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274 stories for “2026” · May 2026
Clear filtersJudicial Innovation: Sikkim Leads the Digital Court RevolutionIn May 2026, Sikkim achieved the historic distinction of becoming India’s first state with a fully paperless judiciary. The declaration was made by CJI Surya...
C-ART: Strengthening Coastal Weather IntelligenceOn May 1, 2026, Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary, MoES, inaugurated the Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) observatory at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Establi...
Modernizing OCI: The 2026 Digital ShiftThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026, on April 30, 2026. The new framework transitions the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) process to...
Statistical Portrait of India: Gender Dynamics in 2025The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the 27th edition of the ‘Women and Men in India 2025’ report. The report highlights critical...
PMGSY-IV: A New Era for Rural Connectivity in OdishaIn May 2026, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ministry of Rural Development, launched the 4th phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) in Rayagada...
West Bengal recorded its highest voter turnout since Independence, 92.47%, in the 2026 Assembly elections. Polling was held in two phases, with 93.19% in Phase 1 on April 23 and 91.66% in Phase 2. The State has about 6.8...
Ayushman Bharat Diwas is observed on April 30 to promote universal healthcare in India. The day celebrates the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), launched in 2018, which offers cashless health cov...
Youngest and Fastest: Ishank Singh’s Palk Strait OdysseyIn April 2026, seven-year-old Ishank Singh from Ranchi, Jharkhand, set a world record by swimming 29 km across the Palk Strait. He started from Talaimannar (Sri Lan...
World Veterinary Day is observed every year on April 25 to recognise the role of veterinarians in safeguarding food safety, public health and animal health. The theme for 2026 is 'Veterinarians: Guardians of Food and Hea...
The 10th Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) was released by the Global Network Against Food Crises with European Union support. In 2025, 266 million people across 47 countries faced high acute food insecurity, or 22.9%...
Tamil Nadu's real GSDP grew 10.83% in 2025-26 after 11.19% in 2024-25, well above the national average of 7.4%. Nominal GSDP rose from ₹31.19 lakh crore to ₹35.29 lakh crore, a 13.16% rise, the highest among States. The...
The Madras High Court has held that the Tamil Nadu government cannot cut maternity leave to 12 weeks for a woman employee's third pregnancy. It set aside a Government Order dated March 13, 2026, which had limited such le...
