TNPSC Thervupettagam

TNPSC BITS

October 24 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 12 0
  • Jindal Steel Limited won the 2026 Steelie Award for “Excellence in People” for its Dakshata Engineering Safety: One Duty Position at a Time programme.
    • The Dakshata programme uses role-specific safety training, competency assessment and reassessment before employees are deployed.
  • State Bank of India (SBI) won Global Finance magazine’s “World’s Best Consumer Bank 2026” award for the second consecutive year, recognising its digital innovation, service excellence and financial inclusion.
  • BHASHINI’s Shrutlekh platform enabled real-time English-Spanish translation at an National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) capacity-building programme in Mussoorie, showcasing voice-first multilingual Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. 
  • U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call to rename New Mexico as “New America”.
    • Trump first proposed the name change in September 2026, but state officials rejected the proposal.
  • Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT) at VOC Chidambaranar Port (VOC Port), Tamil Nadu, was declared a green terminal on 22 October 2026 after 100% of its operational equipment was electrified.
    • VOC Port became India’s first major port to be Scope 2 emission-free on 10 August 2026 and holds ISO 50001:2018 certification for energy management.
  • Two new subterranean fish species, Gitchak nakana and Rakthamichthys anchi, were discovered in wells in Goalpara district of Assam.

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