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Manu Bhaker Wins Silver in Women 25m Pistol After Dramatic Shoot-off at Asian Championship

February 10, 2026

Narrow Miss for Gold in a High-Pressure Final

Olympic double bronze medallist Manu Bhaker delivered a composed performance at the Asian Shooting Championship but finished with silver in the women’s 25m pistol event after a tightly contested shoot-off. She was tied on 35 points with Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Trang at the end of regulation, forcing a sudden-death decider in which the Vietnamese shooter edged ahead to claim gold.

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India Announces $175 Million Assistance Package for Seychelles to Deepen Maritime Partnership

February 10, 2026

India Extends Targeted Economic Support to Seychelles

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a special economic assistance package valued at $175 million (approximately Rs1,450 crore) for Seychelles following bilateral discussions with President Patrick Herminie in New Delhi. The commitment reflects India’s continued prioritisation of partnerships with strategically placed island states in the western Indian Ocean.

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NSO Launches Beta Model Context Protocol Server to Make eSankhyiki Data AI-Ready

February 10, 2026

NSO Unveils MCP-Enabled Access to Official Statistics

The National Statistics Office (NSO), functioning under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has introduced a beta version of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server linked to the eSankhyiki portal. The initiative is designed to modernise access to government datasets by enabling machine-readable, application-level connectivity for analysts, institutions and public users.

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Two New Marine Worm Species Discovered on West Bengal Coast by ZSI Scientists

February 10, 2026

New Marine Species Identified Along West Bengal’s Impacted Shoreline

Scientists have reported the discovery of two previously undocumented marine worm species along the northern Bay of Bengal coast, demonstrating that ecologically significant life persists even in areas exposed to heavy anthropogenic pressure. The finding highlights the need for sustained biodiversity assessments in India’s densely used coastal belts.

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INS Arnala Inducted as India’s First Indigenous ASW Shallow Water Craft

February 10, 2026

INS Arnala Strengthens Coastal Anti-Submarine Capability

The Indian Navy has inducted INS Arnala, the first indigenously conceived Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), marking a significant advance in domestic naval capability. The platform is tailored for operations in littoral zones, where detecting hostile submarines is technically challenging due to shallow depths and complex acoustic conditions.

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