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On 1 October 2026 the Ministry of Mines launched the auction of two offshore blocks in the Andaman Sea – Sewell Rise-01 and West Sewell Ridge-01 – with polymetallic nodules and crusts, for grant of Composite Licence.
On 28 August 2026, the Union Health Ministry reviewed progress towards malaria elimination by 2030, noting a nearly 80% fall in cases and deaths since 2015 and a drop in high-burden districts from 155 to 33.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' by hoisting the national flag at Flag Point, Sri Vijaya Puram, on August Kranti Diwas, 9 August 2026, which commemorates the 1942 Quit India Movement.
On 18 May 2026 West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands signed reform-linked MoUs with the Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, committing to a Gram Panchayat-led model of rural water supply.
