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.