India’s UNESCO Tentative List now has 78 sites, with 5 additions: Bagh Cave Paintings, Group of Temples of the Chambal Valley, Udaigiri Caves, Ginnorgarh, and the India-South Africa serial transnational proposal, Sites of Satyagraha. The Udaigiri hill in Madhya Pradesh contains a rock-cut sacred ensemble developed primarily under Gupta patronage between the late 4th and early 5th centuries, according to the UNESCO website. The site includes twenty excavated caves, sculptural panels, inscriptions, circulation paths, rock surfaces bearing early marks and inscriptions, and associated topographical and hydrological features that together form an integrated ritual landscape, reads a description on the website about this nomination from India. The Bagh caves comprise a group of nine rock-cut Buddhist caves located on the southern slope of the Vindhyan range at the banks of the Baghni river in western Madhya Pradesh. These caves are the only outcrop of sandstone in an otherwise basaltic region, a significant factor which influenced their architectural forms and preservation of mural paintings. Ginnorgarh Fort, the principal fortified capital of the erstwhile Raj Gond rulers in central India and the Group of Temples of the Chambal Valley: Bateshwar, Padavali and Kakarmath, in Madhya Pradesh have also been added to the list. A site should first be recognised on the UNESCO Tentative List before it can be considered for the World Heritage tag. The fifth one to be added to the tentative list is the proposed serial transnational property, portraying the evolution of Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Satyagraha, starting from its conceptualisation in South Africa, and continuing with experimentation, consolidation, and institutionalisation in India. The prospective property is proposed to include a total of nine components, two located in South Africa, where Gandhi spent 21 years from 1893 to 1914, and seven in India, where Gandhi spent most of his life, as described on UNESCO website.

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has signed an MoU with National Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Park, Andhra Pradesh, to develop a greenfield shipyard at Dugarajapatnam. Mazagon Dock Ltd is a Navratna Defence PSU under the Ministry of Defence. The MoU was signed in the presence of Andhra Pradesh CM.

Indian Air Force (IAF) conducts bilateral air exercise Veer Guardian 2026 with the Japan Air Self-Defence Force at Air Force Station Jodhpur. The 14-day exercise, focuses on advanced operational missions and extensive professional interactions between the two air forces.

🌍 World Ozone Day is being observed across the globe today, highlighting the crucial role of the ozone layer in safeguarding life on Earth. The 2026 theme, “Global Action for a Cooler Planet,” highlights international cooperation in protecting the ozone layer and links ozone protection with climate action. 2026 also marks the 10th anniversary of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, adopted in 2016.

⚡️Delhi ranks as the top-performing State/UT in electric mobility adoption, according to the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2025 released by NITI Aayog in New Delhi. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chandigarh and Goa are the other top-performing States and UTs. The second edition of the Index measures the progress of States and UTs in achieving their electric mobility goals.