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Awards & Honours
Padma Gurmet Gets Wellness Visionary Award for Sowa-Rigpa
Dr Padma Gurmet, Director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa in Leh, received the Wellness Visionary Award for Holistic Healing from CSJM University, Kanpur.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Coal Ministry Launches SUVIKALP Mine Repurposing Tool
The Coal Controller Organisation has developed SUVIKALP, a digital tool that ranks post-mining land uses for closed and abandoned coal and lignite mines.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
State News
Nadi Sanjivani MoU Signed for Silt Use in Bihar Highways
MoRTH and Bihar signed an MoU for scientific desilting of rivers under Nadi Sanjivani, with 243 lakh cubic metres of silt for 16 ongoing highway projects.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
INS Sahyadri Ends India-South Korea Navy Drill at Busan
INS Sahyadri concluded the India-Republic of Korea Navy bilateral exercise at Busan, drilling with ROKS Munmu the Great in a harbour phase and a sea phase.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
India Lists Climate Finance Priorities for COP31 in Antalya
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India will press for predictable climate finance and technology transfer at UNFCCC COP31 in Antalya in November 2026.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
International
India Elected ISA President for Third Straight Term
India has been elected President of the International Solar Alliance for a third consecutive term, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said at the BRE Summit in New Delhi.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
Aditya-L1 VELC Finds Solar Eruption Expands Asymmetrically
Aditya-L1's VELC payload has shown for the first time that a coronal mass ejection expands unevenly and takes an asymmetric shape, not as a round bubble.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
India Sets USD 1 Trillion Export Target for Current Year
Piyush Goyal said India has set an export target of USD 1 trillion for the current year after record exports of USD 863 billion in the previous year.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Rajnath Singh Chairs Defence Modernisation Meet in Jaisalmer
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh chaired the MoD Consultative Committee on defence modernisation at Jaisalmer and set a Rs 3 lakh crore production goal for 2029.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026 Opens at Visakhapatnam
The 5th edition of the India-US tri-service HADR exercise Tiger Triumph opened at the Maritime Warfare Centre, Visakhapatnam, with the NDRF joining for the first time.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
National
TRAI Issues Telecom Interconnection Third Amendment Rules 2026
TRAI released the Telecommunication Interconnection (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026, effective 1 January 2027, moving interconnection to LSA level and to IP.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
National
PM Modi Opens Pune Metro Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar Line
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the PPP-built Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar line of the Pune Metro and laid the foundation stone for fresh metro work in Pune.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
National
Health Ministry Proposes New Import Gateways for Drugs
The Health Ministry proposed amending Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945 to add inland container depots, an SEZ and Noida airport as drug import points.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Indian Navy Frees Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia
The Indian Navy freed the hijacked fishing vessel Azini off Somalia's north-eastern coast in an operation of over 48 hours, bringing all 20 crew out unhurt.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Agri-Voltaics: India Has 36 Solar-Farming Projects of 37.54 MW
A PIB backgrounder on agri-voltaics says India had 36 operational projects of 37.54 MW as of August 2025, with national potential put between 3,000 and 14,000 GW.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
National
AIIMS Rajkot Gets Rs 39 Crore Advanced Radiotherapy Facility
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda opened an advanced radiotherapy facility built for about Rs 39 crore at AIIMS Rajkot on 2 November 2026 under the PMSSY.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
MoSPI and UN Women Hold National Conference on Gender Statistics
MoSPI and UN Women held a one-day national conference in New Delhi on 2 November 2026 to carry the findings of Women and Men in India 2025 into policy.
2 November 2026 · 3 min read
Environment
Pumped Storage: India Has 7.43 GW Running, 345.38 GW Mapped
India has 7.43 GW of operational pumped storage capacity across 10 projects and has identified 320 sites with a combined potential of 345.38 GW, says a PIB note.
2 November 2026 · 3 min read
Science & Technology
Geothermal Energy: India's First Wells Open in Puga Valley
India's geothermal push rests on the 2025 national policy and the first two wells at Puga Valley in Ladakh; GSI has mapped 381 hot springs and 10 provinces.
2 November 2026 · 3 min read
Economy
50 Coal Mines Win Five-Star Rating for FY 2024-25 at Raipur
The Ministry of Coal held the Annual Star Rating Awards for FY 2024-25 at Raipur, where 50 coal mines received Five-Star Ratings and NCL and NTPC topped opencast.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read

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