Bharat Biotech Cuts MOSQIVAC Malaria Vaccine Price by 40%
Bharat Biotech announced a nearly 40% reduction in the price of MOSQIVAC, its brand of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, on 23 October 2026. Under an agreement executed by...
Tamil Nadu Adds Madras Hedgehog to Conservation Programme
On 22 October 2026, the Tenkasi Forest Division in Tamil Nadu proposed expanding its Golden Jackal Ambassadors programme to include the Madras hedgehog, locally called ‘mulleli’. The programme...
ICMR Funds Blood Test Research for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
A team at GITAM (Deemed to be University) in Visakhapatnam is developing a blood test for early detection of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) through an Indian Council of...
Japan’s Kikai Caldera Slowly Refills with Magma
On 23 October 2026, researchers from Kobe University described evidence that magma is gradually accumulating beneath Japan’s Kikai Caldera. The caldera formed during the Kikai-Akahoya eruption about 7,300...
PM Modi to Inaugurate RBI Data Centre in Odisha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Greenfield Data Centre and Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute on 25 October 2026....
India to Build Secure Military AI Layer
On 23 October 2026, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said that the Ministry of Defence and the IndiaAI Mission are working to develop a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI)...
ICC Sets Cricket Qualification Framework for LA28 Olympics
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced changes to the cricket qualification framework for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 in October 2026, after meetings in Dubai. The Games will...
India Targets 30 Million Tonnes of Fish Production in Five Years
India aims to raise annual fish production to 30 million tonnes within five years, from the current 19.7 million tonnes. Union Fisheries Secretary Abhilaksh Likhi stated the target...
Amur Falcons Complete 20,000-km Migration to Manipur
Two satellite-tagged Amur falcons, Apapang and Alang, returned to Manipur on 22 October 2026 after a round-trip migration of nearly 20,000 km across 23 countries. Their route included...
Mysuru Dasara Drone Show Sets Guinness World Record
On 18 October 2026, a Mysuru Dasara drone display set a Guinness World Records title for the largest aerial display of a bird formed by multirotors or drones....
Uttar Pradesh Tops Mission Karmayogi Implementation
Uttar Pradesh ranked first nationally for implementing Mission Karmayogi in an assessment of capacity building in government departments and among officials. The state received the recognition at a...
