What Is BioSentinel?
BioSentinel is a NASA astrobiology mission designed to study the effects of deep-space radiation on living organisms. Developed by NASA Ames Research Center, it uses a biosensor experiment...
HD Hyundai Backs Proposed Thoothukudi Shipyard
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), the shipbuilding arm of HD Hyundai, has reiterated its intent to be a strategic investor in a proposed greenfield shipyard...
US Releases Image of China’s Reusable Spaceplane
The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released a higher-resolution orbital image of a Chinese reusable spaceplane in its Challenges to Security in Space 2026 report on 26 October...
Centre Raises DA and DR by 3% from 1 July
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a 3 percentage-point increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners...
NPPA Revises Prices of 543 Anti-Cancer Medicine Brands
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, revised the Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) of 543 anti-cancer medicine brands on 28 October 2026....
Kajal Dhochak and Neelam Sirohi Win World Wrestling Silver
Kajal Dhochak and Neelam Sirohi won silver medals at the World Wrestling Championships, which concluded in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 28 October 2026. Dhochak competed in the 76kg category...
Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Co-Founder, Dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) and a labour and civil-rights activist, died on 28 October 2026 at the age of 96. She died of...
Textile PLI Scheme Reopens with ₹100 Crore Turnover Threshold
The Ministry of Textiles will reopen the application window for Round 4 of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles from 1 November to 31 December 2026....
US Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady
On 28 October 2026, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10–2 to keep the federal funds rate target range at 3.75%–4%. The decision followed a 0.25-percentage-point increase...
CUSAT-SCTIMST Study Finds Gut Bacterial Differences in Parkinson’s Patients
A study by researchers from the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, found differences...
Scientists Identify 2026 ED138 Beyond Pluto as Dwarf Planet Candidate
The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced 2026 ED138 as a possible dwarf planet on 27 October 2026. The icy object was detected beyond Pluto’s orbit by...
