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Science
India Discovers New Electric Ray in Arabian Sea
Zoological Survey of India scientists identified a new electric ray species in the deep Arabian Sea, the first record of its genus anywhere in the northern Indian Ocean.
News
Critically Endangered Pangolin Found Near Shillong, India
Camera traps set up by India's Wildlife Institute recorded a Chinese pangolin for the first time in forests on the edge of Shillong city.
Technology
India Launches 25-Qubit Quantum Hub in Bengaluru
Manipal's new Q-HUB@MAHE brings a 25-qubit open-architecture quantum computer online in Bengaluru, with a roadmap to 1,000+ qubits and 100 trained engineers by December.
News
Hilsa Fish Return to the Upper Ganga After 50 Years
A seven-year breeding and release program has brought the migratory hilsa fish back to stretches of India's Ganga it vanished from in 1975.
Human Achievements
Renee Noronha, 20, Finishes IRONMAN Worlds in Kona
A former gymnast from Mumbai swam, biked and ran 140.6 miles across Hawaii's lava fields to become the youngest Indian woman to finish IRONMAN Worlds.
Technology
India's Rooftop Solar Jumps 136% to 6.6 GW
Indian households installed more rooftop solar in six months than the entire country managed in all of 2023, driven by a government subsidy program.
Science
India Releases First Captive-Bred Bustards Into the Wild
Two captive-bred Great Indian Bustards, part of a species-saving program of just 97 birds, took their first wild steps in Rajasthan's desert.
Science
Assam's Pygmy Hogs Rebound From 6 to 194
Once feared extinct, the world's smallest wild pig has been bred and released across Assam's grasslands — and wild-born hogs may now outnumber captive ones.
Human Achievements
29 Hours, 6 Swimmers: First Asian Catalina Double Swim
Bengaluru's SwimLife Orcas became only the 12th team ever - and the first from Asia - to swim the Catalina Channel there and back.
Human Achievements
Assam Teacher's 'Each One Teach One' Reaches 6 Villages
Rajesh Bordoloi turned his geography students into daily tutors for their own mothers — and just won India's National Teachers' Award for it.
Technology
India's EOS-05 Satellite Reaches Orbit 36,000 Km Up
ISRO's EOS-05 became India's first geosynchronous imaging satellite, succeeding on its first try after two earlier launches failed.
Human Achievements
Nepal Tiger Count Triples to 429 — A Conservation Record
Nepal's latest tiger census records 429 Bengal tigers — triple the 2009 count — making it the first nation to more than double its tiger population as pledged.
Human Achievements
21 Guinness World Records in One Day: Yoga Just Made History
On International Yoga Day 2026, Bengaluru's Akshar Yoga Kendraa set 21 Guinness World Records in a single day — believed to be the largest yoga record attempt ever.
Human Achievements
14 Divers Stack 22 Metres Tall Underwater for New Guinness Record
A team of 14 scuba divers held a 22.3-metre vertical human tower underwater off India's Andaman Islands for three minutes — more than doubling the Guinness target and setting a new world record.
Human Achievements
7-Year-Old Swims 29 km Across Palk Strait, Sets World Record
Ranchi schoolboy Ishank Singh covered the 29-km stretch from Sri Lanka to India in under 10 hours, becoming the youngest and fastest person ever to swim the Palk Strait.