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34 stories for “State” · August 2026
Clear filtersHimachal Pradesh has introduced Australian Merino sheep to improve wool quality and raise output. The ₹6-crore programme began in 2021 under the National Livelihood Mission with 240 Merino sheep imported from Australia....
Gujarat has started India's first state-level Sports Genomics Programme through the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC). It will examine genetic and biological factors linked to athletes' strength, endurance, re...
India has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the United States to acquire the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route. The FGM-148 Javelin is a man-portable,...
State-run Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered Mangrol, the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC). Named after the coastal town of Mangrol in Gujarat's Junagadh district, it is built...
The Centre has formed a committee to work out a "permanent political solution" to the Gorkha issue in the Darjeeling hills. It is headed by Pankaj Kumar Singh, former Deputy National Security Adviser, who was named inter...
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution, moved by the Chief Minister in the 60-member House, opposing uranium mining and uranium ore-processing facilities in the State. It cited a 2019 Supreme Court order...
The Union Minister for Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon, an integrated rural development framework that brings Central and State welfare schemes together to improve basic amenities and livelihoods. Pilots...
Karnataka has banned the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of analogue paneer as “paneer” across the State for one year, from 17 August 2026 to 17 August 2027. Analogue paneer is a non-dairy product made with v...
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, released the Policy on Data Sharing, Interoperability and Stakeholder Access in New Delhi. It sets up a federated data-sharing framework linking th...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has authorised District Collectors in eight States/UTs to handle pending applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam and...
In State of Uttar Pradesh vs Jai Bir Singh, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Surya Kant ruled 5:4 on the meaning of “industry” in labour law. It held that the wide reading in Bang...
Maharashtra has declared snakebite a notifiable disease, making it mandatory to report every suspected, probable and confirmed case and death. Government and private hospitals, medical colleges and practitioners must rep...
