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269 stories for “IT” · October 2026
Clear filtersNational Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed on 1 October to promote regular, voluntary and unpaid blood donation. Around 75% of blood collected in India comes from voluntary donors. A Nationwide Mega Voluntary Bloo...
Bodhana Sivanandan, aged 11, has become the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess history. She secured her third and final WGM norm at the 2026 Women's Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A player must...
India has retained the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy at the 46th Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after finishing as the best overall nation. The trophy, named after the former women's world champion from Georg...
India and Kazakhstan are holding the 9th edition of their joint military exercise, KAZIND-2026, at Oskemen in Kazakhstan. The KAZIND series aims to strengthen defence cooperation and interoperability between the armed fo...
Trinidad and Tobago is set to become the first country in the Caribbean to adopt India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). UPI already operates in 11 foreign countries: Bhutan, Nepal, Singapore, UAE, France, Sri Lanka, M...
The Union government has sanctioned a ₹87 crore project to develop India's first world-class geological museum at Bhedaghat-Lamhetaghat in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The museum is intended to showcase the country's geolog...
India's first dual-fuel Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) train has been flagged off from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. A dual-fuel locomotive can run on a combination of LNG and conventional diesel, helping...
India reiterated its commitment to science-based conservation of cetaceans at the 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-70) in Hobart, Australia. The IWC was set up under the International Convention...
India presented its progress in sustainable forest management and ecological restoration at the 28th session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO 28) in Rome, Italy. COFO is the highest global intergovernmental statutory b...
The Union government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has officially prohibited Paraquat Dichloride, a highly toxic non-selective herbicide. Paraquat is a fast-acting, broad-spectrum contact weed...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised India's 2026–27 growth projection upward to 7.1%, from 6.3% estimated in June 2026. It credited strong domestic demand and government policies...
The Union government is encouraging aquaculture insurance under PM-MKSSY (Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana) by offering a 40% incentive on premiums. India achieved its highest-ever fish output of 19.8 mill...
