Kazakhstan released its second Amur tiger, named Amur, into the wild in the Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve, following the release of the first female tiger, Umit, on July 31, 2026.
The programme aims to restore the population of the extinct Caspian (Turanian) tiger using Amur tigers, which are genetically closely related.
The Tamil Nadu government appointed retired Madras High Court judge Justice M.V. Muralidharan as the chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
M. Surenthiran, a 22-year-old Civil Engineering graduate from Erode, Tamil Nadu, won a Medal of Excellence in the Plastering and Drywall Systems category at the 48th WorldSkills Competition held in Shanghai, China.
India plans a 489-km Bilaspur–Manali–Leh railway corridor connecting Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh, with a station near Tanglang La Pass at 17,244 feet (5,359 metres).
World Immunization Day is observed annually on November 10 to highlight the importance of vaccines and timely immunisation.
It aims to raise awareness about vaccine-preventable diseases and promote vaccination across all age groups.