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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has established an asset size of ₹1 lakh crore and above as the sole criterion for classifying Non-Banking Financial Companies in the Upper Layer (NBFC-UL). The revised Scale Based…
One MobiKwik Systems has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) licence to launch its in-house lending business. The company will establish a wholly owned…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) retained the ₹1 lakh crore threshold for classifying upper layer Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). The threshold will now be reviewed every three years, instead of the earlier…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft directions to allow All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs), Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), and corporates to participate in the term money market for periods…
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) signed a multi-year artificial intelligence (AI) transformation deal with SKF, a Swedish bearings manufacturer. The deal is a multi-year, multi-million dollar engagement, though the exact…
Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Mizuho Bank, the banking arm of Japan's Mizuho Financial Group, have announced a strategic partnership to enhance collaboration in M&A financing. The partnership combines the global network and…
Project INROAD (Indian Natural Rubber Operations for Assisted Development) was launched in FY 2021-22 to expand natural rubber plantations in North-East India. It has achieved 1,79,376 hectares of new plantations, nearly…
Pakistan launched six Earth-observation satellites between January 2025 and June 2026 with development and launch support from China. The expanded satellite fleet includes PAUSAT-1, PRSC-EO1, PRSS-2, HS-1, PRSC-EO2, and…
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MRF Tyres has been ranked as India's Most Valuable and Strongest Tyre Brand in the Brand Finance India 100-2026 report. MRF is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
India's intangible investments grew 7.9% in 2023 to reach $78.2 billion, the fastest growth among the world's 15 largest economies. The World Intangible Investment Report 2026, jointly published by the World Intellectual…
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is India's most valuable unlisted company with a valuation of ₹4.86 lakh crore according to the 2025 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 report. The NSE has filed preliminary papers with…
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has constituted six sector-specific working groups to identify up to 100 products to promote domestic manufacturing and reduce import dependence. The…
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Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL), a joint venture of National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) and Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) under the Ministry of Mines, has secured five critical mineral blocks in Argentina. Nearly…
NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi, to collaborate on critical and strategic mineral beneficiation and…
The Ministry of Coal has permitted successful coal block allocatees to use insurance surety bonds (ISB) instead of performance bank guarantees (PBG). This change was notified under the Coal Blocks Allocation Amendment…
The Ministry of Mines approved 58 companies for participation under the incentive scheme for promotion of critical mineral recycling. The scheme has an outlay of ₹1,500 crore and is part of the National Critical Mineral…
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved a record surplus transfer of ₹2.86 lakh crore to the government for FY26, which is a 7% increase from the previous year. The RBI balance sheet expanded by 20.6% to reach ₹91.9…
India’s wholesale price inflation, based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), rose to 9.87% in June 2026, up from 9.68% in May 2026. The WPI Food Index inflation accelerated to 6.14% in June from 4.49% in May.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS) superseding all earlier instructions on the subject. The LBS aims to coordinate activities of banks, governments, and…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has established an asset size of ₹1 lakh crore and above as the sole criterion for classifying Non-Banking Financial Companies in the Upper Layer (NBFC-UL). The revised Scale Based…
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The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched Gramodyam, an entrepreneurship development programme, on its 45th Foundation Day. The initiative was launched by Shaji KV, Chairman of NABARD.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) reported that Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) increased from 9,776 in 2014 to over 13,888. Access to skill development was widened through ITIs…
Google announced the Google AI Educator Series (GES) at the Education World Forum 2026 in London to train school and higher education teachers on the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as Gemini.…
Uttar Pradesh's Minister of State for Vocational Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Kapil Dev Aggarwal, launched the Kaushal Setu and Kaushal Sarathi portals on July 16, 2026. Kaushal Setu is the digital…
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The Union Cabinet approved two elevated highway corridors in Varanasi at a total cost of Rs 25,446 crore. The Varuna river corridor (43 km) will connect NH-31 to Varanasi ring road and reduce travel time to Kashi railway…
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly unveiled development projects worth more than ₹47,600 crore in Odisha to enhance energy security and infrastructure. The foundation stone was laid for the…
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the Nanded-Mumbai and Tanakpur-Nanded Express trains and extended the Tanakpur-Pilibhit service to Shahjahanpur. The Tanakpur-Agra service has been regularized after…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved National Highway (NH) projects worth approximately ₹24,249.6 crore in Odisha, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. The Rameshwar-Paradip section of the Odisha…
