The Indian Coast Guard held the Girder Laying Ceremony for its 4th, 5th and 6th Air Cushion Vehicles (hovercrafts) in Goa on 11 May 2026. The vessels are being built with about 50% indigenous content under Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Read full article →DRDO on 9 May 2026 successfully ran a long-duration test of an Actively Cooled Full-Scale Scramjet Combustor for hypersonic missiles at Hyderabad, with the engine running for over 1,200 seconds using indigenous technology.
Read full article →Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda took charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on 9 May 2026. SAIL is a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Steel; he earlier served as Director (Finance).
Read full article →Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, received the Zero Waste to Landfill Platinum – Class I Rating from the CII on 12 May 2026 for diverting over 99% of its waste away from landfills.
Read full article →Mumbai is hosting the Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting 2026 from 11–14 May 2026, with India serving as Chair since 1 January 2026. The Kimberley Process works to keep conflict diamonds out of the legal global trade.
Read full article →The Ministry of Panchayati Raj announced the National Panchayat Awards 2025, honouring 42 Panchayats from 17 States and UTs under the RGSA scheme, with cash incentives of ₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore. Karnataka won the most awards.
Read full article →The National Conference on Laboratory Animal Welfare was held in New Delhi on 11 May 2026, organised by the CCSEA under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, on the theme of ethical research and animal welfare.
Read full article →West Bengal announced the Annapurna Bhandaar scheme on 11 May 2026, giving eligible women ₹3,000 per month via Direct Benefit Transfer, replacing the earlier Lakshmir Bhandar scheme and adding free bus travel for women.
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