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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Rajasthan Must know

Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 opens at Jodhpur with seven partner air forces under the theme 'Power in Partnership'

The second edition of the IAF's multilateral air exercise Tarang Shakti was inaugurated at Air Force Station Jodhpur on 26 September 2026 and runs until 12 October, with air forces of seven friendly foreign countries.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Must know

Asian Games 2026: India's women retain cricket gold, thrash Sri Lanka by 147 runs for India's first gold of the Games

On 22 September 2026, India's women's cricket team beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the Asian Games final at Aichi-Nagoya to retain the title and win India's first gold medal of the Games.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

13th India–Sri Lanka maritime exercise SLINEX-26 concludes at Visakhapatnam

On 21 September 2026, the 13th edition of the India–Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-26 concluded at Visakhapatnam after running from 17 to 21 September.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

Colombo Security Conclave table-top exercise concludes at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam

On 11 September 2026, a three-day Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) table-top exercise on a coordinated response to illicit maritime activities in the Indian Ocean Region concluded at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Must know

Rajnath Singh calls on Sri Lanka's President and Prime Minister in Colombo; MoUs signed on L70 guns, NCC and National Defence Colleges

On 9 September 2026, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo, where the two sides exchanged defence MoUs and inaugurated three Indian-built Bailey bridges.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando holds talks with Indian Navy chief

On 27 August 2026, Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando received a Guard of Honour in New Delhi and held talks with Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan during his maiden visit to India as commander.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

NBA disburses ₹3.79 crore Access and Benefit Sharing funds to 33 States/UTs

The National Biodiversity Authority disbursed about ₹3.79 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing funds to 33 State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils and national institutes, the Environment Ministry said on 9 August 2026.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka

INS Sharda concludes port call at Colombo

INS Sharda departed Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 13 June 2026 after a port call featuring professional, training and sporting engagements with the Sri Lanka Navy.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka

INS Tarangini reaches Colombo after sail training of Sri Lanka Navy trainees

The Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Tarangini arrived at Colombo on 6 March 2026 after training Sri Lanka Navy 'Seariders' who had embarked at Trincomalee.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka Must know

Indian Navy joins Sri Lanka-led search and rescue after Iranian warship IRIS Dena sinks off Galle

The Indian Navy launched search-and-rescue efforts on 4 March 2026 after the Iranian warship IRIS Dena sent a distress call about 20 nautical miles west of Galle, Sri Lanka, in Sri Lanka's search-and-rescue region.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka

Sail training ship INS Tarangini arrives at Trincomalee

The Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Tarangini arrived at Trincomalee Harbour, Sri Lanka, on a training visit on 27 February 2026, after taking part in the International Fleet Review 2026 at Visakhapatnam.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Delhi

PM Modi meets Mauritius PM Ramgoolam and Sri Lankan President Disanayaka on AI Summit sidelines

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka in New Delhi on 20 February 2026, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Sri Lanka Important

India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in Colombo to reach the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s

India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in a Group A match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 15 February 2026, confirming a place in the Super 8s.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Important

Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha return to India after week-long exposition in Colombo

The Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha returned to India from Colombo on 11 February 2026 after their first-ever international exposition, which drew over one million devotees.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Sri Lanka Important

Sri Lankan President inaugurates exposition of the Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha in Colombo

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha in Colombo on 4 February 2026, with the relics flown from India by an Indian Air Force aircraft.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India

India women beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in first T20I at Visakhapatnam

India women beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam on 21 December 2025, with Jemimah Rodrigues scoring an unbeaten 69.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Important

BCCI names India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad; Axar Patel vice-captain, Shubman Gill left out

The BCCI named India's 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20I series against New Zealand on 20 December 2025, with Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Axar Patel as vice-captain.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Must know

India launches Operation Sagar Bandhu to aid cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

On 28 November 2025 India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu to send humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah; the first relief was handed over in Colombo from INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Sri Lanka Important

INS Vikrant makes maiden overseas deployment at Sri Lanka Navy's International Fleet Review 2025

INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri represented India at the Sri Lanka Navy's International Fleet Review 2025 in Colombo (27–29 November 2025), the maiden overseas deployment of both ships.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Must know

India win inaugural Blind Women's T20 World Cup, beat Nepal in Colombo final

India won the inaugural Blind Women's T20 World Cup, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, 23 November 2025, and remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Karnataka Important

India–Sri Lanka Exercise Mitra Shakti XI begins at Belagavi

The 11th edition of the India–Sri Lanka joint military exercise Mitra Shakti began at the Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka, on 10 November 2025 and runs until 23 November.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka hold first Joint Working Group meeting on agriculture

India and Sri Lanka held their first Joint Working Group meeting on agriculture at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, on 30 October 2025.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Important

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya calls on PM Modi

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 17 October 2025; they discussed education, technology, innovation, development cooperation and fishermen's welfare.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Sri Lanka

India renews commitment to healthy ageing at 78th WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee in Colombo

MoS Health Anupriya Patel represented India at the Ministerial Roundtable of the 78th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, held in Colombo from 13 to 15 October 2025, on healthy ageing (PIB, 16 October 2025).

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Assam Important

India beat Sri Lanka by 59 runs in Women's World Cup opener in Guwahati

India beat Sri Lanka by 59 runs (DLS method) in the opening match of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 at Guwahati on 30 September 2025, with Deepti Sharma scoring 53 and taking 3 for 54.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy seize about 500 kg of crystal meth in joint operation

On 29 November 2024, the Indian Navy announced that, acting on Sri Lanka Navy inputs, it intercepted two Sri Lankan fishing boats in the Arabian Sea and seized about 500 kg of crystal meth.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Delhi

NHRC's six-day ITEC programme for human rights institutions of eight Global South countries concludes

On 16 November 2024, the National Human Rights Commission concluded its six-day ITEC Executive Capacity Building Programme on Human Rights for 33 participants from national human rights institutions of eight Global South countries.

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