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11 stories for “Jan” · February 2026
Clear filtersOphthalmologist Mohan Rajan is this year's recipient of the Outstanding Service for Prevention of Blindness Award 2026, a recognition that honours a career spanning more than three decades, during which he has worked in...
Ritu Tawde is set to become Mumbai's first Mayor from the Bharatiya Janata Party in 44 years. She will head the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's largest and wealthiest civic body. The BMC's record budget...
New guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs set out the order in which the National Song and the National Anthem should be performed. Whenever the two are presented on the same occasion, Vande Mataram is to be sung...
Delhi announced the Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana, starting 1 April 2026, to curb school dropouts among girls caused by financial strain. A total of ₹56,000 will be deposited in stages (at birth, Class 1, 6, 9, 10, 12 and after...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a test launch of the Agni-3, a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile, off the Odisha coast. The test validates the operational readi...
Amid repeated disruptions, Speaker Om Birla put the Opposition's amendments to vote, which were rejected, and the Lok Sabha then adopted the Motion of Thanks on the President's 28 January address by voice vote, without t...
After heavy snowfall in January 2026, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) reopened the road and carried out a rescue operation at Chatergala Pass in Jammu and Kashmir. The pass lies at about 10,500 feet. The work was don...
NITI Aayog has started Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, a three-month drive running from 28 January to 14 April 2026. It seeks full saturation of five key performance indicators in 112 Aspirational Districts and six indicators i...
India's 16th Census will run in two phases: Houselisting and Housing Census from April to September 2026, and Population Enumeration in February 2027 (September 2027 in snow-bound areas of Ladakh, J&K, Himachal Pradesh a...
World Leprosy Day falls on the last Sunday of January (25 January in 2026), while India marks it on 30 January, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The day promotes early detection and full treatment of leprosy and...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti felicitated 58 WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Warriors from various States and Union Territories at a Samvad Samaroh in New Delhi for leading water management at the grassroots. Recognise...