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The West Bengal government is likely to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the State Assembly to establish a common set of personal laws for all communities. The UCC Bill includes provisions to ban polygamy…
The Andhra Pradesh government launched the 'Mee Bhoomi–Mee Hakku' programme in Banaganapalle, Nandyal district. The initiative focuses on distributing secure Pattadar Passbooks carrying the State Emblem to farmers to…
The Union Cabinet approved the construction of a Central Government General Pool Office Accommodation (CGGPOA) complex and a General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. The total…
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill will be tabled in the upcoming monsoon session of the state Assembly. A six-member high-level committee headed by retired Supreme…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch development projects worth more than ₹21,700 crore across Gujarat, Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep on June 5. Projects in Gujarat worth ₹18,800 crore include the dedication of…
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly unveiled development projects worth more than ₹47,600 crore in Odisha to enhance energy security and infrastructure. The foundation stone was laid for the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 51st meeting of Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) at Seva Teerth. The meeting reviewed seven major infrastructure projects in the Railways, Power, and Road…
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal announced a development pipeline worth Rs 5,028.17 crore for the Mumbai Port Authority. The development plan consists of 63 projects covering…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on 29 April 2026. The Ganga Expressway is a 594-kilometre-long, six-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved two highway projects with a combined investment of ₹14,114.81 crore. A six-lane road tunnel on NH-148AE connecting Shivmurti Interchange on Dwarka Expressway…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on April 28-29 to launch development projects worth approximately ₹6,350 crore. In Varanasi, the Prime Minister will dedicate 48 completed projects worth over ₹1,050…
Indian Railways (IR) has sanctioned ₹238 crore for safety upgrade works on the Jammu-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra section of Northern Railway (NR). The project includes slope stabilisation measures, tunnel seepage…
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A high-level forum to strengthen United Kingdom (UK)-India relations and support the ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ vision was held at the House of Lords on June 19. The event was organised by the Non-Resident Indian (NRI)…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 11th Governing Council Meeting of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi. The meeting was held under…
The Ministry of Rural Development organised the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan (RGVS) 2026. The two-day national conclave was aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of rural transformation to accelerate…
The first-ever National Rural Development Conference will be held on June 28–29, 2026, at the Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam Auditorium in Pusa, New Delhi. The conclave will be chaired by the Union Minister for Agriculture…
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The Quality Council of India (QCI) and the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a collaborative ecosystem for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…
UNCTAD's May 2026 report titled 'Invisible Barriers: The Costs of Non-Tariff Measures' finds that non-tariff measures (NTMs) now generate higher export costs than tariffs for 88% of countries globally. Developing…
Avataar.ai launched Varya, an indigenous distilled video model, at a press event in New Delhi on June 12, 2026. The technical framework of Varya uses a distillation technique that reduces video generation from 50 steps…
Chitkara University launched the Atal Incubation Centre - Chitkara Incubation Foundation (AIC-CIF) and AIC-PRIDE Labs at its Punjab campus. The centre is established with a combined investment of up to Rs. 20 crore over…
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The Tripura Government has made it mandatory for all schools in the state to begin daily morning assemblies with the full rendition of the National Song, 'Vande Mataram', followed by the National Anthem, 'Jana Gana…
The Union Cabinet approved amending the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to place the National Song, Vande Mataram, on par with the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. Vande Mataram was penned by Bankim Chandra…
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has launched the Vande Mataram Frames National Filmmaking Competition to celebrate 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram. The competition features a total prize pool…
Indian Railways rolled out the 100th Vande Bharat train on May 3, 2026, from Modern Coach Factory (MCF) at Raebareli. The first Vande Bharat train was introduced in 2018 with only two such trains.
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NITI Aayog and the Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) organised the Paryavaran NITI Manthan conference in New Delhi on 4 May 2026 to reform waste tyre management. India recycled approximately 3 Million Metric…
Ashok Lahiri, an economist and former chief economic advisor, appointed as Vice Chairman of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). Ashok Lahiri replaces Suman Bery, who served as the vice chairman of…
Ashok Lahiri has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). Lahiri replaces Suman Bery in the role of Vice Chairman.
