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18 stories for “Initiative” · October 2026
Clear filtersIndia has begun evaluating all 1,211 regularly occurring bird species, under the IUCN framework. The work is led by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the IUCN SSC Center for Species Survival India–Wildlife Trust of I...
The Greater Chennai Corporation conducted Pink Pulse 2026, an online programme to spread awareness about breast cancer among the public. It was organised jointly with the Department of Radiation Oncology of the Tamil Nad...
The Department of Consumer Affairs flagged off the first-ever Kanda Express to Agartala, Tripura, loaded with about 440 metric tonnes of onions. The goal is to boost onion supply and keep prices in check ahead of the fes...
India's resident mission in Costa Rica's capital, San José, has begun functioning, the Ministry of External Affairs announced. Earlier, relations with Costa Rica were managed by the Indian mission in Panama, supported by...
Tamil Nadu has 2,390 Gram Panchayats certified tuberculosis-free for 2025 under the TB Free Panchayat initiative. To qualify, a panchayat must test at least 30 presumptive TB cases per 1,000 people, keep TB notifications...
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh was certified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on 10 October 2026 under its 'Eat Right Place of Worship' initiative. This FSSA...
The Indian Army has introduced 'Bharat Rice' for its defence personnel and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to bolster military logistics. Under the arrangement, t...
New Delhi hosted the first-ever Home Ministers' Meeting of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), which ended with the adoption of the Delhi Declaration 2026. The groupi...
The Department of Posts (DoP) is marking National Postal Week from 9 to 15 October 2026. The week opened with World Post Day on 9 October, whose 2026 theme is “One Postal Network, Infinite Possibilities.” The celebration...
India held the second meeting of the UN's GI-AI4FS (Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Agri-Food Systems) in New Delhi, alongside India Mobile Congress 2026, co-hosted by TEC (Telecommunication Engineering...
India has signed a joint statement with the United States and 13 other economies to confront structural excess capacity in key industries. Its focus is on five sectors: batteries, solar panels, chemicals, foundational se...
Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched India's first high-altitude wildlife safari built around snow leopard trails. It is run by the Snow Leopard and High-Altitude Nature Conservation (SHAN) Societ...
