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Clear filtersBahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia began two-year terms as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, replacing Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slo...
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) recommended environmental clearance for the 1,200 MW Kalai-II hydropower project on the Lohit River in Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh. The Environmental Impact Assessment, prepared...
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched 'Land Stack', a first-of-its-kind national digital land governance initiative - an integrated GIS-based digital platform for land and property records - on a pilot basis...
Kerala has introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, for private-sector employees. It would let them ignore work calls, emails, messages and online meetings after working hours without facing any penalty or discipli...
Karnataka recorded its first sighting of the Sandalwood Leopard, a rare pale reddish-pink colour morph of the Indian leopard, in Vijayanagara district. It is only the second recorded sighting in India, the earlier one be...
MoSPI will run India's first national survey of adult skills in 2026, at the request of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. It will use the Comprehensive Modular Survey framework and cover people aged...
At the release of the Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026, the 10th edition, the government said India now ranks 8th in the world for contributions to WHO drug-safety monitoring (pharmacovigilance), up from 123rd ten years ago. Th...
The Bhoramdev Corridor Development Project was launched at Bhoramdev Dham in Kabirdham district, Chhattisgarh, under the Central Government's Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0, at an estimated cost of Rs 146 crore. The Bhoramde...
The Ministry of AYUSH marked the 9th Siddha Day at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai on the theme 'Siddha for Global Health'. Siddha Day falls on 6 January each year, the birth anniversary of Sage Agathiyar, who is considere...
The 50th meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), the PM's technology-enabled platform launched in 2015 to monitor infrastructure projects and public grievances, was held in New Delhi. Five c...
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will fund a National Drug Use Survey for 2025-26, covering about 20 lakh people in every State and Union Territory. For the first time, it will record traditional and local...
The Government of Tamil Nadu revised its District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Rules, with the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2025 replacing the 2017 rules. The revision improves use of DMF funds for mining-af...
