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October 28, 2025 4:17 PM
India is witnessing one of the fastest demographic transitions in the world, with its elderly population - those aged 60 years and above - expected to more than double from 100 million in 2011 to nearly 230 million by 2036. Keeping this transition in...
October 28, 2025 5:01 PM
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the upcoming Rabi season 2025–26. The decision, taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, covers t...
October 28, 2025 4:00 PM
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly produce the SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft in India. The agreement was signed in Moscow, HAL said i...
October 28, 2025 4:00 PM
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Central Pay Commission. The 8th Central Pay Commission will be a temporary body comprising one Chairperson, one Part-Time Member...
October 28, 2025 3:51 PM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert as the Severe Cyclonic Storm “Montha” over the west-central Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around Ka...
October 28, 2025 3:24 PM
NITI Aayog on Tuesday released two inaugural reports under its Services Thematic Series, offering a comprehensive assessment of India’s services sector from the perspective of both output and employment. The reports — “India’s Services Secto...
October 28, 2025 3:30 PM
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated the opening plenary of the Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly in New Delhi, calling upon member countries to link solar energy with job creation, women’s empowerment, ru...
October 28, 2025 4:04 PM
The Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh was placed under the highest alert on Tuesday as Cyclone Montha approached the state’s coastline. The Cyclone Warning Centre in Visakhapatnam upgraded the warning at Kakinada to Great Danger Signal No. 10, indic...
October 28, 2025 2:34 PM
The Ministry of Coal is set to launch the 14th round of commercial coal mine auctions on October 29 in New Delhi, marking another step towards enhancing transparency and self-reliance in India’s coal sector. Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kis...
October 28, 2025 2:26 PM
Chhath Puja, a festival symbolising deep faith, devotion, and gratitude to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, was celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour across Uttarakhand. Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, along with his family, offered Arghya first...
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