PM Modi Inaugurates Arvind Textile Plant in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Arvind Limited’s textile manufacturing plant at Khochwan, Mirzamurad, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 25 October 2026. The facility, built at an approximate cost...
National Urban Conclave 2026 Recommends Urban Reforms
The National Urban Conclave 2026 concluded in Bhubaneswar on 25 October after a two-day programme organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs with the Government of...
ISRO Plans Four Functional Launch Pads by 2029
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to have four functional space launch pads by 2029. ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announced the plan on 25 October 2026. The...
India Targets Fourfold Port Capacity by 2047
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on 25 October 2026 in Rotterdam that India aims to quadruple its port capacity by 2047. He said the country...
COP31 to Address the Global Climate Finance Gap
COP31, the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November...
India Registers 200 Outright T20 International Victories
India became the first men’s cricket team to record 200 outright victories in T20 Internationals on 24 October 2026. The landmark came with a four-wicket win over New...
Indian Navy’s Indigenous AIP System Enters Setting-to-Work Phase-2
The Indian Navy’s indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system reached a development milestone on 24 October 2026 with the inauguration of the Setting to Work Phase-2 (STW-2) activity...
Odisha Prepares 60 ODRAF Teams Ahead of Cyclone Arnab
Odisha is preparing for Cyclone Arnab, which is forecast to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh–Odisha coast around 28 October 2026 and intensify into a very severe cyclonic...
Ahmedabad to Host 2029 World Weightlifting Championships
Ahmedabad will host the Senior World Weightlifting Championships in 2029, the first time India has hosted the senior edition of the competition. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed...
Artist and Former Rajya Sabha MP Jogen Chowdhury Dies at 87
Indian painter and former Rajya Sabha member Jogen Chowdhury died in a private hospital in Kolkata on 25 October 2026, aged 87. He was born on 15 February...
UPSC Prelims 2027 CGS Test-13
1. Which of the following is/are considered ecosystem services provided by wetlands? Water purification Flood control and mitigation Groundwater recharge Biodiversity habitat Select the correct option from the...
