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265 stories for “Current” · May 2026
Clear filtersThe Government of India will launch Prashast 2.0, a tool to identify 21 types of disabilities among school students. It will support early screening of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) in schools, simplify the disabili...
A letter written by Tatya Tope in 1857 has been found in the Madhya Pradesh archives under the Gyan Bharatam Mission. Tatya Tope (1814-1859) was a key leader of the Revolt of 1857. He served under Nana Saheb, the adopted...
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...
NITI Aayog has released the report 'Moving Towards Effective City Government: A Framework for Million-Plus Cities'. India's 47 million-plus cities hold about one-third of the urban population and contribute nearly 60% of...
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has released the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 for 2023-24. PAI measures Gram Panchayat progress by converting the 17 SDGs into 9 Localised SDG themes. Version 2.0 used over 150 ind...
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to launch the E-PRAAPTI portal, short for EPF Aadhaar-Based Access Portal for Tracking Inoperative Accounts. It will help members trace, link and reactivate old EP...
In Lucknow Public School vs The State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court ruled that neighbourhood schools must give immediate admission under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Act gua...
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and States on a PIL seeking exclusion of a 'creamy layer' from SC/ST reservations, citing State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh. The seven-judge Bench in that 2024 case allow...
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...
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has installed a new X-band Doppler Weather Radar at Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra under Mission Mausam. The radar will improve real-time monitoring of weather sys...
Raghu Rai, one of India's most celebrated photographers and a recipient of the Padma Shri, passed away in Delhi at the age of 83. He was widely known for documenting Indian life, people and major events through his photo...
N. Alim Yusuf has been honoured by the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for developing an artificial intelligence-based mobile app that can identify nearly 100 invasive plant species found in Kerala. The tool supports ea...
