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Central | 28 October 2026Rs 7,395 crore to strengthen villages: panchayat scheme gets five more yearsThe scheme continues till 2030-31 and aims to reach over 2.55 lakh panchayat institutions.Read 
Central | 28 October 2026Good news for 48 lakh central employees: DA goes up by 3%A festive-season boost for central staff and pensioners, counted from 1 July 2026.Read 
Central | 28 October 2026Made in India: steel containers and sports goods get a big pushRs 10,000 crore for containers and Rs 1,856.67 crore for sports equipment, aimed at jobs and fewer imports.Read 
New species | 27 October 2026Meet two new species from the Western Ghats and NilgirisA flowering herb named after Tamil Nadu and a tiny insect from the misty shola forests.Read 
Heritage | 21 October 2026Mud volcanoes, a real volcano and an ancient city: India's new World Heritage hopefulsBaratang, Barren and Narcondam islands, and Sirpur in Chhattisgarh are on the Tentative List.Read 
Environment | 16 October 2026103 and counting: two more wetlands join India's Ramsar listChandigarh's Sukhna Wetland and Uttar Pradesh's Sauj Jheel are the latest additions.Read