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International
India to Host Kimberley Process Plenary in New Delhi
As Kimberley Process Chair for 2026, India held a stakeholder consultation in Luanda before the plenary it will host at Bharat Mandapam from 30 November.
5 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
I-OECM Guidelines 2026 Released at CBD COP-17 in Yerevan
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released India's I-OECM Guidelines 2026 at CBD COP-17 in Yerevan, Armenia, supporting the 30x30 biodiversity target.
4 November 2026 · 3 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
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
Important Days
Biosphere Reserves Day: India Has 18 Reserves, 13 in UNESCO List
The International Day for Biosphere Reserves falls on 3 November; India has 18 notified reserves, of which 13 are in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
National Workshop on Coastal Resilience Opens in Delhi
A two-day national workshop on coastal resilience opened in New Delhi under the Green Climate Fund's GCF-ECRICC project, drawing close to 150 participants.
29 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
India Releases Four Biodiversity Papers at CBD COP-17
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav released four publications on biodiversity, biosafety and benefit sharing at a CBD COP-17 side event in Yerevan, Armenia.
28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
India Signs UNESCO Pact on Sports Values in Classrooms
The Sports and Education Ministries exchanged an MoU with UNESCO to carry clean sport values into Indian classrooms through a toolkit in 13 Indian languages.
28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Mandaviya Chairs UNESCO Anti-Doping COP10 Bureau Meeting
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the COP10 Bureau meeting under the UNESCO anti-doping convention in New Delhi and promised criminal provisions in the law.
27 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum Ends With Joint Declaration
The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum closed in New Delhi with a Joint Declaration backing UN Security Council reform, as Om Birla handed China the 2027 chair.
27 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
BRICS Parliamentary Forum: India Hosts 12th Edition in Delhi
India will host the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum at the Parliament House Complex on 26 and 27 October 2026 on the theme of people-centric development.
25 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Rajnath Singh Releases Land Warfare Doctrine at Army Conference
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the Land Warfare Doctrine at the Army Commanders' Conference in New Delhi on 23 October 2026 and unveiled the UN Journal.
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
India Targets 30 Million Tonnes of Fish Production in Five Years
The development phase of a national action plan for inland small-scale fisheries was launched as India set a fish production target of 30 million tonnes.
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
International
India and Poland Agree to Double Bilateral Trade by 2030
India and Poland set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030 as Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Delhi and Poland announced it is joining the CDRI.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Army Commanders Conference Begins; Land Warfare Doctrine Release
The Indian Army's apex biannual Army Commanders' Conference began in New Delhi on 21 October 2026, with the Land Warfare Doctrine to be released at it.
21 October 2026 · 2 min read
Rajasthan
Forts and Palaces of Rajasthan: Builders and Key Facts
Notes on the forts and palaces of Rajasthan for state and SSC exams: the six UNESCO hill forts, their builders and districts, the jauhars and the palaces.
21 October 2026 · 5 min read
National
Vijaya Dashami Address: 650 Antiquities Returned in 12 Years
At Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said over 650 ancient idols had been brought back to India across the past 12 years.
20 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
AUSTRAHIND 2026: 5th India-Australia Exercise in Kerala
The 5th edition of India-Australia joint military exercise AUSTRAHIND began at Thiruvananthapuram on 19 October 2026 and runs till 1 November 2026.
19 October 2026 · 2 min read
Art & Culture
Devotional Music of India: Bhajan, Kirtan and Qawwali
Devotional music notes for exams: bhajan, kirtan and sankirtana, qawwali and its forms, abhang, Baul songs, shabad kirtan and temple hymn traditions.
17 October 2026 · 4 min read
Environment
IBCA Headquarters Opens at 55 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the new office of the International Big Cat Alliance at 55 Lodhi Estate in New Delhi, now the Alliance's headquarters.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read