A Farmer ID is a unique digital identity created for an individual farmer under the AgriStack framework. The system aims to establish a verified digital record that can be used across participating agricultural services, reducing the need for repeated identification and verification.
The Directorate General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards (DGFSCDHG), functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, will coordinate the initiative with the Indian Army. The first phase will involve a three-day specialised training programme at designated Army training establishments.
Ayurveda recognises that mental and emotional experiences influence the functioning of the body. Classical Ayurvedic literature discusses several emotional states, including Krodha (anger), Shoka (grief), Bhaya (fear), and Chinta (worry), in relation to health and disease.
The internship will be conducted at Udhampur, Srinagar and Leh, with activities scheduled to commence on December 1, 2026. The programme offers a stipend of ₹30,000 per month, amounting to ₹75,000 for the complete duration, subject to applicable programme conditions. Interested candidates must submit their applications by November 5, 2026, through the AICTE National Internship Portal.
Addressing participants at the event, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh discussed the transformation of India’s defence industrial ecosystem over the past decade. He observed that the country’s manufacturing capabilities had expanded beyond the traditional network of government-owned defence enterprises to include a substantial number of private companies, medium-sized manufacturers and technology startups.
The three species, identified as Rhysida quadrispinosa, Rhysida coorgensis and Rhysida neyyarensis, belong to the centipede genus Rhysida. Their descriptions were published on October 12, 2026, in the International Journal of Tropical Insect Science.
The inauguration ceremony took place on October 24, 2026, at Larsen & Toubro’s A. M. Naik Heavy Engineering Complex in Hazira, Gujarat. The facility serves as an important industrial centre for the development, assembly and testing activities associated with the indigenous AIP programme.
Chak-Hao received Geographical Indication registration on April 20, 2020, formally recognising its geographical association with Manipur and Nagaland. The recognition has strengthened the identity of this indigenous grain and created opportunities for farmers to participate in the growing market for speciality rice.
The Sanskrit name Yavana and the related form Yona belong to a wider family of eastern names for the Greeks. The Old Persian designation Yauna is associated with the Ionians, whose name came to represent Greeks more broadly. This linguistic relationship explains why historians commonly identify Yavanas in early historical Indian contexts with Greek peoples. It does not mean that every community bearing the name came directly from Ionia.
ISRO launched the SPADEX mission on 30 December 2024 aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C60 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The launch vehicle placed the two spacecraft into a circular orbit approximately 470 kilometres above Earth, with an orbital inclination of 55 degrees.
