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The UPSC turns 100
The UPSC turned 100 on 1 October 2026; India's first Public Service Commission was set up on 1 October 1926.
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Big events for CUET
The events worth knowing whatever year you sit the exam — Games and World Cups, Nobel and Bharat Ratna, landmark missions and laws — kept past the rolling twelve months.
2026
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The Income-tax Act, 2025 comes into force
The Income-tax Act, 2025 came into force on 1 April 2026, replacing the 1961 Act and bringing in a single 'tax year'.
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Census 2027 begins, and does it digitally
Census 2027's first phase, Houselisting and Housing, began on 1 April 2026: India's first digital census, with self-enumeration.
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India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi
India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12–13 September 2026; the theme's initials spell BRICS.
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Sarnath, India's 45th World Heritage site
On 25 July 2026 the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, Varanasi, became India's 45th World Heritage site, at Busan.
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India and the EU conclude their free trade agreement
India and the EU announced the conclusion of their free trade agreement at the 16th India–EU Summit, New Delhi, 27 January 2026.
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Skyroot's Vikram-1 is the first private orbital launch from Indian soil
Skyroot's Vikram-1 made the first private orbital launch from Indian soil on 18 July 2026, reaching orbit on its first try.
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Captive-bred Great Indian Bustards released into the wild for the first time
Two captive-bred Great Indian Bustards were released into the wild at Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, on 4 October 2026.
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India's Asian Games 2026 tally: 21 gold, 85 medals
India won 85 medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
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Men's hockey keep their Asian Games title, and India win both hockey golds for the first time
India's men retained Asian Games hockey gold on 3 October 2026 (fifth title); both Indian teams won gold for the first time.
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India win the Men's T20 World Cup again
India, under Suryakumar Yadav, won the Men's T20 World Cup on 8 March 2026, the first side to retain the title.
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Padma Awards 2026: 131 in all
The Padma Awards 2026, announced 25 January: 131 in all, 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
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VB–G RAM G replaces MGNREGA with a 125-day guarantee
The VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 (assent 21 December 2025) replaces MGNREGA and guarantees 125 days of rural work a year, up from 100.
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The four Labour Codes come into force
All four Labour Codes came into force on 21 November 2025, replacing 29 central labour laws.
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Census 2027, in two phases and with caste enumeration
Census 2027 will be held in two phases with caste enumeration; its reference date is 1 March 2027 (announced 4 June 2025).
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Operation Sindoor: strikes on nine terrorist sites
On 7 May 2025 India's Operation Sindoor struck nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and PoJK, after the Pahalgam attack.
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The Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj draws more than 66 crore
The Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj (13 January–26 February 2025) drew more than 66 crore devotees.
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The GST Council moves to two main rates, 5 and 18 per cent
The 56th GST Council (3 September 2025) moved to two main rates, 5% and 18%, plus 40% for sin goods, from 22 September 2025.
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A 50-basis-point repo cut, to 5.50 per cent
On 6 June 2025 the MPC cut the repo rate by 50 bps to 5.50 per cent — 100 bps of cuts since February 2025.
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Budget 2025-26: no income tax up to ₹12 lakh under the new regime
Budget 2025-26 (1 February 2025): no income tax up to ₹12 lakh a year (₹12.75 lakh for salaried) under the new regime.
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The first G20 summit in Africa
South Africa hosted the first G20 summit in Africa, in Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025.
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Timor-Leste becomes ASEAN's 11th member
Timor-Leste became ASEAN's 11th member at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 26 October 2025.
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India and the UK sign their trade agreement
India and the UK signed the CETA in London on 24 July 2025, giving 99% of India's exports duty-free access; in force from 15 July 2026.
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The Maratha Military Landscapes, India's 44th World Heritage site
On 11 July 2025 twelve Maratha forts — eleven in Maharashtra, Gingee in Tamil Nadu — became India's 44th World Heritage site.
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India co-chairs the AI Action Summit in Paris
India and France co-chaired the AI Action Summit in Paris in February 2025; India said it would host the next one.
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NISAR, the NASA–ISRO radar satellite, is launched
GSLV-F16 launched NISAR, the first NASA–ISRO Earth-observation satellite, with L- and S-band radars, on 30 July 2025.
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Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian on the International Space Station
Shubhanshu Shukla became the first Indian on the ISS, flying Axiom-4 from 25 June to 15 July 2025.
