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The Government of India honored Anke Gowda, a 75-year-old retired sugar factory worker from Karnataka, with the Padma Shri award in January 2026 under the Unsung Heroes category....

 May 7, 2026

Pulitzer Prize for Cyber Fraud Reporting

Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma, alongside Bloomberg's Natalie Obiko Pearson, won the Pulitzer Prize in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category on May 4, 2026. The...

 May 5, 2026

Mario Miranda Philatelic Tribute

India Post released a special philatelic tribute on May 3, 2026, in Goa to commemorate the birth centenary of Mario Miranda, the iconic Indian cartoonist and painter born...

 May 4, 2026

Consumer Rights Activism in Kerala

Dijo Kappan, a prominent consumer rights activist and anti-corruption crusader from Kerala, passed away on May 1, 2026, at the age of 68. He was undergoing treatment at...

 May 2, 2026

Fort Ancient Archaeological Site

SunWatch Indian Village, a reconstructed 13th-century settlement belonging to the Fort Ancient culture, provides insights into pre-contact Native American life along the Great Miami River in Dayton, Ohio....

 May 2, 2026

Mahua Flower Festival and Tribal Livelihoods

The Mahua Flower Festival, locally known as Ippa Puvvu Panduga, was celebrated on April 30, 2026, in Jamidi village within the Adilabad district of Telangana. Organized by the...

 May 2, 2026

Cleanliness Drive at Mehrauli Archaeological Park

Mehrauli Archaeological Park in south Delhi is a protected heritage landscape associated with the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal, and colonial periods. The park contains more than 60 historical monuments,...

 April 30, 2026

Sacred Piprahwa Relics Reach Ladakh

The sacred Piprahwa Relics of Buddha reached Leh, Ladakh, on 29 April 2026. The relics are linked to Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh, where they were discovered in 1898,...

 April 30, 2026

US Returns 657 Antiquities to India

On 28 April 2026, the United States formally returned 657 stolen antiquities to India in New York. The returned objects were valued at nearly USD 14 million and...

 April 30, 2026

Himalayan Chhurpi to Kashmir’s Kalari, the Most Important Traditional Cheese Varieties of India

While India is globally recognized for Paneer (an acid-set, non-aged cheese), the country possesses a diverse repository of traditional, artisanal, and fermented cheeses. These varieties, often linked to...

 April 27, 2026

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