1229 results for “2026”
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed Crew Module (CM)-Service Module (SM) separation tests for the Gaganyaan programme on 16 and 17 October 2026. Conducted at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the tests evaluated the separation system ahead of Gaganyaan’s first uncrewed mission, G1, targeted for launch in 2026.
Bengaluru-based private space technology company Ethereal Exploration Guild, also known as The Guild, unveiled The Anchorage on 16 October 2026. The 150-acre rocket development and testing facility is in Space City, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, about 40 km from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) at Sriharikota. It will support development, testing, manufacturing and refurbishment of the company’s fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, Razor Crest Mk 1 (RCM1).
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) appointed Indian Foreign Service officer Sudhakar Dalela as India’s next Ambassador to Nepal on 16 October 2026. Nepal’s approval of his appointment is pending; he will succeed Naveen Srivastava, who completed his tenure in September 2026.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi General Council selected 106 young artists for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 at a meeting held in New Delhi from 22 to 26 March 2026. The awards are scheduled to be conferred by Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on 19 October 2026 at the Meghdoot Complex, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published the draft Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Amendment Regulations, 2026, in the Gazette of India on 16 October 2026. The draft proposes changes to the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020, including a restriction on adding sucrose and fructose to products intended for infants up to six months of age.
The government reconstituted the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) on 16 October 2026 and appointed SCL Das as its chairman. Das is a retired 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the AGMUT cadre and a former Secretary of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. His three-year term begins on the date of notification of the resolution.
CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) unveiled CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01 in Ambattur, Tamil Nadu, on 15 October 2026. The project, jointly held by CLINT and CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund, has a planned investment of approximately ₹1,940 crore. It is expected to be tenant-ready by the end of 2026.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated Periyar Arivulagam, a library and science centre, in Gandhipuram, Coimbatore, on 16 October 2026. The eight-storey complex is also known as the Periyar Arivulagam and Research Centre and was built at an estimated cost of about ₹300 crore.
On 16 October 2026, India’s Aditya-L1 mission and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission combined observations of solar eruptions. Data from Aditya-L1’s Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) and Proba-3’s ASPIICS instrument were used to measure the mass, density and energy of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) near the Sun.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to REC Limited on 15 October 2026 for its proposed merger into Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC). The proposed scheme places REC as the transferor company and PFC as the transferee company, with a combined loan book exceeding ₹11 lakh crore.
On 15 October 2026, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the flag-off of a 1.755-metric-tonne maiden export consignment of organic Palmyra Jaggery Powder from Gobichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu to Varna, Bulgaria. The product, also known as Palmyra Blossom Nectar, carried certification under India’s National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) and the European Union’s organic standards.
Sankoo officially became Ladakh’s eighth district on 16 October 2026. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena announced the district’s creation. Sankoo is located in the Suru Valley region of Kargil district. The new district is intended to decentralise administration and improve public-service delivery, particularly in remote areas.