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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has revised the procedure for appointing a State Director General of Police (DGP). States must send proposals to UPSC at least three months before the serving DGP retires, and a...
India is testing Sheshnaag-150, a long-range attack drone designed to operate in swarms. It has been developed by Newspace Research Technologies, a Bengaluru-based firm. Swarming drones work together in groups to strike...
Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach 4.0 over 1,452 route km on its busy Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah high-density corridors. Kavach is an Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system developed in India. It helps avoid tr...
The Union Government has introduced a Bill in Parliament to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.The amendment redefines "transgender person" and drops the provision for self-perceived gender id...
The Government has highlighted the progress made under the "Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat" campaign, which seeks to make India free of child marriage through joint action by government and communities. The campaign began on 27 N...
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Union Government to frame a "no-fault compensation policy" for people who suffered serious adverse effects, or died, after receiving COVID-19 vaccines.Under no-fault liability, vi...
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has launched Section 301 investigations into the trade practices of major partners, including India, China and the European Union.The USTR also brings out the Special 301 Rep...
The WHO Foundation has joined hands with Novo Nordisk to address childhood obesity in India. The partnership will run school-based health programmes and public awareness drives to encourage healthy living, balanced diets...
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has started the "Say No to Proxy Sarpanch" campaign to end the 'Sarpanch Pati' practice, in which male relatives exercise power on behalf of elected women village heads.The drive seeks to s...
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has found Iron Age cultural material during an exploration along the banks of the Pambai river. The survey covered several villages in Villupuram district, and remains were...
The Supreme Court has allowed the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, including clinically assisted nutrition, for Harish Rana, a 32-year-old man in a vegetative state since 2013. It is the first court-approved impl...
R.M. Nachammai has become the first woman to head a working nuclear power plant in India. She takes charge as Chief Superintendent of Units 3 and 4 of the Kaiga Generating Station in Karnataka from 15 March 2026. As Chie...
