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Amid repeated disruptions, Speaker Om Birla put the Opposition's amendments to vote, which were rejected, and the Lok Sabha then adopted the Motion of Thanks on the President's 28 January address by voice vote, without t...
After heavy snowfall in January 2026, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) reopened the road and carried out a rescue operation at Chatergala Pass in Jammu and Kashmir. The pass lies at about 10,500 feet. The work was don...
NITI Aayog has started Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, a three-month drive running from 28 January to 14 April 2026. It seeks full saturation of five key performance indicators in 112 Aspirational Districts and six indicators i...
India's 16th Census will run in two phases: Houselisting and Housing Census from April to September 2026, and Population Enumeration in February 2027 (September 2027 in snow-bound areas of Ladakh, J&K, Himachal Pradesh a...
World Leprosy Day falls on the last Sunday of January (25 January in 2026), while India marks it on 30 January, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The day promotes early detection and full treatment of leprosy and...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti felicitated 58 WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Warriors from various States and Union Territories at a Samvad Samaroh in New Delhi for leading water management at the grassroots. Recognise...
A Bombardier Learjet 45 crash at Baramati, Maharashtra, on 28 January 2026 led to the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. First elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Baramati in 1991 (wh...
On 23 January 2026, Odisha banned gutkha, pan masala and all tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The ban covers making, selling, storing, transporting and distributing them, packed or loose, under any brand name,...
India marked the 151st Foundation Day of the IMD on 15 January 2026, deploying 200 Automatic Weather Stations in cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Pune to improve hyper-local weather forecasting; IMD works unde...
In January 2026, the Government of India expanded its public health initiatives with a focus on improving accessibility, infrastructure, and preventive healthcare services. The expansion aimed to strengthen primary healt...
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...
Surat in Gujarat is close to becoming India's first fully slum-free city. The Surat Municipal Corporation rebuilt slum areas in place with permanent housing, mainly through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and moved thous...