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) launched the 'Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global' to transform Ayurveda into a globally recognised, evidence-based healthcare system by 2047. Exports…
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The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the Startup Policy 2026 and Data Centre Policy 2026 to strengthen the state's innovation ecosystem and digital infrastructure. The Startup Policy 2026 introduces a ₹1,000 crore Startup…
The Delhi Cabinet approved the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026 with an outlay of ₹15,000 crore to be invested over the next four years starting from July 1. The policy targets 95 per cent of all new vehicle…
The Delhi government is drafting the Delhi Semiconductor Policy to position the capital as a hub for semiconductor design, advanced research and development, and assembly and allied activities. The policy is aligned with…
The Maharashtra cabinet approved the High-Energy Medical Cyclotron Project (HEMCP) in Nagpur with an estimated budget of ₹300 crore. HEMCP will be funded on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis between the Medical Education…
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The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Ayushman Sarathi, a 24/7 WhatsApp chatbot integrated with the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), on 30 June 2026. Developed by the…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will include special QR codes on its notices from May 1 to verify their genuineness. Verification will be conducted through an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot named…
The government launched the Bharat Tex 2026 Event App to enhance Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven networking, business matchmaking, and participant engagement at India’s flagship textile event. The digital platform…
Kunal Shah has been appointed as the head of WhatsApp, succeeding Will Cathcart. Meta Platforms (Meta) invested $900 million (approximately Rs 8,550 crore) in CRED as part of the startup's Series H funding round.
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The Indian Army and the Indian Navy (IN) signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) on Affiliation to formalise structured cooperation between Army formations and naval ships and commands. The MoA was signed by Lt Gen VPS…
The Indian Navy (IN) retired the Sea King Mk 42B helicopter fleet and decommissioned the Indian Naval Air Squadron 330 (INAS 330), known as the "Harpoons". The Sea King Mk 42B, nicknamed "Flying Frigates", completed its…
The Indian Navy has deployed a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to Hawaii to participate in the 30th edition of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Hosted by the United States (US) Pacific Fleet, the exercise involves…
He assumed command as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command, succeeding Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain who became Vice Chief of the Army Staff. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA)…
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INS Mahendragiri is a 6,670-ton indigenous stealth frigate capable of carrying BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. The frigate was commissioned into the Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh…
The Indian Navy will commission the Mahendragiri F38, the sixth indigenous stealth frigate of Project 17A, at Visakhapatnam on 11 July. The frigate was designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission three indigenously built naval ships—Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray—at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata. The vessels were designed by the Indian Navy's Warship Design…
PM Modi commissioned three indigenously designed and built naval platforms – INS Dunagiri (Project 17A stealth frigate), INS Sanshodhak (Survey Vessel Large for hydrography), and INS Agray (Arnala-class Anti-Submarine…
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The Indian Navy (IN) retired the Sea King Mk 42B helicopter fleet and decommissioned the Indian Naval Air Squadron 330 (INAS 330), known as the "Harpoons". The Sea King Mk 42B, nicknamed "Flying Frigates", completed its…
INS Mahendragiri is a 6,670-ton indigenous stealth frigate capable of carrying BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. The frigate was commissioned into the Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh…
The Indian Navy will commission the Mahendragiri F38, the sixth indigenous stealth frigate of Project 17A, at Visakhapatnam on 11 July. The frigate was designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by…
The Indian Navy has invited domestic companies to design and manufacture 80-mm aero rockets for its MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighter jets. The Expression of Intent (EoI) for the project was issued on May 26 by…
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India is developing the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) stealth fighter and expanding indigenous drone warfare capabilities. Major 6th-generation projects include the F-47 and Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)…
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh stated that the request for proposal (RFP) for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is likely to be issued soon to shortlisted private sector players. India has reached out to…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the ₹15,803-crore Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) infrastructure project in the Sri Sathya Sai…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will acquire nine retired Jaguar fighter aircraft from the United Kingdom (UK) to serve as a source for spare parts and reusable sub-assemblies. The IAF currently operates six squadrons of…
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2026, hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The exercise is scheduled to take place in Australia’s Northern Territory from 20 July to 7…
India has issued a Letter of Request (LoR) to France for the acquisition of 114 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a government-to-government deal worth approximately ₹3.25 lakh crore. Under the…
The World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) ranked the Indian Air Force (IAF) third in its 2026 global airpower rankings. The IAF outranked China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), which was placed…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) signed an agreement with European defence major MBDA to establish a domestic Maintenance, Repair and Mid-Life Overhaul (MRO) facility for MICA air-to-air missiles. The MRO facility will be set…
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The Indian Armed Forces have set strategic goals for 2047, including the formulation of a National Military Strategy and modernising with autonomous technologies under the Atmanirbharta initiative. The military aims to…
India and Australia launched the Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS) on July 9, 2026, replacing the 2020 Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical…
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will launch the Smart Border Project equipped with drones, radars, and advanced cameras to create an impregnable security grid along the borders within the next year. Prime Minister…
The Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed armed village defence volunteers and personnel from Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party at more than a dozen spots along the international border in West Bengal…
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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 3. The primary payload was CAS500-2, a 500-kilogram imaging satellite developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
GalaxEye successfully launched its Mission Drishti satellite, described as the world's first OptoSAR satellite. The 190-kilogram satellite is the largest ever built by an Indian private company.
