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D. Gnanasundaram, who served as Deputy Director of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil and contributed scholarly works on the Ramayana, Kamba Ramayanam and Divya Prabandham, passed away. He received the Ilakkiya Mam...
India's first open-sea fish farming project began in the Andaman Sea near North Bay, Sri Vijaya Puram. The Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Institute of Ocean Technology are running it with sea cages designed...
The UGC notified the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 to prevent caste-based discrimination, mandating Equal Opportunity Centres and Equity Committees in all institutions, with loss...
The Indian Army signed a Rs 168 crore contract for the Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System (MAPSS), India's first solar-powered surveillance drone, developed by New Space Research & Technologies, Bengaluru und...
The Union Women and Child Development Minister launched PANKHUDI, a single digital portal for the ministry's work on nutrition, health, early childhood care and education, child welfare and women's safety. It is meant to...
In January 2026, the state-of-the-art Porunai Museum located in Tirunelveli rapidly cemented its formidable reputation as a highly premier central hub for intimately documenting, researching, and flawlessly preserving th...
DRDO developed SWaDeS (Sea Water Desalination System), a portable desalination system to supply drinking water to soldiers in remote and water-scarce areas. Built by the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, it can run in manual...
On 1 January 2026, Assam became the first state to constitute its 8th State Pay Commission. Former Chief Secretary Subhas Das is the chairman. The commission will review the pay, allowances and pensions of state governme...
Celebrations for 100 years of the Ol Chiki script were held in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Ol Chiki is used to write Santhali, a language listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, and its creator, Pandit Raghunath Mu...
Overview Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and a towering figure in South Asian politics, has passed away. As the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Zia's political legacy spans decades of le...
Overview Rohtasgarh Fort, also known as Rohtas Fort, stands as one of India's largest and most formidable fortresses. Located on the banks of the Sone River in Bihar, this medieval stronghold spans approximately 26 miles...
Overview The Batadrava Than Redevelopment Project has been officially inaugurated, heralding a new era of cultural preservation in Assam. Batadrava Than stands as one of the most significant religious and cultural sites...
