India conducted its first successful nuclear test, codenamed Smiling Buddha, on 18 May 1974 at Pokhran in Rajasthan during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The test...
India’s Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management signed a Letter of Intent on 17 May 2026 for technical cooperation on Gujarat’s...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Sweden’s Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander Grand Cross, on 17 May 2026 in Gothenburg during his visit to Sweden. The honour...
India and Sweden elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership on 17 May 2026 during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in...
On 17 May 2026, the Delhi government announced collateral-free loans of up to ₹10 crore for women self-help groups and women-led startups. The Delhi government will act as...
Kami Rita Sherpa, a 56-year-old Nepali Sherpa guide, scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on 17 May 2026. He reached the summit at 10:12 a.m. Nepal time...
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) led a delegation of nine Indian space-tech companies to Space Meetings Veneto 2026 in Venice, Italy, on 16–17 May...
The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May 2026. The...
Karnataka enforced a new Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB) taxation policy on 11 May 2026. The policy changed excise taxation from a bulk litre-based system to a system linked to the...
Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency III, or CAFE III, is the third phase of India’s fuel-efficiency framework for passenger vehicles. The proposed norms are scheduled to apply from 1...
