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Western Tamil Nadu witnessed a massive butterfly migration once the Northeast monsoon set in, with swarms reported in Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts. The species on the move were the Blue Tiger...
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...
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...
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...
Under the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative, Uttarakhand has been named India's sixth fully literate state in 2026. A State or Union Territory earns this tag when functional literac...
World Architecture Day is marked every year on the first Monday of October and fell on 5 October in 2026. It seeks to build awareness of the part architecture plays in society and in shaping human settlements. The theme...
World Rose Day, a global observance, was observed on 22 September 2026 to offer hope, care and encouragement to people living with cancer. The day is linked to the story of Melinda Rose, a young Canadian cancer patient w...
Bengali novelist and short-story writer Saratchandra Chattopadhyay was remembered on his 150th birth anniversary. Born on 15 September 1876 at Debanandapur in Bengal, he wrote Devdas, Srikanta, Parineeta, Choritrohin and...
Maharashtra's Melghat and Pench Tiger Reserves have become India's most successful sites for releasing captive-bred vultures. Of 29 vultures freed in the two reserves between December 2025 and January 2026, survival rate...
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced that teachers in the State may use the prefix "Tr." (Teacher) before their names from Teachers' Day, September 5, 2026. The prefix is meant as a mark of respect and reco...
The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in Chennai has marked 50 years of reptile conservation. Founded by Romulus 'Rom' Whitaker and Zai Whitaker to protect crocodiles and other reptiles, the 8.5-acre centre is home to m...
The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) launched the CYBER KUSHTI 2026 Hackathon on 15 August 2026 to promote skills in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. NIELIT is an autonomous...
