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A January 2026 report by the United Nations University (UNU-INWEH), 'Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era', says many water systems can no longer recover to past levels, a...
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district of Odisha has been declared free of Maoist presence and is witnessing a sharp rise in leopard numbers, with officials estimating over 70 leopards. It is a proposed tiger re...
Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh became the first in India to collect panchayat property tax online through the SAMARTH Panchayat portal. The service, launched at Sankara Gram Panchayat in Nagri block, uses UPI-based pa...
Two more wetlands, the Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh and Chhari-Dhand in Gujarat's Kutch district, have been designated Ramsar sites, taking India's total to 98. India joined the Ramsar Conventio...
Urban tap water coverage has climbed from 49% in 2011 to about 77% in 2026 under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0, an increase of 64%. The missions have delivered 228 lakh household tap connections and 20 lakh sewer connections, revi...
The Archaeological Survey of India has begun excavating an Iron Age burial site at Kamanur near Kodaikanal, as part of a three-year plan for the Palani Hills. Cist burials, dolmens, urn burials and pit burials have been...
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...
A UPI-linked RuPay credit card has been introduced for street vendors under the revamped PM SVANidhi scheme. It offers interest-free revolving credit for daily business needs and encourages digital payments. Vendors who...
Music composer Ilaiyaraaja has been chosen for the Padmapani Award at the 11th Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival in Maharashtra. The award honours his contribution to Indian music and cinema over five decades, in...
India and Germany are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2026, relations having been established in 1951; the two countries completed 25 years of their Strategic Partnership in 2025.
On January 9, 2026, comprehensive updates regarding the highly impactful Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam (Kalaignar Women's Rights Grant Scheme) were prominently highlighted by the Tamil Nadu government. This flagship w...
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...
