The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying will launch the Livestock Insurance Portal in New Delhi tomorrow. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, will launch the portal, marking an important milestone in the digital transformation of livestock insurance services in the country.`

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that the portal will provide a single, integrated digital platform for livestock insurance. It will enable streamlined policy issuance, claim processing, monitoring and reporting, in case of animals insured under the Livestock Insurance Scheme. The Portal will also be available in 11 regional languages apart from Hindi and English, enabling livestock farmers to access information and services in languages familiar to them.

State-run mining major NMDC Ltd on Monday announced it has commissioned a ₹5,427-crore integrated iron ore processing, slurry pipeline and pellet-making project in Chhattisgarh, as the state-owned miner looks to expand its presence across the iron ore value chain.

The project includes a new iron ore processing plant at Bacheli, a 15 million tonne per annum (MTPA) slurry pipeline and a 2 MTPA pellet plant at Nagarnar, the Ministry of Steel said in a press release.

The 135-km slurry pipeline will transport processed iron ore concentrate from Bacheli to Nagarnar, providing an alternative to road transport. It passes through 61 villages across the Bastar and Dantewada districts and will also reduce NMDC's dependence on railways to transport processed ore.

India’s Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod Kochalumkal and Ashi Chouksey secured the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026, with the trio combining for a total of 1763 points in the qualification round.

China claimed the team gold with 1773 points, while Kazakhstan finished third with 1754.

The Indian trio stayed in medal contention throughout the qualification, with their scores across the kneeling, prone and standing positions adding up to a strong team total. Tilottama and Ashi were among the leading shooters through the early stages, while Vidarsa made a significant recovery after a difficult start in kneeling.

Tilottama was particularly consistent, moving into the top three after the kneeling and prone stages. She eventually finished the individual qualification in third place with 590 points, earning a spot in the eight-shooter final.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted the achievements of the ‘Make in India’ initiative as it marks 12 years. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that the initiative has led to more being made in India, more investment in India, and more exports from India. He noted that this transformation is visible across sectors. The Prime Minister said, Make in India is about creating infrastructure, enterprise and innovation that allow India to grow and prosper.

Indian squash players have assured themselves of three medals at the Asian Games, with Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar reaching the mixed doubles semifinals, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh entered the last four in singles.

Joshna and Velavan defeated the Philippines’ David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado 11-3, 11-5 in the mixed doubles quarterfinals. In women’s singles, Anahat Singh beat compatriot Tanvi Khanna 11-2, 11-5, 11-3, while Abhay Singh defeated Japan’s Ryonosuke Tsukue 11-4, 11-3, 11-6.

Abhay will face Pakistan’s Irfan Muhammad in the semifinals after Muhammad defeated India’s Veer Chotrani. The men’s and women’s singles gold medallists at the Games will directly qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where squash will make its Olympic debut.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today flagged-in the First Ascent Mountaineering Expedition that scripted history by summiting 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 meters in Ladakh in just 23 days. Interacting with the expedition team in New Delhi, the Defence Minister commended the courage and determination of the climbers in accomplishing the historic feat. He described the expedition as a demonstration of India’s mountaineering excellence and leadership in adventure sports. Terming the climbers a source of inspiration, Mr Singh added that the successful ascents set new benchmarks and will encourage young mountaineers across the country to pursue adventure and exploration and make the nation proud.

Indian wushu player Roshibina Devi Naorem signed off with a Silver medal in the Women’s 60kg Sanda event at the Asian Games after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the final at Nagoya in Japan. It is third Asian Games medal for Roshibina, who won a Silver at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and bronze at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.

Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won Bronze medal in the Men’s Double Sculls event this morning. The Indian pair stayed in second place until the 1,500m mark before slipping to third in the final 500m. China’s Yi Xudi and Yide Nie won the gold medal, while Uzbekistan’s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov claimed silver. Satnam had won a bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games in the men’s quadruple sculls event.

India’s Roshibina Devi concluded her Asian Games 2026 campaign with a silver medal after losing to China’s Xiaoyu Zhang in the Wushu women’s 60kg final on Thursday.

This was Roshibina’s third Asian Games medal. She had earlier won a bronze in 2018 and a silver in 2023. Overall, this is India’s 11th medal in Wushu at the Asian Games — one gold, two silver and eight bronze.

India have won 14 medals so far; one gold, six silver and seven bronze.

She earlier defeated Macao’s Chu Man Sin 5-0 in the quarterfinals to assure herself of a medal. She then prevailed 2-0 against Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas to progress to the final, but eventually succumbed 0-2 to China’s Zhang in the gold-medal bout.

The Ministry of Railways is set to begin the construction of Second Saraighat Rail-Cum-Road Bridge Project in Assam, along with doubling of the railway track between Agthori and Kamakhya stations. The projects are aimed at further strengthening rail and road connectivity across the Brahmaputra. It will also increase transportation capacity for Guwahati and enhance connectivity of the Northeastern region. The project falls under the administrative jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone.

According to Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway, the project is an important addition to Assam’s transportation infrastructure and will strengthen the movement of both passengers and goods across the region.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred petitions challenging the law that replaced the CJI with a Union Cabinet Minister in the three-member selection panel for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners to a five-judge Constitution Bench even as it delivered a split verdict on the issue.

A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma – which had on July 30 reserved its order on the issue – requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant to constitute a five-judge Constitution Bench for an authoritative pronouncement on the contentious issues raised by the petitioners.

“Inclusion of a Cabinet Minister (in the selection panel) fails to provide an independent counterweight that a neutral selector would. It becomes largely ornamental,” Justice Datta noted. If free and fair elections were to be ensured, it’s axiomatic that the Election Commission must not only be an independent body but also be seen to act independently, Justice Datta said.