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Thursday29 Jan 2026

National

Simran Bala First Woman from Rajouri (J&K) to Become a CRPF Officer

Simran Bala became the first woman from the Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir to become a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer.

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National

President Murmu Inaugurates 'Granth Kutir' Book House at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Droupadi Murmu opened Granth Kutir, a book house at Rashtrapati Bhavan. It holds about 2,300 books in India's 11 classical languages, including Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit,...

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Economy

PFRDA Forms Narayan Ramachandran (SAARG) Committee to Modernise NPS Rules

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) formed the Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG) committee, chaired by Narayan Ramachandran, to modernise National Pension System investment...

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Environment

Operation Megaburu Anti-Maoist Operation in Saranda Forest, Jharkhand

Security forces carried out Operation Megaburu, a large anti-Maoist operation against CPI (Maoist) cadres in the Saranda forest of West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. Saranda's dense sal forest has long been a Maoist str...

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National

Neolithic-Era Artefacts Unearthed at Lakkundi, Gadag District, Karnataka

Archaeologists of the ASI digging at the Kote Veerabhadreshwar Temple in Lakkundi, Gadag district, Karnataka, have found objects from the Neolithic (New Stone Age) period. The finds include pieces of a grey clay pot, a s...

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National

Lt K M Sudha First from Northeast India to Win Gold at NCC Officers' Training Event

Lieutenant K.M. Sudha became the first person from Northeast India to win a gold medal at a National Cadet Corps (NCC) officers' training event. NCC officers, usually teachers, train to lead cadet units in schools and co...

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Economy

India Plans 100 GW of Hydro Pumped Storage by 2047

India is planning 100 gigawatts of hydro pumped storage by 2047 to manage electricity supply and support renewables. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has identified 120 potential sites; about 22 GW is already unde...

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Wednesday28 Jan 2026

Science & Tech

WEF to Set Up Fourth Industrial Revolution Centre (C4IR) in Andhra Pradesh

The World Economic Forum will open five new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, one of them in Andhra Pradesh. India already has two, in Mumbai and Telangana. The centres work on AI, energy transition, cyber re...

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Tamil Nadu

Padma Awards 2026 Announced: 131 Awards, 14 Awardees from Tamil Nadu

For Republic Day 2026, 131 Padma awards were announced: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. They include 19 women, 6 foreigners or overseas Indians and 16 posthumous honours. N. Rajam and the late Dha...

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National

PM Lays Foundation of Rs 6,957-Crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, Assam

The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Rs 6,957-crore, 34.5 km Kaziranga Elevated Corridor on NH-715 in Assam, designed to protect wildlife by allowing safe animal crossings beneath the road near Kaziranga N...

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National

NITI Aayog-TERI Report on E-Waste and Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling

A NITI Aayog-TERI report on e-waste and lithium-ion battery recycling says about 78% of India's e-waste is handled by the informal sector, which recovers only 10-20% of the materials. India generated about 6.19 million t...

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National

Kerala Declares Bacillus subtilis as India's First State Microbe

Kerala named Bacillus subtilis its State Microbe, the first Indian state to choose one. It also opened its Centre of Excellence in Microbiome to the public. Bacillus subtilis is a helpful bacterium found in soil, ferment...

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