Bhawaiya folk music The Vice President released a book titled "Samskriti Ratna Bhandar: Bhawaiyar Itibritto" (Bhawaiya: A Cultural Treasure and Its Historical Journey). The book has been authored by Lok Sabha Member Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy and Sangeeta Roy. Bhawaiya is a traditional folk music genre originating from North Bengal, Assam, and surrounding regions. Air Force Chief releases astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's memoir Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh released the memoir of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, titled ‘Second Orbit: One Man’s Hope… Dreams of 1.4 Billion Hearts’. The book chronicles Group Captain Shukla’s journey from fighter pilot to astronaut and his historic mission to the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission. Current Facts Kamarajar Port, commissioned 25 years ago, now stands as one of the major ports in the country and has a cargo handling capacity of 58.44 million tonnes with nine operational berths. In 2024-25, the port registered its highest cargo handling volume of 48.41 million metric tonnes (MMT). The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Scotland has unveiled a statue honouring Sushruta, the ancient Indian physician believed to have lived around 2,600 years ago and widely associated with the early development of plastic surgery. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) today launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, an upgraded contactless Passenger Health Self-Declaration Portal, to strengthen public health surveillance at Points of Entry in response to the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced the 'Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026', which significantly overhaul the 2011 rules by introducing stringent regulatory compliance requirements for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and associations in India that receive foreign funding. Thirukkural Wisdom restrains, nor suffers mind to wander where it would; From every evil calls it back, and…