A South Korean Earth-observation satellite, the Compact Advanced Satellite (CAS) 500-2, successfully entered low-Earth orbit after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellite was carried by a…
Russia launched the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft carrying National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (Roscosmos) cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and…
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The University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India (SII) have signed a licence agreement to develop and manufacture a multi-stage malaria vaccine candidate called R78C. The R78C vaccine candidate is based on two…
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) organised the 'Medical Innovations Patent Mitra: Innovators-to-Industry (I2I) Connect' event at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. The event saw the transfer of 41 public…
The National Health Service (NHS) will provide a two-dose vaccine against meningitis B to pupils in their final year of secondary school and 18- to 25-year-olds entering university or residential further education for…
Biocon founder and chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw named her 37-year-old niece Claire Mazumdar as her successor for the biotechnology company. Claire Mazumdar is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bicara…
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the commencement of pilot trials for hydrogen-powered transport on 10 routes across India during the Prawaas 5.0 event in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The 10 selected routes for hydrogen…
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), launched a hydrogen-powered shuttle bus service in Central…
Maruti Suzuki launched India's first flex-fuel passenger car, the Wagon R, which is engineered to run on ethanol blends ranging from E20 to E100. The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways announced a pilot…
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has deployed advanced tunnel hood technology for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. This is the first instance in India where tunnel hood technology is…
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a one-time honorarium of ₹6,000 each for Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and BLO Supervisors. The honorarium is in recognition of the heavy workload during the Special…
The Delhi cabinet approved the Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound and Ease of Delivery of Services) Bill, 2026, replacing the 2011 law. The bill makes time-bound delivery of notified public services a legal right for…
The Ministry of Heavy Industries invited global bids for setting up 10 GWh cumulative capacity Advanced Chemistry Cell manufacturing facilities under the PLI ACC Scheme. Under the PLI ACC Scheme, out of the targeted 50…
The Centre has approved the Puducherry Government's proposal for a Rs 14,300 crore budget for the fiscal year 2026-2027. The Union Home Ministry conveyed the approval after consultation with the Finance Ministry.
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A team of astronomers led by the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) discovered an Earth-like exoplanet named GJ 3378b. The planet is located approximately 25 light-years from the Solar System and orbits within…
Researchers used the Mid Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to study the geological properties and surface composition of the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b. LHS 3844 b is a rocky super-Earth…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled the Roman space telescope to scan for planets outside the solar system and probe dark matter and dark energy. The telescope is named after astronomer…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected methane gas on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time. The detection was made using the JWST's Mid-Infrared…
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The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixed the retail prices of 39 new drug formulations under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO), 2013. The notification was issued by the Department of…
India has approved its first Point-in-Space (PinS) Instrument Approach Procedure for helicopter operations at Undavalli Heliport in Andhra Pradesh. The procedure was developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and…
The Maharashtra government announced a prohibition on the sale of 'Sting' energy drink and other intoxicating substances within a 500-metre radius of schools. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal…
India approved the first withdrawal of ₹30 billion for the Maldives as part of its continuing economic and financial assistance. The funds are being released under the first drawdown of the South Asian Association for…
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The Timor green pigeon (Treron psittaceus) is a fruit-eating bird species endemic to the island of Timor, encompassing eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and BirdLife…
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced the designation of Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary as a Ramsar site. Located in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, Shekha Jheel is the 12th Ramsar site in the state…
India's social protection coverage crossed the 100 crore (1 billion) mark in 2026, as announced by Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The coverage expanded from 19% of the population in 2015 to 68.4%…
A study conducted by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Prof Ramkrishna More College has identified 191 species of cockroaches in India. The research highlights that 60% of the cockroach species found in the…
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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified the hantavirus outbreak response as a Level 3 emergency activation. The emergency response was triggered following international concerns…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced travel restrictions on people without US passports who have been in Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past three weeks. At least…
Bangladesh is facing a worsening measles outbreak that has claimed at least 38 children this year. Health officials reported that 21 of the deaths occurred in March alone, though the actual toll could be higher due to…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) detected a second case of the New World Screwworm (NWS) in a calf in south Texas. The NWS was previously thought to have been eradicated in the United States in 1966.
