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ISRO has completed a series of tests on separating the Crew Module and Service Module (CM–SM) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The trials were meant to confirm that the two module...
Banjar in Himachal Pradesh has had its Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights recognised, drawing attention to how the Forest Rights Act, 2006, is being implemented. The law protects the entitlements of Scheduled Tribes...
The government has now listed 375 allowed works under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025. That is 41% more than the 266 works allowed earlier. The works are groupe...
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...
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh is heading India's parliamentary team at the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), under way in Arusha, Tanzania. The Assembly's theme is “Enhancing good governance...
The first confidence motion in an Indian legislature traces back to the 1952 Aruppukottai Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu, held after U. Muthuramalinga Thevar resigned the seat. The ruling Congress lost to M. D. Ramasamy...
Seven fish species found only in the Tamirabharani River of Tamil Nadu are under threat from pollution, habitat loss and invasive species. The river has 125 identified fish species. Dawkinsia tambraparniei (Tamirabharani...
The fourth Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR) Star Party was held at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. It was jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Ladakh's Department of Wildlif...
The Jury Committee has chosen 10 Lok Sabha MPs, 2 Rajya Sabha MPs and 4 Parliamentary Standing Committees for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2026. The awards honour parliamentary performance measured through questions, debates,...
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) carried out a site assessment for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from September 4 to 8, 2026, covering all three districts: North & Middle Andama...
The Archaeological Survey of India recorded a Chola inscription at the Vedapureeswarar Temple in Therazhundur, Mayiladuthurai district. Dated 1003 CE, the 18th regnal year of Rajaraja Chola I, it is in Tamil on a pillar...
Dinesh Sharma, a BJP Rajya Sabha MP and former Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He is also a Vice-Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, with his...
