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India has overtaken China to become the world’s largest rice producer. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this at an event in New Delhi on 4 January 2026. Notably, India’s rice output stands at 150.18 million tonnes, against China’s 145.28 million tonnes. At the same event, he released 184 improved varieties of 25 field […]
Read MoreThe world observes World Braille Day every year on 4 January. The date marks the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the French inventor of the script. On this occasion in 2026, PIB released a backgrounder on India’s Braille ecosystem. Notably, India uploaded Draft Bharati Braille 2.1 on 4 January 2026 for public comments. Hence, the […]
Read MoreIndia hosted the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in February 2026. It was the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) organised it under the IndiaAI Mission. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced India’s hosting at the AI Action Summit […]
Read MoreThe Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) began a two-day national seminar, “Aeronautics 2047”, on 4 January 2026. The venue was the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) in Bengaluru. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh inaugurated the Aeronautics 2047 seminar. Also, DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat addressed the gathering. Notably, the meet […]
Read MoreOn 4 January 2026, MoRTH explained the Good Samaritan protections and the Rah-Veer scheme. Under it, anyone who takes a serious accident victim to hospital within the Golden Hour gets Rs 25,000. Moreover, the law shields such helpers from legal harassment. Notably, the ministry cited the Law Commission of India on road deaths. According to […]
Read MoreOn 1 January 2026, Bulgaria became the 21st member of the eurozone. From that day, the euro in Bulgaria replaced the lev as the official currency. Also, the fixed conversion rate is 1.95583 lev to one euro. Notably, the Council of the European Union approved Bulgaria’s entry and this rate on 8 July 2025. Hence, […]
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