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102 stories for “Indian” · March 2026
Clear filtersIndian Navy warships deployed under Operation Sankalp have been kept on standby for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations as tensions rise in West Asia.Operation Sankalp is a maritime security mis...
The Government of India has notified the country's first standards covering cloud computing, data centre performance and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI).The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued them under the Bur...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked authorities to reconsider a quarry proposal near the Vallanadu Blackbuck Sanctuary in Thoothukudi district, with protection for blackbucks in mind.Tamil Nadu's State Environmen...
The second edition of the Indian Bison Fest is scheduled for 8 March 2026 at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha.The festival honours the Indian bison or gaur (Bos gaurus), the largest bovine species in the world.The...
**Overview** The Indian Navy's Sail Training Ship, INS Tarangini, visited Trincomalee and Colombo in Sri Lanka from February 27 to March 9, 2026. Conducted under the 'Bridges of Friendship' diplomatic initiative, the dep...
India observed the 50th Civil Accounts Day on 1 March 2026, marking the Foundation Day of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).ICAS was created in 1976 under the Ministry of Finance when the audit and accounting func...
About 8,000 fresh cases of oral cancer were recorded in Tamil Nadu in 2025, raising alarm over late diagnosis and growing use of smokeless tobacco.Data from the Tamil Nadu Cancer Registry Programme show a higher incidenc...
At the 79th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2026, held at London's Royal Festival Hall, the Manipuri-language film Boong won Best Children's and Family Film, the first time an Indian film has r...
The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) has published a report titled "Healing Soils in India: For Better Crop Health and Human Nutrition". It blames soil degradation mainly on excess...
India has handed over a high-speed ferry to the Maldives, the island nation's first such vessel. The ferry will be used to start new transport services linking key atolls, namely Faafu and Dhaalu. An atoll is a ring-shap...
Eminent sociologist T.K. Oommen passed away on 26 February 2026 in Gurugram at the age of 88. He was Professor Emeritus at JNU's Centre for the Study of Social Systems and a leading architect of modern Indian sociology,...
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations (UN). In this role he will lend his public profile to the UN's efforts to raise awareness about road saf...
