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A new Silver Refinery Scheme has been rolled out by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to certify silver bullion and coins and stamp them with a hallmark. Under the scheme, silver can be graded at any of three fineness...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in 14 States and 3 Union Territories, fixing 1 January 2027 as the qualifying date. The exercise restarts yearly en...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has cautioned that the ongoing El Niño may turn into one of the most powerful since 1950, with its peak expected around December 2026. For the equatorial Pacific's Niño 3.4 reg...
At Kavaratti, Administrator Praful Patel announced that Lakshadweep has become a fully (100%) literate Union Territory. The achievement came through ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) – Nav Bha...
Since 1 January 2026, the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has been in its definitive phase, tightening rules for Indian exporters. It covers specified imports (iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser...
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is marked every year on 13 October. The observance encourages people, communities and governments to understand disaster risk and act to reduce it before a hazard strikes...
Guruvayur Dorai, one of the most respected mridangam players in Carnatic music, passed away at the age of 92. The mridangam is the principal percussion instrument that accompanies Carnatic concerts, and Dorai was regarde...
Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched India's first high-altitude wildlife safari built around snow leopard trails. It is run by the Snow Leopard and High-Altitude Nature Conservation (SHAN) Societ...
Stanford University mathematician Sarah Peluse has been announced as the winner of the 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award. The prize was instituted in 2005 by SASTRA (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy). It...
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) has been extended for six more months from 1 October 2026 in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. In Manipur it covers the whole State except 13...
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, referred to as Arnab, crossed the coast near Kalingapatnam, between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, and later weakened into a depression over Odisha and adjoining Chhattisgarh. Locat...
Hazaribagh in Jharkhand is emerging as a safe home for vultures, with their regular presence and natural breeding recorded. Five of India's nine vulture species occur here: White-rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture, Slender-b...
