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28 stories for “State” · January 2026
Clear filtersThe Uttarakhand government implemented the Uniform Civil Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, under Article 213, introducing procedural, administrative and penal reforms to the UCC Act, 2024, strengthening digital marriage...
Maharashtra started India's first menopause clinics in government hospitals and urban health facilities.
India reduced malaria cases by nearly 80% between 2015 and 2023 under the National Framework for Malaria Elimination, targeting elimination by 2030. By 2023, 34 States/UTs had an Annual Parasite Incidence below 1 per 1,0...
In early 2026, the newly established Kalaignar Centenary Library located in Madurai firmly cemented its status as a highly monumental, indispensable center for advanced knowledge and research in southern,Tamil Nadu by su...
Kerala named Bacillus subtilis its State Microbe, the first Indian state to choose one. It also opened its Centre of Excellence in Microbiome to the public. Bacillus subtilis is a helpful bacterium found in soil, ferment...
On 23 January 2026, Odisha banned gutkha, pan masala and all tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The ban covers making, selling, storing, transporting and distributing them, packed or loose, under any brand name,...
Former President Ram Nath Kovind released the Responsible Nations Index 2026 in New Delhi. The index is prepared by the World Intellectual Foundation. Instead of measuring power or wealth, it ranks 154 countries on how r...
The 86th All India Presiding Officers' Conference was held in Lucknow on the theme 'Strong Legislature - Prosperous Nation'. About 36 presiding officers from 24 States and UTs took part, the largest such meeting so far....
NITI Aayog released the fourth Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2024; Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat ranked among the top large states, with Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir leading smaller states and UTs.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways launched a data-driven Zero-Fatalities Programme in 100 high-risk districts across 15 states, aiming to halve road-accident deaths by 2030 using crash data, critical-location m...
The Union Home Minister inaugurated the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS), a national digital platform for storing and analysing Improvised Explosive Device (IED) data. Developed by the National Bomb Data Centr...
The schedule for Census 2027 was announced. The first phase, House Listing Operations, will run from 1 April to 30 September 2026 across all States and UTs, with a self-enumeration facility available 15 days before house...
