Shortest stretch of the Ganga main stem falls in Jharkhand,records zero polluted system for 7th straight year: Namami Gange

Shortest stretch of the Ganga main stem falls in Jharkhand,records zero polluted system for 7th straight year: Namami Gange

20-05-2026 

A good news is floating across the country about Jharkhand where the shortest stretch of the Ganga main stem among the five basin states, has maintained a record of zero polluted river stretches (PRS) on the river for the last seven years, according…

NHRC, India’s Online Short Term Internship Programme for May 2026 begins

NHRC, India’s Online Short Term Internship Programme for May 2026 begins

20-05-2026 

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India began its two-week Online Short Term Internship Programme (OSTI) for university-level students. Chairperson, NHRC, Justice V. Ramasubramanian inaugurated the programme in the presence of Secretary…

Project Cheetah: From extinction to 33 India born Cheetah, thanks to translocated foreign Cheetahs in India

Project Cheetah: From extinction to 33 India born Cheetah, thanks to translocated foreign Cheetahs in India

20-05-2026 

A high-level review meeting of Project Cheetah was held today under the chairpersonship of the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, to assess the progress of the programme and deliberate on the future course of…

Petrol, Diesel and LPG Adequately Available Across Jharkhand, claimed Authority

Petrol, Diesel and LPG Adequately Available Across Jharkhand, claimed Authority

19-05-2026 

“We would like to assure the public that the availability of essential petroleum products, including Petrol (MS), Diesel (HSD), and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), remains normal and uninterrupted across all supply channels of Public Sector Oil…

Explained: Why Maharashtra cadre IAS officer, Saurabh Vijay became CEO of UIDAI?

Explained: Why Maharashtra cadre IAS officer, Saurabh Vijay became CEO of UIDAI?

19-05-2026 

A civil engineer from IIT-Delhi, he held several positions in the Government of Maharashtra and in the Government of India. 

He was Principal Secretary (Expenditure) in the Finance Department, Government of Maharashtra, prior to joining…

Exclusive : IBCA promotes the 'Ghosts of the Mountains'- Snow Leopards

Exclusive : IBCA promotes the 'Ghosts of the Mountains'- Snow Leopards

19-05-2026 

The International Big Cat Association ( IBCA) has used the social media platform X to promote the cause of the Snow Leopard.

On May 18, 2026, IBCA in its post on X said that they are the “Ghost of the Mountains.” The Snow Leopard…

With Centre Inking MoUs, West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar To Get 'Har Ghar Jal'

With Centre Inking MoUs, West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar To Get 'Har Ghar Jal'

19-05-2026 

Continuing the nationwide rollout of reform-linked implementation under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, the UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the State of West Bengal signed MoUs with the Union Government. 

The MoUs signed on May 18, 2026,…

Rs. 175 Crore Outlay Mission 'Coffees of Nagaland' Launched

Rs. 175 Crore Outlay Mission 'Coffees of Nagaland' Launched

19-05-2026 

The Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region and Communications, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, today launched the Cluster-based Coffee Value Chain Development Mission for Nagaland. 

The launch on Monday( May 18,2026)was graced…

HCL targets Gold, seeks Jharkhand Govt’s nod to start production in closed mines in Singhbhum

HCL targets Gold, seeks Jharkhand Govt’s nod to start production in closed mines in Singhbhum

19-05-2026 

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has initiated the process to get restart mining from five mines lying closed in Kolhan belt of Jharkhand.

Kolhan comprises three districts: East Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan district, and West Singhbhum.…

Wild Tusker found dead along Jharkhand-West Bengal border village, electrocution suspected

Wild Tusker found dead along Jharkhand-West Bengal border village, electrocution suspected

19-05-2026 

In a shocking incident, an adult male elephant suspected to have died after coming into contact with an illegal live electric wire near Salboni Vikas Bharati, under the Lodhasuli Forest Range in West Bengal, right along the Jharkhand border, it is…