05-Oct-2026
Opposition has intensified against the proposed PVNR Open-Cast Coal Mine at Venkatapur in Mulugu district, Telangana.
30-Sep-2026
India’s UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites has received five new additions, taking its reported total to 78 sites. Four of these additions are located in Madhya Pradesh: Udaigiri Caves, Bagh Cave Paintings, Ginnorgarh Fort and the Group of Temples of the Chambal Valley.
29-Sep-2026
The selection of India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards has renewed debate over India’s Oscar strategy. The discussion centres on whether selection should focus primarily on Indian cultural representation or give greater weight to cinematic merit, international visibility and effective campaigning.
28-Sep-2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the nearly 1,000-year history of Gujarat’s Modhera Sun Temple and its modern transformation in the 138th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
28-Sep-2026
The Lalit Kala Akademi has conferred the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards on 20 artists at the 65th National Exhibition of Art (NEA).
18-Sep-2026
Thousands of devotees gathered at the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai on Thursday to witness the Kumbabhishekam (consecration) ceremony, held after a gap of 17 years. The previous Kumbabhishekam was conducted in April 2009.
16-Sep-2026
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has received the First Prize under the Rajbhasha Kirti Award for 2025–26 in the category of ministries/departments with fewer than 300 personnel. The award recognises its effective implementation and innovative use of Official Language Hindi in official work.
09-Sep-2026
The “Painted Haveli Towns of Shekhawati” in Rajasthan have been added to the UNESCO Tentative List. India submitted the proposal to UNESCO on 1 June 2026. The proposed cultural heritage site covers historic haveli ensembles across 14 towns in the Shekhawati region.
08-Sep-2026
Anak Krakatau entered a prolonged eruptive episode beginning late on 4 September 2026. Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) recorded continuous eruption-related seismic activity from 11:07 p.m. on 4 September until 12:04 a.m. on 6 September, an episode lasting about 25 hours.
04-Sep-2026
Cotton cultivation is declining sharply across the traditional cotton belt of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Farmers are increasingly shifting from cotton to paddy and other crops because of assured procurement, relatively stable returns, rising cultivation costs and recurring pest attacks.
