6 Jan – Delhi Police arrests a 21 year old Engineering graduate named Neeraj Bishnoi from Jorhat, Assam. He is alleged as the master mind behind creation of an online application called "Bulli Bai" where Muslim women were kept for auction.
- 8 Jan – The Election Commission of India announces the dates for 2022 Legislative Assembly Elections for 5 states. In Uttar Pradesh it will begin on '10 February', in the states of Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab it will start on 14 February and in Manipur the polling starts 27 February.
- 13 Jan – Maynaguri train accident - A train derailed between New Maynaguri Railway Station and New Domohani Railway Station due to some glitch in locomotive engine, around 5:00 PM in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. At least nine people are killed.
- Tableau's of non Bharatiya Janata Party ruling states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha gets rejected by Ministry of Defence from taking part in Republic Day parade sparking controversy.
- 21 Jan – Amar Jawan Jyoti which was continuously burning since last fifty years at India Gate in commemoration of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was mergered with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial as part of ongoing Central Vista Redevelopment Project. On 21 January 2022, the older flame was merged with the newer one at National War Memorial.
February
- 7 February - Central Bureau of Investigation booked a case against ABG Shipyard, a Gujarat based company for carrying out the biggest loan frauds in history of the country. The company defrauded nearly 28 banks for loans that's worth more than 22,000 crores.
- 14 February - 2022 Karnataka hijab row The high court's interim order was implemented in all schools and colleges across Karnataka, with students, and in some cases teachers, being asked to remove hijabs and burqas outside the school gates.
- 4–20 February - India at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Arif Khan was the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
March
- 6 March - 2022 Srinagar bombing
- 9 March - India accidentally fired a BrahMos missile originating from Sirsa, Haryana that crashed into Mian Channu, Khanewal District, Punjab, Pakistan. - India–Pakistan missile incident
- 10 March - The legislative assembly elections held in five states - BJP won by beating the incumbency in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur. Where as in Punjab AAP registered a decisive victory over ruling Indian National Congress.
- 11 March - Movie based on Persecution of Hindus in Kashmir Valley - The Kashmir Files released, declared tax free by several state governments.
- 15 March - The Karnataka High Court upheld the Ban on hijabs in schools in the state of Karnataka stating that the hijab is not an essential religious practice.
- 21 March - Eight people burned to death in Birbhum district, West Bengal following the murder of a Trinamool Congress politician.
April
- 10 April
- * Trikut cable car accident
- * April 2022 Indian communal violence
- 20 April - Assam Police arrests Jignesh Mevani a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Gujarat at Banaskantha district following Defamatory Tweet posted by him against Narendra Modi.
- 27 April - Nearly eleven people died of high voltage electrocution at Kallimedu, Thanjavur district when a temple chariot came in contact with Overhead power line.
May
- 13 May - 2022 Delhi fire
- 16 May - Kapil Sibal quits Indian National Congress following differences that he and other G -23 members had with party leadership.
- 19 May - Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the 52 kg category at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships defeating Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in the flyweight final in Istanbul, Turkey. She became the fifth Indian women's boxer to win a gold medal at the World Championships, joining Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita Devi, Jenny R. L., and Lekha K. C.
- 25 May - 2022 Assam floods.
- 27 May - 2022 Muhammad remarks controversy
- 28 May - 2022 Hyderabad gang rape
- 29 May - Popular Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in Jawaharke, Punjab.
June
- 4 June - Hapur chemical plant explosion
- 10 June - Chairman of Ceylon Electricity Board made revelations that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi pressurized Sri Lanka for handing over a 500 MW Wind power project in Mannar District to Adani Green Energy.
- 13 June - Enforcement Directorate summons and questioned Rahul Gandhi on National Herald corruption case. Protests by Indian National Congress in Delhi around 400 workers detained.
- 14 June - India's first private train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme is launched at Southern Railway zone between Coimbatore and Shirdi. This train is operated by South Star Rail based in Tamil Nadu.
- 16 June - Protests across the country against Agnipath Scheme announced by Government of India.
- 21 June -
- * Maharashtra in political crisis with rebel MLA's under leadership of Eknath Shinde challenged to leave the Maha Vikas Aghadi.
- * Yashwant Sinha announced as presidential candidate by opposition parties.
- * Murder of Umesh Kohle
- 24 June - Supreme Court of India rejects plea filed by Ehsan Jafri's wife against Special Investigation Team report which acquitted Narendra Modi and 63 others in Gulbarg Society massacre.
