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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2024–25. Registered manufacturing units rose to 2.67 lakh and total employment grew 7.19% to 2.10 crore. Gro...
The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Living Planet Report 2026 recorded an average 73% fall in monitored vertebrate population sizes between 1970 and 2022. Its Living Planet Index (LPI), compiled by the Zoological Societ...
During the June–September 2026 southwest monsoon, Tamil Nadu received its lowest Cauvery water share in 14 years. Only 44.208 tmc ft arrived against the normal 123.14 tmc ft, leaving a deficit of almost 79 tmc ft. As of...
Every year on 5 October, the world marks World Teachers' Day. The occasion honours the work teachers do, draws public attention to the difficulties they face in their profession, and pushes for stronger support to be giv...
World Habitat Day falls on the first Monday of October each year, and was observed on 5 October 2026 with the theme "Adequate Housing for All". Designated by the United Nations (UN) in 1985, the day draws attention to th...
The second edition of the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise, named AIME-2026, has commenced at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The Indian Navy is taking part with two ships, INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish. The exercise brings the...
In the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2026, Singapore Airlines was rated the best airline in the world, with Qatar Airways in second place and Cathay Pacific third. Singapore Airlines also picked up the awards for Best Fir...
Archer Kumkum Anil Mohod collected two gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, one in the women's team recurve and the other in the individual recurve. Her individual title made her the first Indian w...
At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, athlete Vithya Ramraj won gold, silver and bronze, becoming the first sportsperson from Tamil Nadu to take three medals at a single Asian Games. Other medal winners listed include...
At the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, India took fourth place with a haul of 85 medals, comprising 32 bronze, 29 silver and 24 gold. China headed the standings with 341 medals, ahead of hosts Japan (250) and th...
New Delhi was the venue for the 11th meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC), hosted by India. Talks centred on joint action against cross-border crimes such as...
Every year on 4 October, the world marks World Animal Day. The occasion is dedicated to advancing the welfare of animals, safeguarding them from harm and encouraging people to treat them humanely. For 2026, the chosen th...
