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Group of people at Ziro Festival enjoying music and dance

September 17, 2026

Ziro Festival 2026: Pack Light, Respect Indigenous Land, and Travel Zero-Waste

Ziro Festival 2026 runs from September 24 to 27 in Arunachal Pradesh, and visitors should prepare for more than music. The official festival material frames Ziro around community, culture, sustainability, waste reduction,

Clay Ganesh idol placed on a platform, ready for worship during Ganesh Chaturthi

Environment·India·Sustainability

Ganesh Visarjan 2026: Celebrate Safely Without Polluting India’s Water Bodies

Ganesh Visarjan 2026 falls on September 25, and families still have time to make the immersion safer for water bodies before the procession begins. The most useful eco-friendly Ganesh Visarjan plan starts at home: choose safer materials, separate offerings, remove

September 17, 2026

India’s circular economy shift prioritizes material value over waste volume

Environment·India·Policy

India's approach to the circular economy is shifting emphasis. At the World Circular Economy Forum 2026 in Gandhinagar, officials are focusing on keeping resources

Tax audit deadline September 30: What AY 2026–27 taxpayers must file before the ITR deadline

Business·Guides·India·News·Policy

If your business or practice requires a tax audit for AY 2026–27, the filing deadline is September 30 — not October 31. The two

Healthcare worker preparing an influenza vaccination syringe.

Health·India·News

Delhi H1N1 Alert: Seasonal Influenza Cases Rise, Health Department Urges Vaccination for At-Risk Populations

Delhi DGHS issues H1N1 seasonal alert as influenza cases rise in monsoon. Vaccination urged for at-risk groups; clinical protocols updated for oseltamivir.

Tejal Somvanshi

August 23, 2026

Business·India·Policy

EPFO Enrolment Campaign 2026: Employers Get July 1 Start, October 31 Deadline to Regularize Missing Workers, ₹100 Damages

EPFO Employees' Enrolment Campaign 2026 runs July 1–October 31. Employers regularize workers from April 2009. ₹100 lump-sum damages. Digital enrollment via UMANG. Limited window.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 23, 2026

Government primary school classroom with student desks and a blackboard in Kerala, India.

India·News·Policy

Maharashtra Files FIR Against Activist Abhijeet Dipke Over Unauthorized School Inspection: ‘School Thik Karo’ Audit Turns Legal

Activist Abhijeet Dipke faces FIR under BNS sections after a Maharashtra school inspection. Teacher alleges trespass and threats; 'School Thik Karo' audit draws legal scrutiny.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 23, 2026

Flooded road in Pune with an auto rickshaw moving through rainwater during heavy unseasonal rainfall under overcast skies.

India·Politics·Transportation

Maharashtra Makes Marathi Compulsory for Auto and Taxi Drivers as 7,750 Fail Test

Maharashtra has made it compulsory for auto-rickshaw, taxi and app-cab drivers to know Marathi. State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik announced the rule on August 12, updating existing motor vehicle regulations that date

Sunita Somvanshi

August 23, 2026

Multi-storey building on a Kolkata street at night

India·News

Kolkata Hotel Fire Kills Nine Days After a Second Blaze Claimed Nine

At least nine people, including a child, died in a fire at a hotel in central Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday 19 August, the second such deadly blaze in West

Sonali Tiwary

August 22, 2026

The dome and red sandstone facade of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi

India·Politics

Supreme Court Forms Panel to Probe Force in NEET-UG Student Protests

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes India’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the formation of a high-powered enquiry committee to examine the use of force against students who took part in protests over

Govind Tekale

August 21, 2026

India·Policy

Delhi Court Jails Ex-Minister Jain in Jal Board STP Tender Corruption Case

A Delhi court sent former water minister Satyendar Jain and four others to 14-day judicial custody on Wednesday, deepening a corruption investigation that centers on the tendering process for Delhi Jal Board

Govind Tekale

August 20, 2026

Rows of gaming slot machines inside a pokies room at an Australian hotel

Health·India·Policy

“Australian adults lose $1,200 yearly on gambling—world’s worst per capita. Senate warns ‘too little, too late'”

The Australian government unveiled last-minute amendments to its gambling reform bill on Monday, hours before a Senate committee delivered a scathing assessment. The committee called the package “too little, too late.” Independent

Sunita Somvanshi

August 19, 2026

India·Policy·Politics

Supreme Court Just Quashed 2,700 FIRs: NEET Protesters Win as Detained Minors Released

The Supreme Court of India has moved to quash First Information Reports filed against students who participated in NEET paper leak protests at Jantar Mantar. The court ordered the release of detained

Govind Tekale

August 19, 2026

Health·India·News

Five-Year-Old Dies, Four Hospitalised After Surat Restaurant Meal

A five-year-old died and four family members were hospitalised after a meal from Surat's Sheetal Restaurant; the eatery is shut as police probe suspected poisoning.

Govind Tekale

August 18, 2026

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