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Former Indian football midfielder Mohan Singh died on May 7 at the age of 78, with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) paying tribute to his contributions. He made his senior national team debut against Burma in…
The 2026 Thomas and Uber Cup championships are being held in Horsens, Denmark from April 24 to May 3. Indian men face defending champions Canada in Group A, while the women's team takes on Denmark in the opening round.
Sourav Ganguly is set to be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame, becoming the 12th Indian and the 10th Indian men’s cricketer to receive the honour. The formal announcement from the ICC…
Harsh Vardhan, President of the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA), was honoured with the Global Prestige Award at the House of Lords, UK Parliament, on June 20, 2026. The Global Prestige Award recognises distinguished…
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The Sports Authority of India (SAI) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Tsukuba, Japan, to strengthen the high-performance sports ecosystem. The agreement was signed by Prof…
Sahdev Yadav was elected unanimously as the president of the South Asian Weightlifting Federation (SAWF) during a meeting held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on May 12. Yadav currently serves as the president of the Indian…
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) notified the National Sports Governance (National Sports Board) Rules, 2026 and the National Sports Governance (National Sports Tribunal) Rules, 2026. These rules were…
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Board moved the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) from Category B to Category A under Rule 15 of World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules. Category A is designated as the highest risk…
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Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, released the book titled When Audit Matters: CAG Interventions That Made a Difference on June 3, 2026. The book was edited by the former Comptroller and Auditor General…
The Supreme Court (SC) has proposed the creation of a permanent vice-president post reserved for women in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) from 2027 onwards. For the 2026-27 SCBA elections, the post of secretary…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched two books authored by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in New Delhi on 10 May 2026. The titles of the launched books are 'The Bench, the Bar, and the Bizarre' and 'The Lawful and the…
The Supreme Court (SC) collegium recommended the appointment of Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, a judge of the Sikkim High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. The recommendation was made during a meeting on…
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) approved the first batch of ₹22 crore support for nine startups under the ₹100 crore startup support programme of the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM). The MNRE…
The Ministry of Mines approved 58 companies for participation under the incentive scheme for promotion of critical mineral recycling. The scheme has an outlay of ₹1,500 crore and is part of the National Critical Mineral…
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey stated that debt market fundraising has reached nearly ₹9 lakh crore in FY26. The debt market fundraising volume in FY26 is recorded as almost…
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the Startup Policy 2026 and Data Centre Policy 2026 to strengthen the state's innovation ecosystem and digital infrastructure. The Startup Policy 2026 introduces a ₹1,000 crore Startup…
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Rumen Radev was named the Prime Minister of Bulgaria on 7 May 2026. He received the mandate to govern from President Iliana Iotova.
Andy Burnham has secured nominations from 322 out of 403 Labour Party Members of Parliament (MPs) in the contest to succeed Keir Starmer. He is scheduled to be officially named the Prime Minister of the UK on 20 July…
The European Union (EU) is set to advance the membership bids of Ukraine and Moldova after Hungary dropped its veto. The veto was removed following the election of Péter Magyar as the new Hungarian Prime Minister…
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as the Prime Minister of Senegal on May 25, 2026. Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo succeeds Ousmane Sonko, who was sacked from the position on May 22, 2026.
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) assigned Lokhande Prashant Sitaram the additional charge of Chairperson of the CBSE. Lokhande concurrently serves as Additional Secretary in the Department of Home under…
Bharat Khera, a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has taken charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Prior to this appointment, he served as Additional…
Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao received the 9th Prof. M.S. Swaminathan Award For Climate-Resilient Agriculture. The award was instituted by the Retired Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Employees Association in…
Sanjay Jaju, a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former secretary of the Ministry of Development of North-East Region, was appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Telangana. Sanjay Jaju succeeds…