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National News Supreme Court Extends Mandatory Third-Party Insurance Period for New Vehicles The Supreme Court of India has extended the mandatory third-party insurance period for newly purchased private vehicles to improve road safety and insurance compliance across the country. In its August 4, 2026 order, a Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar …

Top 5 Tomato Producing States in India 2025-26: Madhya Pradesh Tops the List

Top 5 Tomato Producing States in India 2025-26: Madhya Pradesh Tops the List

India is one of the biggest producers of tomatoes in the world and second to China in terms of tomato production in the whole world. The tomato is among the important vegetable crops grown in India and plays an important role in the agricultural economy of the country. As per the first advance estimates for …

Air India Appoints Tewolde Gebremariam as New CEO

Air India Appoints Tewolde Gebremariam as New CEO

Tewolde Gebremariam, formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Air India. It is an important development as the Tata Group airline prepares to enter a new phase of transformation which involves achieving operational excellence, fleet enhancement, and competing globally as a full service carrier. …

RBI Plans to Introduce Polymer Banknotes from FY28: Benefits, Features, and Rollout Explained

RBI Plans to Introduce Polymer Banknotes from FY28: Benefits, Features, and Rollout Explained

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stated that it is planning to start issuing polymer notes from the beginning of the fiscal year 2027-28 (FY28) provided the trials and testing process is completed successfully. According to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, the Reserve Bank has already started the bidding process for the acquisition of polymer substrate …

Which is World’s Longest Railway Route? Distance, Route Map and Key Facts

Which is World’s Longest Railway Route? Distance, Route Map and Key Facts

Railways have been very significant in joining distant areas and boosting trade, tourism, and development. The distances between some railway tracks go up to thousands of kilometres through mountain ranges, forests, deserts, and several time zones. The title of the longest railway track goes to the Trans-Siberian Railway, a famous railway line which links Moscow, …

UP Private Business Park Development Scheme 2025: Features, Eligibility, Benefits & Implementation

UP Private Business Park Development Scheme 2025: Features, Eligibility, Benefits & Implementation

Uttar Pradesh Private Business Park Development Scheme, 2025 is an important scheme that has been designed by the State of Government of Uttar Pradesh for establishing the world class Plug & Play Business Parks by using the Public Private Partnership (PPP). This policy mainly focuses on the development of world-class business parks via the PPP …

Centre Deploys Outbreak Team as Chandipura Virus Probe Expands in Gujarat and Rajasthan

Centre Deploys Outbreak Team as Chandipura Virus Probe Expands in Gujarat and Rajasthan

Central Government takes important steps against the outbreaks of the Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV), it has sent a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. While the cases are under investigation, various national agencies have come together to research the virus, steps up disease surveillance, and helps streamline outbreak …

Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan Get One-Year Extension

Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan Get One-Year Extension

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), led by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a one-year extension to Cabinet Secretary Dr. T.V. Somanathan and Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan. This announced through order of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. This move ensures continuity in two of the administration’s key positions …

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Stage Believed to Crash into Moon: What Happened and Why It Matters

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Stage Believed to Crash into Moon: What Happened and Why It Matters

A four-tonne upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket accidentally struck to the surface of the Moon on 5th of August 2026 and is expected to create a new lunar crater according to scientists. Even though an official confirmation via spacecraft observations is yet to be made, the researchers had anticipated the collision as …

Massachusetts and Boston Declare August 15 as 'India Day'

Massachusetts and Boston Declare August 15 as ‘India Day’

State of Massachusetts and Boston have marked August 15 as “India Day” after the Indian-American community. The observance recalls the day that India was freed from colonial rule and acknowledges Indian contribution, be it cultural, economic, civil or scientific, to the USA. The proclamations have come from the Governor of Massachussets, Maura Healey, and the …