- 25 June - Former Indian Police Service officer R. B. Sreekumar and social activist Teesta Setalvad arrested by Gujarat Police in connection with 2002 Gujarat riots.
- 27 June - Alt News founder Mohammed Zubair arrested by Delhi Police for a post made by him on Twitter in 2018 which allegedly hurts religious sentiments. The arrest was following a complaint made by an anonymous Twitter user named Hanuman Bhakth.
- 28 June
- *2022 Mumbai building collapse
- * Kanhaiya Lal is beheaded by Muslims in Udaipur, Rajasthan, for supporting Nupur Sharma in the controversy about Sharma's remarks about Muhammad on social media.
- 2022 Assam floods
- 30 June
- * 2022 Manipur landslide
- * Neeraj Chopra breaks his own national record with 89.94m throw at Stockholm Diamond League
- * Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Chief minister of Maharashtra following Supreme Court of India not admitting the stay petition of Shiv Sena against the Motion of no confidence.
July
- 5 July - The Bharatiya Janata Party led coalition under the leadership of Eknath Shinde won the floor test with the support of 164 Members of the Legislative Assembly.
- 13 July - Controversy erupts around a booklet issued by Parliamentary Secretariat that list even commonly used words as Unparliamentary language.
- 23 July - Senior TMC leader and minister in Government of West Bengal, Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were arrested by ED from Kolkata in the SSC Scam.
- 25 July -
- * Droupadi Murmu is sworn in as the 15th President of India
- * Nearly 42 killed in Botad district of Gujarat by consuming illicit liquor.
August
- 9 August - Nitish Kumar resigns as Chief minister of Bihar following Janata Dal leaving the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance.
- 10 August - Nitish Kumar sworn in as Chief minister of Bihar with the support of Rashtriya Janata Dal and Indian National Congress.
- 11 August - Jagdeep Dhankhar, former governor of West Bengal and politician from Rajasthan sworn in as 14th Vice President of India.
- 13 August - A nine year old Dalit boy from Jalore district who was beaten by upper caste teacher on 20 July, for drinking water from earthen pots reserved for higher castes succumbs to death.
- 22 August - R Praggnanandhaa, a seventeen year chess player from Tamil Nadu beats world champion Magnus Carlsen on three straight games at FTX Crypto Cup 2022, held at Miami.
- 25 August - FIR and arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, of Murugha Mutt on alleged continuous sexual assault on two minor girls.
- 26 August - Ghulam Nabi Azad quits from Indian National Congress after his five decade long association with the party.
- 27 August - Uday Umesh Lalit took oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India.
- 28 August - Noida Supertech Twin Towers demolished, being India's biggest building demolition.
- 29 August - 17 year old girl set on fire and succumbed death, by a youth due to turning down his proposal in Jharkhand's Dumka.
- 31 August - Death of Paolo Maino due to prolonged illness, mother of Sonia Gandhi in Italy.
September
- 1 September - India reports 13.5% Annual GDP growth in Q1 FY2023.
- 2 September - Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first indigenous aircraft lifter IINS Vikrant in Kochi.
- 4 September - Indian business tycoon, former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry, passes away in a car crash in Palghar.
- 5 September - Hemant Soren wins floor test in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly following allegations of corruption and poaching of MLA's by opposition.
- 6 September - ED and CBI raid on Manish Sisodia residence and 40 other locations on basis of Delhi liquor scam.
- 7 September - Rahul Gandhi commences his 3751 kms long 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari.
- 8 September - Rajpath renamed as Kartavya Path and inaugurated with Subhash Chandra Bose's statue at Central Vista by Narendra Modi.
- 16 September - 8 Cheetahs transported to Kuno National Park of India's Madhya Pradesh through a specially designated flight from Namibia, on account of Narendra Modi's birthday.
- 18 September - Murder of Ankita Bhandari.
- 22 September - National Investigation Agency conducts a raid on Popular Front of India in 13 states and arrests around 106 people for their alleged involvement in terrorism.
- 26 September - President of India appoints senior advocate R. Venkataramani as the next Attorney-General for India.
- 28 September - Ministry of Home Affairs bans radical Islamic organisation Popular Front of India and its eight connected organisations across the nation for five years.
- 29 September
- * Lt General Anil Chauhan appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff.
- * The Supreme Court rules that all women are entitled to an abortion for up to 24 weeks after initial pregnancy as per the women's choice.