Amruta Pujari Wins Silver at U-23 World Wrestling Championships
Amruta Pujari won a silver medal in the women’s 72kg category at the U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States, on 17 October 2026. India’s women...
Sheetal Devi Equals World Record in Asian Para Games Archery
Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi scored 704 points out of 720 in the women’s compound archery ranking round at the 2026 Asian Para Games. The event took place at...
Fisheries Scientist B. Madhusoodana Kurup Dies at 71
Fisheries scientist B. Madhusoodana Kurup died in Kochi, Kerala, on 18 October 2026, aged 71, following a cardiac arrest. He was the founding Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University...
Telangana Celebrates Saddula Bathukamma Festival
Telangana’s nine-day Bathukamma festival concluded with Saddula Bathukamma on 18 October 2026. Thousands of women gathered at Tank Bund in Hyderabad for the final procession and immersion of...
How Did Himachal Pradesh Increase Cheer Pheasant Survival?
Himachal Pradesh’s Cheer pheasant conservation programme recorded a rise in the survival rate of released birds from 11.11% in 2019–20 to 100% in 2024–25. During Wildlife Week in...
DRDO Develops 20% Lighter Armour for Combat Vehicles
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed indigenous armour panels that are 20% lighter than existing systems. The Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) (R&DE(E)), based in...
Astronomers Identify Green White Dwarf 280 Light-Years Away
Astronomers have identified WD J1330+6435, a white dwarf that appears chartreuse green to human eyes. It is about 280 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco. The discovery...
Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Secure Para-Badminton Medal
Indian players Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan reached the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 semifinals at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 17 October 2026. Their semifinal berth...
Peechi Survey Adds 36 Species to Wildlife Checklist
A four-day wildlife survey in Kerala’s Peechi wildlife division, conducted from 8 to 11 October 2026, recorded 395 species of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. It added 36...
NASA’s PUFFINS Mission to Study Interstellar Dust
NASA’s PUFFINS mission, short for Polarimetry in the Ultraviolet to Find Features in INterStellar dust, is designed to study cosmic dust and its role in the search for...
India to Participate in SCO Heads of Government Meeting in Tajikistan
India’s Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, will represent the country at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The...
