NEW DELHI, 27 October For two days the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, where India’s Constitution was debated, belongs to the parliaments of the BRICS world. The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum opened e on 26 October with delegations from the 11 member countries and 10 partner countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the inauguration and met the visiting Speakers, among them Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the Russian State Duma. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was also present.
RBI builds a new digital fortress in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR, 27 October The systems that move India’s money now have a second home. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India’s Data Centre and its Enterprise Computing and Cybersecurity Training Institute at Info Valley-II, Jatni, on 25 October.
11 crore farmer ids issued ahead of target
NEW DELHI, 27 October India has issued 11 crore Farmer IDs, reaching the target of the Digital Agriculture Mission five months before its 31 March 2027 deadline, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced.
Navy signs Rs 1,900 crore innovation deals
NEW DELHI, 27 October The Indian Navy has signed 25 contracts worth over ₹1,900 crore with start-ups and small firms through its innovation programme, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at Swavlamban 2026. This was the Navy’s fifth innovation and indigenisation seminar, at the Manekshaw Centre on 26 October. He called for a second phase of self-reliance, “Aatmanirbharta 2.0”.
Bullet train viaduct crosses 371-km mark
NEW DELHI, 27 October Of the 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, about 465 km of India’s first high-speed rail line will run on viaduct. The 371 km of that viaduct was complete by September, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. That is about 80% of the elevated section.
10,000 health workers to get de-addiction training
NEW DELHI, 26 October 2026Union Health Minister J P Nadda launched a national programme on 26 October to train 10,000 doctors, nurses, community health officers and counsellors in drug de-addiction.
ESTIC 2026 puts India’s deep-tech ambition on show
NEW DELHI, 27 October The Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave, ESTIC 2026 will commence from 27 October at Bharat Mandapam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating this event.
The conclave covers 12 thematic areas and hosts about 150 deep-tech start-ups. A new “Global Connect” session brings together more than 300 invited participants. Nobel laureates Joachim Frank, Richard J. Roberts and Kostya Novoselov were announced as speakers. ISRO, which held a curtain-raiser for its space session at its headquarters on 21 October, will lead that session on 29 October.
