1216 results for “2026”
Indian para-athlete Deepthi Jeevanji won the women’s 400m T20 gold medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 20 October 2026. She finished in 56.36 seconds, setting a new Asian Para Games record. It was India’s fifth gold medal at the event and its first gold on Day 2.
A four-year-old male tiger weighing more than 200 kg was captured by a camera trap on 20 August 2026 in the Brahmgaon forest range of Ashti tehsil, Beed district, Maharashtra. It is the first confirmed presence of a tiger in the Ashti and Patoda forest areas since the 1910s and 1920s.
On 20 October 2026, Rajya Sabha MP Naveen K Jain delivered India’s national statement at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), reaffirming support for inclusive, development-oriented and internationally compatible legal frameworks for global trade. He addressed the UNGA’s Sixth Committee, which deals with legal matters.
The fifth edition of the India-Australia joint military exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 began on 19 October 2026 at the Foreign Training Node in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. It is scheduled to continue until 1 November 2026, with around 240 personnel from the two armies participating.
Indian researchers developed a laboratory sensor that distinguishes cobra venom from viper venom using liquid crystals and artificial intelligence. The study, published in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, reported 95% identification accuracy and a sensing time of four minutes.
On 19 October 2026, Nepal banned the import, sale and distribution of Priyagold biscuits manufactured by India’s Surya Food & Agro Ltd. Nepal’s Food Technology and Quality Control Department described the biscuits as sub-standard and directed authorised importers and food traders to recall existing stocks. The action followed food safety proceedings and a notice by India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
On 19 October 2026, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) initiated regulatory action against seven online platforms over unauthorised listings and sales of hazardous explosive substances. The substances included ammonium nitrate, gunpowder, picric acid and pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN). By that date, 3,940 sellers and listing entries had been delisted across the platforms.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to launch and lay foundation stones for 43 Delhi Jal Board (DJB) projects worth ₹8,941.22 crore on 22 October 2026. The projects cover water supply and sewage infrastructure and include measures to reduce pollution in the Yamuna River.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) introduced the ‘Toll Plaza Feedback’ feature on the Rajmargyatra mobile app on 19–20 October 2026. The feature enables National Highway users to submit feedback about toll plazas through the app.
The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into force on October 20, 2026. New Zealand eliminated tariffs on all Indian goods from that date, while India began implementing tariff concessions on selected imports from New Zealand. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced the pact’s implementation on October 19, 2026.
India will host the first Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilisational Dialogue Forum by the end of 2026. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced the plan on 20 October 2026 at the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and invited all member countries to participate.
On 19 October 2026, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made public an order directing federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services developed using its AI model from their information systems. The order was signed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on 24 July 2026, and its restrictions took effect when it was published in the Federal Register on 20 October 2026.