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Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore return after 286 days
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned on 18 March 2025 on SpaceX's Crew-9 after 286 days in space.
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The 100th launch from Sriharikota: GSLV-F15 with NVS-02
GSLV-F15, carrying the NavIC satellite NVS-02, was the 100th launch from Sriharikota, on 29 January 2025.
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SpaDeX: India docks two satellites in orbit
SpaDeX docked two satellites on 16 January 2025, making India the fourth country to dock in space.
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COP30 in Belém: a Just Transition Mechanism
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, closed on 22 November 2025 with a Just Transition Mechanism, which India welcomed.
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The High Seas Treaty passes 60 ratifications
The High Seas (BBNJ) Treaty reached 60 ratifications on 19 September 2025 and enters into force on 17 January 2026.
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The World Court says states are legally bound to protect the climate
On 23 July 2025 the ICJ advised, unanimously, that states have binding legal obligations to protect the climate system.
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2024 confirmed as the warmest year on record, about 1.55°C above pre-industrial
The WMO confirmed on 10 January 2025 that 2024 was the warmest year on record, about 1.55°C above 1850–1900.
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Ahmedabad will host the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030
Ahmedabad was confirmed on 26 November 2025 as host of the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games.
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India win the Women's Cricket World Cup
India, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, won the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, beating South Africa on 2 November 2025.
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India win the Hockey Asia Cup at Rajgir and qualify for the 2026 World Cup
India beat South Korea to win the men's Hockey Asia Cup at Rajgir, Bihar, on 7 September 2025, earning a 2026 World Cup place.
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Divya Deshmukh wins the Women's World Cup and becomes a grandmaster
Divya Deshmukh, 19, beat Koneru Humpy at Batumi on 28 July 2025 to win the FIDE Women's World Cup and become India's 88th GM.
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A new National Sports Policy replaces the one from 2001
The Cabinet approved the National Sports Policy 2025 (Khelo Bharat Niti) on 1 July 2025, replacing the 2001 policy.
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India win the Champions Trophy for a third time
India beat New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai on 9 March 2025 to win a third ICC Champions Trophy.
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India win both titles at the first Kho Kho World Cup
India's men and women won the first Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi on 19 January 2025, both beating Nepal.
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Justice Surya Kant named the next Chief Justice of India
Justice Surya Kant was appointed Chief Justice of India from 24 November 2025, succeeding Justice B.R. Gavai.
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Nobel Prizes 2025 for literature, peace and economics
Nobel 2025: Literature to László Krasznahorkai, Peace to María Corina Machado, Economics to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt.
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Nobel Prizes 2025 in the sciences
Nobel 2025: Medicine for peripheral immune tolerance, Physics for macroscopic quantum tunnelling, Chemistry for MOFs.
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Mohanlal named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Mohanlal was named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023 on 20 September 2025 and received it on 23 September.
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C. P. Radhakrishnan elected the 15th Vice-President
C. P. Radhakrishnan was elected the 15th Vice-President of India on 9 September 2025 and sworn in on 12 September.
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A Kannada book wins the International Booker Prize
Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, won the International Booker Prize on 20 May 2025.
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Padma Awards 2025: 139 in all, seven Padma Vibhushans
Padma 2025: 139 awards, 7 Padma Vibhushan — among them Sharda Sinha and M. T. Vasudevan Nair (posthumous) and Kumudini Lakhia.
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National Sports Awards 2024: four Khel Ratnas
The Khel Ratna 2024 went to Gukesh D, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar and Manu Bhaker; 32 got the Arjuna Award.
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Seventy-five years of the Constitution's adoption
26 November 2024 marked 75 years since the Constitution's adoption, with a coin, a stamp and 'Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Swabhimaan'.
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The Cabinet accepts the Kovind committee's plan for simultaneous elections
On 18 September 2024 the Cabinet accepted the Kovind committee's 'One Nation, One Election' recommendations.
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Three new criminal laws replace the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act
BNS, BNSS and BSA replaced the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act on 1 July 2024.
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Narendra Modi sworn in for a third consecutive term
Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister for a third consecutive term on 9 June 2024.
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 are notified
The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, under the 2019 Act, were notified on 11 March 2024.
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One Nation One Subscription: 13,000 journals for public institutions
One Nation One Subscription (approved 25 November 2024, about ₹6,000 crore) opens ~13,000 journals to 6,300+ public institutions.
