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PANCHAM – Digital Messaging for Panchayats
Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the Panchayat Assistance and Messaging (PANCHAM) system on 25 January 2026. Designed as a WhatsAp...
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Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the Panchayat Assistance and Messaging (PANCHAM) system on 25 January 2026. Designed as a WhatsAp...
Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been promoting the Model Youth Gram Sabha (MYGS) programme in schools across India. The initiative sim...
Why in news? On the eve of Republic Day, 25 January 2026, the Government of India announced the recipients of the Padma Awards 2026. A total of 131 in...
Why in news? On 23 January 2026 the government announced the winners of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for outstanding contributio...
Why in news? On 22 January 2026, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign completed eleven years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted its success in ...
Why in news? The Department of Food and Public Distribution has been shortlisted for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award for its “Anna Chakra” decision�...
Why in news? Mozambican humanitarian leader Graça Machel was named the recipient of the 2025 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Developme...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) up to the financ...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Parbati Giri on the occasion of her 100th birth anniversary. In his message he remembered he...
Why in news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has invited nominations for the Sukhatme National Award in Statistics –...
Why in news? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zycubo, a copper histidinate injection, as the first treatment for children with Menke...
Why in news? The Hatti community in Himachal Pradesh’s Trans‑Giri region celebrated the Boda Tyohar festival in January 2026. The festival follows...
Why in news? The Sports Authority of India (SAI) kicked off a four‑day Sports Sciences Workshop in New Delhi for coaches of boxing, wrestling and ...
Why in news? India’s public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, has sought inputs from its regional station in Imphal about recruiting staff to restart liv...
Why in news? Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi secured a bronze medal at the FIDE World Blitz Championship on 30 December 2025. Earlier, he had also w...
Why in news? The Ho Samaj Yuva Mahasabha, a youth organisation representing the Ho tribe, called on tribal communities to observe 1–2 January 2026 a...
Why in news? On 22 December 2025 the National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the SHAKTI Scholars Young Research Fellowship. The programme invit...
Why in news? India topped the World Anti‑Doping Agency’s list of doping offences for the third straight year, with 260 athletes testing positive i...
Why in News? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj recently highlighted the roll‑out of the SabhaSaar initiative across gram panchayats. This AI‑enabled ...
Why in news? The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its Human Development Report 2025 in May 2025. The report notes that India’s ...