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Archibald Prize 2026 awarded to Richard Lewer

The Archibald Prize 2026 was awarded on 8 May 2026 to Melbourne-based artist Richard Lewer for a portrait of Pitjantjatjara Elder Iluwanti Ken. The prize carried a cash...

May 9, 2026

Government Launches Road RADAR to Track Air Pollution Sources

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee launched Road RADAR on 8 May 2026 in Delhi to identify sources of air pollution through daily ground-level surveys. Road RADAR stands for...

May 9, 2026

Bihar Launches One-Time Traffic Challan Settlement Scheme

Bihar introduced the Traffic Challan One-Time Settlement Scheme, 2026, through a gazette notification dated 30 April 2026. The scheme offers up to 50% relief on pending traffic e-challans...

May 9, 2026

Jaishankar Reinforces India-Suriname Development Partnership

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Suriname during a three-nation Caribbean tour from 2 May to 10 May 2026. In Paramaribo, he handed over an India-assisted Agro Passion...

May 9, 2026

James Webb Telescope studies rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) directly studied the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b, also called Kuaꞌkua, on 4 May 2026. LHS 3844 b is a super-Earth located...

May 9, 2026

India Launches QR-Code Verification for Census Enumerators

India has issued identity cards with QR codes to Census enumerators for the Census 2027 exercise. The QR code allows residents to verify the authenticity of enumerators by...

May 9, 2026

Odisha Leads PMAY-U 2.0 Housing Completions

Odisha has emerged as the top-performing state in India for house completion under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U 2.0) as of 8 May 2026. The state has...

May 9, 2026

India Achieves Zero Primary Dropout Rate in Jharkhand

Jharkhand recorded a primary dropout rate of 0% in 2024-25, compared with 6.41% in 2014-15, in education data linked to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus...

May 9, 2026

IIT Madras Launches Deep-Tech Research Hub in California

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Global Research Foundation, also called IITM Global, launched its first United States centre in Menlo Park, California. The centre became operational on...

May 9, 2026

Supreme Court Proposes Permanent Woman Vice-President Post in SCBA

The Supreme Court of India proposed on 8 May 2026 a permanent women-only Vice-President post in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) from the 2027-28 cycle. The proposal...

May 9, 2026

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