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Cheruvayal Raman, the Padma Shri recipient celebrated for safeguarding traditional rice varieties, has passed away in Kerala. A member of the Kurichya tribal community from Kammana village in Wayanad, he was fondly calle...
Joint Squad for Health (JOSH) Teams were rolled out under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan by the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister in New Delhi on 8 October 2026. Young people will help end tuberculosis (TB) via early...
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 Service Scheme (NSS) Day is observed on 24 September to mark the founding of the NSS in India. The scheme was launched on 24 September 1969 by Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao, then Union Education Minister, coinciding with the...
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has signed MoUs with 21 States and Union Territories and launched the Challenge Mode Portal for Aerodrome Development under the modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme. Through the po...
At a side event of the UN General Assembly in New York, India reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate Hepatitis B and C as public health threats by 2030. India is strengthening prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment...
The Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai was consecrated after a gap of 17 years. Believed to be about 1,800 years old, it has 14 gopurams including four raja gopurams, the Golden Lotus Tank and many granite mandapa...
Kumik village in Zanskar was declared Ladakh's first Heritage Village on 15 September 2026. The village is known for its traditional mud houses, sacred spaces, farming practices and Buddhist traditions, and it holds Kanj...
Haryana has topped India in blood donation for the third year running. In 2025–26 it collected 5.89 lakh units of blood and held 8,189 donation camps. Verified e-RaktKosh data placed it first among States in blood donati...
India has administered over 80 lakh (8 million) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine doses under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign since its launch in February 2026. The campaign offers a free, voluntary single dose, w...
Four Indian cultural heritage sites have been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, raising India's total to 73. They are the Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble in Assam, the Colonial Penal Settlement in t...
The Indian Patent Office has granted a patent to DRDO and the University of Hyderabad for BAM-H24, a solid rocket propellant. BAM-H24 is an energetic compound rich in boron, hydrogen and nitrogen, meant for use as solid...
