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The first phase of development works at Silver Beach in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, has been completed. The beach is being developed as a Blue Flag beach under a pilot project of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and...
The Government of India launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Digital Food Currency pilot in Puducherry under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). Food subsidy will be credited directly i...
The Sikkim Chief Minister announced that Pakyong Airport, the only airport in the State, will be renamed Trilochan Pokhrel Airport in honour of the freedom fighter. Trilochan Pokhrel, also known as 'Gandhi Pokhrel', was...
The Union Minister of Railways launched the Rail Tech Policy 2026, the Rail Tech Portal and the e-Railway Claims Tribunal (e-RCT) in New Delhi. The policy promotes large-scale technology adoption for safety, efficiency a...
**Overview** In a historic scientific breakthrough, Indian scientists from the Bose Institute, collaborating with Rutgers University, have fundamentally rewritten a 50-year-old biological textbook model regarding how bac...
South Central Railway launched the Rail Parcel App at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. The app offers doorstep pickup and delivery of parcels, real-time tracking and secure digital payments. A pilot has begun in seven cities,...
By the first operational quarter of 2026, the Tamil Nadu government officially achieved highly significant construction and completion milestones under the remarkably ambitious Professor Anbazhagan School Development Sch...
**Overview** On February 28, 2026, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) introduced the Eligible Manufacturer Importers (EMI) scheme, a landmark reform allowing the deferred payment of Customs import dut...
To monitor the quality of National Highway projects, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has rolled out Mobile Quality Control Vans. They are being tried out first in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and Odi...
18 February 2026 marked 80 years since the Royal Indian Navy Revolt of 1946, a five-day uprising from 18 to 23 February by Indian naval ratings against British rule. Triggered by poor food, low pay and racial discriminat...
**Overview** On February 24, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the historic first Union Cabinet meeting at the newly inaugurated Prime Minister's Office, christened 'Seva Teerth'. During the session, the Cabinet...
The Union Home Minister launched India's first Public Distribution System using Central Bank Digital Currency in Gandhinagar. Run by the Food and Public Distribution Ministry with the RBI and the Gujarat Government, the...
