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Tuesday2 Jun 2026

National

Book 'India's First Olympic Gold' by Hockey Historian K. Arumugam Released in New Delhi

A book titled India's First Olympic Gold, authored by hockey historian K. Arumugam, was released in New Delhi. The book commemorates the Indian hockey team's victory at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, which gave India its f...

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Monday1 Jun 2026

Economy

National Health Accounts 2022-23: Government Health Spending Rises to 1.43% of GDP

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India 2022-23. Government health expenditure rose from ₹1.30 lakh crore in 2013-14 to ₹3.85 lakh crore in 2022-23, and i...

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International

International Everest Day Marks 73rd Anniversary of First Ascent by Hillary and Tenzing

International Everest Day was observed on 29 May 2026, commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the first successful climb of Mount Everest. On 29 May 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay became the first...

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International

World Digestive Health Day 2026 Observed on May 29 with Theme on Chronic Diarrhea

World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) is marked every year on 29 May to build awareness about digestive health and the prevention and treatment of digestive disorders. The theme chosen for 2026 is "Chronic Diarrhea: Don't Fl...

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National

Telangana Launches India's First Solar Power Projects Run by Women's Self-Help Groups

Telangana has inaugurated India's first solar power projects operated by women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs), under the state's Indira Mahila Shakti Scheme. As part of the initiative, a 1 Megawatt (MW) solar power plant was...

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National

Siddaramaiah Resigns as Karnataka Chief Minister; D. K. Shivakumar Set to Succeed Him

Siddaramaiah stepped down as Chief Minister of Karnataka on May 29, 2026. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accepted the resignation and asked him to stay on as caretaker Chief Minister until the new government is sworn in. D...

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Tamil Nadu

IIT Madras Opens Circulating Water Tunnel Facility at Thaiyur Discovery Campus

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has commissioned a new Circulating Water Tunnel Facility at its Discovery Campus in Thaiyur, near Chennai. The facility cost ₹4.5 crore and was funded through Corporate Social Re...

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