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Summits & Conferences
ITRA Jamnagar Hosts Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026 on AI in Ayurveda
ITRA Jamnagar marked its sixth Foundation Day as ITRA Day and held Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026, a national conference on artificial intelligence and Ayurveda.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PMAY-U 2.0: 1.93 Lakh More Houses Cleared at 10th CSMC
The 10th CSMC meeting of PMAY-U 2.0 cleared 1.93 lakh more urban houses on 16 October 2026, pushing the mission's total sanctions to 20.80 lakh houses.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Revised NSF Assistance Scheme Gets Rs 7,386.74 Crore Outlay
The Sports Ministry issued guidelines for the revised Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations, continued till 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 7,386.74 crore.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
Vice-President Opens Navaratri Sargotsavam in Kozhikode
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated Navaratri Sargotsavam 2026 at Kozhikode in Kerala, released a book and gave the Sarga Kesari Award.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
India Mining Week Shifted to 24-26 February 2027
The Ministry of Coal has moved India Mining Week from November 2026 to 24-26 February 2027 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
CAQM Orders PTZ Cameras at NCR Polluting Industries
CAQM has extended mandatory PTZ camera monitoring to all industries covered by Direction No. 98 in the NCR, to be installed and running by 30 November 2026.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Awards & Honours
Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 106 Young Artists
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 will go to 106 young artists in music, dance and drama at a ceremony in New Delhi on 19 October 2026.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Reports & Indices
AIIA Report: 37.74 Lakh Patients Treated in a Decade
The All India Institute of Ayurveda said 37,74,524 patients were treated across its campuses between October 2016 and September 2026, with footfall up fourfold.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Asian Games Kabaddi Gold Team Honoured at Rail Bhawan
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met the Indian women kabaddi squad that beat Iran 37-34 to retain the Asian Games gold at Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Women Farmers' Day: Sanchi Gets 46 Rural Roads Under PMGSY
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan marked Women Farmers' Day at Sanchi and performed bhoomi pujan for 46 rural roads under the Gram Sadak Yojana.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
BSIP Study Reconstructs 4,600 Years of Monsoon History
Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences used Karela Lake near Lucknow to reconstruct 4,600 years of monsoon and farming history in the Ganga Plain.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
National e-Governance Reforms Conference Opens in Dharamshala
The two-day National Conference on e-Governance Reforms began in Dharamshala, with Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu addressing the opening.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM-AJAY: 18,093 Villages Declared Adarsh Grams So Far
The Social Justice Ministry said 18,093 villages have been declared Adarsh Grams under PM-AJAY and about Rs 1,730 crore released as Grants-in-Aid to States.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
India and Mongolia Hold 14th Defence Joint Working Group Talks
India and Mongolia reviewed their defence partnership at the 14th Joint Working Group meeting in Ulaanbaatar and welcomed the completion of Exercise Nomadic Elephant.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
NHAI Wins Chittorgarh-Udaipur NH-76 Arbitration Case
A SAROD arbitral tribunal rejected claims of Rs 366.53 crore against NHAI in the Chittorgarh-Udaipur NH-76 dispute and awarded the authority Rs 33.54 crore.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
Puri at SRCC Conclave: Samudra Manthan Outlay Rs 84,084 Crore
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri closed SRCC's two-day centenary conclave in New Delhi on 16 October 2026 and cited the Rs 84,084 crore Samudra Manthan Scheme.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
KVIC Opens Khadi Mahotsav-2026 in Mumbai With Gen-Z Podcast
KVIC Chairman Manoj Goel opened Khadi Mahotsav-2026 at Vile Parle in Mumbai, where 77 units from 12 states are selling Khadi and village industry products.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
Indian Scientists Identify Martian Analogue Sites in Tamil Nadu
University of Kerala researchers used a DST-FIST laser Raman spectrometer to establish Neyveli, the Tiruchirappalli Badlands and Chile's Atacama as Mars analogue sites.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Reports & Indices
PAIMANA Dashboard Update: Highway Awards Up 62.9 Per Cent
MoSPI's quarterly PAIMANA infrastructure dashboard update shows 2,236.3 km of national highways awarded, up 62.9 per cent, and 184 indicators now tracked.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM-SETU Clears Rs 1,194.92 Crore for Five ITI Clusters
The National Steering Committee of PM-SETU approved five Strategic Investment Plans worth Rs 1,194.92 crore for ITI clusters in Maharashtra, Odisha and Jammu & Kashmir.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read

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