Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Sweden’s Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross, which is Sweden’s highest honour given to a foreign Head of Government.
The 25th anniversary of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation (originally signed in 2001) is being commemorated throughout 2026.
The Ministry of AYUSH launched the Ayush Anudan Portal under the Ayush Grid initiative to digitise grant management in the AYUSH sector.
Bharat Forge signed a MoU with Andhra Pradesh to establish India’s first private-sector Marine Gas Turbine (MGT) facility in Visakhapatnam.
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal launched the “Index” platform through his startup Parallel Web Systems to help content creators and publishers receive compensation when Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems use their content.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed every year on 17 May to raise awareness about the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital connectivity in society.
The theme for the year 2026 is "Digital lifelines: Strengthening resilience in a connected world".