Researchers have documented the first verifiable photographic record of the rare Spoon-tailed Duskhawker (Gynacantha basiguttata) along the Miao-Vijaynagar Road inside Arunachal Pradesh’s Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve.
The Union Government’s newly launched PARIVARTAN Scheme has gained rapid traction, registering over 1,300 beneficiaries, onboarding 42 banks/NBFCs, and partnering with 15 auto OEMs across Delhi-NCR.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare presented its 176th Report, Affordability and Accessibility of Healthcare Facilities in Public and Private Sector, flagging that the average cost of hospitalization in a private facility (₹50,508) is nearly eight times higher than in a public hospital (₹6,631).
India has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the United States to procure the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route under emergency procurement powers.
Nepal and downstream regions faced fresh flood threats after a barrier lake holding 2–5 million cubic metres of water in Tibet began overflowing and breaching.
India and Canada have reaffirmed their commitment to conclude negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of 2026.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies and the US Geological Survey (USGS) to refer to Lake Ontario as Lake America amid escalating trade tensions and tariff disputes with Canada.
Vice President of India launched ‘Gnani Artha’, an indigenously developed sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) stack comprising the Evon 3.3 language model and the Plexus agentic platform.
A NITI Aayog report, Ease of Doing R&D in India, found that nearly 80% of ANRF funding is concentrated in IITs, with overlaps among Central funding agencies.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has called for nationwide public participation under the ‘DAANVEER’ initiative, encouraging citizens, CSR entities, and the Indian diaspora to donate desktop computers to verified Gram Panchayats.
Andhra Pradesh’s coastline—particularly Visakhapatnam—is emerging as India’s third major international subsea cable landing hub (after Mumbai and Chennai) driven by major AI data center investments from Google and Microsoft.
Samarthak, the first indigenously designed and constructed Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at its Kattupalli shipyard, was formally delivered to the Indian Navy.