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Ayushman Bharat covers everyone aged 70 and above
From 11 September 2024, AB PM-JAY covers all aged 70 and above, whatever their income, up to ₹5 lakh a year.
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The Unified Pension Scheme: an assured 50 per cent pension
The Unified Pension Scheme (approved 24 August 2024, in force 1 April 2025) assures 50% of pay as pension after 25 years.
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PM Surya Ghar: rooftop solar and 300 free units for one crore homes
PM Surya Ghar (approved 29 February 2024, ₹75,021 crore) aims at rooftop solar and 300 free units a month for one crore homes.
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The first summit of an enlarged BRICS, at Kazan
The 16th BRICS Summit at Kazan, Russia, on 23 October 2024 was the enlarged group's first; it adopted the Kazan Declaration.
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The Quad summit at Wilmington and the Cancer Moonshot
The sixth Quad Leaders' Summit, at Wilmington on 21 September 2024, adopted the Wilmington Declaration and a Cancer Moonshot.
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The Moidams of Assam, India's 43rd World Heritage site
On 26 July 2024 the Ahom Moidams of Charaideo, Assam, became India's 43rd World Heritage site, at a session held in New Delhi.
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India and EFTA sign a trade pact with a US$100 billion investment pledge
India signed the TEPA with EFTA on 10 March 2024, with a binding pledge of US$100 billion in investment over 15 years.
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Chandrayaan-4, a Venus orbiter and the first module of an Indian space station
In September 2024 the Cabinet approved Chandrayaan-4, the Venus Orbiter Mission and BAS-1, the first module of India's space station.
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Mission Divyastra: Agni-5 flies with MIRV technology
Mission Divyastra, on 11 March 2024, was the first flight test of Agni-5 with MIRV technology, from Kalam Island, Odisha.
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The ₹10,371.92 crore IndiaAI Mission
The Cabinet approved the IndiaAI Mission, with an outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore, on 7 March 2024.
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Aditya-L1 reaches its halo orbit at L1
Aditya-L1, India's first solar observatory, entered its halo orbit at L1, about 1.5 million km away, on 6 January 2024.
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XPoSat, India's first X-ray polarimetry satellite
PSLV-C58 launched XPoSat, ISRO's first X-ray polarimetry satellite, on 1 January 2024.
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COP29 in Baku sets a US$300 billion climate finance goal
COP29 in Baku (closed 24 November 2024) set a goal of at least US$300 billion a year in climate finance for developing countries by 2035.
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Gukesh D becomes the youngest world chess champion
Gukesh D, 18, beat Ding Liren 7.5–6.5 in Singapore on 12 December 2024 to become the youngest world chess champion.
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Double gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad
India won both the open and women's golds at the 45th Chess Olympiad, Budapest, on 22 September 2024.
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29 medals: India's best Paralympics, at Paris
India won a record 29 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze) at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, 28 August–8 September.
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Six medals for India at the Paris Olympics
India won six medals at Paris 2024 — one silver (Neeraj Chopra, javelin) and five bronze, three of them in shooting.
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India win the 2024 T20 World Cup in Barbados
India beat South Africa by seven runs in Barbados on 29 June 2024 to win their second Men's T20 World Cup.
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Sanjay Malhotra becomes the 26th RBI Governor
Sanjay Malhotra took charge as the 26th Governor of the RBI on 11 December 2024, succeeding Shaktikanta Das.
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Nobel Prizes 2024: AI, microRNA, Han Kang and Nihon Hidankyo
Nobel 2024: Hopfield and Hinton (physics, neural networks), Han Kang (literature), Nihon Hidankyo (peace).
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Mithun Chakraborty named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Mithun Chakraborty was named on 30 September 2024 for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2022.
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Five Bharat Ratnas in 2024
Bharat Ratna 2024 went to five: Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, M. S. Swaminathan, Karpoori Thakur (all posthumous) and L. K. Advani.
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Padma Awards 2024: 132 in all, five Padma Vibhushans
Padma 2024: 132 awards; Padma Vibhushan to Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi, Venkaiah Naidu, Padma Subrahmanyam and Bindeshwar Pathak.
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The Supreme Court upholds the abrogation of Article 370
On 11 December 2023 the Supreme Court upheld the 2019 abrogation of Article 370.
