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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...
Indian Railways intends to four-lane roughly 11,000 km of its High-Density Network (HDN) to raise capacity and ease congestion. Its seven high-density routes, Delhi–Howrah, Howrah–Chennai, Chennai–Mumbai, Mumbai–Delhi, D...
IntroductionThe Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 on 11 August 2026, officially renaming the state of 'Kerala' to 'Keralam' in the First Schedule of the Constitution of India. The change restore...
IntroductionIndia celebrated National Sports Day on 29 August 2026, commemorating the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. However, the official awards ceremony for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award...
The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to replace the ISI Act, 1959 and restructure its governance. ISI was founded by P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata in 1931 and declared an Instit...
Former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has assumed office as the Interim President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the global governing body of chess. He took charge after Arkady Dvorkovich stepped a...
Elite Sports Landmarks: Indian Prodigy Defeats World Number One Carlsen to Secure Elite Championship with 18 PointsIn a historic milestone for subcontinental sports achievements and global chess analytics, Chennai's 20-y...
Times Higher Education (THE) has released its Asia University Rankings 2026. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, is the top-ranked Indian institution, placed 43rd in Asia. India has the largest number of r...
The Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2026 has been conferred on Raghav Das Gaiha for his contributions to development studies. He is a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania and a former Professor of Public Policy at...
Indian Railways has launched its 100th Vande Bharat trainset, marking a major milestone for the country's indigenous semi-high-speed train programme. This trainset was manufactured at the Modern Coach Factory and is fitt...
C.D. Gopinath, a former Indian cricketer, has passed away at the age of 96. He was part of the Indian side that recorded the country's first-ever victory in Test cricket in 1952. That historic win came against England, a...
**Overview** On March 1, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple development projects worth over ₹2,700 crore in Puducherry, aiming to comprehensively enhance the region...
