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136 stories for “rat” · January 2026
Clear filtersUnion Home Minister Amit Shah opened an Integrated Command and Control Centre in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The centre brings surveillance, communication and coordination for the islands' security and administrativ...
The Tamil Nadu Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UN Women in Chennai to strengthen women's welfare, gender equality and inclusive development, focusing on gender-responsive governance, planning and bud...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an article, 'Somnath: 1,000 years of unbroken faith', marking a thousand years since Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the Somnath Temple in 1026 CE. The temple is at Prabhas Patan near Veraval...
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia began two-year terms as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, replacing Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slo...
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched 'Land Stack', a first-of-its-kind national digital land governance initiative - an integrated GIS-based digital platform for land and property records - on a pilot basis...
The Ministry of AYUSH marked the 9th Siddha Day at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai on the theme 'Siddha for Global Health'. Siddha Day falls on 6 January each year, the birth anniversary of Sage Agathiyar, who is considere...
In January 2026, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced the expansion of several welfare schemes aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of marginalized communities. The expansion focused on increasing financial...
The 50th meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), the PM's technology-enabled platform launched in 2015 to monitor infrastructure projects and public grievances, was held in New Delhi. Five c...
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will fund a National Drug Use Survey for 2025-26, covering about 20 lakh people in every State and Union Territory. For the first time, it will record traditional and local...
The Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida opened India's first AI clinic in a government hospital. The Additional Director General of Health Services inaugurated it online. The clinic is run by...
Under Mission Mausam, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has built India's own automatic weather stations using 3D printing. The stations run on solar power and send live readings of temperature, wind, humidity...
Andhra Pradesh emerged as India's top investment destination in FY26, securing 25.3% of total proposed investments in the first nine months, per a Bank of Baroda report. Odisha ranked second (13.1%) and Maharashtra third...