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One-third of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats for women: the 106th Amendment
The 106th Amendment (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), assented on 28 September 2023, reserves one-third of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats for women.
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act was enacted on 11 August 2023; it sets up the Data Protection Board of India.
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The new Parliament House is dedicated to the nation
The new Parliament House was dedicated to the nation on 28 May 2023, with the Sengol installed in the Lok Sabha.
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PM Vishwakarma: ₹13,000 crore for artisans in 18 trades
PM Vishwakarma, launched on 17 September 2023, gives ₹13,000 crore to 2027-28 for artisans in 18 trades, with loans up to ₹3 lakh at 5%.
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The Sixteenth Finance Commission, under Arvind Panagariya
The Sixteenth Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, was constituted on 31 December 2023 for 2026–31.
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The RBI withdraws the ₹2000 note, which stays legal tender
On 19 May 2023 the RBI withdrew ₹2000 notes from circulation; they remain legal tender.
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UPI links with Singapore's PayNow
India's UPI and Singapore's PayNow were linked on 21 February 2023 — the first cross-border person-to-person UPI link.
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Santiniketan and the Hoysala temples join the World Heritage List
In September 2023 Santiniketan (West Bengal) and the Hoysala temples (Karnataka) became India's 41st and 42nd World Heritage sites.
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The New Delhi G20 Summit: the African Union joins as a permanent member
At the New Delhi G20 Summit (9–10 September 2023) the African Union became a permanent member; the declaration was unanimous.
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India launches the Global Biofuels Alliance
India launched the Global Biofuels Alliance at the New Delhi G20 on 9 September 2023, with 19 countries and 12 bodies joining.
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India chairs the SCO summit, and Iran becomes a member
India chaired the virtual 23rd SCO Summit on 4 July 2023 ('Towards a SECURE SCO'), where Iran became a full member.
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India becomes the world's most populous country
UN data showed India passing China as the world's most populous country at the end of April 2023, at about 142.6 crore.
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Gaganyaan's first test flight proves the crew escape system
ISRO's TV-D1 flight on 21 October 2023 tested Gaganyaan's crew escape system; the crew module splashed down in the Bay of Bengal.
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Chandrayaan-3 lands near the Moon's south pole
Chandrayaan-3 landed near the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023, making India the fourth country to land on the Moon.
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A ₹6,003.65 crore National Quantum Mission
The Cabinet approved the ₹6,003.65 crore National Quantum Mission, 2023-24 to 2030-31, on 19 April 2023.
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COP28 in Dubai: the first global stocktake, and a call to move away from fossil fuels
COP28 in Dubai ended on 13 December 2023 with the first global stocktake and a call to transition away from fossil fuels.
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At least 3,167 tigers, and a Big Cat Alliance, as Project Tiger turns 50
On 9 April 2023, Project Tiger's 50th year, India counted at least 3,167 tigers and launched the International Big Cat Alliance.
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Australia beat India to win the 2023 Cricket World Cup
Australia beat India by six wickets at Ahmedabad on 19 November 2023 to win a sixth Men's Cricket World Cup.
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111 medals at the Asian Para Games
India won a record 111 medals, 29 gold, at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou (22–28 October 2023).
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At its Mumbai Session, the IOC brings cricket back for LA28
The 141st IOC Session in Mumbai (16 October 2023) added cricket (T20) and four other sports to the LA 2028 Olympics.
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107 medals: India's best Asian Games, at Hangzhou
India won a record 107 medals (28 gold) at the 19th Asian Games, Hangzhou, which closed on 8 October 2023.
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Neeraj Chopra wins India's first World Athletics Championships gold
Neeraj Chopra won India's first World Athletics Championships gold, in javelin, at Budapest on 27 August 2023 (88.17 m).
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National Sports Awards 2023: the Khel Ratna for Satwik and Chirag
The Khel Ratna 2023 went to the badminton pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy; 26 got the Arjuna Award.
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Nobel Prizes 2023: mRNA vaccines, quantum dots and Narges Mohammadi
Nobel 2023: Karikó and Weissman (mRNA, medicine), quantum dots (chemistry), Jon Fosse (literature), Narges Mohammadi (peace).
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Waheeda Rehman named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Waheeda Rehman was named on 26 September 2023 for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2021, the 53rd.
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