The 50th meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), the PM's technology-enabled platform launched in 2015 to monitor infrastructure projects and public grievances, was held in New Delhi. Five critical infrastructure projects across five states, costing over Rs 40,000 crore, were reviewed.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will fund a National Drug Use Survey for 2025-26, covering about 20 lakh people in every State and Union Territory. For the first time, it will record traditional and local forms of substance use and include prisoners as well as school and college students.
The Government of Tamil Nadu revised its District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Rules, with the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2025 replacing the 2017 rules. The revision improves use of DMF funds for mining-affected areas and communities: mining lease holders must pay DMF contributions with interest for violations, at least 70% of DMF funds must be spent on directly affected…
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, in an order dated 3 January 2026, appointed water conservationist Rajendra Singh - a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient known as the 'Waterman of India' - as Commissioner to study pollution in the Thamirabarani River.
Karnataka recorded its highest-ever number of organ donors - 198 in 2025 - as recorded by Jeevasarthakathe, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) of Karnataka. The state ranked third in India after Tamil Nadu and Telangana; kidneys and corneas were the most commonly donated organs. Donor numbers rose from 162 in 2024 and 178 in 2023.
The Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida opened India's first AI clinic in a government hospital. The Additional Director General of Health Services inaugurated it online. The clinic is run by the institute's Centre for Medical Innovation and lets AI tools be tested and used with real patients.
India and Bangladesh have begun talks on renewing the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty, which runs out in December 2026. The 1996 treaty decides how the dry-season flow at the Farakka Barrage, built in 1975, is shared. Through the Joint River Commission, both sides are measuring the flow of the Ganga and Padma every ten days until 31 May.
Under Mission Mausam, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has built India's own automatic weather stations using 3D printing. The stations run on solar power and send live readings of temperature, wind, humidity and rainfall. The first set will be installed in Delhi from February 2026.
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