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Marking the 17th Aadhaar Day, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) unveiled five initiatives on digital identity at Aadhaar Samvaad, held on 29 September 2026 in Kolkata. Face Authentication for the Elect...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) marked its centenary on 1 October 2026. The first Public Service Commission was set up on 1 October 1926 with Sir Ross Barker as Chairman. Under the Government of India Act, 193...
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed on 1 October to promote regular, voluntary and unpaid blood donation. Around 75% of blood collected in India comes from voluntary donors. A Nationwide Mega Voluntary Bloo...
The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the Pashudhan Bima (Livestock Insurance) Portal in New Delhi. It offers one digital platform for policy issuance, claim processing, monitoring and...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform and mobile app to assess indoor digital connectivity in properties across India. Administered by TRAI under the...
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) has been extended for six more months from 1 October 2026 in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. In Manipur it covers the whole State except 13...
At a side event of the UN General Assembly in New York, India reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate Hepatitis B and C as public health threats by 2030. India is strengthening prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment...
The Government of India has dissolved the Digital Communications Commission (DCC) after nearly 37 years. Set up as the Telecom Commission in April 1989 and renamed DCC in October 2018, it was the apex inter-departmental...
The two-day 3rd national conference of chiefs of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) is under way in New Delhi, organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and centred on the Vision Document on Narcotics Control (20...
Keralam will introduce a mandatory Hazard Perception Test (HPT) for driving licence applicants, the first such test in India. Based on international standards, it uses 10 one-minute videos to assess how well applicants s...
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjukta Parashar, popularly called the "Iron Lady of Assam", has become the first woman officer to lead the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s elite CoBRA commando unit. She takes...
A 2026 report by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) estimates India may possess around 190 nuclear warheads: over 160 for operational launchers and about 30 more for new missiles under production. FAS says India...
