Author: Shruti Joshi

KTF 2026 Culture Connects People Celebrating heritage, humanity and solidarity through dance, DHR rides and “Play for Nepal.” Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], September 30: The 24th edition of the Kanchenjunga Tourism Festival (KTF) 2026, organised by the Association for Conservation & Tourism (ACT) in association with the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), has concluded with a vibrant three-day celebration. It brought together tourism, culture, community, adventure, sport and conservation across the Eastern Himalayas. Held from September 25 to 27 aligned with World Tourism Day, KTF 2026 travelled across Siliguri, Darjeeling, Sonada, Rongtong and Sukna. It brought together participants and stakeholders from…

Three-day festival at Travancore Palace will celebrate India’s linguistic diversity through conversations on literature, language, culture and contemporary thought New Delhi [India], october 01: The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) will host the Ek Bharat Anek Bol Literary Festival from December 18 to 20, 2026, at Travancore Palace, New Delhi. The three-day festival will celebrate India’s multilingual literary traditions and create a platform for conversations across languages, cultures and generations. India’s literary landscape has always extended across languages and traditions. Stories and ideas have travelled through classical texts and oral cultures, regional literature and poetry, folk traditions, translation and publishing. Ek…

Strategic facility to improve spare-parts availability, streamline supply chains and support faster service response for healthcare institutions across India New Delhi [India], September 30: Truevis Technologies Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with Neusoft Medical Systems, has established a strategic service and spare-parts hub in Chennai to strengthen the management and distribution of medical imaging spare parts, components and accessories across India. The initiative is aimed at supporting hospitals, diagnostic centres and healthcare institutions with a more responsive and reliable service infrastructure for advanced medical imaging systems, including CT, MRI, PET/CT and other diagnostic technologies. As the adoption of advanced imaging equipment…

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 30: For years, Old Madras Road was the stretch buyers drove past on the way to Whitefield or Hoskote. That is changing. New projects are filling in around Budigere Cross, the airport road that branches off here has made the junction far more useful, and this year the area got its first real high-rise. Ruchira The Rise is a twin-tower launch by Ruchira Projects at Budigere Cross, where Old Madras Road meets the Budigere airport road. At 156 metres, it will be one of the tallest residential buildings in East Bengaluru. The question buyers are asking is…

New Delhi [India], September 30: Innovation took the centre stage at  Invertis University, Bareilly  as the university hosted HackBhoomi 2.0 on September 8 and 9. The two day event brought together nearly 1,400 students across 283 teams. The event was conducted at Seminar Hall & CSED Labs and served as an excellent platform for students to present their innovations and gear up for the next level Smart India Hackathon (SIH) platform. Of the 283 participating teams, 260 were software teams and 23 were hardware teams, working on problem statements across Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, agriculture, healthcare, cybersecurity,…

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30: Repono Limited (BSE- REPONO | 544463 | INE15WN01014), a 360-degree warehousing and liquid terminal solutions provider to India’s oil and petrochemical sector, has received approval from North Central Railway for the  Engineering Scale Plan (ESP) of its proposed rail-fed Petroleum Oil (POL) terminal at Ajhai, near Mathura, in western Uttar Pradesh. The terminal is being developed as a Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) at Ajhai station on the Mathura–Palwal (MTJ–PWL) section of the Agra Division, under the Government of India’s GCT Policy-2026. This is the  greenfield petroleum oil terminal for which Repono signed a 20-year…

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 30: Social Alpha has appointed Neeraj Jain as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, as the organisation enters its second decade. In his new role, Jain, who was formerly Regional Head of PATH, will lead Social Alpha’s work across its portfolio of science and technology-led innovations addressing challenges in areas including climate, energy, healthcare and livelihoods and will accelerate innovation deployment across the country. Jain to focus on accelerating adoption and scale of science and technology-led innovations Social Alpha has supported 450+ start-ups, awarded 400+ catalytic grants and made 100+ seed investments over the past…

New Delhi [India], September 30: Some professional skills are developed through years of formal training and some are naturally gifted. Others begin much earlier and find their relevance later in life. For Dr. Rakesh Gupta, an ophthalmic surgeon, the ability to use both hands comfortably began with something as simple as playing badminton. Naturally right-handed, Dr. Gupta started practising badminton with his left hand in his forties. With regular practice, he became comfortable using both hands. What started as a sporting exercise eventually became a skill that he could apply in another setting where control and coordination are important: the…

A contemporary jewellery collection that brings together vibrant gemstones, understated silhouettes and everyday elegance New Delhi [India], September 30: Kicky & Perky, the contemporary jewellery brand known for its modern take on sterling silver jewellery, presents Pietra, a collection that celebrates the beauty of colour stones through minimalist design. Designed for the modern woman who prefers jewellery that is expressive yet effortless, Pietra brings together coloured gemstones and refined silhouettes to create pieces that transition seamlessly from everyday dressing to special occasions. At the heart of Pietra is the idea that minimalist jewellery does not have to be understated in…

New Delhi [India], September 30: The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹23,731 crore National Circular Bioenergy Scheme and several of the capabilities targeted by GOBARdhan are already part of ORSL’s operating and technology platform. The Union Cabinet has approved GOBARdhan, India’s National Unified Scheme for Compressed Biogas, with a total outlay of ₹23,731 crore, to be implemented from FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36. The scheme aims to increase domestic CBG production nearly ten-fold by providing an integrated framework covering the entire value chain, while establishing CBG as a major component of India’s clean energy mix. For Organic Recycling Systems Limited,…