• ​Medical Entrance Reforms (NEET-UG): In a major signal for educational reform, the government informed the Supreme Court that it is considering shifting the NEET-UG examination to a two-stage format, similar to the JEE, to reduce single-exam vulnerabilities following recent paper leak controversies. Meanwhile, NEET UG counselling officially began today on the Medical Counselling Committee portal for over 22 lakh students.
  • ​Tragic Industrial Accident: Three workers—identified as Vikram, Sanjay, and Ganesh, all in their early twenties—were killed and two others critically injured after a suspected thionyl chloride gas leak at a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Karnataka’s Yadgir district.
  • ​Mid-Air Aviation Scare: Seventeen people (13 passengers and four crew members) were injured when an Air India flight traveling from Phuket to Delhi encountered sudden turbulence, causing the aircraft to drop 300 feet in altitude.
  • ​Assam Floods Crisis: The death toll from the devastating Assam floods has risen to 87, with approximately 1.3 lakh people still actively affected.
  • ​Consumer Protection Actions: India’s food safety regulator has strictly barred FMCG major Dabur from using “100% natural” labels on its honey, ghee, and other associated products.