Exercise IBSAMAR IX: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarkash deployed in South Africa to participate in the ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR) Exercise 2026. Exercise IBSAMAR IX is a joint multinational maritime exercise conducted between Indian, Brazilian, and South African Navy. IBSAMAR has been conducted biennially since 2008 under the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) […]
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Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2026
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2026: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences) to two American economists – Robert E. Hall (Stanford University) and Michael Woodford (Columbia University). They were honoured “for microeconomic […]
Indian Navy Commissions INS Mangrol
Indian Navy Commissions INS Mangrol: The Indian Navy recently commissioned INS Mangrol (P82), the third Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, following the commissioning of INS Mahe (P80) in November 2025 and INS Malvan (P81) in July 2026. Designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, INS Mangrol […]
Exercise KONKAN-2026
Exercise KONKAN-2026: Indian Navy’s guided missile stealth frigate INS Trishul is scheduled to participate in Exercise KONKAN-26 which is to be conducted in Plymouth, United Kingdom. Exercise KONKAN-2026 is an annual bilateral maritime exercise conducted between India and United Kingdom (UK). It is fostering enhanced interoperability and mutual understanding in maritime operations between the two […]
National Household Travel Survey
National Household Travel Survey: The National Statistics Office (NSO) has released the key indicators and findings from the first ever National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). National Household Travel Survey is published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Primary objectives of the survey: To generate robust, data-driven […]
Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems
Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems: The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, Government of India hosted the Second meeting of the UN Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems (GI-AI4FS). Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems is a UN Global Initiative. It is coordinated by the International […]
Palamu Tiger Reserve : In News
Palamu Tiger Reserve : In News Villagers from 25 villages in the Garu region of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), Latehar district, voluntarily surrendered 31 country-made guns to support wildlife protection. Palamu Tiger Reserve is located in Jharkhand. The reserve forms a part of the Betla National Park. It is one of the first tiger reserves […]
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme : In News
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: In News The Prime Minister of India inaugurated five redeveloped railway stations in Tamil Nadu which have been modernised under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). Amrit Bharat Station Scheme was launched in 2022. It aims at development and upgradation of stations over the Indian Railways (IR) network. It was launched […]
Global Innovation Index 2026
Global Innovation Index 2026: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026. Global Innovation Index 2026 is a ranking of countries as per their success and capacity in innovation. It was first launched in 2007, and has become the leading global benchmark for measuring and comparing innovation performance. It […]
World Bowls Championship 2026
World Bowls Championship 2026: India’s Putul Sonowal from Assam created history by winning the country’s first-ever bronze medal at the World Bowls Champion of Champions 2026 in Barham, Australia.It is an international lawn bowls championship featuring national singles champions competing for global honours, organised under the aegis of World Bowls. Host: Barham, New South Wales, […]
