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Clear filtersFor the first time in Asian Games history, India has taken gold in the team recurve archery event for women. The medal came at the 2026 Asian Games, being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Until now Indian women had never sto...
Of the 24 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees, six are getting new chairpersons in a reshuffle in which the Trinamool Congress (TMC) gives up two chair posts. Among BJP MPs, Sudhanshu Trivedi will lead t...
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...
The Union government has sanctioned five Centres of Excellence for the classical languages Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit. They will support research and help preserve, document and digitise literary herita...
The FASTag Annual Pass crossed the mark of one crore passes issued on 28 September 2026. The pass is meant only for private, non-commercial vehicles with a valid FASTag and can be activated through the Rajmargyatra app o...
Mandar, a traditional folk percussion instrument of Jharkhand, has been granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai. The instrument has a cylindrical body made of red cl...
Five new sites have been added to India's UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, raising the total to 78. They are Bagh Cave Paintings, Group of Temples of the Chambal Valley, Udaigiri Caves, Ginnorgarh, and Site...
The Government of India has standardised the names of 28 geographical features in Ladakh on the official Survey of India map. They comprise 11 peaks, 5 mountains, 6 land areas, 2 glaciers, 2 passes, 1 valley, 1 river, 1...
PRAGATI-50 was launched on 29 September 2026 in New Delhi to develop 50 model cities across 24 states under Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0. It seeks better urban cleanliness, solid waste management, used water managemen...
India's first Female Farmer Worker Conference took place in New Delhi to honour women's role in agriculture and rural livelihoods. It was organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) during the UN International Year of t...
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...
Bodhana Sivanandan, aged 11, has become the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess history. She secured her third and final WGM norm at the 2026 Women's Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A player must...
